May 12, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Trucks
As the world readies itself for self-driving vehicles on its roadways, one of the biggest concerns on everyone’s mind is safety. After all, sharing the road with autonomous vehicles can be a bit daunting to people who don’t exactly trust computers....
May 5, 2022 | Cyber Security, Government, Quantum Computing
Through two presidential directives, the Biden administration announced a new policy framework to maintain its competitive advantage in quantum technology while mitigating the cyber risk. Quantum computing, for the most part of it, is still in the early days of...
May 5, 2022 | Business, Featured, Robots
One of my favorite robots of the last few years is named Cassie. Little more than a pair of bipedal robotic legs, the robot was designed as a robust R&D tool for ground mobility applications. It’s a cool robot, and it’s a great illustration of a...
May 5, 2022 | Electric Vehicles
In many ways, driving an electric vehicle is the same as driving one with an internal-combustion engine, though refueling and other ownership aspects are certainly different, and we’ve recognized that the considerations for buying a used EV are quite different as...
May 5, 2022 | Defense, Drones
Ukraine’s Snake Island was one of Russia’s first conquests in the wider war between Russia and Ukraine that began on the night of Feb. 23. Russian naval forces on Feb. 24 ordered the island’s 100-strong garrison to surrender—and received an infamous reply. “Russian...
May 5, 2022 | Electric Vehicles, Europe
German carmaker Volkswagen AG will invest $10.6 billion to make electric vehicles and batteries in Spain, Chief Executive Herbert Diess said on Thursday, around 3 billion euros more than it had previously committed. The company also announced a partnership deal with...
May 5, 2022 | Biotech, Featured, Healthcare, Robots
If you want to see the unfettered power of cooperation, you need look no further than colonial insects. In the 1998 DreamWorks Animation film Antz we follow Z, an ant who is tired of working for the benefit of the colony and wants to chart his own path...
May 5, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Drones
Scientists from China’s Zhejiang University have unveiled a drone swarm capable of navigating through a dense bamboo forest without human guidance. The group of 10 palm-sized drones communicate with one another to stay in formation, sharing data collected by on-board...
May 5, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles
Apple is investigating how an Apple Car could interpret voice commands with an outgrowth of Siri technology, automatically decide where best to drive the user in response, and then ask for more details about where to park. You’ve already lost the...
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