Most people hate shopping for a new car. Making the experience efficient and enjoyable could be a competitive advantage for automakers.
Hyundai and Renault are great examples of how to do this–now and in the future.
Autonomous Driving: Who’s Ahead?
The consensus is that Waymo and GM are furthest along in the development of self-driving vehicles. This article takes a deeper look:
Cities and the Urban Data Challenge
There is definitely profit to be had in city data: directly by selling/sharing data and indirectly by saving money and improving every aspect of the city, from transportation to tax collection. While municipalities face a lot of the same challenges in implementing IoT and data analytics that business does, there are specific barriers, including the way cities contract and pay for outside services. Read more:
New software tools enable green building from the ground up
Thanks to super-smart software, architects and designers can analyze potential energy use and performance of their buildings in the early design phase. This is one of the top trends in the 2018 World Green Building Trends. More here:
3 Top Trends Show Green-Building Technology on the Rise
Sustainable Design Goes to the Next Level
Solace House takes sustainable design to the next level: Their prototype home is affordable and energy-positive: Thanks to careful design, innovative materials and smart systems, it generates more energy than it uses.
How Positive-Energy Building Can Create Tiny Houses With a Big, Green Impact
Concrete Printed Houses Are a Thing
This was a fun story for me to do. At first, I thought 3D printing of concrete was a technology in search of a use. But New Charity has an interesting funding model that allows it to explore pricey, leading-edge technologies for social good. And they are doing great work.
How One Nonprofit Is Scaling a Cheap and Well-Built Concrete 3D-Printed House
ATSC 3.0 and Local TV Stations
How local stations can copy the playbook of national broadcasters to take advantage of the interactivity in ATSC 3.0, the new standard.
With ATSC 3.0 on the Way, Interactive Ads Can Inspire Local TV Advertisers
How Cybersecurity Startups Can Get Attention
Cybersecurity is now top of mind for the auto industry, and a ton of startups are ready to help OEMs. But … it’s complicated. I asked experts how security startups can differentiate themselves.
5 Tips for Securing a Place in a Crowded Cyber-Security Market
What will drivers in self-driving trucks do?
… and other questions. Such as, who will clean the trash left in an autonomous taxi and how do you know whether a self-driving vehicle is performing correctly? In an autonomous world, some connected services will disappear, while there’s a need for new ones. What are the opportunities?
To find out, read Connected Services for Fleets in Autopilot Mode.
Profiling a Public Safety Agency’s Communications
This case study I wrote for Motorola Solutions profiles the Prince George’s County’s 9-1-1 operations, showing not only how the products operate but telling the story of how state-of-the-art communications help first responders do their jobs better and help keep the public safer.