we've heard it all before thomas cars are already here at least that's what they want us to believe car companies doing what they can to prove the skeptics the future is now at the c.e.o.'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 ford 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 u.s. owners of folks walking diesels for its part in the emissions cheating scandal. and so fisherman ski is on wall street for us so if we should ford take this lawsuit seriously. yes then you know we have seen the damage products mark has drawn upon themselves the devil you have struggled to draw a line under a scandal and hit enormous costs of thirty billion dollars i'm talking about a v.w. remember the days when everyone could just blame products who are not anymore in january twenty eighth who we know more than we can say we have seen multiple cheaters seems like it was a trend among auto makers to cheat maybe because there were quieter moments in terms of reducing emissions while still building a car were simply not realistic or they really didn't want to go the easiest way

would 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 because of ford should watch moving from cons 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 about factors like really cold weather and up america our political analyst. showing 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 oil companies for damaging the environment what exactly does the city hope to get out. they just want their money back no 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 york city to make a case against kompany if it's possible to precisely measure it what portion of a disaster such as heart of a can we attribute it to the planet it's changing climate and then there's something known as climate attribution finds 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 coming because our 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 so it's driving 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. it has three l. sixty degree sensing radar sensing lives are sensing and vision and the fuse that information together so we can combine basically the readings and we track all the objects along i don't often get 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 that comes in sixteen different versions expected to debut at the tokyo olympics in twenty twenty toyota says pits 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 onboard driver entertainment with highly promising artificial intelligence it should hit the road inside two months if you are driving at it 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 that i've bought and set your navigation to your office address and you get to get into the car and it just

drives the way you drive it and you don't have to interact with the navigation system at all comparable hyundai i's picture is 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 i was made. 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 crypto currency for photographers 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 a specialized in digital printing after unveiling his 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're 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 la cologne in cape town are not only recognized by the restaurant's

guests they've also received great reviews from the tourist review site trip advisor. if it means the world to the theme we put in fourteen fifteen zero with a 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 list through it with that the combination of flavors that you don't see a lot of other places and 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 be the type you find in beauty products are washing down our drains polluting water supplies and the food tray now the united kingdom is banning the manufacture of the plastic particles. in this ocean lies an invisible threat might create b. the plastic particles can be found in face scrubs toothpaste and shower gel and a deadly from a 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 actual ingredients with in products. we've recommended the latte levy because of the recyclability of coffee cups and we've also recommended that producers who make hard to recycle products hold paper and plastic products should be forced to pay more for them there are many biodegradable replacements for plastic microbial but they are mostly found in the more expensive brands. we've got pumice powder here which we use in both to put out it's a little bit more exposed to it saying we've got grounds rice powder which we use in all facial scrubs as well and the benefits of things that because we never use plastic they're biodegradable they break down in the oceans they don't get into the food 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

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