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Mach 5 aircraft technology | The Edge

Mach 5 aircraft technology would enable flight times of 4.5 hours from Europe to Australia. CNBC goes behind the scenes with the latest innovators to find out more Subscribe to CNBC International: http://bit.ly/1eiWsDq Teams in Oxford, U.K., and Boston, U.S., are working on new designs for plane engines, with the potential to create a “very high-speed aircraft” and take fuel out of the equation altogether. CNBC takes a look at both options. Scimitar is a prototype jet engine from UK-based Reaction Engines. Developers tell CNBC that the experimental apparatus can extend the speed, the power, and the range of existing systems by up to 5 times the speed of sound. […]

BMW Driverless Car | The Edge

BMW’s driverless car gets a test drive on Germany’s autobahn. CNBC’s Ross Westgate hits the autobahn in BMW’s driverless Car to see how it handles real driving experience. Subscribe to CNBC International: http://bit.ly/1eiWsDq Self-driving, autonomous cars, like the BMW driverless sedan uses lasers and ultrasonic sensors to provide 360 degree surveillance. The GPS system pinpoints a cars position within centimeters. CNBC.com for more great clips: http://cnb.cx/1o2BRDO CNBC International playlist: http://bit.ly/1u34e9a Like us on CNBC’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/cnbc Follow us on CNBC’s Twitter accounts Tweets by cnbcworld https://twitter.com/CNBC