Parking is nobody’s favorite thing to do and is probably even more worrying for the people who have opted to own a ‘self-parking’ car and put all their faith into the vehicle.
While self-driving (or parking) cars are definitely the way forward and mostly safe, there are still some teething problems – as demonstrated by a Tesla Model S , which rolled into the back of a lorry while parking itself in Utah, according to its owner.
In an apparent response to the worrisome incident, Tesla has updated its Summon mode for all Model X and Model S cars.
While the premise remains the same – Summon mode allows car owners to park or have the car come to them autonomously – it’s now necessary for the owner to confirm the path their car will take so they can account for any obstacles that might not have been picked up by the vehicle’s systems already.
There are many questions about the Utah incident – mainly because the logs appear to show the owner was alerted several times of the giant obstruction. Tesla also previously implemented a safety feature for Summon mode that allows drivers to halt the car immediately and it is preset to be turned on by default, which means that the Utah driver must have turned it off manually.
So, whether that incident was a genuine accident or not, Tesla is working hard to protect its cars and drivers. If you do happen to send your Model S to park underneath a truck, you’ll soon have nobody to blame but yourself.
Chromecast now lets your guest cast to your TV without signing onto your Wi-Fi
You got a friend over and they just discovered a really awesome video of a goat yelling on YouTube. You can crowd around their smartphone or you can ‘cast’ it to your Chromecast and watch screaming barn-yard animals in blazing HDTV glory.
Of course, this usually involves signing them onto your Wi-Fi network, which if you have a rather convoluted password, can be a pain. But, if your friend has an Android phone with 4.3 or later, you can set it up where they don’t even need to log into your Wi-Fi to share items on the big screen.
By setting your Chromecast into guest mode , you can allow anyone in the same room as your Chromecast to cast to the device without being on the same network. To enable Guest Mode, go to the Devices section on your Chromecast app. From there tap on Guest Mode and you’ll be taken to a screen where you can toggle the mode on or off.
In addition limiting the feature to Android 4.3 or later, the service also doesn’t work on iOS devices. So you’ll have to sign those folks onto your network or crowd around.
➤ How to set up guest mode [Google]
Hands-on with the Moto 360: It’s as beautiful as promised
Here at Google I/O today, the company announced that the Moto 360 will be available later this summer , but we managed to find a Moto 360 on the conference floor and spent a few minutes with it.
It’s as beautiful as it looked in the very first promotional shots; the screen on the 360 is stunning, bright and vibrant. It’s actually incredible to use in real life because it looks almost exactly like the promo shots which feels unreal. The circular design/interface makes it seem like something you might actually want to wear and the bulk isn’t as big as we thought it would be.
The Moto 360 isn’t too heavy either, despite its large appearance; it’s about what you might expect from a traditional watch. The interface was only in demo mode, but is quick, snappy and responsive with no perceivable lag, which is an impressive feat for Google. That said, we can’t judge the device fully until it’s final so we’ll publish a full review once we get a real device.
When the default watch interface is on the screen, you might not even know it’s a smartwatch. When we were trying out the Motorola 360, people started gathering around trying to get a look. This is an excitement that was felt in the keynote too; people here really want the Moto 360 but still can’t get it.
I loved the Moto 360 as soon as I tried it on – it’s not like the rest of the smartwatches and wearables that don’t look natural, instead, it just looks like a slightly large watch. It blends in and it looks/feels good. The watch is made out of metal, which was cold to the touch but felt solid and the strap is a normal rubber one you might find on a swatch watch.
Enjoy the below pictures in the meantime; you’ll be able to buy it before you know it.
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