Day: May 25, 2016
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Toyota teams up with Uber with a view to driverless taxi future
Toyota and Uber have entered a partnership with a view to developing driverless taxis of the future, although the initial developments will be in ridesharing services. The two companies say they will explore collaboration, starting with trials, in the world of ridesharing in countries where ridesharing is expanding, taking various factors into account such as…
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Infineon develops breakthrough radar technology for cars and devices
Infineon has developed radar technology for cars and devices. The company has reached separate agreements with Google and Imec on applications for the technology. With Google, Infineon has developed gesture control technology, which would allow users to control their devices by waving their arms about, and more subtle movements. The radar technology – called “Soli” – was demonstrated at Google I/O…
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Flexible manufacturing in the modern age: Three steps to automated engineering
Martyn Williams, managing director at Copa-Data UK explains how implementing custom machinery and combining industrial equipment with intelligent automation software can help companies implement fully flexible manufacturing. Increased demand for customised products and shrinking time-to-market expectations have contributed to the fundamental shift in how products are designed and created. To fulfil today’s demand for smart…
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nuTonomy raises $16m funding to develop self-driving car software
Startup company nuTonomy has raised $16 million is initial funding and plans to offer world’s first fully autonomous taxi service in 2018. nuTonomy, a developer of software for self-driving cars, says it has completed its $16m Series A funding led by Highland Capital Partners. The funding included significant participation from prior investors Fontinalis Partners and Signal Ventures. In Singapore,…
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ST Robotics partners with RobotShop and SuperDroid
ST Robotics has signed new distribution agreements with RobotShop and SuperDroid Robots to deliver its low-cost, easy-to-use ST R Series articulated and cylindrical robot arm systems across North America. David Sands, president and CEO of ST Robotics, says: “We are excited about our new collaboration with RobotShop and SuperDroid Robots which will allow us to provide…