This may sound a little dramatic, but the humble automobile is evolving at a far greater speed than ever before.
Huge handfuls of gadgets are being crammed into increasingly advanced vehicles as consumers demand more and more from their cars. What once was a mere transportation box — designed to do little more than move you from your front gate to the shops – has morphed into something resembling a radical smartphone on wheels.
This, of course, excites us here at Motorburn. Which means it should excite you, too.
So, we looked into the (very near) future to identify eight cool technology trends that could or will soon find their way into production cars.
Who knows? You could experience this type of tech in your next car…
When Rey Faustino migrated from the Philippines to Southern California as an eight-year-old, he saw his family hustle to make ends meets in their new homeland.
“I grew up in a working-class family and I watched my family struggle for resources,” he said. “I wanted to make sure that other kids and families didn’t have to go through the same ordeal.”
Metabiota, a company that monitors viral disease threats around the world, just landed $2.38 million in funding, according to a recent SEC filing.
The company, known by the more explicit name the Global Viral Forecasting Inc. until July 2012, was founded by Nathan Wolfe, a daring virologist who almost died of malaria collecting data in Africa. His audacity landed him on TIME magazine’s 2011 TIME 100 list. Wolfe’s company specializes in tracking global diseases on a microscopic level.
The world's largest lithium-ion battery factory—a 10-million-square-foot so-called Gigafactory planned by Tesla Motors for 2017—will eventually produce more battery power each year than was produced globally in 2013.
EROSKI inaugura hoy un nuevo servicio de recogida de las compras realizadas por Internet sin salir del coche. Es la primera cadena de distribución que pone en marcha esta innovadora forma de hacer la compra en Bizkaia. El servicio, denominado Click & Drive, combina la facilidad de la compra, en cualquier momento y lugar, a través de su supermercado online y la recogida del pedido con el coche en el puesto de entrega rápida instalado en el aparcamiento del hipermercado de Leioa, junto a la carretera de la Avanzada.
Ambient Clinical Analytics is a new startup, founded by Mayo Clinic researchers with help from Silicon Valley investors, that aims to bring data assimilation, communication and analytics to the bedside.
Consumers’ exercise regimes have been forever changed by fitness trackers such as Fitbit and Nike+ products, but these small devices don’t tell the whole story of what’s going on in different parts of the body during a workout. Now available for pre-order, Athos is a workout kit with embedded sensors that offer detailed and precise data about muscle growth and technique.
The day when your doctor wears smart glasses while examining you just got a little closer.
San Francisco-based wearable-tech startup Augmedix has secured $3.2 million in funding from DCM and Emergence Capital Partners, just under a year after graduating from the Rock Health accelerator program.
Augmedix is building clinical applications for Google Glass. The startup is working with doctors across the country to introduce them to Glass, which is available to select developers for some $1,200.
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