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
Boeing studies pilotless planes as it ponders next jetliner
Boeing Co. is looking ahead to a brave new world where jetliners fly without pilots and aims to test some of the technology next year, the world's biggest plane maker said in a briefing ahead of the Paris Airshow. The idea may seem far-fetched but with self-flying drones available for less than $1,000, "the basic building blocks of the technology clearly are available," said Mike Sinnett, Boeing's vice president of product development. Jetliners can already take off, cruise a
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
