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'Akira' Live-Action Movie Update: George Miller Turns Down Helming Job, Clarifies Anime Did Not Influence 'Mad Max'
The famous anime "Akira" will be having a live-action adaptation, but director George Miller turned down the chance to do helm the film. The talks about "Mad Max" being influenced by the said anime was also clarified by the filmmaker.
Toyota to launch driverless cars by 2020, unveils semi-automatic Lexus GS
Japanese automobile major Toyota Motor Corp is planning to launch driverless cars in the market by 2020. Toyota will launch three models in semi-automatic range this year in Japan market. The semi-automatic cars equipped with Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) are technology-driven vehicles that change lanes, merge with traffic or even overtake other vehicles. The fourth generation Prius hybrid car is one among the three semi-automatic models is scheduled for launch in Japan market in 2015.
Mercedes-Benz self-driving truck began its road test in Germany's Autobahn 8
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz truck, Actros, the world's first self-driving truck, had started its road test on Germany's public highway. Daimler plans to release the autonomous truck by 2020.
US firms stash $2.1tn overseas to skip tax at home
The US companies are keeping their profits made overseas out of the homeland in order to avoid taxes. It's estimated that 500 large US companies are holding over $2.1 trillion accumulated profits overseas to avoid taxes. These companies have to shell out $620billion by paying US taxes to repatriate the funds.