Jul 23, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Testing
It would be tough to name another self-driving car company developing technology or moving into new markets at the speed of AutoX. The company’s latest achievement is a coveted Driverless Permit granted by the California Department of Motor Vehicles...
Jul 23, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Car Sharing, Detroit
Self-driving car company Waymo LLC and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCHA.MI) are expanding their autonomous vehicle partnership to commercial vehicles, and Fiat Chrysler will develop fully self-driving vehicles exclusively with Waymo going forward, the companies said...
Jul 23, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Featured
Two years ago, MIT launched the Task Force on the Work of the Future, an “institute-wide” effort to study the evolution of jobs during what the college characterizes as an “age of innovation.” The faculty and student research team of more than 20 members, as well as...
Jul 16, 2020 | Michigan, Mobility, Safety
The new Office of Future Mobility and Electrification in Michigan is meant to explore the future of transportation. The office’s goal includes making the roads safer through autonomous vehicles and new technology. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Trevor...
Jul 16, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Climate, Detroit, Electric Vehicles
CARS HAVE NOT been good for the environment, to put it lightly. Transportation accounts for 28 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions, and light-duty vehicles for more than half of those. Someday, self-driving cars will appear widely in the US....
Jul 16, 2020 | Climate, Featured, Robots
This year, as hurricanes race into the warming coastal waters of the U.S., an array of seagoing robots will be waiting for them. The torpedo-shaped machines will be positioned in what amounts to no man’s land, places where no ships or humans might survive and where...
Jul 16, 2020 | Business, Robots
In one of the first trials of a robotic fry cook at a national burger chain, White Castle said it would work with Pasadena, Calif.-based Miso Robotics to test that company’s robotic chef at a restaurant in the Chicago area. It’s a trial run for...
Jul 16, 2020 | Robots, Work
In August, a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches, drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker, Telexistence, hopes will help trigger a wave of retail automation. Following that trial, store...
Jul 16, 2020 | Business, Featured, Robots, Work
Amazon announced plans Wednesday to open a new fulfillment center in Pflugerville, Texas, where some employees will work alongside robots. The retail giant is expected to launch the new 820,000-square-foot site in 2021...
Jul 16, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Robots
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has introduced eight “smart” robots to sterilise its government-run hospitals and clinics, it has confirmed in a statement. The robots – created by the Danish company, UVD Robots – are part of the emirate’s drive to use smart...
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