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ROBOCROPPERS: John Deere planning to replace farmers with fully automated farming vehicles by 2030

October 06, 2022 -

Jorge Heraud, vice president of automation and autonomy for John Deere, noted that he sees the company's future as being a leader in the manufacturing of robotics and artificial intelligence-infused equipment alongside the tech giants of Silicon Valley. (Related: Warehouses turning to robots to fill labor gaps as e-commerce booms.)

John Deere showcased a glimpse of its future line of automated farming machinery last January when it unveiled its fully autonomous 8R farm ...

First fully automated McDonald’s outlet creeps out customers

January 03, 2023 -

The customer can go in, order the food, get the meal and pay the bill without human interaction. Of course, the food will still be cooked and prepared by people, but they're all tucked in the kitchen, out of sight and out of contact.

Also, the store is just about half the size of the traditional McDonald's store and there's nowhere to sit down customers. There's a creepy silence as nobody is manning the counter.

TikToker @foodiemunster took a peek inside this ...

Electric vehicles are a SCAM – here’s why

February 03, 2023 -

We are told that in order to save the planet from "global warming" and "climate change," all gas-powered vehicles – and now gas stoves – must go. Is there any truth to this? The answer is of course not.

Take the claimed ranges, for instance. Whatever you hear about the distance an EV can travel in one charge, cut that in half during the winter season and you have a more accurate reading. Then there's load and towing capacity, the figures for which are also overblown....

Amazon shuts down man’s “smart” home after automated doorbell allegedly committed an act of “racism”

June 16, 2023 -

The Amazon Ring doorbell device locked Jackson out of his own home after the Amazon device, and possibly several others, caught him saying something that the company found to be "offensive" and "politically incorrect." Jackson wrote the following in a piece for Medium:

"On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, I finally regained access to my Amazon account after an unexpected and unwarranted lockout that lasted nearly a week, from Thursday, May 25. This wasn't just a simple inconvenience, ...

Spain turning into a police state: Spanish police to use automated facial recognition technology soon

November 23, 2022 -

Never mind that they are threatening to engulf the basic rights of citizens in the process.

Never mind that many quarters have opposed the ABIS, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify suspects from a database that contains millions of images of crime suspects and detainees already on file in Spain. (Related: EU proposing legislation to restrict facial recognition tech and "high-risk" artificial intelligence applications.)

Never mind that a controversial ...

Study finds gas-powered vehicles are more economical than EVs

January 31, 2023 -

Anderson Economic Group (AEG) said in an analysis that due to the skyrocketing electricity prices in the United States and as inflated gas prices came down at the end of last year, the fuel cost for most internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles was comparatively cheaper than charging an EV.

AEG is a consulting firm based in Michigan that offers research and consulting in economics, valuation, market analysis and public policy.

"In Q4 2022, typical mid-priced ...

NY follows California’s example, bans gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035

October 04, 2022 -

A Sept. 29 announcement by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul mandated the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to "take major regulatory action that will require all new passenger cars, pickup trucks and SUVs sold in New York state to be zero emissions by 2035."

"This is a crucial regulatory step to achieving significant greenhouse gas emission reductions from the transportation sector and is complemented by new and ongoing investments … including electric ...

Ford loses billions on electric vehicles, reduces its EV production target

2 months ago -

It's just the latest bad news for Ford Model e, which lost $2.1 billion in 2022. The disappointing figures were part of the carmaker's second quarter financial results that were released last week.

Ford also announced that it would be slashing the price of its F150 Lightning electric pickup truck on account of lower-priced raw materials for batteries. The price reduction will also help the truck qualify for a $75,000 consumer tax credit that is only given for vehicles with ...

Russian oil still powers European vehicles, thanks to India’s refining capability

April 30, 2023 -

Bloomberg reported on this development in an April 28 article, citing data from analytics firm Kpler. According to the piece, the South Asian country is on track to become Europe's largest supplier of refined fuels. It also pointed out that India is simultaneously buying record amounts of Russian crude.

"Russian oil is finding its way back into Europe despite all the sanctioning. India ramping up fuel exports to the West is a good example of it. With India taking in so ...

Electric cars lose value TWICE as fast as gas vehicles, study finds

May 08, 2023 -

Put another way, EVs depreciate in value at twice the rate of gas-powered cars, this according to a new study based on data from ChooseMyCar.com. Researchers found that EVs depreciate at double the rate of gas-powered cars, making them an expensive and really bad investment over the longer term.

On average, EVs lost 51 percent of their purchase value in the three-year period of time between 2020 and 2023. Comparatively, gas-powered cars during that same time period lost ...

