Turd vs. tech: Inside the bizarre quest to build a poop-scooping drone

People in tech like to dream big. Steve Jobs wanted to take personal computers and transform them from geeky gadgets for a few hobbyists into beautiful consumer-friendly items found in every home. Google’s founders wish for a world in which they can make information universally accessible and useful.

Gerben Lievers wants to use drones and ground-based robots to clean up dog poop.

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The 30-year old founder and strategy director of Tinki.nl, a Netherlands-based canine price comparison website (comparing accessory prices; not the dogs themselves), Lievers said that the one thing that upsets him about dog ownership is the 220 million pounds of dog droppings that are not properly disposed of in the Netherlands alone each year.

“We hear a lot of people complaining about dog poo,” he told Digital Trends. “One day I decided to try and think of a way to help solve the problem.”

“On paper it was perfect. Then we built a prototype, and it actually worked!”

While most of us would probably write an upset letter to the newspaper, or our local congressman, Lievers stumbled upon another possible solution.

“I was at an entrepreneur evening, and after the show I got talking to someone who was working in the drone business,” he continued. “We ended up talking about dog poo, and I asked him how he would consider solving it with drones. We agreed to meet up again, and to go to the drawing table to try and come up with a solution for this big problem. On paper it was perfect. Then we built a prototype, and it actually worked!”

The first prototype the pair — Lievers and the brains behind drone company Space53 — came up with represented a two-part attack on dog mess. The aerial component consists of a drone called Watchdog 1, which sports thermal imaging for spotting errant canine coils, based on their warm temperatures compared to the surrounding area. This data is then translated into GPS coordinates and transmitted to a ground-based robot called Patroldog 1, which trundles off to collect its foul-smelling prize.

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“We tried [a version] that was more like a vacuum cleaner to suck it up, and one with arms that could [pick up the poo],” Lievers said. “In the end, the vacuum cleaner was better because of the different consistencies. That way the poo is also completely gone so the entire area is left clean.”

So engineering problem solved, right? Not quite. “The prototype we’re now working on deals with the problem that some dog poo is older and no longer warm,” he noted. “To get around this challenge, we use recognition software to determine that it’s dog poo.”

The team is Developing these tools with some help from researchers at the nearby University of Twente. “When I first contacted them on the phone, they laughed, but then I explained how serious I was,” he said.

As far as recognition tasks go, Lievers said that dog deposits are just another object to detect. “It’s a bit like facial recognition,” he explained, making the faces/faeces comparison we never wanted to hear. “Every face looks different, but they’re recognized as faces. That’s the same with the technology we’re using here with poo. The form and shape may be different with each one, but when you have a database with enough training images it’s possible. There may be some false positives in it, but most will be recognized.”

“To get around this challenge, we use recognition software to determine that it’s dog poo.”

Improving the database of poop-related pictures, he said, could end up relying on crowdsourcing. “It may be that people will need to send us pictures of the poo of their dog in order to train our machines to be better,” he suggested.

So what’s next? “We hope to trial the prototypes in a few neighborhoods where the dog poo is really a big challenge as early as the end of this year, or the beginning of next year,” he explained. “A lot of this depends on how the technology can be developed, however, as well as how willing the government is to take part.”

Lievers’ hope is that local governments will provide funding for the project, with the idea that neighborhood volunteers can then be trained to fly the drones themselves, since they’re not yet autonomous. He also wants to expand Patroldog 1’s storage space, since currently it can only handle a “few handfuls of poo.”

Which leaves just one question: is this all a big joke? After all, when he’s not working at Tinki.nl, Lievers is also the owner of an award-winning digital marketing agency, Team Nijhuis.

“When change appears, people always think like this,” he said, bristling slightly at the suggestion. “We’ve had a lot of questions from people asking if this an April Fool’s joke. It’s not. I hadn’t even thought about that. Technology makes our lives better. This is an example of one way it can do it. When people tell me they think this is a joke I ask them why. I want people to shoot holes in the idea, because that way we can make it better.”

