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this week, it's all about cars and cardio. yeah, we have teslas looping the las vegas loop. spencer takes a swing for it. yes, got a seagull. and lara gets mean. well, she tries to. i'm a bit slow with this. i'd be in terrible trouble if there was a person punching. and is that... both: a flying elvis? as thousands of tech companies descended on las vegas this month for the consumer electronics show, we've been bringing you some of the highlights. but this week, we're getting away from the show floor. i've been made to work up a sweat and he's been sent to freeze. but first up, we're going below the bright lights of the strip with james clayton, as he checks out an unusual way to get from a to b. las vegas convention center is huge. it can take half an hour

to walk across it. however, there's a new way to get around — tunnels with teslas in them. this is what elon musk claims is the future of transport, so we're here in las vegas to check it out. the station looks like a cross between a taxi rank and a subway. i've never been here before, and it's very pleasant. it kind of feels quite cool. but the most obvious thing that you notice is that there aren't fumes here, and you kind of realise, first off, that this would absolutely not be possible without electric cars. but this isn't quite what elon musk had envisaged when he created the boring company. elon musk�*s initial idea was incredibly ambitious, that people in teslas would be transported into this huge network of tunnels and they'd be transported at more than 100mph

using its autonomous features. this emphatically isn't that. for one, as you can see, these aren't robots driving these cars. these are real humans. secondly, they're not going at 100mph. not even close. they might be going at 30mph. and they're certainly not being transported from above. they're actually just going around what is effectively quite a small loop. however, even though this is pretty far away from what elon musk said he wanted to create, many people at ces loved it. excuse me, madam. i'm from the bbc, we're just asking people what they thought about the loop just now. i love it. you loved it? it's really cool. how much would you give it out of ten? ten. well, not quite everyone. it'sjust like the classic meme of, like, oh, let's reduce the numberj of drivers by linking them together and make it more efficient- by putting it on a steel wheell and bubble loading platforms, and they're just - reinventing the subway. there's also a much more fundamental question, which is,

is this actually a good idea? if you look at the number of teslas here that are all being driven by expensive humans, it kind of begs the question, why notjust use a train? we didn't want tojust be able to move people around our campus in an efficient way. we wanted them to kind of have a smile on their face at the end of the day, and so when you see the lights in the tunnel and the energy of the music, there's a big love for teslas that really came together in an exciting way. and to be fair, this kind of does work, at least for a las vegas convention center. it's fun and a bit different, but is this really going to revolutionise transport? the boring company had announced projects in la and baltimore and washington. however, these projects appear to have disappeared from the company's website. las vegas, however, does have plans to work with the boring company to create a huge tunnel network that would span central las vegas. right now, there's upwards of 65

miles of underground tunnels that are planned for as far north as downtown las vegas through the las vegas strip and as far south as allegiant stadium _ but will this actually happen? the boring company delivered on their promise to us. they worked collaboratively with us and they delivered on what we asked of them. and we know the future of being autonomous is that last piece of the puzzle, and we're patiently waiting for it. over ces, the boring company claimed nearly 100,000 people used the loop. that's a lot. and there's hope the cars will soon be autonomous, too. however, its real test will be in the years to come. can it go from a gimmicky convention centre ride to a genuine travel game changer? many will be watching here in las vegas to see whether this is yet more elon musk hype or something genuinely important. and when it comes to elon musk, it's often hard to tell which that is.

that was james underground. now we're moving from cars down there to cars up in the air. yeah, not so long ago, we saw this thing take off in france. and now at this year's ces, paul carter has witnessed another one going up. and you're not going to believe who's driving. if you were walking down the las vegas strip a few weeks ago, you might have caught a glimpse of elvis as you've never seen him before. no, despite the rumours, the real elvis hasn't been moonlighting on the vegas strip all this time. this is eric, a pilot who's demonstrating the first flying vehicle of its kind ever to be flown at ces.

so this is the rise recon. in technical terms, it's an ultralight evtol, but to you and me, it's essentially a giant piloted electric drone. now, it's obviously only flying a few feet off the ground behind me, but it is licensed by the faa to fly up to 700 feet. and, remarkably, it doesn't even require a pilot's licence. it's an ultralight vehicle, and therefore you don't need a pilot licence. in uncontrolled airspace in the united states, you're welcome to fly the vehicle without having a pilot licence. the computers are keeping everything stable and you're essentially guiding it. so it's like a magic carpet ride. the company says it takes just 15 minutes to teach a novice how to use the controls. but, really, they say it takes up to two to three hours to learn all the relevant aviation rules. still pretty quick in the grand scheme of things. the vehicle is controlled and monitored via an interface

