‘JD’ China Smart Delivery VAN

Posted on July 24, 2021July 24, 2021 by IE Article Contributor

JD’s smart delivery vehicle is the world’s first application of Level-4 autonomous driving technology on public roads without any human interaction. JD.com is the largest online retailer in China. With over 300 million customers, we have a vast network of warehouses and delivery stations, and deliver most orders in less than a day. Leveraging intelligent robots based on the NVIDIA Jetson platform, JD brings AI to the field of logistics and supply chain, and continues to expand its res...

Tesla Owner Builds Retractable Automatic Charger

Posted on July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 by IE Article Contributor

Tesla owner in Romania has built a homemade Powerwall. Tesla owner has officially built an automatically deploying and retracting vehicle charger in the garage, according to a new YouTube video from Pat Larson (via Reddit). Using a raspberry pi to run the automated software, the owner built a fully extending charger arm, which effectively plugs into the car automatically before beginning to charge. The Raspberry Pi is equipped with a machine learning framework called TensorFlow, wh...

Hyundai E-GMP (Electric Global Modular Platform)

Posted on June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 by IE Article Contributor

Hyundai E-GMP is a dedicated electric vehicle platform for Hyundai Motor Group automobiles. It is the first electric-only dedicated platform by Hyundai. It is to be used for Hyundai and Kia automobiles from 2021. Hyundai engineered the charging system and battery to add more than 60 miles of driving range after five minutes of high-powered fast-charging and to achieve an 80% charge in less than 20 minutes. Hyundai also claims it may add wireless EV charging capability in the future. http...

Auto-Vox TW1 Truly Wireless Backup Camera

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 by IE Article Contributor

TW1 Truly Wireless Backup camera 5Mins DIY Installation, 720P Super Night Vision Rear View Camera and 5'' LCD Monitor with Digital Signal, 2 Channel Support to Monitor/Reverse for Trucks/Car 5Mins DIY Installation: No drilling, no wiring, no reverse light required in the vehicle, everyone can install it within 5 mins by using a screwdriver only. The backup camera can be flexible to snap into the top/bottom of any standard U.S. license plate frame. All-in-One Backup Camera: Compact ...

‘Anthenea’ – Solar-powered ‘floating eco friendly suite’ for tomorrow’s habitat

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 by IE Article Contributor

'Anthenea’ pod is a floating eco-hotel suite that runs only on solar power. the autonomous electric pod is designed for a new kind of tourism that addresses the many environmental challenges of our time, including: rising sea levels, the effects of climate change, the overdensity of the seaboard, and places congested by tourism. Half-boat, half-futuristic pod, the Anthenea is a bold take on sea-bound tourism. While we’ve already seen everything from an underwater Maldives hotel to an ele...

Superior Roads ‘Python’ – Pot Hole Patcher.

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 by IE Article Contributor

Python Pothole Patchers represent a whole new approach to repairing potholes and maintaining your roads. It allows to repair potholes while they are still small and extend the life of your roads. The Python 5000+ makes long-lasting repairs using standard asphalt mixes – either hot or cold and has the unique ability to make continuous repairs to long cracks and joins in the road. One person can keep your roads in good repair all year round. Python 5000 is a self-propelled pothole ...

‘CrossHelmet’ – Next Generation Motorcycle Helmet with Sound Control, 360° Visibility & HUD

Posted on January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 by IE Article Contributor

CrossHelmet is a next generation Motorcycle Helmet With Sound Control, 360° Visibility & HUD. Futuristic Features & Design. Everything You Need To Upgrade Your Ride. Head-up display. Different visors. With the only dual-monitor HUD system in the market, the CrossHelmet’s bifocal display projects a crisp and clear image in even the worst lighting conditions. Essential riding information such as route directions, weather, and time is customizable and overlaid for easy access, so you ca...

