All Entries Tagged With: "Tesla"
KAKU ON DRIVERLESS ROBOTAXIS
Regulators in San Francisco have approved two operators for the first wave of RoboTaxi service. It will surely displace some workers but may also take a lot of bad drivers off the road, for example, serving as designated driver for drunken passengers who might otherwise get behind the wheel.
Dr. Michio Kaku, theoretical physicist and bestselling author of QUANTUM SUPREMACY: How The Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything, appeared on CNBC to discuss this action and why he sees it as a sign of things to come in cities across the nation. WATCH NOW!
KAKU ON MUSK-ZUCKERBERG AI DEBATE
Does Artificial Intelligence represent a major threat to humankind or a major opportunity? Tesla & SpaceX visionary, Elon Musk believes the time is now to sound the alarms and assemble top thinkers and regulators with the mandate to address and contain the rising threat head-on. In sharp contrast, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is bullish on AI and dismissive of alarmists like Musk. So, who has it right? Physicist and Futurist, Dr. Michio Kaku returns to CNN International’s ‘Quest Means Business’ to consider all sides of the debate and contribute his own insights. WATCH NOW!
KAKU ON NEW ENERGY SOURCES
With more than a million individual solar panel installations in the United States, the sector is projected to nearly double in size by the end of 2016. Despite encouraging momentum, renewable energy still accounts for only 10 percent of the nation’s power usage. CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins ‘CBS This Morning’ to discuss key initiatives around the world that are leading the way to new and better energy sources along with the promise of developments here at home that will lead to greater sustainability and energy independence. WATCH NOW!
KAKU ON TESLA POWERWALL BATTERY
Dr. Michio Kaku returns to CNN International’s ‘Quest Means Business’ to discuss Tesla Motors‘ recent push into new frontiers for its energy storage technology and know-how; going beyond the realm of Tesla CEO, Elon Musk‘s, vision for an all-electric car and launching an off-shoot brand — Tesla Energy.
Kaku is an advocate of the venture, asserting that Musk is "onto something" with this unveiling, further affirming that an advancement in energy storage like that presented by Tesla Powerwall has the potential to be a "game changer" for solar, wind, and renewable energy initiatives. WATCH NOW!
