The derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in Washington state last month that killed three people may have been prevented if a railway crash-avoidance technology mandated by Congress had been activated.

The wait for the self-driving future is coming to an end. The earliest real-world applications of autonomous vehicles will arrive in 2018.

Drone adoption will likely continue to grow among personal hobbyists not to mention the increased popularity of drones for commercial applications.

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