Tag: autonomous vehicles

  • 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…

  • Viodi View – 03/23/24

    Viodi View – 03/23/24

    Jason Wall’s first rule of marketing, “People don’t read.” Jason’s second rule of marketing. I would tell you if I had read it. Seriously, read the Korner section of this newsletter for some brief insight from Jason and others gleaned from an intense week of Broadband Forum fun in Mainz, Germany. Thanks again to the Broadband…

  • The Real Reason for Driverless Vehicles – A Brief Book Review

    The Real Reason for Driverless Vehicles – A Brief Book Review

    The reason to implement driverless technology is to improve mobility for those with limited transportation options. In a nutshell, that is what authors, Alain Kornhauser and Michael Sena argue in their recently published book, The Real Case for Driverless Mobility.  Sena and Kornhauser make the case that providers of driverless mobility should focus on those…

  • Viodi View – 01/20/24

    Viodi View – 01/20/24

    Many years ago, CTA rebranded its annual conference and tradeshow to remove the words from the acronym. It makes sense, as CES is so much more than consumer electronics. Reflecting on the 2024 event, a more appropriate acronym might be “Connections, Experiences and Synapses.” That is, meeting up with old and new friends at CES…

  • The GT-Limousine Concept Car – Almost On-Demand

    The GT-Limousine Concept Car – Almost On-Demand

    A week to design and 45 days to produce. This short timeline of translating a vehicle concept from a designer’s head to a physical manifestation is unprecedented. In this exclusive video, National Italian Car Designer Hall of Fame inductee, Michael V. Robinson, unveils at CES2024 what he terms a GT-limousine concept car. As usual with…