October 2019
How to Make Your Home Smart and Functional
Technology has changed the way we live and it is still in the business of transforming the human life. Things are far from what they were in times past. These days, it is possible to live better and more productive life than before thanks to the progress that technology has brought. Technology has also affected every aspect of the human life and its positive effect is there for all to see. Technology can also make your home a more interesting place to be than ever. You can employ technology to transform how you do things in the home and also improve the efficiency of your home. How can you do this? All you have to do is to install certain technology gadgets in the home that can make the home smart. We are going to enlighten you further on this in the course of this write-up.
Lighting and temperature
Technology can improve the efficiency of temperature management in your home and can also control the lighting in the home perfectly. You can install smart bulbs in different rooms in the home and the smart bulbs can help you control lighting in any of the rooms where they are installed. If you had earlier installed a bulb that is not smart, you can smart-ify such a bulb for a better management of the lighting system in your home.
Why not install a smart thermostat in your home for a better management of the interior temperature? The smart thermostat will automatically detect the temperature in the home and adjust the temperature accordingly on its own.
Smart security
You can equally install smart security system in your home that will help monitor every activity in and around your home when you are at home and when you are to at home. The smart security system can keep an eye on things on your behalf and give you an instant update anywhere you are. You do not need to be at home to know what is happening in and around your home. The smart security system can equally help you to properly monitor deliveries before you ever open your door to forestall unwanted situations. You will only need your smart phone to monitor whatever is going on in and around your home when you are around or when you are not at home. There are also certain smart security gadgets that can allow people into your home even when you are not around; you can only set this for individuals that you trust.
Furthermore, you can use the security systems to monitor your kids and pets when you are not at home. Additionally, there are several smart gadgets that can help to promote safety in your home. These devices may be expensive, but you will always get good value for money.
What Is the Future of Driverless Cars?
The future is very bright for driverless cars. Experts say that they will undoubtedly revolutionalize the world and its transportation industry. The auto industry has come a long way. Over the years a lot of improvements have been recorded and technology has played a very important role in bringing the world to where it is currently in development. Over the years also, man had only been able to make cars that are steered by humans, but things are going to change a great deal; with the introduction of the driverless cars.
Many of the new cars being made today have so many automated features and this should show discerning minds that he world is tending towards a complete automation of the auto industry, which means the world will use more of driverless cars in the near future. Good examples of automated features already being used in present day cars are collision detection and parking detention features. Many more features are coming to light and there are great hopes that man will develop cars that come with advanced navigation capabilities requiring little or no human input.
Driverless cars come with what is called the automated driving system (ADS). This system is not limited to cars, but can also be built into other kinds of automobiles, like vans and trucks. These cars are sure to bring an incomparable change to the world of automobiles and also bring outstanding opportunities for all and sundry.
Levels of driverless cars
The levels of automation in cars are judged from 0 to 5; that is, on a six-tier scale. A car with no form of automation whatsoever is categorized as belonging to Level 0; on the other hand, a car with highest level of automation is categorized as belonging to Level 5. Driverless cars can be said to belong to Level 5. This category of cars has to do with cars that can carry out every driving function and do not require any kind of human input.
Level 5 cars; that is, driverless cars, have what is called ADS, which is the acronym for Automated Driving System. The ADS system is highly advanced and the car is capable of carrying out every driving function in the car without requiring human input, irrespective of the weather or road condition. The cars may be automatically controlled, but they are also built to give the driver an option to manually control the car.
What driverless cars can currently do?
Many newly made cars now come with several machine-assisted and machine-corrective technologies, as mentioned earlier. Some of these technologies include automated parking, potential collision detection, lane correction technology and so on. Semi-autonomous driving features can be found in some cars already, like the recent cars made by the like of Audi and Tesla.