Amazon will be deploying small kiosks called ZenBooth in its warehouses to help overworked employees destress. The booths, which are about a standard phone booth size, are part of Amazon’s new WorkingWell program announced earlier in May. Invented by an employee named Leila Brown, the booths are equipped with...
A survey conducted by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has revealed that 83% of Europeans have a positive attitude towards urban air mobility (UAM) services. UAM services include flying taxis, air ambulances, drone deliveries, and more. 71% of the survey participants said they were even ready to try...
Tesla has a contract to test Luminar LiDAR sensors in its vehicles. A picture shared by @gbrutle [https://twitter.com/gbrulte/status/1395356317410287617] on Twitter of a Tesla Model Y with California dealer plates and a Luminar LiDAR rig sparked debate on whether the automaker is pivoting from a camera-based...
Auto insurance giant GEICO has signed a deal with an AI startup, Tractable, to process auto repair claims faster. Tractable’s computer vision technology, trained on thousands of historical claim images, assesses vehicle damage like a human appraiser. Under the deal, Tractable’s AI system will analyze images of damaged...
EV Startup Fisker has announced plans to develop the first all-electric popemobile for Pope Francis following his advocacy for action on climate change. The design, approved by Francis in a private meeting, is a modified version of the upcoming Fisker Ocean SUV. The mockup of the popemobile shows an all-glass...
Google has developed an AI tool [https://blog.google/technology/health/ai-dermatology-preview-io-2021/] that can help users learn about their skin conditions through smartphones. The tool uses a camera to capture and analyze images of users’ hair, skin, and nails to give possible causes for various skin conditions and whether or...
