The Government has launched a consultation that could pave the way to driverless cars being introduced on British roads as early as next year. The Department for Transport (DfT) has issued a call for evidence for the ‘Automated Lane Keeping System’ (ALKS) – an automated system that can take over control of a vehicle at … Read more
MediaTek Dimensity 1000C mobile SoC has been unveiled as the newest entrant in the company’s 5G chipset portfolio. The company says it delivers advanced AI capabilities, enhanced display features, and premium 5G experiences. Additionally, MediaTek has also announced that the LG Velvet – the “first MediaTek powered 5G smartphone in the United States” – will … Read more
Charlette N’Guessan is the first woman to win the prestigious prize since it was established in 2014, and the first winner from Ghana. The prize was awarded for BACE API, which uses facial recognition to verify identities remotely. N’Guessan and her team decided to go ahead with the project in 2018, after they discovered that … Read more
First, true wireless earbuds were the high-water mark for new Bluetooth audio gadgets. Now, it’s true wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation – the ANC often seen in product names, such as with these ‘London’ buds from hip Swedish audio brand Urbanista. ‘London’ follows previous Urbanista city-linked releases, such as Stockholm, Paris, Athens, Chicago, Boston, … Read more
Apple and Google have announced a new contact-tracing system designed to help public authorities track potential coronavirus transmission between individuals without having to build their own app. Apple and Google have announced a new contact-tracing system designed to help public authorities track potential coronavirus transmission between individuals without having to build their own app. The … Read more
Chip giant says Moore’s Law is alive and well but you are going to have to change the way software runs to take advantage of it. In his keynote at the HotChips conference held online this week, Raja Koduri, Intel’s chief architect and head of the graphics division, showed off the company’s snappy slogan for … Read more
Current in-vehicle Electrical and Electronic network architectures are complex, costly, and totally inadequate to address the needs of tomorrow. The question is not if they will change but when and how? EE architectures need to be more intelligent, flexible and connected; in-vehicle and vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure, vehicle-to-cloud (often referred as V2X). Networking across all industries, whether … Read more
A team at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia developed the prototype which they say can electronically replicate the way human skin senses pain. The device mimics the body’s near-instant feedback response and can react to painful sensations with the same lighting speed that nerve signals travel to the brain. Lead researcher Professor Madhu Bhaskaran said … Read more
Amazon is preparing to enter the health wearable business with the launch of a fitness band that listens to a person’s voice in order to analyse their emotions. The forthcoming device will be part of a subscription service called Halo. The band reportedly won’t have a screen or deliver any notifications like other fitness … Read more
English train operator Southeastern has begun providing data on how busy its services are based on the weight of passengers in the carriage. The loading data is being shown on its website next to each service, letting people make a decision about whether to board crowded carriages or wait for the next train. The SeatFinder … Read more