Editor's Choice: Stories That Inspired Us – September 2018

Every month, David Sadeghi will share five inspiring, thought-provoking or newsworthy articles from the worlds of intelligent transportation, digital agriculture, smart cities and other areas we think you'll care about as much as we do.

Striving for Broader Broadband in Agriculture

by Suzanne Bopp for CropLife

Today, broadband is truly a necessity, not a luxury. Defined by Congress as the capability that allows users to “originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics and video” services, it’s essential to economic development, public health, and educational opportunities — and with the rise of data-driven farm technologies, it’s essential for American agriculture, too:

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How Will Autonomous Cars Respond to Emergency Vehicles?

by Kevin Krewell for Forbes

As we get closer to the widespread deployment of autonomous vehicles, there’s still discussions about what sensors will be required to make these vehicles safe – for the passengers and other pedestrians and vehicles. Those discussions usually revolve around cameras, radar, LiDAR (Light Distance and Ranging), and ultrasonic. There’s one other sensor that isn’t discussed – an audio microphone:

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Late to the Driverless Revolution

by Lawrence D. Burns for Wall St. Journal

Early in 2011, two top engineers for Google traveled together to Detroit on what amounted to a diplomatic mission. They had just spent 18 months on a top-secret project called Chauffeur: the development of a car that could drive itself over 10 different 100-mile routes on public roads. Now they were looking for a partner to carry the project forward:

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How design can pave the road towards a new personal mobility

by Jasper Dekker for Smart Cities World

City transport systems are failing. As cities grow, mobility needs within them are being under-served. There are two key behavioural drivers behind this:

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Quicker than expected: Edmonton prepares for transportation revolution with new pilot projects

by Elise Stolte for Edmonton Journal

Local officials are launching a suite of pilot projects to get Edmonton ready for a revolution in transportation technology:

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