which basically looks like a tablet. 700 feet still seems pretty high for a non—pilot to fly independently, but the vehicle has built—in safety features to try and make sure flights are fail—safe. the idea is that each of the motors operates independent of the other. if something goes wrong in one, it does not affect the other. and the idea there is if something happens, the computer knows it and it says you need to land now. so you just pull back on the stick and it'll safely land you from the vehicle. the company is taking reservations for its aircraft and is planning to deliver 100 units this year. with a price tag of $150,000, it's still pretty inaccessible for most consumers. the target market, though, is a group of professionals you wouldn't normally expect to see in the air — farmers. if it's early in your season and your crops are wet, you can't drive into the field,

but this can fly over land. if you have some sort of a blight or a fungus, you can get there. you can repair it without stomping down a lot of soil. or maybe it's the dry season and your crops are as high as your shoulder. you can't walk through them, it's too tight. but this can fly over and it's sized perfectly to land in an irrigation patch. the vehicle isn't designed to fly in built—up metropolitan areas. in fact, they had to get special permission from nearby harry reid international airport just to carry out these flights at 20 feet. so a future where aircraft like these are commonplace still seems quite far off. but it mightjust be a step towards a reality where flight is accessible to everyone. that was paul. hey, paul. what did you see in vegas? oh, just elvis in a flying car, move on. socks, check. shirt, check. ridiculous star spangled slippers, check. so you're off on an adventure

and you want to hire a car so you can get about. but the usual rental places either don't have a car available or they're way more expensive than you thought they were going to be. well, there are other options available. turo is a car sharing app that works a bit like airbnb, but instead of houses, you're using someone else�*s motor. tell it where you're going... las vegas. ..and how long you want the car for. and let's hit search. unlike regular rentals, you pick the precise car you want. and that's it. we're good to go. where's my passport? in the last place i put it, obviously. 0nce booked, your host should message pick up instructions. and today i'm checking myself in, as it were. step one is photographing the car for existing damage. you don't want the host to say later, "oh, you damaged the vehicle. you damaged the windows."

this is proof. you see it there. depending how forensic you're feeling, you can be in and away within a couple of minutes. so ijust need to get a code, which my host has sent to me, so i can open the key box with the car keys inside. i'm in. a couple more snaps of the interior and the trunk. i'm covering all bases. we are in sin city, after all. let's take it for a spin. you'll notice i had to use my phone a lot. if you don't have yours on you or it's run out of battery, you're stuffed. and no internet, nojoy, which can be a real problem when you're abroad. but when it works, it works. actually feels a little bit like i'm doing something wrong. no standing in lines at the dreaded rental counter. also, didn't need to actually speak to anyone.

so for the antisocial among us, it's winner—winner. in all seriousness, though, during something like the pandemic, this was pretty handy, because there's no human contact at all. but it's not perfect. firstly, you need to get to the vehicle without having a vehicle, so likely you'll need to shell out for a taxi, although you can also pay some hosts extra to drop off the car directly to you. plus, it can be frustrating if you want to do a long road trip, as you usually need to return the car back to where you collected it from and make sure you have a data plan for checkout, too. a lot of the cars that are available are available where at least there's some cellular service and/or wi—fi in the area to be able to get connected. there'll be people watching this going, "hold on, i'm hiring bob's car from down the street." is there a little bit of apprehension there about renting a particular vehicle as opposed to one that maybe comes from an established car rental company? there's a lot of things that we do

in terms of making sure the age of the vehicle is appropriate before you can list on the platform, as well as the number of miles that are on the vehicle as well. we also are implementing required vehicle inspections in some geographies to make sure that hosts are constantly on an annual basis continuing to provide or do the vehicle inspections to make sure everything is working as expected. you're encouraged to take out insurance when booking a car, which can be pretty pricey, depending on the level of cover you'd like. but turo is about hosts, too. it's quite good for people who don't drive that often and have a car that's just lying around in their garage or driveway that could be out and about making a bit of cash. which probably sounds rather appealing for many of us at the moment. but then again... would i be comfortable letting a stranger drive my car, especially someone like me? it's only available in the usa, canada, the uk, france and australia. but more countries, i'm

told, are on the way. this is this week's tech news. in a moment of science for this. it has been officially retired. it means stadia games will no longer be available to owners. google says it will unlock bluetooth to make them usable with other controljewels. a group of european scientists say they have demonstrated for the first time that a lightning strike could be deflected by a laser beam. the terawatt laser system took three years to develop and acted as a virtual lightning rod for a nearby telecoms tower, which is normally struck by lightning about 100 times a year. it struck by lightning about 100 times a ear. ., ., ~ struck by lightning about 100 times a ear, ., ., " ,., ., struck by lightning about 100 times a ear. ., , , a year. it took so long because we started from _ a year. it took so long because we started from scratch. _ a year. it took so long because we started from scratch. and - a year. it took so long because we started from scratch. and finally l a year. it took so long because we | started from scratch. and finally we converted to a system here with four

