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Viodi View

Viodi View – 07/15/23

A messy cable installation showing unused, exposed copper terminal blocks, a fiber terminal, and asking the question as to whether it is time to remove old copper (and lead sheathed) cables.
Is it time to remove unused copper cables, particularly if they contain lead sheathing?

Cruise and Waymo passed the Kornhauser Proof-of-Technology version of the Turing Test (YouTube) last week. Princeton Professor Kornhauser explains that, if he closed his eyes, he would have found it difficult to differentiate between rides provided to him by those driverless companies and rides given by human drivers. He suggests that the next step is […]

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Electric Vehicles

Driving a Smart Phone

The Model 3 rental is in front of a Dodge Charger rental on a suburban Georgia street.
The Model 3 rental is in front of a Dodge Charger rental on a suburban Georgia street.

Background The following are notes from a recent rental of a Tesla Model 3 from Hertz. This is not an in-depth review of either Tesla or Hertz, although there are some ideas on how to improve the rental experience. It provides first impressions from someone who owns an electric car (a 2015 Nissan Leaf). It […]

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Viodi View

Viodi View – 02/28/22

Katherine Freund and Patty Boyers are going to talk about a unique peer-to-peer relatively affordable transportation solution for seniors with a focus on rural communities.
Katherine Freund and Patty Boyers are going to talk about a unique peer-to-peer relatively affordable transportation solution for seniors with a focus on rural communities.

In the face of darkness, the leaders and people of Ukraine are inspirational. Time will tell if we are seeing a modern David versus Goliath story. Amazingly, the Internet continues to function, allowing the entire world to see history unfold in real-time. And with Elon Musk turning on the Starlink network and sending terminals to […]

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Viodi View

Viodi View – 01/24/22

If only the FCC & FAA had read and acted on the November 30th, 2020 Viodi View article, perhaps the 5G C-Band kerfuffle would not be headline news today. That article provided an overview of the RTCA’s study of the potential for interference between 5G radios and radio altimeters. Most of the current discussion seems […]

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Autonomous Vehicles, New Mobility & the Built Environment CES CES2022

An Eyewitness View of the LVCC Loop – #CES2022

Tesal with a wheelchair rack about to descend into the Boring tunnel at the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Tesal with a wheelchair rack about to descend into the Boring tunnel at the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

One of the CES2022 highlights was under the show floor. The LVCC Loop made its CES debut quietly hauling attendees between the West and Central Halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. With speeds of up to 40 MPH, it takes approximately two minutes to cover the 1/2 mile journey between the West and Central […]