Through the Easy Ride transportation service that Nissan and DeNA are collaborating to create, customers will be able to summon a robo-vehicle as well as set their destination and pay their fare via a dedicated mobile app.
Renee Knight
Renee Knight
Residing in Houston, Texas, Renee is an expert feature writer. She delivers deep and highly readable features on key application segments. Renee has a Master of Science in Journalism in magazine publishing from Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University.
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AgricultureMachine Control & RoboticsOff Road
MQ-9 UAS Helping to Support Northern California Firefighting Efforts
by Renee Knightby Renee KnightThe MQ-9 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been deployed to help with firefighting efforts in Northern California.
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AgricultureConstructionMachine Control & RoboticsMining
UGV's Gaining Ground
by Renee Knightby Renee KnightUnmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) certainly seem to have a lot of potential. They can be used to spray pesticides on a large farm to boost crop yields, for example, or to move materials at a mining site.
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The team at the GE Healthcare Milwaukee repair facility is always looking for ways to improve efficiencies and to automate more processes — like moving materials through the 280,000 square foot building.
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What happens when these cars no longer have drivers, and become instead robots that rely on constant communication to get their passengers from point A to point B without incident?
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Machine Control & Robotics
Researchers Looking to Cockroaches to Inspire Robot Design
by Renee Knightby Renee KnightCockroaches seem to be indestructible at times. They can easily squirm in and out of…
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As driver-assist and driverless technologies emerge experts predict that car companies will incorporate multiple operating systems to keep sofware up-to-date and their customers safe.
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Driverless CarsTest and Simulation
Virginia Automated Corridors Makes Testing Driverless Vehicles Possible in Real-World Settings
by Renee Knightby Renee KnightThe VAC offers multiple testing environments through 70 miles of urban interstates and rural arterials in Northern Virginia.
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Machine Control & Robotics
Sample Return Rover AERO Could Help Advance Space Exploration
by Renee Knightby Renee KnightWPI engineers developed the return rover with arm controller for the NASA Sample Return Robotic Centennial Challenge in 2013.
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Driverless CarsFleets and TrucksOn RoadPublic Transportation
The Future of Autonomy
by Renee Knightby Renee KnightThe roadways can be a dangerous place. Distracted drivers, congestion and unexpected obstacles all contribute to traffic accidents. Collision avoidance and robotic crash testing are being developed for vehicle safety.