Mar 25, 2021 | Drones, Law Enforcement, Robots
The department’s Special Operations Unit (SOU) used a robot and drone with cameras to find Hall hiding underneath insulation in the attic of the townhome. Captain Cary Gensemer said the technology gives responding officers an added layer of safety that wouldn’t...
Mar 25, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Testing
Yandex, Russia’s multi-hyphenate internet giant, began testing its autonomous cars on Moscow’s icy winter roads over three years ago. The goal was to create a “universal” self-driving vehicle that could safely maneuver...
Mar 25, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business
Self-driving vehicles should ideally accomplish a few things: convenience for operators/owners of vehicles, cost reduction for commercial vehicles (no driver), and safer roads (fewer and less severe crashes). This last item, if true, will significantly lower the risks...
Mar 25, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Defense, Drones
Automation is increasingly making its way into the modern-day battlefield, and the armed forces are being re-shaped accordingly. The UK government has unveiled new plans to re-organize defense over the next 10 years, with heavy investments in new technologies to be...
Mar 25, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Healthcare
The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, has launched a “Crisis Contact Simulator” to help train counselors and prepare them to support youth in crisis. Developed in collaboration...
Mar 25, 2021 | Cyber Security, Featured, Internet of Things
As the number of consumer-oriented Internet of Things (IoT) devices grows, so does the interest of cybercriminals, new research has found. A report from Atlas VPN based on data published by cybersecurity firm SonicWall found that malware attacks against IoT devices...
Mar 25, 2021 | Environment, Featured, Telecommunications
Officials at Yellowstone National Park are seeking public comment on an environmental assessment to consider replacing the park’s aging telecommunication system with an underground fiber optic line. Public comment, which will be accepted through April 21, is expected...
Mar 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
South Korea’s SK Holdings Co Ltd 034730.KS said on Thursday it and China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd GEELY.UL will each invest $30 million in a new mobility investment fund whose size they plan will reach $300 million in...
Mar 18, 2021 | Mobility, Rideshare
Before Covid struck, ride-hail companies embraced shared trips with gusto. As mounting evidence suggested that individual Uber and Lyft trips worsen traffic congestion, pooled service seemed to offer a more city-friendly product. “We think the transformation of car...
Mar 18, 2021 | Agriculture, Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Robots
Monarch Tractor, a startup cofounded by a member of the Mondavi wine family, is leveraging technology more commonly associated with battery-powered Teslas and autonomous Waymo vans to create electric robotic tractors it says can make farming safer and more...
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