Researchers at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Barbara, have developed a strange yet innovative soft robot that pumps itself up ...
Waymo’s self-driving Pacifica undergoes first emergency vehicle test
Waymo’s self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans underwent the first emergency vehicle testing day with help by the Chandler, Arizona Fire & ...
Indian farming model wins Equator Prize
The Swayam Shiksham Prayog (SSP), a Pune-based non-profit was selected for the 2017 Equator Prize by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The ...
New technology takes over in departed driver scenarios
Mobis is doing research into new autonomous safety function that detects the critical situation where a driver departs from controlling their vehicle ...
Uber shares Open Source tool for differential privacy
Uber, in a show of commitment to protecting rider and driver privacy, released a tool developed together with security researchers at the University of ...
Apple complies with new Chinese cybersecurity law, builds data center
As a response to a strict new law in China that requires companies to store users’ data in the country, Apple is opening its first data center in China ...
A phone that runs without batteries
Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a prototype of a cell phone that needs no batteries to function. It instead harnesses radio ...
Crowdsourcing project uses satellite images to identify slavery sites
In the framework of a crowdsourcing project, online volunteers use machine learning algorithms to identify slavery sites such as brick kilns in South Asia ...
Toyoto tests Human Support Robot in real-life environment
Toyota’s Human Support Robot (HSR) has been in development for a long time, but has only now completed its first in-home trial. Designed to help ...
Volkswagen to make traffic safer with pWLAN technology from 2019
Volkswagen is planning to equip their first models with IEEE 802.11p (pWLAN) as a standard as a tool for vehicles to communicate with other vehicles or ...
