Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
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Software Defining Cars #CES2018
At CES 2018, Denso, the self-described world’s 2nd largest mobility provider, gave a preview of the increasing importance of software to its operation with an explanation of its hypervisor. In October, Denso made a strong statement that software is at its core : https://www.denso.com/global/en/news/news-releases/2018/20181019-g01/ As cars shift to electric-power and autonomy becomes a priority, software…
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Viodi View – 12/08/18
The Americans with Disabilities Act, championed by the late President Bush, has removed barriers and improved the lives of people of all abilities. For instance, who doesn’t appreciate the utility of a door with levered handles that allow one to open by simply pushing with their gluteus maximus while carrying a young child and bag of…
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Smart Paint – Giving Autonomy to Cars and People #SmartDrivingCar
Princeton’s Dr. Alain Kornhauser has often emphasized the importance of good signage and road paint to help improve autonomous vehicle guidance. As he points out, good markings are helpful for human drivers as well. It is right then that one of the exhibitors at Kornhauser’s 2018 SmartDrivingCar Summit demonstrated an additive that can integrate paint into…
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Fit and Forget & Many More Ways the World Is Changing #IDTechEx
Roads that generate electricity, solar-powered planes that stay up for weeks at a time and electricity storage that is a part of a structure are the types of things that Dr. Peter Harrop sees in the not-too-distant future.¹ Harrop, the Chairman of the Board of IDTechEx, brings a unique, informed and practical perspective to how…
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The Efficient, Smart & Instant Domicile #IDTechEx
A self-contained house that doesn’t require a foundation or connection to the electrical grid and that is 20x more energy efficient than traditional construction techniques is the promise of PassivDom’s Dom.ai, smart home. Those construction techniques include 3D-printing of the walls using special polymer composite materials, plug and play design and robotic assembly, yielding build-times…
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Viodi View – 11/17/18
A CEO of a German company, a CEO of a Dubai-founded company, and a CEO of a Ukrainian-founded company walk into the IDTechEx Show! and what do they have in common? They all ventured to Silicon Valley to network and discuss their respective cutting-edge technology products that are moving from concept to production. The developments…