Trucking is an industry that could be shaped significantly by autonomous vehicle tech in the coming years, and enabling heavy haulers to roll along in tight formations known as platoons could be a key part of this future. Startup Peloton has an interesting new take on this concept, describing an automated following system that would effectively allow a human to […]
One Person Driving 2 Trucks At Once
Augmented Audio Headphones
Though portable Bluetooth speakers allow music lovers to share audio with those around them, headphones are mostly a private listening experience. With the launch of Augmented Audio on Kickstarter, Australia’s BG Audio gives users the choice to keep things private or simultaneously share with others, either locally or remotely. “It’s time to get connected again and bring our audio experiences […]
Haptic Vest Allows Rescue Dogs To Receive Command From Miles Away
Dogs are incredibly smart animals, which can be trained to carry out tasks in response to everything from spoken words or whistles to visual cues. At Ben-Gurion University in Israel, researchers have been working to add one more mode of interaction to the list: Giving dogs a haptic jacket that can be used to provide instructions through specific vibrations. In […]
Stretch Sensing Tech
Getting real, physical movements accurately depicted in the digital world remains a challenge for programmers and engineers, but a newly developed glove promises to advance the tech significantly. It’s able to capture hand movements with much more detail and nuance than most existing solutions. To achieve this, the researchers behind the glove created a silicone compound holding 44 embedded stretch […]
Bike Features Blindspot Assist
If you’re cycling in urban traffic, then it goes without saying that you ought to be doing shoulder checks when changing lanes. Every little bit of added safety is a good thing, though, which is why the Calamus One e-bike comes with integrated blindspot assist. Looking quite a bit like the Pininfarina Evoluzione electric bike, the Calamus has transceivers in […]