Faraday Future is on track for mass output of FF91 electric cars

The FF91, designed with 1,050 horsepower and an acceleration from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 2.39 seconds, was supposed to carry a price tag of 2 million yuan. Faraday Future will achieve the capacity to produce 5 million vehicles per annum in five years, comprising both high-end models and lower-end variants, according to an August 14 announcement by Evergrande Health.

The company has set up a headquarters in Guangzhou with a US$2 billion investment, and plans to build five research, development and production centres across China.

Yujing Liu

https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/2160723/

What’s the Future of Work?

The robots are coming! A Pew Research Center survey found that 72% of Americans are concerned about robots and computers taking jobs currently done by humans—though just 2% report having actually lost a job to automation.

In a conversation with Yale Insights last year, Yale SOM labor economist Lisa Kahn said that the effects of automation are already being felt throughout the economy. In fact, the Great Recession likely accelerated the process, both by slowing demand, giving firms a chance to retool without losing sales, and by providing an excuse to lay off unproductive workers.

“We have seen the influences of automation in almost every pocket of the labor market, from the very low end of the skill spectrum to the very high end,” she said. “The future of labor essentially comes down to, where are computers going to replace us and where are computers going to augment us?”

JEFF SCHWARTZ  

 NOVEMBER 08, 2017

https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/what-s-the-future-of-work

2045: In another 30 years we'll have 'talking' buildings, self-driving planes...

Homes and offices will collect and process data from various sensors to flag up when repairs are needed or when the heating needs to be turned on.

As architects race to develop the world's tallest buildings, Dr Pearson said there will be a need for new kinds of elevators taking advantage of magnetic coupling and propulsion systems. 

Vehicles could even travel vertically on 'elevator lanes' inside buildings. 

German engineers from ThyssenKrupp have already started working on such technology called Multi.

The setup uses magnetic levitation, or maglev, to pull elevator cabins horizontally as well as vertically quickly and smoothly.   

By mid-century, Dr Pearson believes buildings will be miles tall and some may be so large that their capacity enables them to function as small cities in their own right.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3282480/Back-Future-2045-30-years-ll-talking-buildings-self-driving-planes-return-using-pens-paper.html#ixzz4P0xQySdX
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