By Chuck Martin Uber will not be prosecuted for the fatal accident in Tempe, Arizona, where an Uber vehicle running in fully autonomous mode struck […]
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AR Beauty Features Added By Macy’s
By Chuck Martin More IoT technology is heading into retail. During the Shoptalk conference in Las Vegas this week, Macy’s execs said the retailer will […]
Continue readingTire By Goodyear Could Help Cars Fly
By Chuck Martin Goodyear has introduced a two-in-one tire designed for cars that can drive and fly. The Goodyear Aero concept would work both as […]
Continue readingDriverless Electric Bus Launched By Volvo
By Chuck Martin Volvo is launching what it calls the world’s first fully autonomous electric bus. The 85-passsenger Volvo 7900 Electric bus, which comes with […]
Continue readingSmartwatches Lead 31% Growth In Wearable Shipments
By Chuck Martin Shipments of wearable devices grew 31% during the fourth quarter, hitting a new high of 59 million devices, according to a new […]
Continue readingJibo The Social Robot Tells Owners Of Its Own Demise
By Chuck Martin Sometimes in the Internet of Things, the death of a product can be long-lived. For example, when Microsoft discontinued its fitness tracker […]
Continue readingSmartphone Digital Key To Unlock, Start Car Introduced By Hyundai
By Chuck Martin Hyundai has developed a smartphone-based digital key that can be used to unlock and start a car without a physical key or […]
Continue readingVolvo May Automatically Limit Speed Of Its Cars
By Chuck Martin Volvo is changing how fast its cars can go, putting a top speed limit on them of 112 miles an hour. The […]
Continue readingSupport For Microsoft Fitness Tracker Ending
By Chuck Martin The wearables business can be tough. Microsoft got into the fitness tracker business back in 2014 with its wrist-worn Band fitness tracker. […]
Continue readingPhysical Dash Buttons Discontinued By Amazon As Alexa Takes Over
By Chuck Martin The Amazon Dash buttons that facilitated one-touch ordering are falling by the wayside. The little plastic buttons that consumers could tap to […]
Continue reading190 Being Laid Off From Apple Self-Driving Car Division
By Chuck Martin Apple is laying off 190 employees from its self-driving car division known as Project Titan. The layoffs were detailed in a letter […]
Continue readingLyft Files For IPO; Lost $911 Million Last Year
By Chuck Martin Beating Uber to the punch, ride-hailing service Lyft has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. […]
Continue readingApple Dominates As Smartwatch Shipments Rise 56%
By Chuck Martin Smartwatches are a hot commodity and Apple is reaping the benefits. Smartphone shipments globally grew a whopping 56% to reach a record […]
Continue readingDaimler, BMW Team To Develop Self-Driving Technologies
By Chuck Martin BMW Group and Daimler AG have agreed to work together to develop next-generation technologies for automated driving. The German carmakers signed a […]
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