‘Savant’s iQ-CAN’ – Automatic Guided Vehicle System

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 by IE Article Contributor

Savant’s iQ-CAN™ Automatic Guided Vehicle System Technology provides a Total System Solution by integrating the three core system elements into a unified product. This produces countless user benefits including lower cost & risk, greater functionality & reliability, friendlier user interface, easier & quicker change with infinite scalability Savant Automation, Inc. sells, engineers, installs, and services a full line of Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems including automatic gu...

Embark – Self-driving Trucks

Posted on December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 by IE Article Contributor

Embark is building self-driving truck technology to make roads safer and transportation more efficient. Embark’s truck uses a combination of radars, cameras and depth sensors known as LiDARs to perceive the world around it. Millions of data points from these sensors are processed using a form of artificial intelligence known as Deep Neural Nets (or DNNs) that allow the truck to learn from its own experience—much like humans learn from practice. Alex Rodrigues - CEO and Co-Founder - Embar...

Kiwibot – robotics delivery

Posted on October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 by IE Article Contributor

Kiwibot provides a turnkey robotic delivery service for Restaurant chains, delivery apps & Governments. Last-mile delivery is incredibly expensive; we reduce cost of last mile delivery by 40% YoY, kiwibot team continue to work with the customers until we get to <$1. Cutting-edge behavioral neural network, Kiwibots are able to seamlessly mesh into the fabric of urban landscapes. https://youtu.be/iyO9TJHEQ7E Technology used by kiwibots, like Smart Brake and Street Crossing Mo...

AIRBUS ZEROe – zero-emission Hydrogen propulsion commercial aircraft by 2035.

Posted on October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 by IE Article Contributor

Hydrogen propulsion to power future aircraft Airbus has a ambition to develop the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft by 2035. Hydrogen propulsion will help deliver on this ambition. Blended-Wing Body (BWB)The exceptionally wide interior opens up multiple options for hydrogen storage and distribution. Here, the liquid hydrogen storage tanks are stored underneath the wings. Two hybrid hydrogen turbofan engines provide thrust. All three ZEROe concepts are hydrogen-hybrid air...

Saudi Arabia’s new futuristic mega-city 33 times the size of New York City

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 by IE Article Contributor

Saudi Arabia's new futuristic mega-city 33 times the size of New York City, a $500 billion city-state. Neom is a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia. It is planned to incorporate smart city technologies and also function as a tourist destination. Neom is a planned as a futuristic city with state of the art modern technology buildings, flying taxis, robot ... Saudi Arabia wants the country to become a technological and innovation hub. NEOM wi...

SAFR – AI-powered real-time facial recognition

Posted on September 13, 2020September 13, 2020 by IE Article Contributor

SAFR for Security is the premier facial recognition solution for live video that’s both highly accurate and tuned for rapid performance. With 99.87 percent accuracy, SAFR for Security can instantly detect and match millions of faces in real time, even under challenging conditions where faces are in motion, at different angles, under poor lighting conditions, or partially obscured – reducing the number of false alarms and simplifying a security professional’s ability to secure an area with confi...

‘Three Square Market’ Microchip – ‘RFID’

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 by IE Article Contributor

Three Square Market (32M) became the first company in the United States to offer implanted microchips to its employees. Their August 1 chip party, where over 50 employees were microchipped, some on live television, sparked worldwide debate and coverage. Their story generated over 1.5 billion hits on their websites in a few weeks and brought visits from major media outlets, Katie Couric, the Today Show and more. 32M promised then to introduce technology that ...

AHA, one of Iceland’s largest eCommerce companies, partnered with Flytrex to expand its’ delivery bandwidth and find new, efficient ways to deliver goods to customers around the city of Reykjavik.

Posted on August 24, 2017 by adminedit

Drone delivery company Flytrex partnered with AHA, Iceland's largest online marketplace, to provide delivery by drone in Reykjavik.The partnership creates the world's "first operational on-demand urban drone delivery service. https://youtu.be/lwmgAd2TTIY " Using drones, Reykjavik's food and consumer goods delivery industry will reduce costs by increasing efficiency, reducing energy consumption and streamlining delivery logistics. The Icelandic Transport Authority approved the companies...

