In a bold move, Waymo, the Google parent company that has been pushing self-driving technology since 2009, has retired its iconic self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan. The company announced the decision on Wednesday, citing the need to double down on its industry-leading technology as the most critical factor in the move. The move marks a significant… Continue reading Waymo retires its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan
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RIP AIM: NASA Probe Retires From Observing Clouds at the Edge of Space
On Friday, August 7th, 2020, NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) mission officially retired after 14 years of observing ‘noctilucent’ clouds at the edge of space. Noctilucent clouds are the highest clouds in Earth’s atmosphere, occurring near the edge of space, 80 kilometers above the Earth’s surface. These clouds, which form above mesospheric… Continue reading RIP AIM: NASA Probe Retires From Observing Clouds at the Edge of Space