Tesla Plans To Reduce Traffic
Tesla might just come up with a plan to combat the traffic problem in the United States.
Traffic is one the major issues faced by the residents of the United States. With the significant increase in cars over the passage of time, the traffic congestion is worsening and there is not much hope for it to get any better.
Recently Bloomberg reported about a transport conference that was graced by the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Motors Inc. Mr. Elon Musk. The conference turned out to be a platform where Mr. Musk revealed his plans which will assist in resolving the traffic problem faced by various cities in the United States. As per the report, Mr. Musk is presently working on an autonomous car that will act as a replacement to public buses and other similar transportation means so that the influx of traffic gets decreased particularly in the urban regions.
The report by Bloomberg stated that as per the CEO the company has come up with a plan. The electric car giant is not going to come up with a bus but will offer a solution to the traffic congestions. So far Mr. Musk has not revealed any more details pertaining to the venture but this is his nature since he does not like to speak upfront about sensitive topics with the masses. Generally Mr. Musk is known for not revealing details unless he is deriving a plan.
According to the report by Bloomberg, Mr. Musk stated, “There’s a new type of car or vehicle that would be great for that and that’ll actually take people to their final destination and not just the bus stop,” adding that “autonomous vehicles are key.”
It is now being assumed that there are high chances of TSLA coming up with an electric car that can accommodate 8-10 passengers. Moreover, some renowned auto analyst also claims that the car will be autonomous and will pick and drop passengers by following predefined routes.
In just a short span of time, Tesla has turned out to be a major automotive disruption and has come up with unique technology in terms of smart software equipped electric cars. The company is coming with innovations at a relatively frequent pace where not a month has also passed since it debuted its affordable mass market Model 3. The company has got an outstanding response where around 400,000 pre-orders have been attained to date.
This is not the first time Mr. Musk has shown interest in making the traffic condition of the United States better. Initially, Mr. Musk talked about how establishing car tunnels can become a solution to the traffic related issues claims Bloomberg.
Traffic is an ongoing issue of the United States. However, the local transportation regulatory authority has not been able to do much to counter the issue. Thus if automotive companies start to take charge, then only a change can be embraced. Another important that needs to be taken into consideration is that the autonomous cars need a hassle free environment thus traffic regulation will help them also in the long run.
Why Facebook Wants To Offer Group Calling On Messenger
Facebook is adding new features to Messenger to engage the users.
Recently, Facebook Inc. made an announcement regarding a potential upgrade for its messaging service app, Facebook Messenger. The company has started to roll out group voice calling on this platform. The feature will surface anytime soon, the only condition is that you need to have the recent Messenger version. The news surfaced at a time when the company has streamlined its focus to bolster the platform and offering various features to the users.
All Facebook users who wish to try out the new feature can do as follows. Firstly download the recent version of the Messenger application on Android and iOS. Go to the main menu of the application and choose the phone icon, to initiate the group call. A screen will then pop up that will allow you to go through and manage the users who you would want to add to the group call.
At this point, Messenger is offering voice calls, group voice calls and video calls. However, the company has come up with no that will enable the users to make video calls involving multiple individuals. If you want group video chats, then your final resort is Google Hangout and Microsoft Skype.
Since Facebook Messenger has already started to offer voice calling, video calling, and group voice calling then the time is not far away from the company surfaces out group video calling to its average monthly user base of 900 million on Messenger.
However, the company has not completely refuted the concept of group video chat when it came up with video calling on Messenger this annum. By coming up with group video calling, will allow them to get an edge over rivals in terms of messaging platforms. In 2015, WeChat came up with its group video calling, on the other hand, LINE allow users to voice call with around 200 conversation recipients. The reservation with Messenger is that it can only cater to 50 participants as of yet. This might get expanded over the course of time after it starts getting feedback from consumers over the service.
It is said that the group video calling feature will have resemblance with the one-on-one voice call. The only change will be that the display will have names of all participants along with the group name. All users will be given the choice of accepting the call, ignore or decline it. Instead of using group calling to communicate with family and friends through a single chat, you can utilize the service for communicating with businesses. It can also be used by corporate establishments. One feature that is still needed in Messenger is the power to mute a particular member, making the conversation flexible, less frustrating and efficient.
The reason why FB has come up with this feature is to increase usage and interactions on Messenger, as per its own representatives. Many users prefer to use WhatsApp for chat messages which have ruptured the progress of Messenger over the passage of time. the company is constantly adding new intriguing features such as stickers and GIFs to redeem its market share.
Microsoft Azure Container Service Makes Its Debut
Microsoft reveals its Azure Container service.
Mesosphere, a startup that deals in cloud infrastructure has some big names as investors such as Microsoft Corporation, HP Enterprise and the CIA. Analysts now claim that they are having a good day.
Initially, the software giant made an announcement for its Azure Container Service, a core product offering that is made by using the technology of Mesosphere along with Docker another startup will now be readily accessible to the masses.
Secondly Mesosphere made an announcement regarding its data Center Operating System known as DC/OS is now being offered to the developers as open source. This means that anyone can download the operating system and customize it as per his needs.
This news is actually a big achievement for Mesosphere that is said to have a valuation of more then $1 billion. Moreover, the Windows 10 giant put forward an acquisition offer which was rejected by the startup.
This is an indicator that big companies such as MSFT are taking major strides so that they can give a tough time to Google by taking over their core selling point in the cloud computing domain.
Many don’t consider it to be a war that is pertaining to clouds but it is more of an arms race which all giants are battling.
At this point, one of the most sought after things that is happening in the world of advertisers is the popularity of the software container. The good thing about containers is that the programmer can detach his code and then secure it by packing it in a virtual box. This will then function the same way almost everywhere.
Thus if you have a container then you can easily write a code using your MacBook and then make it run of the huge server farms of Microsoft Azure. The developers will not have to be bothered about the differences in the two platforms. Containers are now making it easier for the company to switch between cloud providers since the code has been pre-packaged.
According to the CTO of Microsoft Azure, Mr. Mark Russinovich, "Some people call it the 'modern .ZIP file.” Thus Containers are now the next big thing in the arms race of Silicon Valley.
It seems like Google has been making use of something that has a lot of resemblance with the modern container. This is in use by the company since its inception. In 2014, it turned out to be a gesture of goodwill to the software fraternity where the tech giant came up with Kubernetes, free software. This is a tool that can help in managing and maintaining massive piles of containers. This is based on the technology derived by the company for the same reason.
Kubernetes have become extremely popular, where developers belonging to all parts of the world are striving to get their hands on the magic portion by Google for their cloud infrastructure. It needs to be noted that it functions in sever rooms of data centers of customers similar to how it will run in the large public clouds such as Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.
