DEARBORN - Previously on Smart Mobility Today, our stories focused on EV batteries, EV battery jobs, robots, drones, 6G and space. This week’s show includes lots of news about cars, Blockchain and IoT, trust issues when dealing with AI, dribbling robots, and virtual reality. To listen to this audio podcast, click on Smart Mobility Today
WASHINGTON DC - The US Army is taking delivery of a first batch of high-tech combat goggles made by Microsoft Corp., citing encouraging results from testing in the field. Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Douglas Bush has “cleared the Army to begin accepting” some of the 5,000 sets of goggles, spokesman Jamal Beck said in a
DETROIT - VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) are becoming more and more popular as a way to keep your online activity private. But with so many VPN providers and options available, it can be hard to know where to start. This guide will introduce you to the basics of VPNs and help you start using one
Eastern Upper Peninsula - Eastern Upper Peninsula Connect Collaborative is asking residents and businesses to take a 15-question survey about Internet service at their households and locations. The survey asks whether high-speed ("broadband") Internet service is available at a 911 service address, and if so, at what speed and cost. The goal is to gain
EAST LANSING - Merit Network and Michigan State University are joint recipients of a $10.5 million National Telecommunications and Information Administration Broadband Infrastructure Program Grant that will connect Michigan's many disparate Internet pathways. This program, named the Michigan Open Optical Network - Leveraging Innovation to Get High-Speed Technology (MOON-Light), will help address critical infrastructure gaps by enabling
INGHAN COUNTY - Ingham County is asking residents and businesses to take a 15-question survey about internet service at their households and locations. The survey asks whether high-speed internet service is available at a given address, and if so, at what speed and cost. The goal is to gain a clearer picture of the connectivity
SOUTHFIELD - 123NET, best known as a premier fiber internet, colocation and voice services provider for Michigan businesses, continues its residential internet service rollout with the addition of Detroit’s University District. 123NET’s solution is the first of its kind to provide 10 Gigabits per second fiber internet to Detroit residences. Property owners in the University
DETROIT - IoT, the internet of things, is the physical object network embedded with sensors, software, and other technology to share data and enhance connectivity. IoT is the platform that shares the data with the help of networking media. It is best to build a faster network with the user and maintain scalability. It is
DENVER - Auto manufacturers are making unprecedented investments in electric vehicles in response to consumer demand and climate trends. Those investments are laying the groundwork for more self-driving or autonomous vehicles, as EV market growth is an important leading indicator for self-driving technology. Widespread adoption of self-driving EVs faces several significant barriers including social acceptance,
EATON COUNTY – After more than four months of research, the Eaton County Broadband Communication council published a Technology Action Plan that’s focused on how to improve broadband across the county. “The citizen survey provided valuable information needed to locate problem areas to internet access,” said Jeremy Whittum, Chairman, Eaton County Board of Commissioners. “Increased
