Tag: autonomous vehicles
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Viodi View – 09/06/16
The announcement and demonstrations by farm implement manufacturer, CNH Industrial, make it pretty clear that autonomous technologies will have a huge impact on rural areas just as they will make a huge difference to urban landscapes. This could be a boon to places that face shortages of people to drive tractors and combines, but, at the same time, has the potential…
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Viodi View – 08/19/16
Fiber as a Fundamental Ingredient of the Modern World The question that entities with older fiber have to ask, is will it support the higher bit rates that are increasingly demanded? Speaking at the SmartGig Bay Area conference, the Fiber Optic Association’s president, Jim Hayes, made a strong argument for testing and characterizing fiber cable…
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Keeping Humans in the Loop in Autonomous Vehicles
Editor’s Note: A couple of years ago I let my imagination run wild when trying to piece together what Google’s end-game would be with the autonomous car. The resulting article led to an introduction with many experts in the field, including one of the early pioneers in bringing automony and mobility together. Award winning car…
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Putting People First in Mobility Automation
“They don’t want to have to make false choices,” said Gabe Klein, Special Venture Partner at Fontinalis Partners. Speaking at the 2016 Automated Vehicles Symposium, Klein was referring to the idea that, with the correct implementation, automation and connectivity will help cities create better places, while improving mobility for its citizens. To get to this nirvana, it will…
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Viodi View – 07/22/16
The Virtual Transportation Network This week’s conference epiphany was the parallel between software defined telecom networks and software defined transportation networks. In both industries, the hardware is becoming secondary, as software allows for dynamic reconfiguration to meet demand. Telecommunications will be increasingly important as one of the inputs to connect sensors and make the transportation network…
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The Virtual Transportation Network – Some Snippets from the AVS 16 Symposium
The challenges of tomorrow are evident by walking a few heartbreaking blocks of the streets of San Francisco. On the same boulevard where famous tech companies reside, there are often people living on sidewalks who are suffering; suffering from drug addiction, mental health issues and/or the high cost of housing. The resulting externalities mar one of the…