IoT World Today

02/08/2024

Flying taxi company Archer Aviation is on track to complete its manufacturing plant in Georgia before the end of this year.

Archer Aviation featured its Midnight electric aerial vehicle for government officials at DeKalb–Peachtree Municipal Airport

01/08/2024

The driver assistance systems of two of America’s leading automakers, Tesla and Ford, are in the headlines again, but for contrasting reasons.

Ford’s BlueCruise has made another significant step forward in its rollout, having been approved for use in 12 new countries by the European Commission.

01/08/2024

Air taxi company EHang Holdings in China has delivered 10 of its flying vehicles to be used for low-altitude tourism.

Air taxi company EHang Holdings in China has delivered 10 of its flying vehicles to be used for low-altitude tourism.

01/08/2024

New research from Honeywell has found that decision-makers in the industrial AI space are increasingly enthusiastic about augmenting new use cases to improve workloads.

New research from Honeywell has found that decision-makers in the industrial AI space are increasingly enthusiastic about augmenting new use cases to improve workloads.

01/08/2024

IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl and telecommunications company Vodafone Business have partnered to enhance cybersecurity services for Vodafone's financial industry customers.

IT infrastructure services provider KyndrylI and telecommunications company Vodafone Business have partnered to enhance cybersecurity services for Vodafone's financial industry customers.

01/08/2024

Health savings account company HealthEquity’s March data breach affected some 4.3 million people, the firm has now admitted.

Health savings account (HSA) company HealthEquity’s March data breach affected some 4.3 million people, the firm has now admitted.

01/08/2024

Uber is teaming with BYD in a partnership for the Chinese automaker to provide 100,000 electric vehicles to the ride-hailing giant.

Uber is teaming with BYD in a partnership for the Chinese automaker to provide 100,000 electric vehicles to the ride-hailing giant.

31/07/2024

Microsoft has faced another major IT failure due to a cyberattack. The disruption affected Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Azure, and took down Microsoft’s video game services, including Xbox Live and Minecraft.
https://www.iotworldtoday.com/security/cyberattack-behind-microsoft-s-latest-it-outage

31/07/2024

Defense contractor and robotics firm Tesseract Ventures has retooled its military drone for the American farm.

Defense contractor and robotics firm Tesseract Ventures has retooled its military drone for the American farm.

31/07/2024

Tesla is to recall more than 1.8 million vehicles in the United States to rectify a glitch that could cause hoods of various models to pop open.

Tesla is to recall more than 1.8 million vehicles in the United States to rectify a glitch that could cause hoods of various models to pop open.

30/07/2024

The manager of Venice’s Marco Polo Airport has partnered with British counter-drone company Operational Solutions Ltd. to provide drone-detection services at the facility.

The manager of Venice’s Marco Polo Airport has partnered with British counter-drone company Operational Solutions Ltd. to provide drone-detection services at the facility.

30/07/2024

China-based self-driving technology company WeRide is planning to go public in the United States.

China-based self-driving technology company WeRide is planning to go public in the United States.

30/07/2024

Nvidia has unveiled a suite of AI models and services to enable robotics developers to accelerate the development of humanoid robots.
https://www.iotworldtoday.com/robotics/nvidia-unveils-ai-tools-to-accelerate-humanoid-robot-development

30/07/2024

Korean aerospace and defense company LIG Nex1 has acquired a majority share in quadrupedal robot developers Ghost Robotics, considered a Boston Dynamics competitor.

Korean aerospace and defense company LIG Nex1 has acquired a majority share in quadrupedal robot developers Ghost Robotics, considered a Boston Dynamics competitor.

30/07/2024

Israeli startup CytoReason has secured $80 million in funding to accelerate the development of its AI-powered platform for disease modeling and drug discovery.

Israeli startup CytoReason has secured $80 million in funding to accelerate the development of its AI-powered platform for disease modeling and drug discovery.

29/07/2024

Robotics scientists have developed a novel way to improve how robots interact with their environment.

Robotics scientists have developed a novel way to improve how robots interact with their environment.

29/07/2024

Spanish eVTOL maker Crisalion Mobility has partnered with a private aviation operator to develop an electric taxi service in the United Arab Emirates.

A Spanish electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle maker has partnered with a private aviation operator to develop an electric taxi service in the United Arab Emirates.

29/07/2024

Drone-based medical-logistics provider Apian and drone-delivery company Wing Aviation have teamed to test a program to deliver medical supplies to South Dublin hospitals.
https://www.iotworldtoday.com/transportation-logistics/drones-to-deliver-medical-supplies-to-dublin-hospitals

29/07/2024

French Paralympian Kevin Piette, who has been paraplegic since he was 11 years old, made history as he carried the Olympic torch through Yvelines last week using a robotic exoskeleton.
https://www.iotworldtoday.com/health-care/paraplegic-tennis-player-carries-olympic-torch-with-robotic-exoskeleton

26/07/2024

The head coach of Canada’s women’s soccer team was sent home from the Paris Olympics in the wake of a -spying scandal that has suddenly engulfed the gold-medal club at the start of the Games.

Head coach Bev Priestman suspended after drone used to spy on team opponents

26/07/2024

From flying taxis to technology, smart devices and more, embedded technologies can be found throughout the 2024 Olympic Games. Here's a look at 8 of them!

From flying taxis to digital twin technology, smart devices and more, embedded technologies can be found throughout the 2024 Olympic Games

25/07/2024

Self-driving tech company Kodiak Robotics has completed its first driverless delivery as part of a new partnership with Atlas Energy Solutions.

The first driverless truck delivery realizes one of Kodiak Robotics’ key goals for 2024

25/07/2024

𝐕𝐚𝐲𝐮 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 slashes costs by ditching for its -powered 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭 that can operate autonomously on city streets, navigate stores and unload packages at locations without pre-mapping.

Vayu Robotics' Vayu One can operate autonomously on city streets, navigate stores and unload packages at locations without pre-mapping

25/07/2024

Flying sports car company Samson Sky Switchblade has
introduced a new design of its 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫 at the AirVenture Air Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this week.

The redesigned vehicle has a sleeker body and a decreased takeoff and landing speed

24/07/2024

Waymo gets another $5 billion in investment from parent company 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭 as it forges ahead in the race.

Parent company Alphabet announced the commitment during its second quarter earnings call

23/07/2024

Just in: General Motors pulls the plug on its long-awaited Cruise Origin purpose-built self-driving taxi. hashtag hashtag hashtag

GM’s CEO confirmed the decision to cull the autonomous vehicle, which has no conventional controls, in a letter to shareholders

23/07/2024

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz called to testify before Congress regarding last week’s worldwide IT outage caused by the company’s software update.

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has been called to testify before Congress regarding last week’s worldwide IT outage caused by the company’s software update.

23/07/2024

will be working for 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐚 by next year.

Musk said Tesla will use the humanoid robots internally first, with production for other companies projected to start in 2026

22/07/2024

Waymo wants to expand its operations in San Francisco to cover the city’s airport.

Company cites success at Sky Harbor in Phoenix since 2022, with curbside pickups, to show its ready to operate at SFO

19/07/2024

Just In: A global Microsoft outage has grounded flights and disrupted banking, businesses and emergency services overnight after a software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike impacted systems.

A software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike responsible for disrupting systems