‘World’s first’ solar-powered rail line opens in the UK

Some trains in the UK are now running on a rail line powered entirely by a solar farm in what's said to be a world first. Around 100 panels are keeping the signaling and lights up and running on the track near Aldershot in Hampshire, and the project...

Navigation apps still lack railroad safety info the NTSB requested

Your phone's GPS app can alert you when you approach a speed trap or accident -- but will remain silent if you come upon a dangerous railroad crossing. Politico reported that Google, Apple and Microsoft have yet to add information on US railroad cros...

Google researchers trained AI with your Mannequin Challenge videos

Way back in 2016, thousands of people participated in the Mannequin Challenge. As you might remember, it was an internet phenomenon in which people held random poses while someone with a camera walked around them. Those videos were shared on YouTube...

Google Maps can predict how crowded your train or bus will be

Public transit is vital for countless people, but no one wants to be stuck on a subway train or bus that's jam-packed. To help you figure out how busy your ride is going to be, you'll soon see predictions to that end in Google Maps. Google is tapping...

The Taco Train Taco Holder: Chew Chew Train

All aboard! The taco train doesn’t just run on Tuesdays. For some people, it’s an everyday ride. For those, I present the ultimate in taco transportation. This is the Taco Train Taco Holder.

Each engine has room for two tacos, and each cargo car holds three tacos, with two compartments for chips and salsa, guacamole etc. It’s all dishwasher safe too. The train engine and cargo car combo will cost you $17, and if you want additional cargo cars you can get them for $11 each. Just remember, no matter how many tacos you eat, it’s always the caboose that pays for it.

Now that this thing exists, I want to see a motor added so that some enterprising taco joint can run this train around their restaurant, delivering tacos to customers. Somebody make that happen. I’m just the idea man here.

[via This Is Why I’m Broke via Geekologie]

MIT finds smaller neural networks that are easier to train

Despite all the advancements in artificial intelligence, most AI-based products still rely on "deep neural networks," which are often extremely large and prohibitively expensive to train. Researchers at MIT are hoping to change that. In a paper prese...

Uber adds London’s public transportation info to its app

Londoners can now compare their public transport and ridesharing options in the Uber app. Tuesday, the company added real-time Underground, bus, train and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) info to a new "Public Transport" feature, which appears next to t...

Tesla says its Osaka station Powerpack is Asia’s largest energy storage system

Tesla has built another Powerpack system in record time, this time at Osaka train station in Japan, where it will be used as emergency backup and to reduce peak energy demand. According to the company on Twitter, the 42 Powerpack units will provide e...