Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor

  • Importing Transparent Videos into Vegas 13

    Importing Transparent Videos into Vegas 13

    [This article is dedicated to Jeanne Wilber, who was generous with her sharing of knowledge] Recently, Roger Bindl and I had a fairly simple sounding challenge; import an Adobe Effects project into Vegas 13 (formerly owned by Sony and now owned by the German company, MAGIX).. Despite What the Menu Says, It’s Not Possible to Import…

  • Fusing Sensors to Make a Smarter Driving Experience

    Fusing Sensors to Make a Smarter Driving Experience

    Last April, a RAND report suggested that it would be nearly impossible to drive enough miles to prove the safety benefits of autonomous vehicles..It suggested that alternatives, such as simulations, would be needed to supplement the real-world conditions. The answer to part of this challenge may lie with video games. It may not be the actual…

  • Viodi View – 09/17/16

    Viodi View – 09/17/16

    What should the role of telecom providers be in the so-called Internet of Things? @GoFarley inspired that question with his Tweet about Verizon’s aggressive push into the “Things” part of the Internet. Is being the central nervous system of IoT enough or should a provider extend beyond the telecom network to be the brains (e.g.…

  • Autonomous Vehicles Staying the Course with a Fiber Gyro #AVS16

    Autonomous Vehicles Staying the Course with a Fiber Gyro #AVS16

    Redundancy of inputs might be the secret sauce that will lead to the expected safety improvements of autonomous transportation. In the above interview, Sean McCormack, Director, FOG/OEM Sales for KVH Industries, talks about KVH’s inertial sensor as a way for an autonomous vehicle to understand where it is at all times, even, in those cases…

  • Viodi View – 09/06/16

    Viodi View – 09/06/16

    The announcement and demonstrations by farm implement manufacturer, CNH Industrial, make it pretty clear that autonomous technologies will have a huge impact on rural areas just as they will make a huge difference to urban landscapes. This could be a boon to places that face shortages of people to drive tractors and combines, but, at the same time, has the potential…

  • Automation Will Be a Continuum

    Automation Will Be a Continuum

    “You will need all of them”, says Dr. Louay Eldada. Eldada, CEO of Quanergy was referring to the idea of fusing multiple types of sensors together to paint a complete picture of a vehicle’s environment. This picture Eldada describes is one that is more crisp and extensive (360 degree view) than what a human could see. Quanergy’s…