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Tech industry reacts to this month's budget speech
Yesterday, in the Chancellor's budget speech, Philip Hammond announced the forecast for the future of Britain with a£500m investment in a range ofinitiatives from artificial intelligence, to 5G and full fibre broadband.
Are we on the brink of a technology revolution?
As evidenced by Chancellor of Exchequer Philip Hammond, in today’s Autumn budget, ‘The world is on the brink of a technological revolution’. Over the last few years the drone market has grown exponentially with a number of reporters labelling 2018 as the year of the drone.
Smart sensor designed for wireless temperature loggers
A NFC sensor tag anddata logger IC for smart labels which enables more efficient and accurate monitoring of the condition of assets such as food, pharmaceuticals and healthcare products in storage and in transit, has been introduced bysupplier of high performance sensor solutions, ams.
Renesas held European R-Car consortium forum
Supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, Renesas Electronics Europe, has announced that it successfully held its first European R-Car Consortium (RCC) forum. The forum, held on 9th November 2017 in Düsseldorf, attracted a large audience of participants from over 35 automotive OEM and Tier 1 and connected car specialised IT providers. The R-Car Family is Renesas’ family of innovative and high-performance systems-on-chip (SoC) for a...
Driverless cars on our roads by 2021, say UK Government
In what some may describe as a rambunctious prediction, Chancellor Philip Hammond will unveil ambitious driverless car investment plans in tomorrow’s budget.These plans aim to roll-out fully autonomous cars on UK roads by the year 2021, as part of other significanttechnology investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G networks and STEM education.
The first code analyser for AUTOSAR C++14 coding guidelines
PRQA has announced the first commercially available tool for automatically applying the new AUTOSAR C++14 Coding Guidelines. The AUTOSAR Compliance Module is an extension to the QA•C++ 4.2 automated static code analysis tool. The AUTOSAR development partnership is working on “Guidelines for the use of the C++14 language in critical and safety-related systems” in order to help ensure the safety and security of the code written by ...
Sensors enable autonomous operations for heavy-duty vehicles
The new Transportation Attitude Reference Sensor (TARS) from Honeywell is a packaged sensor array that enables autonomous vehicle characteristics and enhances efficiency for heavy-duty, off-highway vehicles.The sensor can report vehicle angular rate, acceleration and inclination data for construction equipment, such as excavators, skid steer loaders and backhoes.
Smart robot detects changes in atmospheric pressure
With the Internet of Things (IoT) becoming a big part of people's lives, network-connected embedded systems are becoming more important than ever. STMicroelectronics showcased its latest solutions for embedded systems, including a robot demo composed of a range of ST products, at Embedded Technology 2017 (ET2017).
Billions to be invested in AI and quantum technology
Developments in quantum technology and artificial intelligence, AI, are predicted to transform research, as well as business and society as a whole. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is awarding a total of SEK 1.6 billion over ten years to these promising fields, in two separate research projects involving several Swedish higher education institutions. Together with other funding, the budget amounts to well over SEK 2 billion.
Driverless vehicle on display in Madison
Like many of today’s fully loaded cars, which offer capabilities such as adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist, and automatic parking, the Navya passenger shuttle capitalises on such cutting-edge technologies as Lidar, GPS, cameras, dynamic driving algorithms, and more in the features that enable its passengers to arrive safely at their destinations.One feature that’s noticeably missing, however, is a steering wheel. And space for...