Category: Autonomous Vehicles, New Mobility & the Built Environment
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What’s the Vision for the Smart Driving Future?
Start with the end in mind, to parrot Stephen Covey, was a recurring theme of the inaugural panel of the 4th annual Smart Driving Car Summit. Led by moderator Jim Atkinson, CEO of Guinness Atkinson Asset Management, Inc., and the president of SmartETFs and the Guinness Atkinson Funds, the panelists repeatedly discussed an overarching vision…
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Unplugged on the Carefree Highway in a Lightyear One
Up to 11,000 miles per year of driving from just sunlight is what Lightyear promises with its teardrop-shaped, five-passenger car, the Lightyear One. With five square meters of solar panels integrated into the roof and hood, Lightyear estimates the Lightyear One will receive up to 50 miles of charge from a day of sunshine. Plugging…
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C-Band 5G’s Threat to Aviation
Note: The above explainer video from Alex Scerri was added on 12/2/20 Is the impeccable safety record of aviation threatened by the use of C-Band frequencies (specifically 3.7-3.98 GHz in the U.S.) for 5G? Yes, would be the conclusion one could draw from RTCA’s November 30th, 2020 webinar, Interference Risk to Radar Altimeters from Planned…
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Cutting Edge, Automated Mobility at the Oldest National Park & Beyond
Mobility as an amenity is one way to characterize Beep’s autonomous transportation service. To paraphrase Princeton’s Dr. Kornhauser, Beep’s service is like a horizontal elevator connecting buildings spread out over a given area. In a sense, what Beep is offering is an extension of its sponsors’ customer experience. These are just a few takeaways from…
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The Solar Passenger & Cargo Bike #CES2020
An electric assist bike that can be configured as a passenger or a cargo vehicle could be a game-changer for urban and/or mountainous rural areas. With solar panel charging its onboard batteries, it provides both low operational costs and low environmental impact. The innovation extends beyond the actual vehicle, as Wello is looking at a…
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Innovation Around the Peachtree Corner
With autonomous vehicles of all types and a communications-to-everything infrastructure, Peachtree Corners, Georgia is a vision of the mobility and smart community future. An integral part of this relatively new Georgia community is a city-owned lab, the Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners. Approximately, 8,000 people work and 1,000 people live in the 500-acre boundaries of…