Tag: Transportation
Uber self-driving car program hits latest roadblock
Taxi, ride-share and delivery company, Uber, has suspended its self-driving car program following a crash involving one of its vehicles in Arizona.
The police report...
Electric car start-up NIO announces plans for first self-driving model
NIO, an electric vehicle start-up financed by Chinese investors, has announced plans to launch its first autonomous car in the United States by 2020.
The...
Bosch and Nvidia to develop AI-powered autonomous vehicle system
German engineering and electronics company, Bosch, has teamed up with US semiconductor company Nvidia to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) system for autonomous vehicles.
Speaking at...
Birmingham Airport uses IoT to monitor queues and keep passengers happy
The UK's Birmingham Airport has implemented a solution to accurately measure queues and predict waiting times, following its busiest year to date.
The airport saw...
Cloudera: Connected car data is a safety issue
Clever use of connected car data isn't just a matter of driver convenience, comfort and efficiency, but also of safety, writes Wim Stoop, senior...
Stress testing the IoT bedsprings
No bed (or dog bed) manufacturer would dream of putting their bed frames and mattresses on sale without undertaking a prolonged stage of stress...
Airbus and Italdesign unveil modular smart city transport
Italdesign and Airbus have launched an ambitious transport concept at the Geneva Motor Show.
Airbus is heavily invested in the notion of flying cars. Its...
Ducati Corse turns to IoT to test MotoGP racing bikes
The racing division of sports motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding has teamed up with Accenture to explore ways IoT and AI can be used to...
VMware/Harman alliance: OT meets IT for IoT
With the news that Harman is coming to the VMware Internet of Things (IoT) party with a goodie bag of sensors, edge analytics and...
MWC 2017: The car in front is autonomous – or soon...
BARCELONA, SPAIN – Mobile World Congress was once a ‘pure’ mobile show, an opportunity for mobile operators, carriers and technology providers to discuss and...
Vodafone claims to surpass 50 million IoT connections, but how useful...
British telecoms company Vodafone has claimed to be the first Internet of Things (IoT) mobile provider to surpass 50 million connections, but how useful are...
Start-up of the month: Chirp – turning data into sound to...
Internet of Business caught up with Moran Lerner, CEO of UK technology start-up Chirp, to talk sonic barcodes and how turning data into sound can...