Friday, October 30, 2015
Look Ma, no hands.
Tesla came out with a new feature for their Model S this month, many people were extremely excited about it. What could it be? It's the first AutoPilot system in the market. Tesla is the first successful all electric automobile company. Now with this new feature, it is a huge step in their company. They had been working on this new feature for the past few years, to make sure that it is flawless and legal. What is more genius about this system is that it is an upgrade you can install to any Tesla Model S, instead of just making it available to the new models. This way Tesla owners can always get the latest updates on their Teslas. This is why buying a Tesla automobile is a great investments. This is also a reason why no matter how many milage an owner drove his Tesla automobile, they can always resell it for close to the price they brought it for.
So how does it work? Easy, Tesla's Model S has 12 long-range ultrasonic sensors that are located around the car. These Sensors can sense up to 16 feet in every direction at all speeds. That way the sensors can pick up if there are any car near by when autopilot is on. Many automobile in the market has car sensors, but not all of them has sensors up to 16 feet and all around the car. Next, Tesla also installed a high-precision digitally-controlled electric assist braking system in every Model S. This digitally-controlled electric assist braking system allows car to break automatically when in need. Once again, Tesla wasn't the only company that has electric assist braking system. However, it was very smart for Tesla to put both system together to create something smarter. Last but not least, Tesla also installed self steering wheel system on Model S when autopilot is on. This system allows cars to self steer within their lanes or changing to another when needed. Other companies did not release this system, Tesla was the first to release it.
There were many news on this new feature Tesla released. One of the biggest news would be the video of a Uber driver who was on duty with his Tesla. Video showed that this Uber driver was driving on a semi busy road, then suddenly a car made a turn right in front of the Uber driver. It could've been an accident, but Tesla's digitally-controlled electric assist braking system stopped the car before it crash into the reckless driver. Tesla should continue creating more useful features. This will help the future of automobile.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Democratic Primary Debate 2015 Response.
On Tuesday night October the 13th, five candidates participated in the first Democratic Primary debate. These five candidates include; Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Jim Webb, Martin O'Malley, and Lincoln Chafee. Unlike the second Republican Primary debate which was on September the 16th, it had 11 presidential candidates attending. This Democratic Primary debate seems much more empty. Some of the issues that was being debated were race, gun control, college affordability, and much more. According to polls voted on the five candidates that were at this first Democratic Primary debate, Bernie Sanders came in first leading by 40 to 50 percents votes from the second candidates, Hillary Clinton. To most viewers, this debate was mainly between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
So what some main issues these five candidates debated about? One of the main issue was gun control. Candidate Hillary Clinton blamed on the National Rifle Association. She stated that every majority gun owner or future gun owner should be receiving background checks before guns were sold to them. Candidate Martin O'Malley gave an example on one of the accident that was caused by gun. He mentioned that two of the audiences at the debates are parents of a child who was killed by a massive shooting. Candidate Martin O'Malley also stated that, after the shooting, the parents went to court for the case and lost. In addition to that, the parents had to pay $200,000 court fees. On the other hand, Candidate Bernie Sanders had a different point of view on this issue. He believes that if gun owners are in a right mindset, they would not do stuff that aren't right.
Another main issue they debated about was race. Sterling Arthur Wilkins, a student from Iowa asked the five candidates if black lives matter or all lives matter. Candidate Bernie Sanders started the debate with "Black lives matter". He also used the Sandra Bland case as an example on why black lives matter. On the other hand, Candidates Jim Webb said "As a president of the United States, every live in this county matters". He also stated that he had a long history of working with the situations of African American.
In this first Democratic Primary debate, each candidate had their own point of view on different issues. Some agree with each other, some disagree and debated over it. However, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton did win the most votes on polls. Even though Bernie Sanders archived 40 to 50 percents votes over Hillary Clinton.
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