Summary
Maybe we don’t have hoverboards and flying cars like we were supposed to in 2015, but we’re a lot closer to self-driving cars. Great Scott! This is heavy!
Hosts: Tom Kresic, John Kresic, Mike Kresic
Running Time: 35:13
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Nerd News Flash
- Wednesday is Back to the Future Day! October 21, 2015 (at 4:29 PM to be precise) is the day Marty and Doc Brown travel to the future in BTTF Part 2. Who knows, the Cubs might even win the World Series this year! The complete trilogy is being offered in many theaters around the country on Wednesday in honor of the movies.
- Be sure to drink your Pepsi Perfect. Really.
- Nike Powerlace shoes?
Featured Story: Tesla Gets An AutoPilot
- Tesla gets an autopilot feature. Violet Bassett-Mathy shares her reviews and footage in a test drive with auto-pilot.

The Auto-Pilot feature on the Tesla. Photo courtesy of Violet Bassett-Mathy
- Tesla Model S version 7 steering test including city and highway driving, with construction barrels, in Miami, Florida
- Violet and her husband Jay show us what it’s like changing lanes on the Highway in the Tesla and driving in traffic in the city.
- AutoPilot Dashboard shows you what the car is seeing.
- How weird is it that the car starts going on it’s own when it’s safe, without you having to touch the pedals at all.
- The 10 Most Important Things You Need to Know about the Tesla AutoPilot
- Here’s the competition at Google with their autonomous car and Audi autonomous cars.
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