Oct 14, 2021 | 5G, Drones, Robots
Robot dogs, internet-controlled drones and a 5G upgrade are among technology being trialled to enhance the visitor experience at Sherwood Forest. Nottinghamshire County Council said the work would make it the world’s first 5G-connected forest. The authority...
Oct 14, 2021 | Africa, Climate, Food
Despite efforts made in agricultural research and extension in the past, food and nutrition security remains a major challenge in Africa. This is, among other things, due to inefficient implementation and exchange of technologies and knowledge to end users along with...
Oct 14, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Climate, Electric Vehicles
The 21st century has no shortage of companies claiming “world’s first” status for their products. Few stand up to sustained scrutiny. So when Volvo today unveiled an autonomous vehicle produced using fossil-free steel, how big a deal was it? Short answer: pretty big....
Oct 14, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Michigan, Safety
Autonomous vehicle development and road construction updates powered by artificial intelligence are at the top of the wish list for the Michigan Council on Future Mobility and Electrification. The council was established last year to put forth proposals on ways...
Oct 14, 2021 | Business, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Work
Volkswagen’s CEO Herbert Diess told a supervisory board meeting in September that the company could lose 30,000 jobs if it transitioned too slowly to electric vehicles (EVs), two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Competition from...
Oct 14, 2021 | Investment, Mobility
Electric mobility startup Swft has raised $10 million in seed funding that it will use to expand its light-duty vehicle offerings, grow its team and scale its inventory management and supply chain systems. The company, which already has a deal to offer its three new...
Oct 14, 2021 | Industrial Automation, Industry 4.0, Internet of Things
New research by Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, reveals that investment in the Internet of Things (IoT) is set to overtake cloud computing, next generation security, big data analytics and other digital transformation technologies...
Oct 14, 2021 | Featured, Space
Ninety-year-old William Shatner, who gained fame portraying Captain Kirk on the original “Star Trek,” just hitched a ride aboard a suborbital spacecraft that grazed the edge of outer space before parachuting to a landing, making Shatner the oldest...
Oct 14, 2021 | Transit, Transportation
Aloni Brantley is living at home with her mother as she commutes to campus during her freshman year at Wayne State University. While her family recently got a car, they previously had to rely on others for transportation for more than a year. Brantley’s mother,...
Oct 7, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Environment
Since the 19th century, red squirrels have faced a rival in our woodlands – bigger grey squirrels, which were imported from North America. This constant competition has meant that red squirrels are now almost extinct in Southern England, except for a few on the Isle...
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