Tag Archive for: Crash

UAV Forecast

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We have found the perfect app to tell you when it is the best time to fly your brand new expensive, shiny drone – UAV Forecast!

“When will it be good to fly your quadcopter? See the weather forecast, GPS satellites, solar activity (Kp), No-Fly Zones and flight restrictions, all in one convenient tool. Perfect for DJI Phantom, DJI Inspire, 3DR Solo, Parrot Bebop and many other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.”

To download UAV Forecast please click here Apple / Android

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Episode 224 UAV Forecast

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Tesla Prediction!

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Dash cam footage from the Netherlands from a Tesla driver shows the car’s autopilot function predicting an accident before anyone saw it coming.

In the clip below you can see a bunch of cars travelling down the A2 highway in the Netherlands. It is here where the ‘Forward Collision Warning’ on the Tesla beeps and the car is brought to a halt by the emergency braking system. Moments later a crash occurs.

Incredibly the Tesla was able to predict the crash but also recognize what was coming two cars ahead of itself.

Tesla announced in September 2016 that an upgrade to it’s autopilot feature would rely heavily on this feature. With the update being rolled out to it’s first generation of autopilot hardware.

“The most significant upgrade to Autopilot will be the use of more advanced signal processing to create a picture of the world using the onboard radar,” 

@elonmusk Finally the right one. pic.twitter.com/2fspGMUoWf

— Hans Noordsij (@HansNoordsij) December 27, 2016

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Episode 138 Best of 2016 Part 8

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Crash Proof Drone!

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Credit: CNN

Credit: CNN

Ever had that clumsy friend or driver that’s always falling into things? Well now there’s a solution! Only catch is they haven’t developed the same technology for use on humans. So we got to wait. Seriously though a drone has been developed that is crash proof!

Its made by “Flyability” a Swiss company, and they’ve developed a drone that will remain stable even after you’ve crashed it into a wall. Its got a cage that sits around the drone and they call it Gimball, its so smart it will use the collisions to help find its way around by the use of algorithms. I wonder if thats what drunk people use when they’re crashing into walls and parked cars – to find their way home. 

Now only if I could enter this drone into the racing league we spoke about before……