we've heard it all before autonomous cars are already here at least that's what they want us to believe car companies are doing what they can to prove the skeptics the future is now at the c.s. trade show in las vegas also coming up kodak has taken a snapshot of the cryptocurrency market and decided it wants in developing its own block chain technology and plastic micro beads are money spinners for the cosmetics industry so why are the brits banning them. under new winter and this is a business update the fumes of diesel gate are now swirling around for a u.s. lawsuit alleges the car giant installed emissions cheating software in two of its diesel pickups it says emissions on ford's f two fifty and three fifty super duty trucks were often five times the limit when tested under realistic conditions the lawsuit also names german car parts maker bosch which said it takes such

allegations very seriously last year bosch paid almost three hundred thirty million dollars to us owners of folks walking diesels for its part in the emissions cheating scandal. and so fishman ski is on wall street for us so free should ford take this lawsuit seriously. yes then you know we have seen the damage park's log has drawn upon themselves the devil uses struggle to draw a line under a scandal and hit enormous costs of thirty billion dollars i'm talking about v.w. remember the days when everyone could just blame parks who are not anymore in january twenty eighth who we know more than we can say we have seen lol suppose he's a cheater it seems like it was a trend among auto makers to cheat maybe because their requirements in terms of reducing emissions while still building a car were simply not realistic or they really did want to go the easiest way will

seemingly easiest way i should say we don't know much about the ford case yet but i think this has a lot of potential to really hurt the automaker here ok so ford should watch out moving from cars to the oil price now what's behind the latest price bump. it's a combination of different developments then you know on the one hand production cut led by the opec and russia continue to reduce the global supply of barclays called it a perfect storm of events in a recent research not however those factors like the really cold weather and up america are political analysts in. strong economic growth and so on may not be enough to keep me all really going the investment says at the same time yes it looks like we've reached a three year high in the oil price almost seventy dollars and staying with oil

companies now another lawsuit new york is suing the oil companies for damaging the environment what exactly does the city hope to get its. money they just want their money back next city has been spending a lot of tech spare money on fixing the devastation multiple hurricanes have left behind and now there's a field of science helping new york city to make a case against few companies it's possible to precisely measure what portion of a disaster such as hard way can be attributed to the planet's changing climate and then there's something known as climate attribution science and the authors of a new study is feed it in tracing increased temperatures and sea levels to these companies so they had better watch out as well so fisherman city on wall street thank you very much. i'm tom makers are just one example of how companies are using the consumer electronics show in las vegas as

a forum to show off their newfound tech and green credentials they're desperate to promise us low emissions self-drive in technology within a matter of a couple of years not decades and this year the show begins before you get to the convention center. tito paean vision of a driverless future is already taking shape before a visitor even reaches the c.e.o.'s. self driving taxis like this b.m.w. awaiting to take them there for now there's still a human driver on hand for emergencies but on this trip he's not needed like this. it has thing on the sixty degree sensing radar sensing light are sensing and vision and the fuse that information together so we can combine basically the readings and the track all the objects along difficult i don't often . when this toyota goes into service there'll be no need for human backup it's

a joint development between amazon and pizza hut. the transporter can carry twenty passengers but it can also double as a mobile office or the bar a tree or even a delivery van it comes in sixteen different versions expected to debut at the tokyo olympics in twenty twenty toyota says pitts on course for the future. is changing quickly and the race is on. germany's mercedes is opting for private automobiles the luxury carmaker strategy includes on board driver entertainment with highly promising artificial intelligence it should hit the road inside two months if you are driving everything in the morning at seven o'clock to your office why do you have to type in your address in the vehicle at seven in the morning or do you have to ask why the car doesn't tell you on your own and set your navigation to your office address and you just get into the car and it just drives you drive

it and you don't have to interact with the navigation system at all comparable hyundai i's pictures the next zero s u v powered by a fuel cell it converts hydrogen into electricity to drive the vehicle emitting only steam the next as main. advantage of a standard battery driven eco's is that hydrogen can be pumped as fast as petrol the drawback is that there aren't many hydrogen filling stations yet. whichever model comes to dominate future mobility the chances are it's already on show at this year's c s. the company kodak has just announced it's creating a cryptocurrency fault for talk refers called the kodak point where that photographers can register rights to their pictures as well as market them kodak was the pioneer of instant photos which developed within minutes but lost its market share with the dawn of digital photography since recovering from its bankruptcy in twenty twelve kodak has specialized in digital printing after

unveiling its plans to create a new cryptocurrency shares in kodak double now when you think of top ten restaurants your mind might wander to paris or rome but the world seventh best restaurant is located in cape town south africa according to one review website yet you might still feel you are in a european capital when you talk into one of their dishes like colombe as the restaurant is called is part of a growing trend for high class dining experiences for an ever fussy a clear on tell. some restaurants are all about quantity but the chefs here are more concerned with quality dining they combine big flavors in small dishes many restaurants worldwide do the same it's one way for chefs to garner recognition but the cooks in like holloman kid town are not only recognized by the restaurant's

guests they've also received great reviews from the tourist review site trip advisor. it means the world to the theme we put in fourteen fifteen zero is the day here every day and just to be recognized for what we put in it's an incredible. here's what the quail dish looks like when it's presented to the guests head chef scott curtain is a south african but he specializes in french cuisine. he soon wants to add asian touches to the menu if you're sitting down there taking you through this whole suite of flavors of course after course with wine pairings and but at the same time there's like an adventuresome ness to it with that the combination of flavors that you don't see in a lot of other places that every day they offer a menu with ten courses special dishes activate the palate to own five kinds of

flavor. one of the restaurants signature dishes is actually called tuna and it can luck alone restaurant as part of south africa's oldest winery even napoleon enjoyed wine from the cellars. wines from the region paired with a special dining experience could very well be worth a trip. now how about eating plastic for dinner well that's what you may already be doing micro beads the type you find in beauty products are washing down our drains polluting water supplies and the food now the united kingdom is banning the manufacture of the plastic particles. in this ocean lies an invisible threat might create be the plastic particles can be found in face crops toothpastes and shower gel and a deadly form rain life but now the u.k. is taking action the country has banned the manufacturing of products containing

micro beets and will stop sales later this year it marks a move beyond regulating plastic packaging on the outside to managing the use of non degradable plastics as actually agreed with in products. we've recommended the latte leftie because of the recyclability of coffee cups and we've also recommended that producers who make whole to recycle products hold. paper and plastic products should be forced to pay more for them there are many biodegradable replacements for plastic micro beats but they are mostly found in the more expensive brands. we've got pumice powder here which we use and it's a little bit more exposed yeah. and we've got ground rice powder which we use in all facial scrubs as well and the benefits of things because we never use plastic they're ruled by degradable if they break down in the oceans they don't get into the fee chain and we don't end up eating them for the ban could also mean future changes for companies who make cleaning products due to the widespread use of micro

beads. i'll be back with more tomorrow same time same place see that.

w.'s program guide. dot com highlights. are you up to speed on the latest technology. no. maybe time for an upgrade is. part of the future. come the most exciting work i must say working so i've created a new sense and then you are going to kind of design my perception of reality template and start making every day marsh easier. i use my implants on a daily basis that optimize the shoeman body to connect people more effectively. i hope that this will make us more ethical persons if we have a greater understanding for each other. what would life be like as a cyborg how far would people be willing to go get into so at the end of the day

these technologies can be used against us and what effect will it happen society does the human race really need an upgrade i think it's only the beginning of this . cyborg shimon machines starting february first on d w. up hi and welcome back to there is music to make a great t.v. program you need a great team and i'm so lucky here it's.