Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley

  • Whisk Over the Traffic Jams & Beyond

    Whisk Over the Traffic Jams & Beyond

    With seemingly daily announcements (e.g. yesterday’s Joby/Delta home to airport press release) about electric aviation, particularly electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), it is easy to believe that we are at the peak of inflated expectations for this mode of travel. Underlying the public proclamations, glitzy graphics, and slick video animations, there are thousands of…

  • Removing Roadblocks for Others – Stephen Still

    Removing Roadblocks for Others – Stephen Still

    Stephen Still’s memorial to Heyward Patterson at the 5th Annual SmartDrivingCars Summit provided a tragic example of why better mobility options are needed for the people in countless neighborhoods and regions of the U.S. As background, Heyward Patterson was the so-called jitney driver providing rides to the grocery store for people in Buffalo without a…

  • Viodi View – 09/23/22

    Viodi View – 09/23/22

    On the eve of summer 2022, Viodi’s cameras captured some amazing stories of how two Canadian independent broadband providers are solving the rural digital divide. Now, as summer has passed, those stories of bringing fiber to the dairy, to the alpine lake, and to the home, are available, courtesy of Calix, for viewing at Sogetel…

  • Viodi View – 08/26/22

    Viodi View – 08/26/22

    It was something that a panelist at the 2022 Independent Show said that led to a lunch discussion about the challenges of broadband mapping. The conversation turned to the impact of delays on a USDA ReConnect broadband project during a time of high inflation. Fortunately, the camera was nearby to make it easy for Viodi…

  • Wireless Charging of the Autonomous Vehicle & More #sdc2022

    Wireless Charging of the Autonomous Vehicle & More #sdc2022

    [Added 12/16/22 – Ryan Marinelli of InductEV provides an example of inductive charging in the ice and snow, which led to an informative online discussion. Referenced in that discussion is a January 2017 ViodiTV interview with Qualcomm about charging technology] Automated charging without the need for human intervention is a must-have for the eventual implementation…

  • Viodi View – 07/23/22

    Viodi View – 07/23/22

    “Make up for lost face time,” says it all about the value of this week’s Independent Show in Orlando. This clever tag line points to the importance of in-person interaction. The Independent Show is always a good one for learning about the innovation and local service provided by ACA Connects and NCTC members and the…