![]() One driver wrote in a complaint to the NHTSA that their vehicle abruptly stopped on its own multiple times at speeds of 25 to 70 miles per hour. Drivers have reported that their warning lights and alarms would flash and their SUVS would suddenly brake in the middle of traffic, nearly resulting in rear-ended accidents. ![]() ![]() The recall comes in the wake of a report from the Associated Press that detailed a variety of complaints from 47 Volkswagen owners to the NHTSA. It includes 2019 through 2023 Volkswagen Atlas and 2020 through 2023 Atlas Cross Sport. and Canada due to faulty wiring harnesses that may cause the vehicle to unexpectedly brake on its own. Volkswagen has recalled over 246,000 Atlas and Atlas Sport SUVs in the U.S. Then they estimated that 10% to 20% of those planets will develop a form of intelligent life capable of interstellar communication, and that they will exist for 1,000 years to 100-million years.Volkswagen Recalls Over 246,000 Atlas and Atlas Sport SUVs For Ne, they estimated that every star that has planets will average at one to five planets being habitable, and that 100% of those planets will eventually develop both life and intelligent life. R* was estimated to be one, while Fp was estimated to be 0.5. In 1961, Frank Drake and his colleagues made an approximation of the Drake Equation. Since the rate of star formation is known, as well as the average number of planets per star, only the remaining variables need approximations. Image credit: NASA/ESAĪlthough most of the variables within the Drake Equation are unknown, that hasn’t stopped some scientists from making rough estimates of these variables to approximate the number of intelligent civilizations in our galaxy. All the remaining variables remain unknown, and only Ne is likely to be determined in the near future.Įstimates There are over 100-billion stars in our galaxy, most of which are likely accompanied by at least one planet. Interestingly, astronomers now believe that almost every star is accompanied by at least one planet. The current estimated rate of star formation in the Milky Way is around one to two stars a year. The only two that have estimates are R* and Fp. The equation itself is rather straightforward and makes sense, yet unfortunately, virtually none of these variables have known values. ![]() Fc is the number of those planets where an intelligent civilization capable of interstellar communication develops, and L is the length of time those civilizations exist for. Fi is the number of those planets that end up producing intelligent life. F1 is the number of those planets that actually do develop life. Ne is the number of planets that can potentially develop habitable conditions. Fp is the number of those stars that have planets. R* represents the rate of star formation within the Milky Way. All of the variables that come after represent various factors that are likely to influence the number of intelligent civilizations, and each value is multiplied by the other. In this equation, N represents the number of intelligent civilizations in our galaxy that are capable of interstellar communication. The Drake Equation is as follows: N = R* x Fp x Ne x F1 x Fi x Fc x L.
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