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Ocado trials driverless CargoPod for last-mile grocery deliveries
Online grocery retailer Ocado has announced that its Ocado Technology unit has conducted a “very successful” driverless deliveries trial on the streets of the...
Banking & Payments
Visa study: US consumers ready to pay with connected devices
Two-thirds of US consumers are happy to use a connected device to make a payment when shopping and more than three out of four...
Insurance
UK insurance market lags on digital, says LexisNexis
The UK insurance market needs to adopt digitization faster – or risk losing out to new, more automated players, according to a new study...
Health
In headsets battle, augmented reality for business to dominate, says IDC
Consumer devices for virtual reality may have led the way so far – but augmented reality headsets for businesses are likely to represent a...
Manufacturing
ABB innovation challenge sees six start-ups win funding
Swiss-Swedish power and automation company ABB and IdeaHub, an innovation platform, have identified six start-ups for funding via an 'innovation challenge'.
The two companies kicked...
Retail
Amazon patents inner-city drone delivery towers
Online retailer turned technology giant Amazon has applied for a patent for a multi-level fulfillment center to support its drone delivery business.
The patent, published...
Transportation
MIT drive/fly prototype could represent future of transport
A team at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab has released a paper showcasing a new method of transport. The drone/car hybrid prototypes...
