Let them make driverless cars already, while we organize our lives in the metaverse of reality.

The gap between Japanese, American and European companies is becoming increasingly obvious, according to a report prepared by Tokyo-based MarkLines, a company that studies the automotive market.

It’s not just about attractive prices: Chinese manufacturers, they note in Tokyo, offer cars with really good technical characteristics, for example, with a very decent mileage on one charge.

In July-September of this year, Chinese companies accounted for half of the places in the top ten world leaders in electric car sales.

Smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi entered the electric car business just a year ago, but has already overtaken both Toyota and Nissan in sales volume.

But, after all, both of them don’t care about the environment. Therefore, it is easy to make a choice with your wallet if there is no difference otherwise.)

This becomes even more obvious when you look at the successes of Chinese electric car manufacturers, who are increasingly snapping at their heels. And the prices there are much more pleasant. (Although there are big problems with support.

I suggest acting proactively. And completely abandoning the idea of ​​a person driving a car on their own.

We are unlikely to see fully driverless cars from Elon Musk in our lifetime.

"Globally, road accidents are now about 8th place in the list of causes of death.
Moreover, most often due to speeding and alcohol intoxication. Well, that is, a car is a multi-ton murder weapon, and everyone is like - well, ok."

"On the one hand, all this is cool, on the other hand - can we already remove people from the driver's seat altogether?" Olya develops her thought.

I once joked about how smart refrigerators would lock food away from us at night so that we would eat less and more properly. But somehow this hasn't happened yet.

"What if the next feature in cars is a breathalyzer?" Olya boldly fantasizes. "The car won't start unless you blow into the tube and it's not 0 ppm. And a built-in speed limit so you can't exceed it."

He told the operator in a voice that the owner had been in an accident and was not responding to the sound and vibration signals sent by the phone. And he transmitted the GPS coordinates."

The lady's license was taken away and they plan to put her in jail for a year for drunk driving.

By the way, iPhones since 2014 can do something similar to eCall. In 2022, in the same Czech Republic, there was an accident, and one of the drivers' iPhone called 911.

No one was hurt, including herself, and everything would have been fine, but the police and an ambulance immediately rushed to the scene.

It turns out that in the EU, all new cars are now equipped with an eCall system, which recognizes that you have been in an accident and calls 911.

Wow.

👩‍💻 38% of women and 21% of men indicated that they "dig" into their partner's smartphone.
Those who are more likely to secretly "dig" are: young people, those who have recently entered into a relationship, as well as women. 15/10

It was shown that the more often a person is phubbed, the more likely they are to "dig" into their partner's phone.

At the same time:
📱 93% of women and 89% of men are subjected to phubbing; 14/10

Belgian psychologists published an article in which 346 people in romantic relationships indicated how often their partner phubbed and how often they themselves secretly "dig" into their partner's gadget. 13/10

And for dessert: a study of phubbing (if you are constantly distracted by your phone when communicating with a romantic partner) (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) 12/10

…Most subjects have patterns that repeat.

The authors of the work checked, among other things, the phases of the moon, but did not find any connections. However, they point out that there may be external reasons related to nature. 11/10