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...
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