Tesla battery researcher unveils new chemistry to increase lifecycle at high voltage

Posted on August 4, 2017 by adminedit

Historical data from Tesla’s current battery packs show about 5% capacity degradation after 50,000 miles (80,000 km) and the capacity levels off for about 150,000 more miles before hitting 90% capacity. Those are already pretty good results, but Tesla aims to do better with Jeff Dahn, a renowned battery researcher and the leader of Tesla’s research partnership through his battery-research group at Dalhousie University. The scientist and his team recently unveiled their latest research on a...

Chinese Automaker BYD Delivers First Electric Truck to US Freight

Posted on July 19, 2017 by adminedit

BYD Motors Inc. is supplying 11 zero-emission battery electric trucks to SF Goodwill for use in the San Francisco region collecting and transporting donations. The 10 delivery trucks and one refuse truck will be assembled at BYD Motors’ facility in Lancaster. SF Goodwill, which serves San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties, will use the delivery trucks for collections and to transport donations among its stores and drop off locations and the refuse truck as a debris hauler for transpo...

China will host the World Economic Forum’s annual June meeting, often called Summer Davos on June 27 – 29 2017

Posted on June 23, 2017June 23, 2017 by adminedit

China will host the World Economic Forum's annual June meeting, often called Summer Davos on June 27 - 29 2017. The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the international organization for public-private cooperation. Hundreds of business and research leaders are gathering in the Chinese city of Tianjin for the annual World Economic Forum. Innovation is in the spotlight for the current 'Summer Davos'. The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Swiss nonprofit foun...

NASA Aircraft Assists in FAA-Approved Drone Medical Supply Delivery Research

Posted on June 20, 2017 by adminedit

Some underserved Virginia patients were among the first to be officially helped by an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), more commonly known as a drone, during research flights to a medical clinic in Wise County Friday. In accordance with research flight plans authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a full-sized aircraft operated by NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton and a hexacopter drone operated by Flirtey Inc., a drone startup company, delivered pharmaceuticals and ot...

‘Vix’ technology is modernizing the transit to better passenger experience

Posted on June 13, 2017 by adminedit

Vix Pulse is a high-performance, secure, reliable and auditable automated fare collection and transit payments solution that is shaping the future of transit as well the passenger experience. A number of business and technology trends are impacting public transport and fare collection and are driving change and innovation. Wireless communications such as 4G and WiFi mean data can flow increasingly in real time, while the cloud is making processing and storage capacity increasingly cost-effect...

Wireless motorcycle helmet has smart brake light that shines at motorist eye level

Posted on April 15, 2017 by adminedit

The brake lights on your motorcycle work okay. But they're mounted low on your bike and don't account for different types of braking. The new Wireless motorcycle helmet has beend evloped with smart brake light that shines at motorist eye level. Motorcycle helmets are beneficial safety gear, but only in a "In case of emergency, break glass" sort of way, when things are already bad. California startup Brake Free wants to make your helmet useful in preventing the emergency in the first place, bu...

George Mason University has developed fire extinguisher that uses sound waves to extinguish fire

Posted on April 8, 2017 by adminedit

Engineering students Seth Robertson and Viet Tran of George Mason University in Virginia have invented a revolutionary device that uses low-frequency sound waves to extinguish fire instead of water, gas or foam. The young engineers used $600 worth of equipment, including a speaker, amps and a collimeter, to starve the flame of oxygen, thus putting it out. The fire extinguisher uses low frequencies between 30 and 60 hertz ranges to blast the fire, separating oxygen from the fuel. New typ...

Airbus has developed a Pop.Up drone-car concept which was showcased at the 87th Geneva International Motor Show.

Posted on March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 by adminedit

Airbus has developed a Pop.Up drone-car concept which was showcased at the 87th Geneva International Motor Show. Logistically, Pop.Up is part of Airbus’s Project Vahana, a vision of the company’s A^3 advanced projects and partnerships unit located in Silicon Valley — an area prone to gridlock, Airbus has noted. Project Vahana focuses on developing a self-piloted flying vehicle platform for passengers and cargo — and Pop.Up. is a passenger component. https://youtu.be/Yh-OD7_Qw20 Pop.Up c...

