Tag: autonomous vehicles

  • Viodi View – 12/28/24

    Viodi View – 12/28/24

    The soft crackle and the warm glow of the fireplaces provided the appropriate holiday touch. The desk agent was friendly, professional, and responsive. As might be expected in Silicon Valley, this hotel experience was delivered via broadband and high-resolution displays. The “screens everywhere” future seen at CES2007 is today’s reality. And Gary Johnson’s advice from…

  • Community of Innovation – Chandler, AZ

    Community of Innovation – Chandler, AZ

    Thinking of the city as a corporation whereby the council serves as a board of directors, setting strategic direction, and ensuring its vision is implemented by city staff is the philosophy of the city of Chandler, Arizona. In the above interview, councilmember Mark Stewart indicates that a big part of its success is its focus…

  • Common Sense about Smart Driving

    Common Sense about Smart Driving

    It was a lucky coincidence that Princeton’s 6th SmartDrivingCars Summit coincided with the decade anniversary of the publication of Google’s Potential End Game – Transport and Organize the World’s People, Not Just Information. What differentiates this conference is its host, Dr. Alain Kornhauser, and his focus on people. The theme of the SmartDrivingCars conference series…

  • The Start of a Journey to Deliver the Last 50 Feet

    The Start of a Journey to Deliver the Last 50 Feet

    A journey of a thousand miles may begin with a single step, but the most difficult part of a package’s journey is the last 50 feet. It is between the delivery truck and a consumer’s residence that is difficult to automate. As seen in the interview above, Vault Robotics, a spinout from the Safe Robotics…

  • Breaking Down Barriers & Making Connections through Open Source Human Augmentation

    Breaking Down Barriers & Making Connections through Open Source Human Augmentation

    Restoring a person’s ability to communicate, move, and retain a level of independence is what the Scott-Morgan Foundation demonstrates in the above video. This open-source solution is modular allowing it to be customized to meet the needs of the individual. The avatar of Erin Taylor, a 24-year-old woman recently diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),…

  • Viodi View -04/27/24

    Viodi View -04/27/24

    The adage “garbage in/garbage out” comes to mind thanks to a recent Viodi post. A popular social media site was the lucky recipient of this article (see the Korner for more details). Thanks again to the Broadband Forum, my employer, for supporting this newsletter. The content, views, and opinions expressed herein are not those of the…