Category: Technology

  • Next Generation Shared Transport in Las Vegas and Beyond #CES2018

    Next Generation Shared Transport in Las Vegas and Beyond #CES2018

    Will shared rides be part of the future of autonomous vehicles? Navya believes the answer is yes, as autonomous, connected, electric and shared was the premise behind their demonstrations at International CES2018. Since late 2017, Navya has been supplying the vehicles for the AAA-sponsored, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and Keolis North America (Keolis)-operated…

  • Autonomous Shuttles = Improved Mobility & More #CES2018

    Autonomous Shuttles = Improved Mobility & More #CES2018

    10 passengers and 11.5 miles per hour are the typical occupancy and speed of the public transit bus in the United States, according to Keolis’ EVP Market Innovation and Development, Andreas Mai.* With these statistics in mind, Mai points to the opportunity associated with autonomous technology to optimize bus size and frequency to meet actual demand.…

  • Shared Bikes & More Without Fixed Infrastructure

    Shared Bikes & More Without Fixed Infrastructure

    In the above video, filmed at Pepcom’s Digital Experience held in conjunction with CES2018, LimeBike’s VP of Marketing and Partnerships, Caen Contee made a prediction that LimeBike would grow by 300,000 bikes in the U.S. in just a quarter or two. Judging by this author’s February visit to Scottsdale, AZ and his use of LimeBike…

  • JEDEC Forum:  Artificial Intelligence/ML/DL & IT Requirements for Edge Computing

    JEDEC Forum: Artificial Intelligence/ML/DL & IT Requirements for Edge Computing

    Introduction: Several new ideas, concepts and forecasts were made at JEDEC’s Mobile & IOT Forum on March 26, 2018 in Santa Clara, CA. Those related To Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning/ Deep Learning and New IT Requirements for Edge Computing are summarized in this article.  In particular, three presentations are detailed while some thoughts on AI/ML for…

  • It’s the Edge Cases You’ve Got to Get Right

    It’s the Edge Cases You’ve Got to Get Right

    “Data as the new source code,” was one of the many thought-provoking statements made by Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang in his keynote speech at Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference. In the above interview, autonomous vehicle expert and Princeton professor, Alain Kornhauser, gives his take on Huang’s talk and other news, including: the role of the human…

  • Non-Board OCP Equipment Purchases Top $1.2B in 2017;  5 year CAGR forecast of 59%

    Non-Board OCP Equipment Purchases Top $1.2B in 2017; 5 year CAGR forecast of 59%

    Executive Summary: The OCP (Open Compute Project) commissioned IHS Markit to do a market study of who, besides OCP Board members, were using OCP specified hardware and to estimate/forecast the resulting revenue.  Also, to identify concerns and barriers to successful deployments.  Cliff Grossner, Ph.D. Sr. Research Director & Advisor Cloud & Data Center Research Practice…