article thumbnail

Michigan State University deploys full-size autonomous electric bus

Green Car Congress

Michigan State University officially has deployed its full-size autonomous electric bus ( earlier post ) and is accepting passengers on the 2.5-mile mile campus route. The autonomous bus is one of the largest of its kind to be deployed on US roadways to date.

Michigan 397
article thumbnail

Michigan State University introduces electric autonomous bus through collaboration with state, Karsan and ADASTEC

Green Car Congress

Michigan State University introduced an electric autonomous bus that will serve students, staff and faculty beginning early 2022 as part of the campus’ smart mobility ecosystem. The bus represents one of the largest electric autonomous transit vehicles to be deployed on US roadways to date. The bus’s 2.5-mile

Michigan 221
article thumbnail

EGEB: Vertical turbines could be the future of wind energy

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Oxford Brookes University researchers think wind turbines should be vertical. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. The US Interior Department approves a solar farm in the California desert.

Wind 122
article thumbnail

How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

Personal 144
article thumbnail

Boeing and Kitty Hawk form strategic partnership on electric urban air mobility

Green Car Congress

Boeing and start-up Kitty Hawk Corporation have entered a strategic partnership to collaborate on future efforts to advance safe urban air mobility. Working with a company like Kitty Hawk brings us closer to our goal of safely advancing the future of mobility. —Steve Nordlund, vice president and general manager of Boeing NeXt.

article thumbnail

The Future of Fully Homomorphic Encryption

Cars That Think

Whether it’s personal messages, health data, financial transactions, or confidential business communications, encryption plays a pivotal role in maintaining privacy and ensuring the integrity of our digital interactions. And by early next year, they’ll begin manufacturing of their prototypes to further their field testing.

Future 81
article thumbnail

Help Build the Future of Assistive Technology

Cars That Think

This article is sponsored by California State University, Northridge (CSUN). AT, in its most basic form, is anything that helps a person achieve enhanced performance, improved function, or accelerated access to information. California State University, Northridge (CSUN). The university is also home to a sister degree, the.

Future 63