CES 2016: cars, virtual reality and a lot of hype
The vast Consumer Electronics Show traditionally predicts the hit technologies of the year to come – but is a sales event really the best predictor of consumer demand?
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The problem with self-driving cars: who controls the code?
Should autonomous vehicles be programmed to choose who they kill when they crash? And who gets access to the code that determines those decisions?
Will 2016 be the year virtual reality gaming takes off?
The first wave of VR headsets flopped, but soon the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR will go on sale – and they’re going to be much, much better
Self-driving cars are coming, and the technology promises to save lives
Car crashes could be a thing of the past if car makers deliver on their promise to roll out autonomous cars over the next five years. But researchers are still questioning what this accident-free future might look like
Europe has the edge in fashion and luxury – and cars do OK, too
We have yet to produce a Facebook or a Google, but this side of the Atlantic is also no slouch in aerospace, oil and pharma
Tech house of the future: take a look around
Smart ovens, living carpets, robot butlers and beds that remind you to have sex – then make themselves. Welcome to your home of tomorrow