Tag: autonomous vehicle

  • 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.…

  • Connected Signals without DSRC or Other Traffic Signal Retrofits

    Connected Signals without DSRC or Other Traffic Signal Retrofits

    A signaling system about the signaling system is the essence of the problem that technologies like DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communications) are trying to solve. That is, what sort of fuel efficiencies and safety improvements could be made if drivers simply knew when a traffic light would change from red to green or were told how…

  • The Consumer Experience Show #CES2018

    The Consumer Experience Show #CES2018

    For decades, the acronym CES stood for Consumer Electronics Show. A few years ago, in recognition of its expanded scope, the show organizers changed it from an acronym to simply a word, CES.  The meaning of CES continues to evolve and some of the descriptors that might be used to describe CES in 2018 include…

  • Viodi View – 02/3/18

    Viodi View – 02/3/18

    A recent newspaper column suggested decentralizing governance and shifting it away from single point hubs, such as Washington D.C., to locations closer to the affected people or industries, For instance, in this scenario, Kansas might be home to the Department of Agriculture. This echos industry stalwart Cliff Albertson’s similar suggestion, made almost five years ago in this ViodiTV…

  • Backwards Compatible Autonomy

    Backwards Compatible Autonomy

    A sensor fusion system that could be used with a simple, already approved automobile-class, microcontroller is what French research firm, Leti demonstrated at International CES2017. Their system allows automakers to mix and match different sensors (e.g. Lidar, Radar, Acoustic, Cameras, etc) from different manufacturers, feeding microcontrollers that control the car functions (braking, steering) to create…

  • Viodi View – 12/22/17

    Viodi View – 12/22/17

    In the previous issue of the Viodi View, we took a look in the wayback mirror to 15 years ago and some of the things at the TelcoTV conference. Vantage Point’s Kevin Kloehn and Larry Thompson reminded me how far demands on the network have advanced since that time, as then 1 Mb/s was state-of-the-art.…