Just so long as you don’t shoot holes in it anywhere near our nice clean front yard!

Galaxy S8: Will Modern Dad upgrade?!?!?

Will I be trading in my venerable Galaxy S7 for a new Galaxy S8? You’d better believe it.

There’s something sort of liberating about no longer reviewing smartphones for a living. That is, I don’t have to change phones every couple of weeks. To say nothing about traipsing the world to see them, right?

But for the Galaxy S8? (And the GS8+?) I’ll gladly come out of retirement.

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It’s easy to get a bit hyperbolic about any major release. Never mind the first phone that comes after the explodariffic Galaxy Note 7. Every major release is important for Samsung. But, yes. Especially this one.

But look at the Galaxy S8 in a vacuum, and you’ll quickly release that it is, in fact, one hell of a phone. But it’s coming after another really good phone — the Galaxy S7. So am I going to want to update?

The display — as always — is gorgeous. And curved. With rounded corners. Great.

This is one hell of a phone. But then again — we knew it would be.

The camera is still good. Really good. Better than really good, really. And still probably the best camera app out there.

The software (running Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box) is still overbearing and ridiculously full of features. Some you’ll use. Some you won’t. (A good many are off by default and will never be turned on.) The new “Bixby” assistant feature looks promising but is untested. More important, probably, is the growing integration with all the connected devices in your home. (But while Samsung was right in showing off its own products during the launch, how many of us really have the company’s connected refrigerator? Or washer? Or dryer?)

How much better is all this than the Galaxy S7? A good bit. Enough to make you effectively shell out another $1,000 (OK, probably not quite that much after tax, but still) when you’re carrying around a perfectly good GS7? Quite possibly. It’s that good, especially when it comes to how it feels in the hand. (It also seems faster, just to get that cliche out of the way, too.)

Me? I’m going to crack open my wallet for the Galaxy S8. Most certainly.

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Android apps will generate more revenue than iOS this year, but only due to third-party app stores

On its own, the Google Play Store still trails behind Apple’s App Store.

This is a fun piece of news in the midst of all the Samsung smartphone craziness. App Annie, an app store analytics platform, is predicting that iOS will fall behind Android in revenue generated by mobile apps this year.

The estimate includes third-party app stores compatible with Android, like the Amazon App Store and Samsung’s Galaxy Apps. The Google Play Store is expected to generate $42 billion, while Android’s other third-party app stores will collectively earn $36 billion. Apple’s iOS App Store will generate $60 billion.

When the Google Play Store is pitted solo against Apple’s App Store, Apple comes out on top. It’s expected to maintain this lead well into 2021 by $20 billion, despite the exponentially growing Android app market. At present, the largest app markets for Android are in China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Brazil.

You can read more about the app store forecast here.

The Galaxy S8’s new ‘Infinity Wallpapers’ are awesome — here’s how they work

On the Galaxy S8, your Always-On Display, lock screen and home screen seamlessly flow into each other.

In the various online leaks leading up to the Samsung Galaxy S8 announcement, we got to see glimpses of the phone’s new lock screen, home screen and always-on display, and it always seemed like there was something new going on with the way the GS8 handled the interaction between these three screens. Android has had animated home screens and lock screens for years, thanks to the Live Wallpapers feature, but the GS8 takes this a step further with its new Infinity Wallpapers.

And they’re actually pretty neat.

A three-in-one live wallpaper pack for each of the GS8’s main screens.

Infinity Wallpapers live in the Samsung Themes app, and they package three different live wallpapers together as one — for the Always-On Display, lock screen and home screen — with smooth transitions between each three levels.

Raise a sleeping Galaxy S8 and you’ll see the Always-On Display wallpaper, which is usually pretty barebones. In most cases this is a simple pixelated star field with some kind of colored glow in the background. Press the virtual home button and a swooping 3D effect will transition you to a geometric pattern surrounding the GS8’s neat clock widget, and any notifications that might be waiting for you. Then unlock the phone -— by swiping, using the fingerprint scanner, or scanning your irises — and you’re catapulted into a cleaner colored gradient, with the same animated star field in the background.

