Daily Links From Glimpse From a Height

• Driverless Cars Heading Commercial
  CES is going to feature a little commercial toe-dipping into the driverless car market: While Google’s self-driven Prii have been stealing headlines for the better part of two years, upcoming offerings from Audi and Toyota will likely focus on vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication technology. Details are still under wraps, but this five second clip reveals what appears to be […]
• Socialist Amusement Parks
  Detritus from the heart of Berlin: Like most things socialist, it’s better in the imagination than in reality, and tends not to be well-maintained.
• The Union Pacific Railroads and Steamships (1900)
  Another cool map from the Big Map Blog:  
• Igloo Village Boasts 20 Thermal Glass Dwellings
  This hotel got some publicity last week.  Here’s the inside: