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Volvo Volvo filed a patent application for a steering wheel that slides side to side within a car's cabin. The design would allow passengers in a highly automated vehicle of the future to move the steering wheel out of the way and have more room to stretch out. Although driver-assistance systems are the new craze, true autonomous vehicles — cars that will allow for driving without any human intervention — are still nowhere close to hitting the streets. The feature could also come into play in a highly automated future vehicle, enabling passengers to slide the wheel out of the way when the driver-assistance system takes over, according to the filing.
Russian weapons have a reputation for being some of the best in the world and military manufacturers continue to develop new innovations which are sure to make a huge difference on the battlefields of tomorrow. The latest such innovation is the T-5000 'Tochnost' sniper rifle, the next generation of long distance high precision weaponry destined for use by the Russian Army and Special Forces.
Brain-machine interface technologies that convert thoughts into electrical signals that power devices outside the body can partially reverse paralysis in chronic paraplegics, according to new research. Ben Gruber reports.
Maria Mendoza, alias La Patrona, is transferred from Honduran police headquarters to Palmerola Airport, 50 kilometers north of the capital Tegucigalpa, to be extradited to the United States on charges of human trafficking and money laundering. IMAGES
A human skeleton was found buried in a military facility near Uruguay's capital Montevideo, less than 100 metres from where remains of victims of the South American country's dictatorship (1973-1985) have been found in recent years. IMAGES