An Energy and Commerce subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives is going to get together Tuesday (Feb. 11) to figure out self-driving car legislation, according to a report by Reuters. The committee will listen to a few trade groups from automakers and technology companies,...
Flash back a few years and everyone had one or maybe two connected devices. There were the smartphones we all had, with a heavy sprinkling of tablets and connected gaming consoles. One could count a computer, although desktops tend to lack portability. Today, the landscape...
A driverless Nissan Leaf drove 230 miles across England in the most extensive and complicated journey in the country, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Feb. 5). The all-electric LEAF started its trip from Nissan’s technical facility in Cranfield, which is in southern England, to its Sunderland...
Self-driving vehicle company Aurora has been approved by California regulators to allow passengers rides in its fleet of driverless vehicles, according to reports. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granted the company an official authorization, showcased on the official Aurora website. “This permit lets us...
After years of talk and theorizing, the Internet of Things — and that seems to be the label that will stick, at least for now — is finally coming together in concrete, measurable ways that are making impacts on the daily lives of consumers. Even...
Europe’s smart home market growth increased in the last year, growing by 18.1 percent over the same quarter from 2018. “Amazon had a stellar quarter and was responsible for more than half of the smart speakers shipped to Europe in the third quarter of 2019,”...
The smiley face of the Internet of Things (IoT) in 2020 mostly involves refrigerators that self-refill, voice-assisted homes, cars that can order takeout and some large-scale industrial automation. But the true, world-changing potential for IoT is its use in “smart cities,” from intelligent energy grids...
From London’s Underground to NYC’s MTA, transit systems are digitizing ticket purchasing to boost ridership and reduce consumer friction. But most still rely on old-school physical vending to facilitate purchases, which can cause data and cash flow issues. In this month’s Intelligence of Things Tracker,...
This is a big year for streaming TV services, and for the consumers who rely on them – or plan to rely on them – for entertainment. Not only are there big new streaming options available, but other offerings could help more consumers “cut the cord.”...