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Innovation
Automakers Use Augmented Reality to Engage Car Shoppers, Sales Staff
December 02, 2021

Augmented reality (AR) is being used by automakers to give potential customers a chance to explore their vehicles as if they were in a showroom and experience the car in motion as if they were on the road.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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FinTech Sandboxes Work, But Success Isn’t Always Measured in Companies Launched
November 30, 2021

As the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) launch a regulatory sandbox for FinTech companies, it’s worth looking at just what they are and how they aim to foster and nurture innovation. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Street Robot Vending Machine Cooks Healthy Food Fast
November 24, 2021

A street robot vending machine can prepare healthy food from vegetables and cereals in under one minute, and can cook as many as 1,000 different dishes using 16 basic ingredients and 20 dressings and toppings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Augmented Reality Helps Deliver Technical Assistance to Frontline Workers 
November 24, 2021

When automotive technicians need help diagnosing a problem, they can share what they’re seeing and receive helpful information through a pair of smart glasses. On the other end of that connectivity, a diagnostic troubleshooting team member from Ford Motor Company’s Technical Assistance Center (TAC) sees...

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Record Number of Robots Sold to Help Fill Jobs
November 12, 2021

The labor shortage triggered by COVID-19 has been a boon to robot sales as businesses scramble to fill jobs amid increasing consumer demands for goods and services post-pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Google Ramps up Smart Home Connected Device Effort to Slow Rise of Amazon’s Alexa 
November 11, 2021

Home is where the connected devices are … at least that is how Google and ADT see it. In the time since they announced their long-term partnership in August 2020, the two companies have worked to build what ADT calls an “integrated home experience.” Get...

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Connected Car Weekly: From Personal Vehicles to Heavy Trucks, the OEM Digital Transformation Accelerates
October 29, 2021

It was a busy week for connected vehicles and devices among the OEMs, with automakers announcing new plans and capabilities for vehicles large and small, private and commercial. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Live Nation Offering NFT Ticket Stubs
October 29, 2021

Live Nation Entertainment on Friday (Oct. 29) unveiled a collaboration with artists to create digital collectible non-fungible token (NFT) ticket stubs called Live Stubs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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This Week in Payments: Robots Replace Waiters, BNPL Scales up and Facebook Rebrands
October 29, 2021

Automation and digital tools are becoming mainstream and making their way into more areas of people’s daily lives. For example, this week there was news that robots have begun doing repetitive tasks in two major casual dining chains. Robots are serving food and beverages and...