Smart Cities China is racing ahead in 5G. Here’s what that means. The next generation of wireless technology promises much faster speeds while using less power. No wonder Beijing is throwing everything at getting there first. by Elizabeth Woyke 2018-12-18T04:00:00-05:00
Smart Cities Future robo-taxis could charge themselves and help balance the electric grid Wireless startup WiTricity wants cars to power up without human help and feed utilities energy during peak demand. by Elizabeth Woyke 2018-09-18T07:00:00-04:00
Smart Cities How 5G connectivity and new technology could pave the way for self-driving cars C-V2X enables vehicles to communicate, which should reduce accidents and aid autonomous driving. by Elizabeth Woyke 2018-08-16T00:00:00-04:00
Smart Cities Phoenix will no longer be Phoenix if Waymo’s driverless-car experiment succeeds Shared autonomous vehicles could transform American cities built around car ownership. by Ed Finn 2018-06-26T07:00:00-04:00
Smart Cities One way to get self-driving cars on the road faster: let insurers control them Data gathered by autonomous cars and shared with insurance companies could be used to keep the vehicles from taking undue risks. by Jamie Condliffe 2018-04-30T18:16:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence What Uber’s fatal accident could mean for the autonomous-car industry The first pedestrian death leads some to ask whether the industry is moving too fast to deploy the technology. by Will Knight 2018-03-19T19:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines What it felt like to visit the most tech-centric Olympics ever I tried out 5G wireless networks, AI translation robots, and self-driving buses in Pyeongchang. by Yoochul Kim 2018-02-23T14:56:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines And the award for most nauseating self-driving car goes to … I rode in a bunch of autonomous cars so you don’t have to. by Rachel Metz 2018-01-12T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines I rode in a car in Las Vegas that was controlled by a guy in Silicon Valley A startup thinks autonomous cars will need remote humans as backup drivers. For now, it’s kind of nerve-racking. by Rachel Metz 2018-01-11T15:50:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Apparently, People Say “Thank You” to Self-Driving Pizza Delivery Vehicles And other lessons from Ford’s experiment with autonomous cars. by Rachel Metz 2018-01-10T04:54:00-05:00