Electric vehicles are unreliable and not cost-efficient – especially in cold weather

January 04, 2023 -

Business Insider recently published a story about Xaviar Steavenson and his sister Alice, who wanted to find out what it was like to drive a Tesla. The siblings rented one from Hertz and set out on a road trip from Orlando, Florida to Wichita, Kansas.

As they headed north and the temperature grew more and more frigid, the battery drained faster and faster, coming to a point where they had to stop every 1.5 hours to charge the car. Worse, the cost of charging the car ...

French rioters have burned 5,600 vehicles and 1,000 buildings in just 1 week

July 05, 2023 -

The numbers come from the Ministry of the Interior, which has been tallying the damage caused to individuals and property in six nights of riots. The violence erupted after a police officer shot a French teenager of Algerian descent to death in a suburb of Paris during a traffic stop.

Among the nearly 6,000 burned vehicles are personal cars, buses, trucks and trams. In one incident, vandals stole a large truck and used it to ram down the doors to a mall so that looters ...

63,000 Hybrid Jeep Wranglers recalled in yet another major blow to hybrid vehicles

December 13, 2022 -

According to a notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), all of the 62,909 vehicles that are covered by the recall have this potentially dangerous defect. It affects 2021 and 2022 Jeep Wrangler 4xe models with 2.0L Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle engines.

The Jeeps in question could experience an engine shutdown as a result of “diagnostic reactions to faults caused by loss of communication,” according to the notice. Jeep will be updating ...

Floridians would have faced nightmare scenario if electric vehicles were the norm: Analysis

October 03, 2022 -

The hurricane, which slammed into the Gulf Coast of the Sunshine State on Wednesday near the Ft. Myers area, left in its wake massive damage, flooding and death. Fortunately for residents, GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis and state emergency officials warned them more than a week ago what a monster Ian was developing into and for those in the storm's path to get out.

But had most residents been saddled with electric vehicles that are using current technologies and infrastructure, ...

Over 6M public records from motor vehicles office in Louisiana exposed to MOVEit hackers

June 23, 2023 -

The hacking operation was part of a global attack on the third-party file transfer application, MOVEit. The incident happened after the Pelican State introduced a new law increasing the uptake of digital ID, raising concerns among residents who fear that their internet activity might be monitored or exposed in case of a cyberattack.

In a statement, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) said there is no indication hackers have used, ...

Russian soldiers show off captured Western tanks, U.S.-made Bradley Fighting Vehicles, as ‘trophies’

June 14, 2023 -

And while lots of videos have been posted to social media regarding destroyed and captured Russian equipment, a new video has surfaced wherein Russian troops show off captured Ukrainian equipment referred to as "trophies." And worse, the gear is Western-made.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry (MoD), their troops have reportedly seized NATO-supplied armored vehicles in the Zaporizhia region. The vehicles were apparently abandoned by retreating Ukrainian soldiers, ...

Trudeau’s Liberals inching closer to banning all sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035

December 26, 2022 -

Under the proposal, 20 percent of new vehicles to be sold across the nation would have to be EVs by 2026, with that number increasing incrementally to 100 percent by 2035. Manufacturers or importers who don't meet the sales targets could face penalties under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act through a phased-in approach.

The move was spearheaded by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, who claimed that EVs would actually "make life more affordable for families ...

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles produce five times more greenhouse gases than claimed by manufacturers

July 05, 2023 -

A progress report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC), an independent public body in the United Kingdom, said that PHEVs produce up to five times more greenhouse gases than expected. PHEVs combine a traditional combustion engine with a battery and electric motors.

Chris Stark, the CEO of the CCC, stated that achieving net-zero targets is "worryingly slow." He even criticized the heavy reliance of the government on carbon capture instead of asking people to "reduce their ...

Ford’s globalist push for more electric vehicles (EVs) DESTROYING company with massive layoff of salaried engineers

June 29, 2023 -

The costs associated with transitioning from traditional gas-powered vehicles to electric alternatives is so high that Ford can no longer afford, it says, to pay high-level engineers and others at the company, some of whom have worked at the company for decades.

Ford previously announced about 3,000 layoffs in its U.S. market, most of which also affect engineering roles that are being axed. The entire focus of the company is now shifting from what it long did best, producing ...

Macron deploys 45,000 French police to tackle torching of infrastructures, vehicles, public spaces in ongoing nationwide riots

July 05, 2023 -

Out of the total number, 7,000 were stationed in the France capital and its suburbs, including the streets of top tourist destinations such as Champs Elysees in central Paris as the police monitored calls on social media to take rioting to the heart of "La Ville Lumiere."

Dispositif policier massif déployé sur les Champs-Élysées depuis le début de soirée avec des charges et interpellations pour empêcher tout rassemblement de se former (@JulesRavel1) #emeutes #Nanterre #Nahelpic....