automotive
How IoT technology is helping insurers drive innovation
Imagine that your elderly grandfather is driving home from the grocery store and makes a left turn onto the highway ramp. The only problem – it’s the exit, not the on-ramp! Thankfully, he has a connected car with a real-time monitoring device that immediately notes the wrong turn and sends an alarm through his car […]
High-tech blockchain paves the way for cars to pay
Self-driving cars are the future of transportation. That much is certain. But what’s not certain is how the surrounding infrastructure—roads, charging stations, parking lots, insurance, etc.—will adapt. When a driverless vehicle needs to recharge its battery, use a toll road or park, who will pay? And how will the transaction occur? These are the kinds […]
Local Motors steers the future of cognitive, self-driving vehicles
A few years ago, I had an experience traveling through the Washington, D.C. area with my father, who is in a wheelchair. He continually asked me about where we were and what was going on. I could sense that he was nervous about being in a wheelchair in an unfamiliar environment. I knew that I […]
Daimler Trucks North America puts developers in driver’s seat
As the DevOps guy at Daimler Trucks North America, my vision is to align our IT organization to meet ever increasing application demand from the business. At the same time, my goal in life is to make my people’s lives easier without sacrificing quality, all while improving program speed! Replacing an unsustainable deployment model My […]
Local Motors steers toward future with self-driving cognitive vehicles
Today, there’s an opportunity to advance technology and create a lot of jobs, while also changing the automotive industry and our society. The vision at Local Motors is to shape the future with technology-forward products that are available now. That’s what we’re doing with Olli, the first self-driving cognitive shuttle. We’ve launched Olli in National […]