JAGUAR LAND ROVER ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH INCLUDES BRAIN WAVE MONITORING TO IMPROVE DRIVER CONCENTRATION AND REDUCE ACCIDENTS

Posted on March 14, 2017 by adminedit

Jaguar Land Rover has revealed a range of new road safety technology research projects that are being developed to reduce the number of accidents caused by drivers who are stressed, distracted and not concentrating on the road ahead. The Jaguar Land Rover 'Sixth Sense' research projects utilises advanced technology, from sports, medicine and aerospace, to monitor the driver's heart rate, respiration and levels of brain activity to identify driver stress, fatigue and lack of concentration. The...

The Hyperloop: The world’s fastest way to travel.

Posted on February 20, 2017February 20, 2017 by adminedit

Ever since humans began to invent, we were trying to find ways to go faster. From creating saddles and horse drawn carriages to creating cars and airplanes, we always have striven for faster and faster means of transportation. The current fastest mode of commercial transportation is air transportation, with the average speed of a passenger plane being 540 miles per hour. However, inventor Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, proposed an idea back in late 2012 for a new mode of transportation ...

‘Ping’ World’s smallest, longest range, longest battery life global (GPS) locator for kids, pets, bikes, luggage or anything important that moves.

Posted on February 3, 2017February 3, 2017 by adminedit

World's smallest, longest range, longest battery life global (GPS) locator for kids, pets, bikes, luggage or anything important that moves. Instead of just Bluetooth, Ping's tag also connects to GPS and cellular, to ensure you'll know exactly where you left that forgotten item. https://youtu.be/a-pPXPtfREo Bluetooth trackers, like Tile and TrackR, are great for finding things that fall behind cushions or car seats. GPS trackers already exist but they are la...

‘Fensens’ Smart Wireless Parking Sensor With Feature to Alert You Of Objects In Your Blind Spot

Posted on January 22, 2017 by adminedit

'Fensens' is the World’s First Smart Wireless Parking Sensor And Hands-Free Mobile App. A wireless, pain-free parking sensor (and mobile app) to help you avoid accidents by detecting and alerting you of objects in your blind spot. Most new cars come with sensors to let you know when you're about to back over something. Unfortunately for owners of older rides, adding that capability to a car that didn't come equipped with it has been an expensive undertaking. https://youtu.be/vNko-Wcft9E ...

Segway’s new Human Transporter and Personal Robot

Posted on January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 by adminedit

Ninebot by Segway miniPRO Hands-Free, Self-Balancing Personal Transporter The miniPRO is not a hoverboard—it’s the next step in the evolution of personal transportation. Powered by Ninebot technology, the miniPRO is a hands-free,two-wheel electric scooter with safer features, higher speeds, and longer battery life. The miniPRO is built to easily traverse a variety of indoor and outdoor terrains. Some transporters, including hoverboards, have earned a reputation as fire hazards...

‘Electronic Nose’ – Device identify the specific components of an odor and analyzes its chemical makeup.

Posted on December 24, 2016 by adminedit

An electronic nose is a device intended to detect odors or flavors. Over the last decade, "electronicsensing" or "e-sensing" technologies have undergone important developments from a technical and commercial point of view. These device identify the specific components of an odor and analyzes its chemical makeup. An electronic nose consists of a mechanism for chemical detection, such as an array of electronic sensors, and a mechanism for pattern recognition, such as a neural network. The ba...

Smartphone based Pearl RearVision is the wireless rearview camera that fits around your license plate & syncs

Posted on November 27, 2016 by adminedit

Every driver should feel the confidence a backup camera provides. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration agrees — by federal mandate, every new car sold in the US by 2018 is required be equipped with one. Backup with confidence. Clearly see what's behind your car with the only wireless backup camera and alert system of its kind: RearVision. Theft-resistant and easy-to-install, it upgrades your car and turns your phone into your rearview screen. No drilling, no wires and no professi...