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  • First Packages, Then People – Potential Implications of the Amazon-Zoox Deal

    First Packages, Then People – Potential Implications of the Amazon-Zoox Deal

    Will package delivery via autonomous vehicles provide a path for those people who can least afford mobility, the so-called mobility disadvantaged? Specifically, does Amazon’s purchase of Zoox hint at a world where the world’s largest online seller becomes the low-cost people mover? And, if so, what are the implications for public spaces, the built environment,…

  • Water for the Autonomous Mobility Future

    Water for the Autonomous Mobility Future

    Someone once said something about freshwater being the new oil. From a scarcity and need perspective, water is already much more valuable on a dollar per liter basis than oil. Similar to how oil can be a lubricant for gears, clean water is also going to play an important role in the operation of driverless…

  • Telecom Techniques for Autonomous Sensing

    Telecom Techniques for Autonomous Sensing

    A full-stack autonomous sensing platform for ten percent the cost of conventional methods is what Perceptive promises. Their path to this dramatic cost reduction is to apply both principles and components of modern telecommunications. Similar to a modern wireless network, fiber optic cables carry laser and radar signals between small, inexpensive antennas and a central…

  • Viodi View – 07/02/20

    Viodi View – 07/02/20

    Despite the ongoing shutdown, the roads will not be empty this summer, as AAA forecasts only a 3.3% drop in automobile trips compared to July-September 2019. Interestingly, for many rural states such as Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, AAA suggests that drivers are “More likely than not to run into ‘normal’…

  • Flying in Water #CES2020

    Flying in Water #CES2020

    Manta5 made its debut at CES2020. Viodi caught up with Manta5’s Events Manager, Stacey Kitchen. She has been testing and promoting Manta5’s water toy, the Hydrofoiler XE-1, in different locales around the world. With a cruise speed of 9 MPH and a top speed of 12 MPH (according to their website), it zips along at…

  • A Flying Vehicle for First Responders and More

    A Flying Vehicle for First Responders and More

    Could the George Jetson future of personal flying start with first responders, cargo delivery, and security applications? Although Stephen Tibbits, CEO & co-founder of ZEVA, envisions a day when his flying wings will provide mobility for the masses, the ZERO’s vertical take-off and landing capability, 50-mile range, and 160 mph cruising speed could be a…