thin disk laser heads. tech converted to a system here with four thin disk laser heads.— thin disk laser heads. tech bosses who failed to _ thin disk laser heads. tech bosses who failed to protect _ thin disk laser heads. tech bosses who failed to protect children - who failed to protect children online could face jail time. the uk government says they will make the build stronger with an amendment introducing criminal liability for senior tech managers who ignore child online safety duties. and finally, the 14th and 16 inch mac bro were unveiled this week. along with a new version for the desktop mac mini computer with the m2 chip. lara: back in vegas, we've been checking out some of the sports tech on show at ces. let me tell you about the time i ended up making a complete fool of myself on frank sinatra's golf course. mind you, it all started indoors. this is phigolf, an app and accompanying weird club ball hybrid thing that certainly does have about the right weight.

the sensors in the ball tell the app how far your shot would have gone, and the app allows you to play online with friends wherever they are in the world. oh, there we go. straight down the green. more immersive is golfplus, a vr game that turns your controller into the club. i like the way my controller really does feel like a club. as i tap it on the ground, i can feel the controller vibrating. nice touch. once you got the hang of it, you can play on replicas of golf courses around the world. yes! got a seagull. i tell you, this vr lark really is getting quite realistic. it's pretty immersive and it does feel like i'm kind of on a golf course, but i think it's time to try it for real.

it don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing, as ella fitzgerald once said. not sure how much she knew about golf, but it was certainly more than me. talking of swing, i'm going to get mine assessed. erick schlimmer is a pga apprentice and stanford golf instructor, and he's been helping to test a new online golf tuition service called golfhow. the app uploads videos of your swing to the cloud, where software analyses it and sends suggestions on changes to your posture. it'll have its work cut out with me because i've never played a round in my life. not bad. it moved. so let's have a look. "keep your back straight and tilt straight forwards." there's a model of the perfect swing and that is broken down into pieces all over the body. so itjust kind of overlays

you on that perfect model. is the perfect swing the same for everyone, regardless of how they're built? there are no two swings that are the same. right. it's like a fingerprint. so if the ai spits out, "hey, your swing path is too upright," i may as a coach say, "oh, let's disregard that "because you're re—routing the club on a good plane." now you may have seen all sorts of cool graphics and shot analyses turning up on tv coverage of your favourite sports and that expertise is now being used to help amateur players, too. this app is called golfboy. what you do is point the iphone straight down at the green, it will auto—detect the ball and then what's really clever is thatjust by looking straight down, it can have a good guess at how far the ball is going to go and how high. now that wasn't bad. the app takes 240 photos per second

and uses them to give you your estimated stats. golfboy will also watch your swing and then compare it to that of a pro, which it has to slow down to match your inferior pace. 0k, look, i'm nota golfer, so i think i'm going to leave this rather chilly course and go for a different kind of drive, one that leads to the 19th hole. lara: it's that time of year when many of us want to get in shape, and i prance about testing some of the latest fitness gadgets. this is the i—percut, a smart punchbag cover which you can put over any punch bag. at the moment i'm in free mode, which means that i can decide what i want to hit. but you can also set it to guided mode where it'll light up in each

of the sensors and make sure that you're hitting in the right spot. having to see through the full workout and competing against yourself did feel more motivating than just punching at random. but it is harder work than it looks, even doing it like this. i'm a bit slow with this. i'd be in terrible trouble if there was a person punching. and as with any activity tracking, you can be surprised by its findings. bit exhausting, really. but i'm done for now. i'm looking at the data and there's some surprising news here. generally very weak, not very skilled, but apparently with my knees, i was pretty strong and i thought i was doing much better with the upper body. but it's my lower body that i was much stronger at. i was particularly weak at the top, although i did keep going and i think the stamina element is also quite important. so it's notjust about how hard you hit, honestly. here's another for the reflexes. blazepod is a workout for the mind

and body that's shifting from use by professional athletes and coaches to any of us. the idea is that these pods light up different colours and you've got to move quickly from one to another as they light up, each one assigned for a different exercise. now, you set it all through the app. there's loads of different workouts you can plan and then you just tap your foot on here to get started. 0k, green is starjump. red is... what was red? red was push—ups. now for another workout, i have to tap each one as it lights up at speed. this involves less thought, but more needing to move fast and hit it properly. a bit stressful. reminds me of that dance game i used to play.

