for the pbs newshour in las vegas, i'm steve goldbloom. >> woodruff: again, the major developments ofded in france, as police killed two brothers who'd slaughtered a dozen people in paris. another gunman died in a separate shootout, along with four hostages. and the u.s. economy added 250,000 jobs in december, making 2014 the best year for job creation since 1999. and a reminder about some upcoming programs from our pbs colleagues. gwen ifill is preparing for "washington week," which airs later this evening. here's a preview: ifill: france becomes the focal point of the latest round of terror attacks az as islamic extremists target the police. we explain the standoffs tonight on washington week. judy. woodruff: on pbs newshour weekend >> woodruff: on pbs newshour weekend saturday, the latest on the attacks in france, and we continue the discussion on the tense relationship between minority communities and the police in american cities. and we'll be back, right here, on monday, with a conversation about the continued relevancy of the national endowments for the arts and humanities, 50

we sent special correspondent steve goldbloom to las vegas to check it out. >> reporter: if this carit's from the future that's because it is. it's the mercedes luxury in motion. with inward facing seats and gesture recognition technology, it was drawing a crowd at the consumer electronic show this month in las vegas. some 20,000 tech products were launched at c.e.s. this year from recreational drones to smart kitchen appliances. but one of the most buzzed about showings was a preview of the driverless car. >> this is a pretty big deal for us. >> reporter: jen-hsun huang is the c.e.o. of nvidia, a silicon valley based technology company that unveiled the tegra x1 superchip, a brand new computing platform for cars. >> one of the biggest revolutions going on right now is the building of and the creating of the autonomous driving car. >> reporter: just a few years ago, nvidia was at c.e.s. showing off their high-speed processor for video games on x-box. that expertise has now found its way inside the car. >> we're here to announce a supercomputing chip we'll be able to recognize ambulan