There’s a dozen or so different Infinity Wallpapers loaded on the Galaxy S8 out of the box, with more likely to be accessible via the Samsung Themes portal in future. The company has largely shied away from animated wallpapers in the past, and these new Infinity Wallpapers add a futuristic sheen to what’s already a very forward-looking handset.

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+

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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs S8 Plus vs S6 vs S6 edge: What’s the difference?

Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge were announced back in 2015, taking things to a whole new level for Samsung in terms of design, especially in the case of the edge model. They were the first to offer a more premium design with their glass and metal sandwich, taking a huge leap away from the plasticky devices that went before them.  

Two years on and Samsung has done it again. Where the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge only offered minor changes to the S6 models, the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus put Samsung back in the spotlight, for all the right reasons.

Here is what has changed between 2015 and 2017 and how the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus compare to the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, for those of you considering upgrading.

• Samsung Galaxy S8 preview
• Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus preview

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs S8+ vs S6 vs S6 edge: Design

• S8 and S8+ have slimmer bezels, no home button and rear-mounted fingerprint sensor
• S8 and S8+ have IP68 waterproofing
• S6 and S6 edge are slimmer and smaller overall, but only just

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus offer identical designs aside from physical size. They both feature a metal and glass body that redefines what we thought we wanted from a smartphone with an almost all-screen front and super slim bezels. The Galaxy S8 measures 148.9 x 68.1 x 8mm and weighs 155g, while the S8 Plus is a little larger at 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1mm with a weight of 173g.

There is no physical home button on the new devices, with built-in pressure sensitive controls placed into the lower section of the curved displays instead, while the fingerprint sensor has moved to the rear of the devices on the right of the camera lens. Both devices are IP68 waterproof and they both feature iris scanning capabilities. 

The Galaxy S6 and S6 edge also feature an aluminium frame with glass for the front and back panels. They have a similar design but the Galaxy S6 edge has a dual-edge display, differentiating it from the standard flat model. Both have a physical home button on the front with a built-in fingerprint sensor.

The Galaxy S6 measures 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm, while the Galaxy S6 edge’s dimensions are 142.1 x 70.1 x 7mm, meaning they are both slimmer than the S8 and S8 Plus, though the S6 is wider and taller than the S8. In terms of weight, the Galaxy S6 weighs 138g, while the Galaxy S6 edge hits the scales at 6g less, meaning they are both lighter than the new models.

• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge review 

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs S8 Plus vs S6 vs S6 edge: Display

• S8 and S8+ have much larger displays despite similar footprint to S6 devices
• 18.5:9 aspect ratio on S8 and S8+, as well as Mobile HDR Premium
• S8 and S8+ have Quad HD+ displays, but S6 devices higher pixel densities

The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a 5.8-inch display, while the Galaxy S8 Plus has a 6.2-inch display. They have aspect ratios of 18.5:9 rather than the standard 16:9, which allows them to fit in a similar footprint to the S6 and S6 edge, despite offering significantly larger screens. The displays are taller but not wider, which means you’ll still be able to use both devices one-handed.

Both the S8 and S8 Plus have Quad HD+ resolutions, 2960 x 1440, which results in pixel densities of 570ppi and 529ppi, respectively. They also both offer AMOLED Infinity Displays, which translates to bright and punchy curved screens and they both have Mobile HDR Premium, certified by the Ultra HD Alliance. This means the two new devices will be compatible for watching HDR content from the likes of Netflix and Amazon Video.

The Galaxy S6 has a 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display 2560 x 1440 that features a pixel density of 577ppi, which is the same as the Galaxy S6 edge. The Galaxy S6 has a standard display, while the Galaxy S6 edge features a dual-edge design, as we mentioned.

