The thread asking about layoffs in the automotive industry has taken a wide swing away from the OP's question but the data provided by many of the posts is intriguing and interesting. Certainly, some of the data is statistical interpretation and that can sway the conversation - what's the saying...
The Cybercab reveal was quite interesting.
https://www.slashgear.com/1686138/elon-musk-tesla-cybercab-hype-smoke-mirrors-wishful-thinking/
A few of my observations:
1. Tesla full self driving appears to be fully functional and capable - at least on clear, calm-weather night.
2. The cars are...
Just a suggestion: change the title of this forum to Climate Adaptation Engineering or something similar. I certainly believe human actions change / affect weather patterns but I also believe the planet and its systems are fluid and dynamic and free to change for reasons not understandable or...
For those of you who admire and 'geek out ' on the original technology rocketships, UP is rolling their Big Boy 4014 out for a little tour:
https://fox40.com/news/local-news/roseville/worlds-largest-steam-locomotive-heading-for-northern-california/...
Regardless of the news stories about failures of autonomous automobiles, I recently watched a Waymo vehicle navigating the very busy, narrow, congested streets of San Francisco's Tenderloin district, and the technology is amazing and quite impressive. The Tenderloin is a cacophony of visual...
Interestingly, Hertz is dropping its initial embrace of EV tech and selling off its Teslas, and other EVs. Stating the higher repair costs for collision repair has limited the ability to make EVs work within its business...
I should have prefaced this with this is not so much 'engineering failures' as engineering challenges:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/us-faa-closes-probe-into-spacexs-april-starship-test-launch-2023-09-08/
The full list of 63 corrections more than likely covers intricate
changes...
Possibly, overweight materials on roof during construction of an adjacent building.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/China-school-gymnasium-roof-collapses-killing-11
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-66286576
Photo in Twitter feed shows the gymnasium had significant height...
Just recently saw this video of the Jetblue Flight 292 landing at LAX - January 2005. Maybe this has been discussed on the forum before, I did not get a find using the search option.
https://youtu.be/RgnkY4xzaZE
Actual plane touchdown occurs at ~4:00 - 4:05...
During the wild, wet winter that California had utility lines went down in various areas in the Sacramento area. One location of repair along a fairly rural part of a major road has three utility poles replaced and sections of the broken poles were retained on the replacement poles. My curiosity...
This video shows an F35 having technical/operational issues while landing and the pilot ejecting.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmNmjXdA48D/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
A couple of questions for those in the know about aircraft errors/ military situations:
1. This seems like the aircraft controls...
Ceramicspeed has continued development of their Driven drive system for bicycle propulsion. Original thread: https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=443622
Update links:
https://youtu.be/DsUt87NB0Ck
https://www.ceramicspeed.com/en/cycling/d3/driven-media-coverage
Their engineering team has...
https://youtu.be/ozhnXp9OWEk
A 14 year old was killed when he slipped out of the restraint harness on this free drop ride. He was a very large teen - more than 6 ft tall and about 340 lbs. From what I have seen in other stories, he exceeded the ride manufacturer's stated weight limit.
This...
