Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
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Is This Mini-Mobility Solution Really a Packet Bus? #CES2020
A bus that dynamically changes size is one way to think about Kiwee’s two-person vehicles. These electric vehicles are designed to be coupled to improve throughput in denser areas and then go there own way to the less dense areas where there typically wouldn’t be bus coverage. From a rider perspective, the experience is similar…
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Viodi View – 02/08/20
Cable TV Innovation Leads to Wi-Fi Leads to Unexpected Innovation It was maybe 1983 when one of the smartest, most practical and knowledgeable analog/RF engineers I have ever known told me that lasers couldn’t be made linear enough to be directly modulated by the RF spectrum. The implications for this were huge in that it…
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Going Where Long Haul Trucking Can’t
With as many as 8 of 10 communities inaccessible by road, aviation is a critical part of Alaska’s infrastructure that ensures the delivery of fresh food, mail, and cargo to the entire population, according to a 2017 report (PDF) from the American Society of Civil Engineers. Seizing on this opportunity, Ed De Reyes, CEO of…
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Spectrum 2020 – Licensed by Rule
The idea of a rule-based approach to spectrum management was a recurring topic at the WCA’s Spectrum 2020 event. Although the theme of this year’s panel was unlicensed wireless, much of the focus was on an innovative approach to spectrum management that relies on rules and machines to dynamically harmonize the usage and ensure maximum…
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Preparing Communities for Takeoff
“We are focused on helping state and local decision-makers with figuring out urban mobility, understanding what e-VTOL aircraft are, what their opportunities and challenges are, and how to integrate this new technology into their communities and into their existing transportation landscapes in the most productive, most positive, most responsible way possible,” said Anna Mracek Dietrich,…
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Viodi View – 01/24/20
Could electrified, autonomous air mobility be a catalyst for a rural renaissance? Although most of the hype at CES was around the George Jetson future of flying air taxis and flying cars in city centers, the reality is that the adoption of the third dimension for everyday travel will be evolutionary and will start in…