The world’s highest-valued artificial intelligence startup SenseTime has set foot in Japan. The Beijing-based firm announced on Friday that it just opened a self-driving facility in Joso, a historic city 50 kilometers away from Tokyo where it plans to conduct R&D and road test driverless vehicles. The initiative follows its agreement with Japanese auto giant Honda in […]
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Cities that didn’t win HQ2 shouldn’t be counted out
Brooks Rainwater Contributor Share on Twitter Brooks Rainwater is the director of the Center for City Solutions and Applied Research at the National League of Cities. More posts by this contributor As tasks wane, skills rise Blockchain technology could be the great equalizer for American cities Scott Andes Contributor Share on Twitter Scott Andes is […]
View More Cities that didn’t win HQ2 shouldn’t be counted outCriminal turkey now the ‘mayor’ of the town it’s terrorizing
Smoke the wild turkey is now the mayor of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. Or, well…he’s an honorary one, at the very least.
Authorities have spent the past couple of months, trying to capture the mischievous bird, who has a penchant for standing in traffic…
London’s transport regulator looks to startups to help fix urban mobility
London’s transport regulator, TfL has announced a partnership with Bosch for its forthcoming co-working space in Shoreditch. The civic tech project is intended to run for 18 months as a pilot — though Bosch’s ‘Connectory’ co-working facility won’t open until the end of January. A company spokeswoman confirmed the partnership is nonetheless up and running […]
View More London’s transport regulator looks to startups to help fix urban mobilityLos Angeles investors and entrepreneurs launch PledgeLA, a diversity and inclusion program
In an attempt to boost diversity and inclusion efforts and civic engagement between the growing technology industry in Los Angeles and the community that surrounds it, over 80 venture capitalists and entrepreneurs joined the city’s mayor, Eric Garcetti, and the non-profit Annenberg Foundation to announce PledgeLA. The initiative is one way in which the Los […]
View More Los Angeles investors and entrepreneurs launch PledgeLA, a diversity and inclusion programMay Mobility puts autonomous shuttles on the streets of Columbus, Ohio
This December a set of autonomous vehicles will start roaming the streets of Columbus, Ohio in an effort to turn this bustling midwestern community into the first smart city. The project, which is part of the Smart Columbus and DriveOhio initiatives, is the first step in launching a fully autonomous shuttle route in the city. […]
View More May Mobility puts autonomous shuttles on the streets of Columbus, OhioTall Poppy aims to make online harassment protection an employee benefit
For the nearly 20% percent of Americans who experience severe online harassment, there’s a new company launching in the latest batch of Y Combinator called Tall Poppy that’s giving them the tools to fight back. Co-founded by Leigh Honeywell and Logan Dean, Tall Poppy grew out of the work that Honeywell, a security specialist, had […]
View More Tall Poppy aims to make online harassment protection an employee benefitZipcar plans all-electric fleet of over 300 Volkswagens in London
Zipcar is rolling out a fleet of 300 Volkswagen e-Golfs in London this year — in what the company is touting as the largest rollout of electric cars in a single English city. Details from the company are still sketchy, but Zipcar said that the first electric vehicles will be available over the summer, with […]
View More Zipcar plans all-electric fleet of over 300 Volkswagens in LondonSpaceX to build its massive BFR in Los Angeles
The mayor of Los Angeles confirmed earlier reports that SpaceX will build its largest rocket, the BFR, at the Port of Los Angeles. The company intends to build a manufacturing facility on an 18-acre site at Berth 240 and use waterways to transport the massive rocket. SpaceX says the BFR is simply too big to […]
View More SpaceX to build its massive BFR in Los AngelesBumper cars on ice is perfect for those who don’t know how to ice skate
The Providence Rink at the Alex and Ani City Center is now introducing bumper cars on ice. Each car is motorized and has two levers for control. Riders can slide, spin, and bump into each other on ice. Each ride costs $12 and lasts for 20 minutes. If …
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