Dec 12, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Featured
The world’s largest retailer said Tuesday it has teamed up with Nuro, a Mountain View, California-based autonomous vehicle startup, to pilot grocery deliveries in Houston. Nuro, founded in 2016, has already raised $1 billion in funding, according to...
Dec 5, 2019 | Business, Featured, Mobility
May Mobility, a Michigan-based startup that is operating autonomous shuttle services in three U.S. cities, has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Toyota Motor Corp. The funding, which comes less than a year after May Mobility raised $22 million, will be...
Dec 5, 2019 | Featured, Jobs
The use of robots in U.S. workplaces has more than doubled since the Great Recession, but the impact has hit certain areas of the country — and segments of workers — more than others. A recent report from The Century Foundation found Midwestern states such as...
Dec 5, 2019 | Climate, Featured, Smart Cities
There is no longer any credible reason to deny our part in the climate crisis. We are now facing the destruction of vital ecosystems, and every year 12.6 million people die because of environmental pollution. Cutting edge smart city technologies may be our most useful...
Nov 20, 2019 | Business, Electric Vehicles, Featured
After years of automakers losing money on EVs, including Ford’s first foray that started nearly a decade ago, Ford CEO Jim Hackett on Sunday said the Mach-E will be profitable. KEY POINTS Top performance models of the Mustang Mach-E will achieve 0-60 mph in the...
Nov 20, 2019 | Featured, Smart Cities
Whatever happened to the “smart city?” It’s alive and well but morphing into the “hyperconnected city,” powered by data analytics, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), and other advanced technologies. Among the goals: Create new business opportunities,...
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