Idriverplus, a Beijing-based supplier of driverless vehicle and robotics systems, this week raised over 100 million yuan (~$14.6 million). The company says the money will be put toward R&D, deploying robotaxi fleets, and ramping up production of cleaning robots and other specialized robotics products.The pandemic has accelerated the demand for robots and self-driving cars, as they’re inher...

Covid-19 has changed how people receive medical care. Successful providers will adapt, invest and optimize digital tools to supplement quality care.Infographic : https://bit.ly/35ByN09[bain]

Online retail sales slow down in August after massive spike during pandemic. Adobe's latest digital economy data shows that online shopping activity declined in August as more physical stores opened up across the US.The pandemic-induced surge in online retail sales is beginning to level off, according to Adobe's latest Digital Economy Index. Launched earlier this year, Adobe's Digital Economy I...

Hungry drivers aren’t always the safest drivers. They become frustrated quicker, they’re more annoyed and more often unfocused, tired drivers. With McDonald’s being one of the biggest providers of food to drivers in Czech Republic, we can take a strong stand and encourage drivers to drive safely. We created a drive safely campaign telling people not to drive hungry, but to drive safely.[adso...

Users push buttons as they would on a usual touchscreen, yet are interacting with a beam of light.The contactless touch systems ensure that no germs are transferred between customers, with menus taking orders via a hologramSpotted: For everyone in dire need of moisturiser thanks to the drying effects of alcohol-based hand sanitisers, Holo Industries has a solution. The company’s contactless to...

Our survey of US consumers suggests that indoor dining in restaurants may not return to precrisis levels for months—or possibly even years. That means full-service restaurant operators need a new economic model.Months after COVID-19 first wreaked havoc on lives and livelihoods around the world, much of the US restaurant industry faces a deeply uncertain near-term future. In particular, many fu...

Texas A&M researchers have designed a new energy storage device that can store a charge up to 900 times greater than state-of-the-art supercapacitors. In the near future, new plant-based supercapacitor could charge electric cars in a few minutes.Texas A&M University researchers have created a novel plant-based energy storage device that in the near future could charge devices — even el...

As retail and entertainment continue to merge, an innovative streaming platform is seizing the trend to let viewers simultaneously watch and shop new drops.As fashion brands increasingly utilize technology to create new shopping experiences in the stay-at-home era, the entertainment industry is also being forced to look for alternate revenue streams at a time when theaters and music venues are...

Gadgets these days are shrinking in size owing to the technological innovations and design implementations that compliment them. There are foldable phones like Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Surface Duo that are radically changing how we perceive our mobile devices to be like. Laptops have also seen this paradigm shift – with young buyers preferring lightweight folding screen products that promise ultra-...