How big data is helping startups and cities fight gridlock together
Like many drivers, David Alleyne-Martin has seen the engine light on his dashboard occasionally turn on, only to wonder what it means. “It’s the mystery light that tells you something is wrong with your car,” he says. “It’s saying, ‘Go take it in, and someone will figure it out.’” Frustrated by how little he knew about what was going on under the hood, Alleyne-Martin started a company, Drven, aimed at giving motorists a user-friendly look at their cars’ inner workings. For de
Mercedes Benz and the bus of the future
Mercedes-Benz wants to bring autonomous transportation to the masses. Last year, the company's semi-autonomous bus, called the Future Bus, drove a little more than 12 miles from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport to Haarlem, a city just outside Amsterdam. The bus's journey was especially impressive because the route included traffic lights, tunnels, and required the bus to navigate around people. Mercedes is betting self-driving buses like its Future Bus will grow in demand as urba
Insights: The Key To The Future Of Data-Driven Smart Cities
Collecting vast amounts of data is all well and good, but you need to be able to do something with it. Pretty much every industry in today’s digital age relies on big data to mould future strategy and solve business problems, but many organisations are still nervous about getting into big data due to the various challenges that accompany it. Collecting data is only worthwhile if you are able to do something with it and that has so far been the message of the day when it comes
