Michigan Senator on Autonomous Cars: Biggest Tech in Auto Industry
Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) spoke with Cheddar about sexual assault allegations against his Democratic colleague Senator Al Franken. He said he supports and investigation by the Ethics Committee into the incident.
Moments after the House Republicans passed its version of a tax reform bill, the Michigan Senator gave us his thoughts on the plan. He worries about the debt younger generations will inherit if the House or Senate versions of the bill make it to President Trump's desk.
Senator Peters also believes the autonomous vehicles will cause a technology revolution, similar to the assembly line. He is working on legislation to advance testing and development of self-driving car.
A hovercraft traveling from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia became a beachside attraction when it was deliberately run aground after suffering a 3-foot tear in its skirt.
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing how people work, including in creative industries. The famous Tribeca Film Festival featured some projects recently that used A.I. that some filmmakers say make it more creative. Cheddar News took a peek at some of those films.
The Department of Energy and several other federal agencies were compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang's global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments, but the impact was not expected to be great, Homeland Security officials said Thursday.
Rivian is expanding into New York City and launching its first showroom there. Cheddar News took a look at the showroom in NYC that the company is calling "spaces," which is intended to be experiential retail locations to woo new customers.
