Zell Am See: Home of Porsche’s Winter Ice Racing Spectacular <span data-chomp-id=”ttch8LY0lWQ” data-recommend-id=”youtube://ttch8LY0lWQ” id=”youtube-ttch8LY0lWQ” data-recommended=”false” class=”js_recommend”></span><figcaption class=”sc-1ptbguh-0 hxeMec caption”> <a class=”sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cYiQhX js_link” href=”https://gpicerace.com/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”> Porsche 2020 GP Ice Race Highlights The ice race was revived in 2019 by Ferdinand Porsche’s grand son also named Ferdinand. The modern-day races aren’t held on the lake.</p>
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<p>They’re gone for Flugplatz Zell am See, a little airport south of the lake. Snowplows can’t come under freezing water if there isn’t any kind of. The ice races greatly include both contemporary as well as classic Porsche automobiles. Skijoring is still included. This year’s <a> GP Ice Race is scheduled for the last weekend break of January.</p>
Honda Wants Self-Driving Micro Cars For People Unable to DriveWhat the CiKoMa ride-in micro-mobility vehicle can do
Honda cites Japan’s aging population, declining birthrate and the global pandemic as a few of the reasons why it sees the need for small self-driving EV and AVs, which people can hail and even depend on for basic transportation.
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Honda recently started testing out its micro-mobility device at public parks in Japan, where the automaker says automotive AI has difficulty traveling over unclear roads and paths. The four-passenger model being tested is one of the larger AV models, known as CiKoMa, but Honda plans to make single and multiple passenger versions of these micro cars by 2030. Well, “devices” would be more appropriate since people won’t drive these in the traditional sense.
Riders will simply call on CiKoMa, and wait as the car drives itself to the rider using a suite of AI hardware, including camera arrays that eliminate the need for high-definition maps. CiKoMa will not rely on maps or servers that transmit remote data; the tiny robot car will rely on sensors to produce local data that’s immediately and constantly analyzed to help it “decide” a route and even make suggestions. It’s closer to what many would consider a true self-driving car; the big difference is that Honda’s tiny machines are not easily recognizable as cars.
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In their current state, Honda’s micro AVs look more like golf carts or UTVs. But Honda thinks these machines have a place in cities and urban environments of the future. Golf carts have proven useful in certain settings outside of the golf course — even in the U.S., where small cars are becoming less and less popular.
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Indeed, driving (or being driven in) a golf cart among large vehicles on public roads looks like a disaster waiting to happen. But Honda says this is what mobility for all looks like: a mixture of EVs and AVs driven by people who are still interested and capable of driving themselves, in, say, a Honda e, and a lineup of micro-mobility devices be capable of recognizing riders and users through sight and biometrics.
Honda says CiKoMa and WaPOCHI will even be capable of having “human-like” exchanges. It’s unclear if Honda can develop these devices in eight short years, but, at least, it’s good to know that the spirit of ASIMO lives on in these robots.