Both the 2015 models have wider bezels than the new models and while their displays were excellent at their time of launch, they aren’t quite as special as the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. They do offer sharper screens on paper, but they miss out on Mobile HDR as well as the wider aspect ratio and lovely slim bezels.

• Mobile HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10 and everything you need to know about future mobile entertainment

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs S8+ vs S6 vs S6 edge: Camera

• S8 and S8+ 12MP rear camera, 8MP front with autofocus
• S8 and S8+ have Bixby Vision
• Multi-frame processing on S8 and S8+, as well as wider aperture

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus feature the same rear camera as the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, which is a 12-megapixel Duo Pixel snapper, sporting optical image stabilisation, phase detection autofocus and an aperture of f/1.7. Samsung introduced multi-frame image processing on the new models however, meaning the camera will snap three photos and combine the information to produce one final, more detailed image.

The company also added filters, augmented reality (like Snapchat) and stickers to the rear camera of the S8 and S8 Plus, while also offering a feature called Bixby Vision. This last feature allows you to scan various things in order to get information or shopping options. In terms of the front camera, the S8 and S8 Plus have an 8-megapixel front snapper with autofocus.

The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge on the other hand feature 16-megapixel rear cameras, both have an aperture of f/1.9, as well as Auto HDR and OIS. The two devices also have a 5-megapixel front camera, which too features an aperture of f/1.9, which is a little narrower than the new devices and there is fixed focus instead of autofocus.

• Samsung Galaxy S6 review

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs S8 Plus vs S6 vs S6 edge: Hardware and specs

• S8 and S8+ have faster, more advanced processor and more RAM
• S8 and S8+ have 64GB storage and microSD 
• Larger battery capacities and USB Type-C on S8 and S8+

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus both come with either the Exynos 8895 chip, or the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip, depending on region. It has not yet been detailed which country will get what processor. All models will have 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and microSD support for further storage expansion.

There is a 3000mAh battery capacity under the hood of the Galaxy S8 and a 3500mAh capacity in the Galaxy S8 Plus, both of which are charged via USB Type-C and support both fast charging and wireless charging. A 3.5mm headphone jack is also on board and the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus come with AKG in-ear headphones in the box. 

The Galaxy S6 and S6 edge both have the Exynos 7420 processor and 3GB of RAM. They were snappy and really fast at the time of launch, offering a great experience, but the S8 and S8 Plus will no doubt deliver a big and noticeable improvement in performance. When it comes to storage, the Galaxy S6 comes in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB on-board storage variants, with no microSD card support. The S6 edge is available in 64GB with 128GB options, again with no microSD support.

In terms of battery capacity, the Galaxy S6 offers a 2550mAh battery while the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge has a very slightly bigger 2600mAh capacity, though both are smaller than the S8 and S8 Plus. The S6 devices are charged via Micro-USB, but they do have wireless charging. A 3.5mm headphone jack is also on board, though when the S6 models launched, whether the headphone jack would or wouldn’t have been present wouldn’t even have been called into question.

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs S8+ vs S6 vs S6 edge: Software

• Android Nougat for S8 and S8 Plus with continuing updates
• Bixby and Samsung DeX for S8 and S8+
• S6 and S6 edge will miss out on some features

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus launch on Android Nougat with the TouchWiz interface on top, offering a familiar but much more refined experience with several additional tweaks and features. Bixby is the biggest change in the new devices, a new AI system that is similar to Google Assistant but it wants to take things one step further. It can be launched via the new dedicated on the left of the devices.

The S8 and S8 Plus are also compatible with Samsung Connect Home, as well as Samsung DeX, the latter of which allows you to use a special dock to link your phone up to a monitor for a desktop view of Android. Once docked, you’ll be able to see notifications, take calls and view apps on a desktop computer.

The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge launched on Android 5.0 Lollipop with what was a lighter version of the TouchWiz interface at the time. They are in line for Nougat update, but it isn’t known whether they will then receive the next Android update. The software experience will be similar across these four devices, but the S6 and S6 edge will miss out on several of the new features. 

