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I saw a vision of the near future while working near NY's Port Authority Bus Terminal, and it is all of the drifters plugged into a LinkNYC charging station watching inappropriate videos on YouTube.

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On the final day of the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a set of documents setting guidelines for how vehicles communicate with infrastructure.

Federal Guidance Released for...

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Updated 25 days ago

As the high-tech and automotive worlds merge-with four disruptive technology trends driving change-a complex ecosystem is creating new rules for success. As four technology trends reshape the global automotive sector, customer preferences are moving away from its traditional strongholds, such as chassis and engine development.

How the convergence of automotive and...

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Updated a month ago

For those of us trying to get around a city, delivery trucks can often feel like the enemy. But as much as we curse their double-parked existence, we rarely stop to consider how we as consumers - and the packages we expect delivered in an instant - are part and parcel (pun intended) of the problem.

Outside the box truck: Innovations in...

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Updated a month ago

As more shoppers go online, the country's retail landscape is changing rapidly. Traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are facing stiffer competition amid the country's digital transformation, leading to falling sales and shares of total retail business ( although far from outright death). Meanwhile, e-commerce retailers like Amazon continue to expand the scale and reach of their operations.

Where will online orders get fulfilled?...

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Updated a month ago

I remember watching the fanfare around Alibaba's IPO in 2014 and marveling at the number of transactions done online in China. At the time, I was running an on-demand delivery startup. I was getting more interested in e-commerce and offline-to-online transactions. E-commerce hadn't yet penetrated the U.S.

How Walmart, Amazon, Target and others...

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Updated a month ago

In the age of the smart city, leaders must adapt their resilience strategy to match their evolving risk profile-otherwise they risk building a smarter but more fragile city. City leaders around the world are abuzz with the profound potential of incorporating smart technologies into everything from their transport infrastructure to water systems to power supply and, of course, to government services.

Smart city resilience: Digitally...

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Updated a month ago

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