The Government has committed £8.1m to finance trials of semi-autonomous "platooning" lorries. Under the scheme, a "platoon leader" driving a heavy goods vehicle will head a small convoy, with the following tracks, or "drones", being piloted by computers. The trucks drive closely behind one another and are linked electronically, communicating via
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Robot Ship Experimenting to Disrupt the Global Shipping Industry
Japanese container line to conduct trans-Pacific test in 2019 Japan is aiming to set global standards for automated ships (Bloomberg) - Japan’s largest container line plans to test a remote-controlled vessel across the Pacific Ocean in 2019 as it pursues fully autonomous technology that could disrupt the global shipping industry. Nippon
Royal Mail is getting some seriously super-futuristic mail trucks
LONDON — Royal Mail is getting some seriously futuristic new mail vans. As previously reported by Engadget, Wired, and elsewhere, the British postal service has announced a trial of nine electric-powered vehicles in London and South-East England. They're made by British electric truck company Arrival and will come in three sizes: 3.5-tonne, six-tonne, and
Walmart, Google Parners to offer voice-enabled shopping
Walmart and Google are teaming up to enter the voice-shopping market, currently dominated by Amazon. From next month, US consumers will be able to buy Walmart products using the voice-activated Google Assistant platform on phones and home devices. Amazon's AI virtual assistant Alexa already enables users to shop directly from the online retail
Unveiling the new Mercedes super-long luxury convertible
Mercedes-Maybach unveiled its new Vision 6 Cabriolet concept at the 2017 Monterey Car Week in Monterey, California. The stunning drop top is the ultimate embodiment of the Mercedes' Sensual Purity design philosophy. The concept melds classic automotive design element with a sleek futuristic aesthetic. With its long nose, tapering tail, sparkling
Moov ups its logistics service platform with Hail-A-Repair
...this connect Service Allows users to have their bad mobile devices picked from them, repaired and returned for a token delivery fee. ...phone owners have the option to wait for their repaired phones or hire one on-the-go from Moov while waiting "The average Lagosian in this economy on a 9-5 job is
Mazda hails more efficient petrol engine
Japanese carmaker Mazda has developed a more efficient petrol engine at a time when the industry is driving toward electric vehicles. It said the compression ignition engine was up to 30% more fuel-efficient than its current engines and plans to sell cars with the new engine from 2019. Last week, Mazda
Parcel delivery can be just a click on your phone
Influnece of technology on the future of urban mobility
As the world increasingly moves towards finding alternative ways to solve some of its most urgent and pressing socio-economic challenges such as health, education, water, transport, and shelter, it is clear that technology and innovation are key elements in ensuring these changes are sustainable and scalable. Mass urbanisation is one of
