Category: Technology
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An Electrifying People Moving Alternative – Part 1
IDTechEx projects that within the next few years that electric buses will represent the largest market for advanced and post-Li-ion batteries. With orders from over 30 transit agencies, one of the driving forces behind the demand for electric buses is Proterra. In part one of this two-part interview, Proterra CEO and president, Ryan Popple, discusses…
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The Maturation of the Autonomous Vehicle Space
Reflecting upon the comments and insight from this week’s Automated Vehicle Symposium 2017, the automated vehicle space feels like the Video on Demand space did a couple of decades ago. The technology wizards are making great progress and its obvious the industry is maturing because there are multiple companies addressing both mainstream challenges, as well…
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You See Driverless Mobility in the Near-Future
Beyond safety and improved accessibility, driverless technologies promise a blank canvas for vehicle designers to redefine the mobility experience. UISEE Technologies, a Beijing-based company formed in 2016, is approaching mobility from a fresh perspective that is often difficult for incumbents. In the above interview, filmed at International CES2017, UISEE co-founder, Xin Zhou, explains how the…
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DSRC or 5G?
Which radio technology will win the day in the autonomous vehicle future; DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications) or 5G (or 5GAA (PDF))? As Brian Daugherty, CTO of the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) suggests in the above interview, these different radio technologies are likely to be complementary, fulfilling different needs. An important premise is…
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From Vehicle Maker to Mobility Provider
Simple-to-use apps and connectivity are poised to disrupt the auto market, just as they have done to so many other markets. It is clear in this interview, filmed at International CES2107 with Jessica Robinson, Director of City Solutions for The Ford Motor Company, that Ford understands that, to adapt to the coming disruptions, mobility must…
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The Human-Machine Vehicle Interface – Don’t Forget the Human
Long before Elon Musk’s recent announcement about his brain-machine start-up, Neuralink, Michael Robinson was pondering these things in his autonomous car design with the Lancia Design Center in the late 1990s. And, as depicted in the above infographic, it is the human-machine interface that will play a big role in the acceptance of autonomous vehicles.…