While the IoT has shown incredible promise within the corporate and consumer environment, the true value of the IoT can be found in the industrial space, which has aptly become known as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). While the IoT has shown incredible promise within the corporate and consumer environment, the true value of…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a more ambitious timescale in mind for achieving Level 5 autonomous driving than many other experts. Level 5 self-driving is defined as requiring no human driver at any time, can drive in any city, and in any weather conditions. The previous level is considered “mind off” meaning that a human…
Case study When it comes to connectivity, OEMs tasked with creating industrial IoT and M2M solutions, and the companies and enterprises that purchase and then deploy these solutions, face a number of challenges. Ease of design, integration, and testing are key at the development stage, while the ability to quickly roll out, at scale, across…
Uber is acquiring food delivery service Postmates as it seeks to bolster UberEats after missing out on GrubHub. The deal, which is expected to close by the start of 2021, will see Uber purchase Postmates for $2.65 billion in stock. Bastian Lehmann, Co-Founder and CEO of Postmates, said: “Over the past eight years we have…
July 2, 2020 8 insightful answers in less than 8 minutes Internet of Business’ IoB 8×8 Series is designed to reveal more about the people who have helped shape IoB’s live event and digital content over the years, picking the key industry brains who have dedicated time to educating peers. Allison Grealis, President, Women in…
July 2, 2020 8 insightful answers in less than 8 minutes Internet of Business’ IoB 8×8 Series is designed to reveal more about the people who have helped shape IoB’s live event and digital content over the years, picking the key industry brains who have dedicated time to educating peers. Allison Grealis, President, Women in…
How can connected car technologies help against the spread of Covid-19? Analyst firm Gartner has argued in its latest note that vehicle manufacturers can focus their efforts on hygiene and maintaining social distancing. CIOs at automotive companies ‘should work with internal and external technology partners to incorporate technologies that help lessen the risk of the…
Rumours of a Pixel Watch are now more believable following the release of a competent WearOS processor. Unlike wearables from Apple and Samsung, Google relies heavily on third-parties. The main reason WearOS manufacturers have struggled is the inability to access hardware which can compete with the in-house chips used by Apple and Samsung for their…
Waymo has formed a partnership with automotive giant Volvo to build electric robotaxis. The companies announced the “exclusive” collaboration on Thursday which will see Waymo’s self-driving software being integrated with an electric vehicle by Volvo designed for taxi purposes. “Through our strategic partnership, we will first work together to integrate the Waymo Driver into an…
June 24, 2020 Dr. Jonathan Reichental, former CIO of the City of Palo Alto and the Founder and CEO of Human Future, explores what is at the heart of the future of all cities. To succeed at elevating the human condition for billions of people, cities need to adopt new ideas, new approaches, and new…