• What is Bixby? Samsung’s smart AI explained

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs S8 Plus vs S6 vs S6 edge: Price

• S8 and S8+ cost £689 and £779
• S6 and S6 edge both now available for £375

The Samsung Galaxy S8 will cost £689, while the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus will cost £779. Both are available to pre-order from 29 March and will go on general sale on 28 April.

The Galaxy S6 started at £599.99 when it originally launched, though it is now available for around £375. The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge started at £760 at the time of launch, but it can also now be bought for around £375.

Conclusion

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ offer a big change up in terms of design compared to the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, but don’t let that put you off. The two new devices are beautiful, while also offering improvements in every department.

They have larger and more advanced displays, camera enhancements, software improvements and faster, more powerful hardware.

The Galaxy S6 and S6 edge were both excellent devices when they first launched, but technology moves fast and the S8 and S8 Plus embrace many of the new trends, while the lovely 2015 devices are now lacking in some useful features. The S8 and S8+ are expensive however and if you aren’t sure about the big display or lack of physical home button, you could always consider the Galaxy S7 or S7 edge.

Blue Origin shows off first interior photos of its tourist space rocket

We’ve all heard of Virgin Galactic, but did you know the founder of Amazon has his own private spaceflight company? Well, it’s released the first interior photos of its tourism-designed New Shepard rocket.

These photos offer a look at the inside of New Shepard’s finished crew capsule. The rocket, which has successfully launched and landed five times so far, is reusable. It will one day take tourists 62 miles above Earth to the edge of space. After accelerating at more than 3 Gs, they’ll float around for 150 seconds inside the 60-foot-tall vehicle, which Blue Origin said has the “largest windows in spaceflight history.”

According to CEO Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin plans to transport its first round of six tourists by 2018. From the looks of these interior photos, it’s clear they will not have to endure cramped cabins. The interior looks spacious and futuristic. We can see reclining black seats with blue trim, and white textured walls, and of course, the Blue Origin feather logo, which is supposedly “a symbol of flight with grace and power”.

Blue Origin

Blue Origin isn’t taking flight deposits yet – unlike its main rival, Virgin Galactic, which was founded by Sir Richard Branson in 2004. Virgin Galactic hasn’t set a firm timeline for carrying tourists into space, but pre-sale tickets for the trip cost £160,000 each.

An actual mockup of Blue Origin’s capsule will be shown off at the 33rd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs from 3 April. For more about the company and its plans, check out Pocket-lint’s Blue Origin guide.

Tribeca announces art-focused Games Festival with Hideo Kojima

Tribeca was the first film festival to embrace video games as a storytelling medium, showcasing the world premiere of detective game L.A. Noire nearly six years ago. Now, the organization is teaming up with publication Kill Screen to launch the inaugural Tribeca Games Festival. Running April 28-29 during the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, it will feature some prominent members of the gaming industry, including legendary Metal Gear developer Hideo Kojima.

The festival kicks off with the premiere and first-ever “crowd play” of Telltale Games’ Guardians of the Galaxy. Then, Kojima, BioShock Director and Writer Ken Levine and Max Payne creator Sam Lake will hold keynote talks about their work. There will also be behind-the-scenes looks at some of the most successful AAA and indie titles of the past year. Campo Santo’s Sean Vanaman will discuss Firewatch’s narrative design, Blizzard’s Michael Chu will talk about character creation in Overwatch, and Stoic co-founder John Watson will explain how classic films like Disney’s Sleeping Beauty influenced the Norse world of The Banner Saga series. You can view the full program on Tribeca’s website.

Tribeca has managed to pull together an impressive list of talent for this event. The Kojima talk alone is worth the price of admission, especially if he mentions his recent breakup with Konami, or gives a sneak peek at his latest game, Death Stranding. If you want to attend, tickets are on sale starting today for $40, or $30 for opening night only, at http://www.tribecafilm.com/games. Tribeca is also selling a limited amount of tickets for $70 that includes entry to the festival’s virtual reality and interactive exhibits, called Tribeca Immersive.

