Minority report driverless cars

We may have to wait a bit longer for the Minority Report future of driverless cars. Photo: Dreamworks Pictures

As it stands now, self-driving cars may be more accident report than Minority Report.

In a disclosure to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, the search-engine giant outlined specifics of its driverless-car testing from November 2014 to December 2015. Demo vehicles reportedly logged about 423,000 miles over that period. During that time, testers recorded over 300 “anomalies” that required them to take control from the vehicles, either through hardware malfunctions or on their own judgment.

The report suggests that we’re not quite as close to the fully autonomous future that science fiction and our amazing dreams have hoped.

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Nexus 5X is now even cheaper. Photo: Google

Nexus 5X is now even cheaper. Photo: Google

Google has permanently slashed $30 off its new Nexus 5X, reducing its starting price to just $349 only four months after the handset made its official debut. The move makes it even easier for Android fans to get their hands on Google’s latest OS — without third-party tweaks.

The Galaxy S6 edge+ could be outdated early this year. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

The Galaxy S6 edge+ could be outdated early this year. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Fresh leaks suggest Samsung will launch this year’s Galaxy S7 edge+ alongside the smaller Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. If all three devices go on sale in March as expected, then last year’s Galaxy S6 edge+ will be outdated just 7 months after making its debut.

There's only one winner here. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

There’s only one winner here. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Apple’s latest iPhones are proof that mobile devices don’t need octa-core processors and bags of RAM when they have the right software. Despite lagging behind their rivals on paper, iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus were the most powerful smartphones of 2015 — by a mile!

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