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  • Google’s Potential End Game – Transport and Organize the World’s People, Not Just Information

    Google’s Potential End Game – Transport and Organize the World’s People, Not Just Information

    The Year 2040 – Somewhere in Silicon Valley [dropshadowbox align=”right” effect=”lifted-both” width=”250px” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Read More Technology to Make the Science Fiction, Fact Tens of Billions of New Revenue – It Moves the Needle Policy Implications at the Local Level – From First Mover Advantage to Must-Have The Big Question Meanwhile, Back in…

  • Automated Inspection for a World of Flying Robots [and those on the ground]

    Automated Inspection for a World of Flying Robots [and those on the ground]

    Recent headlines about outdated U.S. Air Traffic Control technologies have raised concerns about the scalability of automated flights, from drones to electric aircraft carrying passengers. However, these challenges are not insurmountable. The FAA, NASA, and industry leaders are actively developing procedures and regulations to manage a sky teeming with flying robots. Amid this transformation, one…

  • Is it a Plane? Is it a Ship? It’s a Flying Ship

    Is it a Plane? Is it a Ship? It’s a Flying Ship

    And It Wants to Revolutionize Coastal Cargo Echoing the Soviet “Caspian Sea Monster,” a sleek craft zips over a Caribbean bay at 115 miles per hour, delivering groceries to an island for a fraction of today’s $10–$30/gallon milk prices. It lands on any beach – no port needed – powered by silent electric motors. This…

  • Giving Vehicles Better Vision – Lidar-like Performance at Radar-like Cost

    Giving Vehicles Better Vision – Lidar-like Performance at Radar-like Cost

    Lawrence D. Burns, PH.D., provides an overview of Neural Propulsion Systems “HROS” technology, a solution that dramatically improves radar resolution and safety capabilities. By leveraging advanced AI and mathematics, NPS unlocks “crystal clear visibility” for automotive and other safety-critical applications.1 As background, Burns is one of NPS’s all-star industry advisors that includes former GM Chairman…

  • Community of Innovation – Chandler, AZ

    Community of Innovation – Chandler, AZ

    Thinking of the city as a corporation whereby the council serves as a board of directors, setting strategic direction, and ensuring its vision is implemented by city staff is the philosophy of the city of Chandler, Arizona. In the above interview, councilmember Mark Stewart indicates that a big part of its success is its focus…

  • Common Sense about Smart Driving

    Common Sense about Smart Driving

    It was a lucky coincidence that Princeton’s 6th SmartDrivingCars Summit coincided with the decade anniversary of the publication of Google’s Potential End Game – Transport and Organize the World’s People, Not Just Information. What differentiates this conference is its host, Dr. Alain Kornhauser, and his focus on people. The theme of the SmartDrivingCars conference series…

  • The Start of a Journey to Deliver the Last 50 Feet

    The Start of a Journey to Deliver the Last 50 Feet

    A journey of a thousand miles may begin with a single step, but the most difficult part of a package’s journey is the last 50 feet. It is between the delivery truck and a consumer’s residence that is difficult to automate. As seen in the interview above, Vault Robotics, a spinout from the Safe Robotics…