there are also multiple player options and the system is recommended for rehab, where testing memory and reaction times can be pivotal for recovery. 0h! please tell me this is over. 0k. i'd better get up and on my bike. this is starting to feel like a tech triathlon. this may look like a normal bike, but the tyre isn't your average tyre. instead of being filled with air, a form of nickel titanium is coiled inside it. with 80 times the elasticity of steel, it has the give that's needed without the risk of needing to be pumped up. this is what the super elastic metal inside looks like and once it's coated in polyurethane, it looks like this and bounces like that. metl hopes to be the only tyre

that your bike will ever need without tears, punctures or messy sealant to contend with. the technology behind it came out of nasa's research for its mars rover programme. and if it can make it to space, i guess it can make it down the street. and to ride, well, it feels pretty normal. after all of that, i think i deserve a break. so now i'm testing a breathing coach. 0xa is this device which comes attached to a loungewear bra and connects to an app. i'm wearing one now and it's going to monitor how calm i am, my breathing rate and my heart rate. the aim is that overall it makes you feel less stressed and sleep better. but right now it's time for some meditation. i could go to sleep, but i don't think i'm meant to. of course the whole idea of meditation is that you've got to keep doing it.

um, let's see. my journey to calmness. it's worked. i've become calmer since i've been doing it. my score has gone up from 66 to 72. my average calmness is that i'm relaxed. she sighs 0k. every time i test any stress—related device, it tends to indicate that if i was any calmer, i'd be dead. but at least there was some change here. and if i want to get all worked up again, well, i definitely know how to do that, too. oh, the push—ups, they're the worst ones. ugh! tell you what, i wouldn't mess with you after watching you box. the kicks were a bit clumsy, though, but it was a workout and it was fun. it depends on your definition of fun, i suppose. anyway, that's it from us, from las vegas. thanks for watching. we'll be back next week. see you.

hello. milder air is trying to push and from the atlantic at the moment, but it's going to be a real struggle to get everywhere over the coming days. it is all linked into this zone of cloud which is pushing off the atlantic through the overnight period into saturday. it does mean a grey day for parts of scotland, northern ireland. could be further light rain or drizzle around into the afternoon, especially across western scotland. some with a bit of hill snow too into the grampians. but much of eastern scotland stays dry. increased cloud later across the north and west of england and wales, turning the sunshine hazy. but for much of england and wales, sunny skies overhead, but where the fog lingers, a cold day. there has been a few fog patches so far, only one or 2 degrees if they don't shift compared

to eight or nine celsius where there are windy and mildly conditions in western scotland and northern ireland. it is going to remain breezy here through the night, another batch of heavy rain pushes in later in the night. and cloud increases to wales and western parts of england, so not as cold here compared with last night, but a very cold night through central eastern england. a sharp frost. temperatures down to —7 for one or two rural areas, compared to 9 degrees in western scotland and northern ireland. and that milder air is running around the top edge from the atlantic about this area of high pressure, which extends all the way through into russia and it is under that, that keeps things dry and cold to the south and east. some lingering fog patches across parts of east anglia and the southeast. reasonably sunny for the midlands, southwards and eastwards, but a lot more cloud in northern and western england and temperatures struggling to lift up here. but a very mild day for northern ireland and western scotland. it should brighten up relatively in the morning, but further outbreaks of rain, southern scotland and also edging into irish sea coasts. we do it all again on monday. similar sort of weather pattern. the mildest air running around the northern edge of this area of high pressure. some wetter conditions at times on monday in the north of scotland with that breeze.

still potential around these irish sea coasts. some patchy rain or drizzle, but some sunny spells to the south and east of england where the fog clears. and some of that fog will linger, just two or three degrees through parts of east anglia, 10—11 celsius again to the north and the west of the country. the pattern really doesn't shift into tuesday. it is this weather front which could bring slight changes into the second half of the week, but for tuesday, at least cross some parts in northeast scotland, we could get as high as around 1a degrees. temperatures, though, across the southern areas, you can see from the london forecast, only lifting up a little bit too around average for the time of year, but always a bit milder across scotland and northern ireland.

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... president zelensky says he'll keep asking western allies to send modern tanks to ukraine, after a meeting of more than 50 countries ended without agreement. translation: we will still have to fight for the - supply of modern tanks, but every day we make it more obvious there is no alternative to making the decision on tanks. in the uk, labour calls for the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi to be sacked after reports he paid a tax penalty as part of a multi—million pound settlement with authorities. chris hipkins is set to become new zealand's next prime minister, replacing jacinda ardern, who announced her resignation on thursday. millions of people around the world prepare for lunar new year.

and britain's andy murray is out of the australian open.