Blog: Walking on, Walking on the Moon
Any outstanding scientific achievement operating as a loss-making business dies when the funding stops. Where do we think the AV…
Airline Safety Omitted at CES
Conspicuously absent from a CES presentation on the future of aviation technology was the burning question of airline safety in…
Non-Flammable Electrolyte to Increase Battery Safety
A revolutionary new electrolyte protects batteries from flammability hazards and makes them suitable for high-temperature applications.
Intel: Pushing for Higher Safety Standards
Intel’s Weast chairs a group building a model around RSS to answer an ‘uncomfortable’ question.
Should a Smartphone Control Your Car?
Are consumer-grade handset designs safe enough to control mission-critical systems? Have we thought through all the potential boobytraps from using…
Blog: Should Robo-Cars Take a Driving Test?
Humans drivers are expected to be mature enough to anticipate what might happen on the road next. What expectations should…
10 Best Programming Languages for Engineers
It isn’t often that we think about the programming languages that make our connected world possible, but it’s worth noting…
Blog: What About the Human Factor?
As the automotive industry rushes toward assisted driving and autonomous vehicles, it seems to be forgetting something kind of important.
Do the Boeing Crashes Highlight a Reliability Crisis?
Is it so much to ask that technologies work as advertised and - oh, by the way - not kill…
Market Interests Before Engineering Integrity
What do spontaneously combusting hoverboards have in common with the catastrophic crashes of Boeing 737 Max airliners?