Source: Tribeca Film Festival

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is the first phone with Bluetooth 5.0

You didn’t have to wait long to see the first phone packing Bluetooth 5.0 — in fact, it’s less than a month away. When Samsung posted the specs for its brand new Galaxy S8 line, it quietly let slip that the smartphones would use the bleeding edge wireless standard. To recap, 5.0 promises up to twice the speed of Bluetooth 4.2, and four times the range. You could connect to smartwatches that are more responsive and capable, for example, and connect to some smart home devices from a greater distance. Just don’t expect to see the difference right away.

As with earlier Bluetooth tech, this is highly dependent on other device makers following suit… and at last check, 5.0 is a no-show on other hardware. Moreover, it’s not going to be a cure-all for your short-range wireless ills. The 5.0 spec doesn’t provide for higher-quality wireless audio (that’s due in 2018), so your headphones won’t sound any better for a while. This is ultimately about expanding the S8’s potential, even if it doesn’t fulfill that potential until many months down the road.

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Source: Samsung

FCC stops federal approval of low-income broadband subsidies

When FCC Chairman Ajit Pai froze the plan to include nine broadband companies in the commission’s Lifeline program in February, the future of low-cost, government subsidized internet access suddenly seemed uncertain. Now, nearly two months later, Chairman Pai has released a new statement saying that the commission supports including broadband in the Lifeline program, but will put a stop to the federal approvals process for new providers. Instead, it will let individual states decide which service providers should be included.

In his statement, Pai argues that former Chairman Tom Wheeler’s action to approve those nine broadband providers was “unlawful” and outside of the FCC’s purview. “Congress gave state governments, not the FCC, the primary responsibility for approving which companies can participate in the Lifeline program,” Pai wrote. Twelve states are also challenging Wheeler’s order in a DC appeals court, which, in Pai’s view, “would be a waste of judicial and administrative resources to defend.”

Pai’s approach may seem confusing, given that the new chairman has made bridging the “digital divide” a key issue of his administration. Allowing the FCC power to approve Lifeline providers nationally would have simplified the process of bringing low-cost ISPs on board and given even more households an affordable option for internet access, but the Republican chairman is strictly following party lines and reducing the available choices by leaving the states in charge of policing and regulating it. Pai also argues that another 36 pending ISP applications should be rejected, because “it would be irresponsible” to allow those companies to sign up new customers when they will soon get kicked out of the program.

As The Hill reports, Democrats in the FCC and Congress were quick to condemn Pai’s decision. “While today’s announcement is not surprising, it is nonetheless deeply disappointing,” Mignon Clyburn, the FCC’s only current Democratic commissioner, wrote in response. “Chairman Pai’s statement confirms that under this Administration low-income Americans will have less choice for Lifeline broadband, and potential providers who want to serve low-income Americans will face greater barriers to entry and regulatory uncertainty.”

Source: FCC

Mercedes steps up its electric car production plans

When Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler unveiled plans to have at least six electric cars on the market within a decade, it was clearly being conservative. The automaker has announced that it’s accelerating those plans, with over 10 EVs on the road by 2022 — 3 years ahead of the target it set half a year ago. Daimler will pour €10 billion (about $10.8 billion) into the initiative to make it a reality. The company wants to shape the car industry “from the forefront,” according to the firm’s Manfred Bischoff, and that means an aggressive strategy.

Why such a quick change of heart, though? The car giant isn’t specific, but there are a few likely motivations. Competition is certainly the elephant in the room. Mercedes hasn’t been shy about gunning after Tesla’s upscale EV line, and it doesn’t want to risk handing the market to its American rival by being overly cautious. It has to worry about its German counterparts, too. And even if there weren’t any market factors at work, Mercedes still has to worry about growing widening diesel emissions scandals and increasing government pressure to reduce pollution. Simply put, the advantages of quickly embracing EVs are easily outweighing the drawbacks.

Via: Bloomberg, TechCrunch

Source: Daimler