Mar 19, 2020 | Detroit, Featured, Mobility
Since its inception at Davos in January 2017, the Seamless Integrated Mobility System (SIMSystem) project has challenged the present set of transforming technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in its promise to deliver impact for all. In June 2018, the World...
Mar 19, 2020 | Government, Smart Cities
Any future stimulus package to reboot the economy after the worst of the coronavirus is over would likely include major infrastructure funding. The authors of this Green New Deal — taking their lead from the Congressional plan that would invest heavily to fight...
Mar 19, 2020 | Internet of Things
Have you ever been in a disaster? I have, and you probably have, too. One of the worst things about them is that, when you need help, you can’t get it because communication links fall apart. That’s when The Linux Foundation Project...
Mar 19, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Mapping
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp has partnered with Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta to develop a high definition (HD) mapping platform in China for autonomous driving vehicles, Momenta said in a statement. Maps are key to allowing autonomous vehicles to...
Mar 19, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured
Following Waymo’s announcement that it would limit its ride-hailing service in Phoenix, Arizona and autonomous car testing on California roads in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several competitors have adopted similar measures today and earlier this week. Uber,...
Mar 12, 2020 | Electric Vehicles, Featured
Dearborn is partnering with AAW Infrastructure Partners, L3C to launch an innovative program designed to give the City the means to purchase electric vehicles (EVs) and charging stations in the future, Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. announced. Mayor O’Reilly is...
Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
If drone delivery companies get to shape city streets to their liking, the curbside array of lamp posts, garbage cans and free magazine distribution boxes will be joined someday by docking stations for their aircraft. Matternet on Tuesday unveiled a 10-foot tall kiosk...
Mar 12, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security
Security professionals need a varied bag of tricks to keep up with savvy and sophisticated cybercriminals. Artificial intelligence is one valuable weapon in the arsenal as it can handle certain tasks faster and more efficiently than can human beings. But AI being AI,...
Mar 12, 2020 | Smart Cities, Sustainability
In this day and age of increasing social isolation, there is a noticeable trend of people relocating to cities and towns that offer a higher quality of life. Certainly, drivers such as a lower cost of living, vast open space, and a top-notch school system come to mind...
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