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Google-funded NASA AI drone took on a world-class human pilot, and they finished just seconds apart

November 22nd, 2017

Mike Wehner

Autonomous vehicles are one thing, but what about self-flying drones? AI-powered recreational craft are still in their infancy, but a Google-funded NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory project aimed to give it a serious boost, with two years of research and testing ultimately culminating in a head-to-head race between an AI drone and one of the world’s …

Tech

Porsche’s new 911 GT2 RS just crushed the Nürburgring lap record

September 27th, 2017

Mike Wehner

In the never-ending battle for sports car supremacy, Porsche is the newest leader of the pack (again) after dropping a scorching lap record at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife racetrack. The company’s 2018 911 GT2 RS rocketed to the top of the leaderboard with a lap time of 6:47:25. The Porsche beat out a year-old record set by Lamborghini’s …

Tech

Telsa just beat Ferrari, McLaren, and Porsche in the World’s Greatest Drag Race

September 22nd, 2017

Mike Wehner

Once upon a time, electric vehicles were considered, well, kinda boring. Tesla has managed to change that in a big way thanks to a lineup of sleek, capable cars that are actually fun to drive, but if you’ve got a lead foot and a thirst for speed, would you really consider a Tesla before the …

Tech

Guy brings Tesla P100D to street race, destroys every other car

July 25th, 2017

Mike Wehner

Tesla makes fast cars. The company’s all-electric Model S is extremely quick even in its base trim — with a 0-60 mph figure of just 4.3 seconds — but things go from impressive to downright silly with the Model S P100D, which is capable of a 0-60 mph sprint in just 2.5 seconds. As such, …

Lifestyle

Watch this video of the most insane sport you’ve never heard of

June 20th, 2016

Zach Epstein

The odds are very good that you’ve never heard of F1 sidecar racing before, but we promise that you won’t soon forget it. This crazy sport began in the late 1940s and racers used rigs much like the ones you might envision when you think of a motorcycle and a sidecar. In the modern era, the sidecar …

Need for Speed: SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED announced by EA

November 16th, 2010

Zach Epstein

On the same day Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit finally found its way to store shelves, EA has officially announced the next big driving simulator in the storied franchise — Need for Speed: SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED. Accompanied by a trailer that does little beyond shrouding the upcoming title in mystery, SHIFT 2 will be the …

Vertu Ascent 2010 asks for your black card

May 10th, 2010

Jonathan S. Geller

You know we are big fans of Vertu handsets around these parts, and Mr. Frank Nuovo certainly isn’t sitting in the UK counting iPhone sales while doing nothing. Vertu has, in Vertu tradition, silently announced an updated model in their lineup and it is the new Vertu Ascent for 2010. Picking up on almost all …