Police Use Drone to Catch Fugitive Hiding in Cave for 17 Years
2 Oct 2019, 15:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The 63-year-old man had been imprisoned for serious crimes and escaped in 2002. Chinese police tracked him down with a drone and later arrested him
UPS Gets FAA Permission to Deliver Packages by Drones
2 Oct 2019, 11:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / UPS received a full Part 135 Standard certification, allowing it to create its own drone airline for industry-wide purposes, with nighttime and BVLOS operation
Brits Don’t Trust Driverless Cars Enough to Take Their Hands Off the Wheel
1 Oct 2019, 23:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / UK’s Automobile Association reveals new survey showing the cultural importance of the car and lack of trust in technology in unforeseen circumstances
Waymo and AAA Team Up to Educate Kids on Autonomous Cars
1 Oct 2019, 22:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Kids from various states were invited to Waymo’s closed-course facility to ask questions, see how AVs work and offer a fresh perspective on autonomous cars
SmartCan Is the Trash Can That Drives Itself to the Curb So You Don’t Have To
1 Oct 2019, 11:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rezzi partners with Protolabs for idea that will make this nasty chore easier for humans, with an eye for a possible 2020 sale date. No pricing yet
Brits Are Sabotaging Workplace Robots Out of Fear They Might Lose Their Job
30 Sep 2019, 23:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Brits are reluctant to welcome AI into the workplace because employers don’t take the time to explain to them what the robots are good for, study says
Land Rover to Put Remote Control System on New Defender
30 Sep 2019, 12:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The existing 3D Scout system could be used to make the Defender self-driving in certain situations, Stuart Frith says: it’s only a matter of time
Qoobo, the Headless Robotic Cushion Cat, Is Taking Over the World
30 Sep 2019, 12:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Yukai Engineering introduced the concept of “tail therapy” in 2017, is now taking the tailed cushion in markets across the globe, to much success
Cyclist Crashes at 20mph and Blacks Out, Is Saved by His Apple Watch
27 Sep 2019, 20:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Bob Burdett from Washington credits his Apple Watch for dialing 911 when it detected a hard fall, texting his son about his accident
SIVRAC Is a Smart, Electric, Foldable Bike like No Other
26 Sep 2019, 23:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / An e-bike ideal for crowded urban environments that promises reliability, comfort, speed and even elegance, but comes with a price tag to match
Hypersonic Rocket-Plane Will Fly From UK to Australia in 4 Hours by 2030
26 Sep 2019, 13:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Reaction Engines says their SABRE engine will allow flights at 5 times the speed of sound, less pollution: “This is not sci-fi. This is literally in the works”
Canoo Brings World’s First Subscription-Only EV, a “Loft on Wheels”
25 Sep 2019, 15:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Los Angeles startup will offer the subscription service in 2021, promising freedom from car ownership, ultimate comfort but small footprint
Tesla V10 Preview: Caraoke, YouTube, Netflix and Maximum Fun
21 Sep 2019, 16:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tesla is currently rolling the V10 update, and users enrolled in the early access program are sharing videos on how fun it makes the car
Buddhist Temple Has a Humanoid Robot Preaching Sermons, Mindar
20 Sep 2019, 18:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Robotics professor Hiroshi Ishiguro brings AI into religion, in the hope Mindar will acquire wisdom and replace the monks when they day
Facebook Partners With Luxottica to Make AR Glasses by 2025
18 Sep 2019, 14:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Orion AR glasses will replace smartphones, Facebook believes. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a vested interest in the product, report says
PowerUp 4.0 Is World’s Smartest Paper Plane, Now With LED Lights & Landing Gear
16 Sep 2019, 20:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / KickStarter campaign, the 4th of its kind, is proving a smashing hit: paper plane kit will ship in April 2020, turn everyone into an experienced paper plane pil
Austrian Airlines Is Flying Drones Around Planes for Maintenance
14 Sep 2019, 21:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Airline company says using a drone to analyze and document structural damage on their planes cuts down maintenance time and the workload of technicians
Early Waymo AutoPilot Experiment Shows Why Full Autonomy Is Best
14 Sep 2019, 21:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tech company says that, if technology is too advanced for driver assist, drivers tend to rely on it too much, thus putting themselves and others at risk
Online Simulator Shows the Challenges of Fully Self-Driving Cars
13 Sep 2019, 13:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Level 5 Autonomy will be reached eventually but for that to happen, the technology must evolve. Regulations for the same technology are also needed
Autonomous Cars Should Pull Over If Driver Is Asleep, Thatcham Says
11 Sep 2019, 22:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / By 2021, special provisions must be made for AVs to pull over safely in case the driver falls asleep or ignores warnings, the research body explains