Dec 10, 2020 | Climate, Featured, Smart Cities
The incoming Biden administration has been praised by some experts for its potential benefits for the nation’s crumbling infrastructure and the smart city technology market, which includes areas like artificial intelligence (AI), smart grids, and other...
Dec 3, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Healthcare
Scientists have hailed a “once in a generation” breakthrough for our understanding of the human body that paves the way for new treatments for dozens of diseases, from malaria to cancer. It could also help feed the world and even solve the plastic crisis. Artificial...
Dec 3, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured
The world has been inching toward fully autonomous cars for years. In China, one company just got even closer to making it a reality. On Thursday, AutoX, an Alibaba (BABA)-backed startup, announced it had rolled out fully driverless robotaxis on public...
Dec 3, 2020 | Electric Vehicles, Europe, Featured
Carmakers have sold more than 500,000 battery electric cars in Europe during 2020, a milestone in a move away from fossil fuels. Sales of all plug-in cars, including hybrids, have surpassed 1m during the year in the UK and the largest 17 European markets, according to...
Nov 19, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Investment
Volkswagen has raised its planned investment on digital and electric vehicle technologies to 73 billion euros ($86 billion) over the next five years as it seeks to hold onto its crown as the world’s largest carmaker in a new green era. Under a plan...
Nov 19, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Rideshare
Uber may be close to waving the white flag on its autonomous driving ambitions. The ride-hail giant is reportedly in talks to sell its Advance Technologies Group — which has been beset by infighting and setbacks — to self-driving car startup Aurora. The talks have...
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