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Flashcards by Manuel Horvath, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Manuel Horvath
almost 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Technology | - Smart Homes - Cars |
| What are Smart Homes? | - Smart Homes are the future of living. - Our homes will be able to make our lives comfortable. - Our homes will be able to cut the lawn, order milk, safe the house and save energy. - It´s build to make life easier for everyone. |
| Smart Homes - Gadgeds | - Smart fridge - order food and save energy by itself. - Alarm Systems - sends message to police and your smartphone. - Smart heater- safes energy (temperature control) - Smart air conditioner- schedules start |
| Smart Homes - Advantages | - Makes life easier - Makes life safer - Makes life comfortable |
| Smart Homes - Disadvantages | - State monitoring - Makes life hackable - Manipulates opinion (personalized ads) - Expensive for normal cunsomer |
| Cars | - Smog is a common problem in many cities around the world. - Petrol won´t get cheapier |
| What is a Hybird car? | - It runs with petrol and electricity. - Small petrol engine and a battery with an electric motor. |
| Hybrid cars - Advantages | - Cheaper to run - Safe the enviroment - In some countries, lower rate of tax and park for free |
| Hybird cars - Disadvantages | - Expensive service and purchase - Battery replace schedules are unknown - Cold weather is a big problem ("battery discharges more quickly") |
| E - Car | - Runs only with electric energy - available from various manufacturers |
| E - Car "Tesla" | - most successful on market - Distance between 450-550 kilometers - Extremly good acceleration - Desinged for perfomance and safety |
| E - Car - Advantages | - No gas required - No emissions (eco-friendly) - No tax fees |
| E - Car - Disadvantages | - Short driving range - Long recharging time - Battery replacement - poor recharging infrastructure |
| Driverless car | - drives itself without human interference ("menschliches Eingreifen") |
| How does a driverless car work? | - Many sensors around the car, a computer and a GSP-System. - With the system the car knows exactly where you are and what is to do. |
| Driverless car - Advantages | - Safe driving - time for other things while driving - Relax driving - no long times to look for a parking lot - Smart contact with other cars, prevent traffic jams and accidents. |
| Driverless car - Disadvantages | - Expensive pruchase and service fee ("Gebühr") - System could fail - Software can be hacked - Drivers are no longer needed for taxis or public transport --> unemployment |
| Future of driverless car | - No one will drive by his/her own. - Maybe no one needs a driver license. |
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