The Honda Legend Will Be The World's First Level 3 Autonomous Car

The Honda Legend will be the world's first level 3 autonomous car

TOKYO — Honda said on Wednesday it will be the world's first automaker to mass produce sensor-packed Level 3 autonomous cars that will allow drivers to let their vehicles navigate congested expressway traffic.

"Honda is planning to launch sales of a Honda Legend (luxury sedan) equipped with the newly approved automated driving equipment" before the end of March 2021, Honda said in a press release. The Honda Legend is mechanically similar to the Acura RLX sold in the United States.

Japanese Supercomputer Rated World's Fastest

Japanese supercomputer rated world's fastest

A Japanese supercomputer has been declared the world's most powerful for the first time in nine years.

Fugaku, developed by the RIKEN research institute and electronics giant Fujitsu, took first place in a twice-yearly speed ranking that was announced by an international conference of experts on Monday.

Japan's Fugaku Rated World's Fastest Supercomputer

Japan's Fugaku rated world's fastest supercomputer

A Japanese supercomputer has been declared the world's most powerful for the first time in nine years.

Fugaku, developed by the RIKEN research institute and electronics giant Fujitsu, took the first place in a twice-yearly speed ranking which was announced by an international conference of experts on Monday.

Lexus Commissioned The World's First Tattooed Car

Lexus commissioned the world's first tattooed car

Lexus commissioned the first "tattooed" car ever, and it's chosen the UX as the tattoo artist's canvas. Art cars and special projects catch our eye sometimes, but this particular project is one of the most intriguing works of art on a car we've seen in a long time. The process that tattoo artist Claudia de Sabe went through to translate her vision onto the UX is what we're really interested in here.

Since the UX is obviously a metal car, de Sabe needed to use a Dremel tool to drill away the blank white surface paint, exposing the bare metal underneath. Those painstakingly drilled lines were used as the pattern for the art taking shape. She had to be unerringly precise in her work. After all, there's no magic eraser for drilling into a car's metal body panels. Spending that much time free-drawing with a Dremel is intensive and demanding work, too. Comfortable positions are hard to come by, and a slip could be disastrous.