Self-driving bus crashes two hours after launch in Las Vegas

The bus was touted as the United States' first self-driving shuttle project for the public before it hit a semi-truck.

A driverless shuttle bus crashed less than two hours after it was launched in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

The technical leader of Ford's autonomous car project speaks about what it's like to be driven by a driver-less car, and how big a deal self-driving vehicles will really be.

The city's officials had been hosting an unveiling ceremony for the bus, described as the US' first self-driving shuttle pilot project geared towards the public, before it crashed with a semi-truck.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/self-driving-bus-crashes-two-hours-after-launch-in-las-vegas/

 

DHS wants tech to scan your face as you drive to Mexico 

The Homeland Security Department wants technology that can passively scan the faces of foreign nationals crossing the U.S. border by car, ensuring that the individuals who enter the country are the same ones who leave it.

http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2017/11/dhs-wants-tech-scan-your-face-you-drive-mexico/142218/?oref=ng-HPriver

 

XC Li-Fi driver to be launched at LuxLive 2017