BROWSING: autonomous vehicles
How MEC can help support the IoT
Billions of devices
The IoT market is undergoing tremendous growth. While predictions and numbers vary, there is an overall trend toward an increase in web-connected devices over the next few years. Research firm Gartner, for example, forecasts the number of IoT devices to hit 20.4...
Huawei, Telefonica complete testbed for 5G-V2X technology
Huawei highlighted the testbed is a step forward towards the commercialization of 5G services
Spanish telecommunications group Telefónica and vendor Huawei have completed what the companies claim to be the world’s first proof-of-concept (PoC) testbed for 5G based vehicle communication networks (5G-V2X) in their joint...
Nvidia’s Xavier chip to bring A.I. to autonomous vehicles
Nvidia announces partnership with Volkswagen
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled an autonomous machine processor called Xavier during a press conference at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 alongside a new partnership with Volkswagen.
“In the future, every car will be self-driving. There will...
Baidu COO discusses why China is poised to dominate A.I. market
Baidu COO talks why China is well positioned to advance A.I. systems
Las Vegas, Nev. -- During a press conference at CES, Baidu COO Qi Lu emphasized how China is poised to dominate the global artificial intelligence (A.I.) market. According to Lu, China is well positioned to...
Tech leaders discuss the race to 5G at CES
CES panel talks about the role of 5G in A.I., automated cars and more
Las Vegas, Nev. -- A panelist of tech leaders gathered on stage at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Wednesday for a discussion moderated by Editor-in-Chief of SDxCentral Sue Marek about what...
BlackBerry cuts connected car deal with Baidu
BlackBerry and Chinese tech company Baidu are partnering to enable connected and autonomous vehicles, with Baidu committing to use BlackBerry's QNX safety operating system as the basis for its Apollo autonomous driving open platform.
The two companies will also work together on integrating Baidu's CarLife,high-definition...
Michigan completes truck platooning demonstration
Peloton Technology carried out the truck platooning demo with the Michigan Department of Transportation
Peloton Technology, a developer of connected and automated vehicle systems for U.S. and global freight carriers, conducted a live demonstration of driver-assistive truck platooning in Michigan.
The demonstration which took place on...
Will edge computing weed out the cloud?
The rise of the IoT
IoT devices have given birth to a tremendous amount of information, changing the way data is uploaded and shared. Traditionally, the cloud has played a pivotal role in managing the data churned by IoT devices. However, as the distance between...
AT&T: Edge computing is key to 5G use cases
Edge deployment strategy dependent on 5G use case being served
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Whether it's autonomous driving, AR/VR-type applications or myriad data-intensive smart city initiatives, moving compute, storage and processing power closer to the network edge will be key to delivering on 5G use cases. That...
Smart cities: Connectivity and beyond
At Smart Cities Week D.C., experts discuss connectivity -- and beyond
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Cities are expected to see enormous growth in the coming decades, and local, state and federal officials are hoping that technology can help mitigate some of the issues that will come along with...
Test and Measurement: Cadillac, Daimler testing new vehicle capabilities
Both Cadillac and Daimler Trucks are putting new connected vehicle technologies to the test on U.S. roads.
Cadillac has a dozen vehicles on the road that began a journey from New York City to California this week. The CT6 models have "Super Cruise," a hands-free highway driving system...
To improve road safety, Nevada is eyeing a statewide V2V network
U.S. V2V network firm Nexar signed a collaboration agreement with the Nevada Center for Advanced Mobility
The Nevada Center for Advanced Mobility (Nevada CAM) and Nexar, a technology company providing vehicle-to-vehicle network technologies for preventing road collisions and enabling autonomous mobility, have announced a strategic...
Smart cities, Vehicles and Transportation: Driverless metro transportation
Driverless metro transportation
Joe Iannello, CIO, of Capital Metro discusses driverless transportation at metropolitan areas at the Enterprise IoT Summit in Austin, Texas
https://youtu.be/y_eViRp0c1Y
Joe Iannello has been VP CIO at Capital Metro since August, 2011. Prior to joining Capital Metro, Joe spent 18 years gaining CIO...
As automation displaces the workforce, what’s our responsibility?
BARCELONA, Spain – Mobile World Congress 2017 provided a glimpse into how automation is currently enabled by the internet of things, and, down the line will be further emboldened by "5G" networks. Use cases ranging from lights out manufacturing to driverless trucking promise a...
Ford unveils smart city vision
As part of smart city initiatives, Ford will work to address air pollution and traffic congestion
U.S. vehicle manufacturer Ford said it is working with cities around the world to help address growing mobility challenges in urban environments, including gridlock and air pollution. The company said...
Bosch study: The impact of autonomous vehicles by 2025
A recent study conducted by Bosch and consulting firm Prognos looked at what autonomous vehicles will mean for the U.S., Germany and major cities in China. The report, “Connected Car Effect 2025,” concluded that safety systems and cloud-based functions can prevent around 260,000 injury...
Bosch study: The impact of autonomous vehicles by 2025
A recent study conducted by Bosch and consulting firm Prognos looked at what autonomous vehicles will mean for the U.S., Germany and major cities in China. The report, “Connected Car Effect 2025,” concluded that safety systems and cloud-based functions can prevent around 260,000 injury...
Open connected car platform sees investments from Amazon, DT
Mojio's open connected car platform looks to expand in the U.S. and European markets.
Vancouver-based Mojio, which sells an open connected car platform, raised $15 million in a funding round led by the Amazon Alexa Fund and Deutsche Telekom.
Mojio claims its open...
Autonomous vehicles key reason Ford sees 25% increase in patents
Ford Motor Company registered 1,442 patents this year, a 25% increase from 2015, and the most among the largest automakers in the U.S., according to the Detroit Free Press.
Based on data compiled by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Toyota was granted 1,368 patents...
Uber purchases AI startup, creates machine learning lab
Uber is rapidly acquiring startups as it gears up for a future filled with autonomous ride-hailing vehicles. Yesterday, the company announced the purchase of an artificial intelligence startup Geometric Intelligence to provide the core for a new central AI lab being established in Uber’s...
Uber purchases AI startup, creates machine learning lab
Uber is rapidly acquiring startups as it gears up for a future filled with autonomous ride-hailing vehicles. Yesterday, the company announced the purchase of an artificial intelligence startup Geometric Intelligence to provide the core for a new central AI lab being established in Uber’s...
BlackBerry approved for autonomous vehicle testing in Canada
BlackBerry was one of three groups approved by Ontario, Canada, to participate in an autonomous vehicle testing program. The pilot licensing program is set to allow autonomous vehicle testing with a safety driver behind the wheel.
BlackBerry QNX said it will participate alongside the...
BlackBerry approved for autonomous vehicle testing in Canada
BlackBerry was one of three groups approved by Ontario, Canada, to participate in an autonomous vehicle testing program. The pilot licensing program is set to allow autonomous vehicle testing with a safety driver behind the wheel.
BlackBerry QNX said it will participate alongside the University...
SK Telecom demonstrates 5G connected car
The telco aims to launch 5G trial networks in Seoul and other cities to support connected cars and VR
Korean mobile operator SK Telecom has deployed what it claims to be the world's largest millimeter wave-based "5G" trial network using the 28 GHz band at...