The solar system just got its own internet
The vastness of space means that traditional internet technologies are unreliable so This month, NASA took a major step toward creating a Solar System Internet by establishing the first operational Delay/Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) service on the International Space Station (ISS). The new DTN service will help automate and improve the availability...
DoNotPay’s famous robo-lawyer helps people avoid homelessness
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The power of Bots is only just starting to be realised and it’s looking increasingly likely that the first industry they’ll disrupt is the legal profession. The idea started with a desperate email from a woman in a UK hospital. She was scared of being discharged at...
Goodyear unveils smart levitating wheels for autonomous cars
Goodyear brings the humble tyre into the 21st Century with magnetic levitation and new smarts When an industry, such as the motor industry goes through a paradigm shift – to a fully autonomous future – it’s not uncommon for their ecosystem of partners and suppliers to rethink their own place in...
Ford to mass market self driving cars by 2021
Ford, fearing being left behind by GM, goes all in on autonomous vehicles Ford says it will build a totally self driving car by 2021 as it seeks to take the lead in the global race to produce the world’s first high volume driverless vehicle. The car, which will have...
