Apr 24, 2025 | Broadband, China, Smart Cities
China has officially switched on the world’s first commercial 10G broadband network in its futuristic high-tech city of Xiong’an. The launch marks a major step in the evolution of ultra-fast internet and smart city infrastructure, and a clear statement of intent from...
Apr 24, 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Robotaxis
Volkswagen of America and Uber on Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to launch a commercial robotaxi service — using autonomous electric VW ID. BUZZ vehicles — in multiple U.S. cities over the next decade. The companies expect to launch a commercial service in Los...
Apr 24, 2025 | China, Featured, Robots
China’s robots may not run as fast as humans, but they’re also in a broader race with the United States. On Saturday, the Chinese capital of Beijing hosted the world’s first half-marathon where two-legged robots ran together with people, in the latest demonstration...
Apr 24, 2025 | Agriculture, Robots
Tiny flying robots could perform such useful tasks as pollinating crops inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while mitigating some of agriculture’s harmful impacts on the environment. The latest robo-bug from an MIT lab, inspired by the anatomy of the bee,...
Apr 24, 2025 | Charging, China, Featured
Two of the world’s leading battery developers are locked in a technological race that has brought the charging time for an electric vehicle to just five minutes—about the amount of time it takes to refuel a traditional gasoline-powered car. And, in a twist with...
Apr 24, 2025 | Business, Electric Vehicles, Events, Featured
Our Smart Future: In the media, business news, educational offerings, and even in science fiction, we are often presented with the promise of a smart future. With the support of Astemo, Fontaine Modification, Yazaki, and TechTown Detroit, Global Auto Mobility...
Apr 22, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Environment
In December 2024, the University of California, Riverside, and California Institute of Technology calculated that training Meta’s Llama-3.1 produced the same amount of air pollution as more than 10,000 round trips by car between Los Angeles and New York City. The...
Apr 17, 2025 | Climate, Smart Cities
When the rainstorm began in the Brazilian city of Pindamonhangaba on December 1st, 2024, few residents anticipated the deluge that would follow. In just 24 hours, from 7AM of that day to the same time on December 2nd, the city recorded 90 millimeters of rainfall. For...
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