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An autonomous eVTOL has completed its 2022 test flight
The X2 is an eVTOL developed by Xpeng Aeroht. The aircraft was revealed at an exhibition in Shanghai, China back in 2021 and has now completed its 2022 test flight. The X2 can hold up to two passengers and is piloted autonomously. Xpeng Aeroht plans to begin serial production of the eVTOL in 2024.
Driving Toward the Automobile’s Electric, Autonomous Future
California DMV accuses Tesla of falsely portraying its vehicles as fully autonomous
Tesla uses advertising language on its website for its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving products that’s untrue and misleading to customers, the California DMV said. According to The Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal, the agency has filed complaints with the California Office of Administrative Hearings, accusing the automaker of making statements “not based on facts” that make it seem like its vehicles are capable of full autonomous driving. The DMV pointed to the name of the products themselves in the complaints, as well as to other misleading language on Tesla’s website.
One example the DMV noted in its complaints is language Tesla used for its Full Self-Driving product, which says:
“All you will need to do is get in and tell your car where to go. If you don’t say anything, your car will look at your calendar and take you there as the assumed destination. Your Tesla will figure out the optimal route, navigating urban streets, complex intersections and freeways.”
Tesla vehicles come with the hardware needed to activate Full Self-Driving, which customers can unlock for a payment of $12,000. The automaker’s active Autopilot features include the ability to automatically change lanes and do parallel or perpendicular parking for the driver. There’s also a smart summon feature that will have the vehicle navigating complex parking lots to find its owner. And those who pay for FSD, which is currently in beta, have access to a feature that identifies stop signs and traffic lights. The technology will then automatically slow their car down on approach.
Neither technology, however, can drive a car without the need for a person behind the wheel. Tesla chief Elon Musk recently said that FSD would have that capability next year, but the executive is known for his aggressively optimistic timelines.
While Tesla already warns drivers not to take their hands off the wheel even while they’re using Autopilot or FSD, the DMV says that disclaimer isn’t enough. The worst result the company could get is for its licenses in the state to be suspended or revoked, but a DMV spokesperson told the publications that the agency isn’t seeking to put the company out of business in California. It will merely ask Tesla to “better educate Tesla drivers about the capabilities of its ‘Autopilot’ and ‘Full Self-Driving’ features, including cautionary warnings regarding the limitations of the features, and for other actions as appropriate given the violations.”
Back in 2016, Tesla also got in trouble with Germany’s Federal Motor Authority, which told the automaker to stop using the term “autopilot” in its advertising out of concerns that people would misinterpret its capabilities. Last year, Senators Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the company over its “misleading advertising and marketing” of the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies, as well.
Argo AI assembles panel of outside experts to oversee safety of its autonomous vehicles
As autonomous vehicle testing ramps up, Argo AI announced the formation of a panel of outside experts to oversee the safe deployment of its technology.
The startup, which is backed by Ford and Volkswagen, will “provide feedback on Argo’s safety and security practices and policies, including maintaining a world-class safety culture, scaling safely across multiple cities and countries, and responsibly launching and operating commercial driverless services,” the company said.
The announcement comes as public opinion seems to be turning on autonomous vehicles (AVs), with recent surveys suggesting nearly half of Americans think that AVs would be a “bad idea” for society. And it comes as the Biden administration continues to scrutinize…
Why You Must Pay Attention To Decentralized Autonomous Organization(DAO)
WHAT IS DAO? AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
Still, in continuation of what positives Blockchain technology holds for our present generation, another application of the technology is in the area of governance and organization.
This article introduces the meaning of a Decentralized Autonomous Organization, the requirements to create a DAO, the Use case of DAO, the basic characteristics, and the limitations facing DAO.
What is DAO?
DAO is an acronym that stands for Decentralized Autonomous Organization. Blockchain technology through the use of smart contracts enables the creation of organizations that enjoys autonomy from any central body or authority but relies on lines of computer codes for regulation. The implications is that a DAO can function autonomously, without the need for any central regulating body. The regulations and transaction records of a DAO are stored openly on the blockchain. Rules are generally decided on by stakeholders’ votes.
Popular examples of successful DAOs includes; Aava(a DeFi lending platform), Uniswap( One of the largest decentralized exchange), and MakerDAO( an organization that manages the crypto-collateralized DAI). And there are so many other great projects out there!
Requirements To Create A DAO
Every DAO project considers the following;
- Voting Mechanism- anyone can create a decentralized autonomous organization. All you need is to decide on a mechanism for handling votes and proposals. There are several open-source solutions available, including Argon and Snapshot.
- For a DAO project to get started, it needs a community of participants to come together and decide on a particular purpose that the DAO will serve, the purpose is what drives a DAO.
- For a DAO to prosper, it needs a governance token. A governance token determines each user’s stake in a DAO. It gives holders the right to vote on issues that govern the development and operations of the organization.
Use Case Of DAO
DAO is a useful way to organize a community of people with the same interest. DAO Project may be deployed for different use cases, such as token governance, decentralized venture funds, social media platforms, crowdfunding, Dapps, NFTs community, investment platform, project funding, etc. And it is ideal for a community of people that wants to remain anonymous. The Blockchain allows people to organize themselves efficiently with just computer codes. There is no central authority or any superior, rather community members vote on issues depending on their voting power( number of governance tokens).
Characteristics of a DAO
Decentralized Autonomously organizations running on a Blockchain may enjoy the following features;
- Transparent ~ The rules regulating a DAO are completely open and transparent to all. These rules are written in a Blockchain( open-source) that governs the organization. Every member of the organization sees what goes on.
- Autonomous~ DAO is autonomous because it can function on its own. Members of a DAO are not bound by any formal contract. They are rather bound together by a common goal and network incentives tied to the consensus regulations.
- Decentralized~ Once a DAO is deployed, it cannot be governed by a single entity but is governed by all participants. No one entity has the authority to make and enforce decisions.
- Smart Contract ~ At the core of DAO are Smart Contracts. Smart Contracts enables a DAO to self executes rules independent of any central authority.
- Agreement ~ generally, decisions are made via a proposal. When the majority of the community members votes on a proposal or fulfill the agreed rules set by the consensus rule, it is then implemented.
- Trustless~ DAOs it possible for collaboration between individuals and organizations to come together without having to know or trust each other.
Limitations of a DAO
The Immutability and Trustlessness nature of DAO still pose some security setbacks. Decentralized autonomous organizations built on a Blockchain are faced with a combination of social and technical issues. Technically, the security of a DAO network is constantly challenged by coordinated attacks and hacks.
Critics are still against the decentralization of a DAO. They argue that Achieving decentralization when the governance rule gives some participants more voting power than others is questionable. Some group of investors can accumulate major shares of DAO tokens. As a result, they would gain higher voting power in the organization.
Also, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the legality of DAO. DAO could turn out to be a regulatory problem, due to the lack of any definite regulations for taxation and management. And this uncertainty could be a significant barrier to the mainstream adoption of DAOs.
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