Driver-less car Legitimacy

Nice to see a trusted brand supporting driver-less cars.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/21/autos/vehicle_communication_v2v/

Shake-out time for robotics

Hopefully, this ushers in an era where this industry can gain inroads into the mass private sector--like automotive after WWII, albeit on a much smaller scale.

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2012/February/Pages/Robot-MakersPonderNextMovesasWarsWindDown.aspx

Solar Exports from Africa

When will Africa begin exporting Solar-generated power? Are there grid integration problems with EU? What would it take to establish power transport corridors? More than an oil pipeline across Azerbaijan?

Robotics field: SIGINT

There are daily, incremental advances in the field of robotics that will rapidly tip the flywheel over for rapid monetization and utility. It is incredible how many non-linear technologies are conspiring. Hopefully, there are companies paying attention at the SIGINT level who can begin rapidly integrating and level-set robotics in mass market.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/robot-uses-supersonic-jets-of-air-to-stick-to-almost-anything?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrum+%28IEEE+Spectrum%29

Smartgrid implementation challenges

Deployment of new technology is always a challenge. The real question on this implementation, particularly given the scale, is why they didn't allow for alternate field-unit technologies to ensure maximum deployment penetration?

http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/the-smarter-grid/smart-grid-developments

Basis for automotive network effects geometric growth

A very exciting aspect to the growth of EV's and Hybrid Vehicles is the underlying telematics service structure that enables reliable consumer use of these vehicles. As these vehicles gain a solid distribution scatter (number of EV/Hybrid's scattered among a floating car fleet), there are some very exciting possibilities: caravan, mesh, NFC, etc.. Hopefully, this report is on target:

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110503007286/en/Strategy-Analytics-Automotive-OEMs-Electric-Hybrid-Vehicles

EV Mass Transit and Individual Transit

It is interesting to see the first mass Taxi rollout of EV's. Given the rapid changes and requirement for maximum time on-the-road, it is surprising. Although it is likely more of a marketing pronouncement, designed to mark territory and call attention to a national champion, the market is definitely moving this way. Hopefully, they are instrumenting the service and the back office to provide a basis for collaborative improvement.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110428007512/en/BYD-Announces-EV-Fleet-Results-Anniversary-Green-Taxi