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Tag Archives: Automation

29Jan/18

Secret Service issues ‘ATM jackpotting’ alert

January 29, 2018FinanceAlert, Articles, ATM, ATM jackpotting, ATM Jackpotting Case Profile, ATM usage fees, Automated teller machine, Automated teller machines, Automation, bank, Brian Krebs, Disaster/Accident, Economy, financial services, Krebs, Money, NEXT MEDIA, Payment systems, SMS banking, Technology, U.S. Secret Service, United Statessmbale

The U.S. Secret Service this week issued an alert to banks warning banks about an ATM exploit known called “jackpotting.” Continue reading →

29Sep/17

British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calls for tax on robots

September 29, 2017EconomyArticles, Automation, Basic income, British MPs, Corbyn, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Jeremy Corbyn, Labor, Labour Party, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Political positions of Jeremy Corbyn, Politics, Robot, Robot tax, Robotics, Tax, Technological change, Traingate, United Kingdomsmbale

Calls from the British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to publicly manage automation this week have led to speculation he is looking to tax robots, but how would that work?
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06Sep/17

U.S. House unanimously approves sweeping self-driving car measure

September 6, 2017TransportAlphabet Inc., Automation, Autonomous car, Companies, Control engineering, Emerging technologies, General Motors, General Motors Co, Google, Motor vehicles, Robotics, Self-driving cars, Technology, Technology/Internet, Transport, United States, Vehicular automation, Washington, DC, Waymo, Xsmbale

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 6, 2017) (HOUSE TV) – The U.S. House unanimously approved on Wednesday (September 6) a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles. Continue reading →

07Mar/17

Future of mobility: a personal capsule which drives, flies and hops on train

March 7, 2017TransportAirbus, Automation, Automotive industry, Car, Concept cars, Emerging technologies, France, Geneva, Geneva Motor Show, Grand tourers, Hatchbacks, Human activities, Jorg Astalosch, Land transport, Mathias Thomsen, Paris, Private transport, Robotics, Self-driving car, Sports cars, Sustainable transport, Technology/Internet, Toyota concept vehicles, Traffic congestion, Transport, Urban air mobilitysmbale

Imagine ordering a capsule which can drive and fly on its own taking you across the city. The concept, called “Pop.Up”, was unveiled at the Geneva car show and is a big leap into the future.

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20Aug/16

Uber to roll out driverless car service in Pittsburgh

August 20, 2016TransportAutomation, Business/Finance, Car sharing, City: Pittsburgh, Detroit, Emerging technologies, Ford Motor Company, Google, Location-based software, Motor vehicles, Pittsburgh, Robotics, Self-driving cars, Taxicabs of the United States, Technology, Technology/Internet, Tesla, Transport, Transportation network companies, Uber, Uber protests and legal actions, Uberisation, Vehicular automation, Volvo XCsmbale

Uber is launching a self-driving car service later this month in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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29Jul/16

ATM skimming – how to spot ATM skimmers

July 29, 2016FinanceAsynchronous Transfer Mode, ATM, Automated teller machine, Automated teller machines, Automation, Banking, Cash machine, Credit card fraud, Finance, Global ATM Alliance, Identity theft, Lebanese loop, Money, NEXT MEDIA, Payment systems, Security of automated teller machines, Skim, United Statessmbale

This animation explains the practice of automatic teller machine (ATM) skimming, a common form of fraud that involves a compromised ATM that allows criminals to access bank accounts.
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16Mar/16

Google's driverless cars take lawmakers for a spin

Google’s driverless cars take lawmakers for a spin

March 16, 2016InnovationAlphabet Inc., Automation, Automobile safety, Autonomous car, BILL NELSON, Car, Chris Urmson, Company: Google, Disaster/Accident, Emerging technologies, Gavino Garay, Google, Google self-driving car, Robotics, Science and technology, Self-driving cars, Technology, Technology/Internet, Transport, U . S . Transportation, U.S. Congress, Waymo, Xsmbale

Executives behind Google’s driverless car program push U.S. Congress to grant national auto safety regulators new authority to get driverless cars on the roads. Gavino Garay reports. Continue reading →

06Jan/16

Ford's automated Fusion hybrid test vehicle.

Ford boosts self-driving fleet

January 6, 2016TransportAutomation, Autonomous car, Car, Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Dearborn Michigan, Emerging technologies, Ford, Ford Motor Company, Google, Google Ford, Hayley Platt, Henry Ford, LIDAR, Mark Fields, MICHAEL JELLEN, Motor vehicles, Robotics, Science and technology, Self-driving cars, Technologysmbale

Ford has demonstrated its commitment to developing autonomous cars, saying it plans to triple to 30 the size of its fleet of self-driving test cars. But as Hayley Platt reports, its CEO was keeping quiet at the Consumer Electronics Show about rumours of a deal with Google Continue reading →

05Jan/16

Lyft’s vision for an on-demand network of self-driving cars will mean fewer cars on the road

January 5, 2016TransportAutomation, Autonomous car, Car, E-hailing, Emerging technologies, General Motors, GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, John Zimmer, Location-based software, Logan Green, Lyft, Motor vehicles, NEXT MEDIA, Ridesharing company, Road transport, Robotics, Self-driving cars, Sustainable transport, Technology, Transport, Transportation network companies, United States, Vehicular automationsmbale

Lyft, an American ride-hailing service, announced on Monday that General Motors has invested $500 million in the company, and the companies together plan to develop a network of autonomous vehicles.
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20Jul/15

Google self-driving car was rear-ended early July, causing injuries

July 20, 2015TechnologyAlphabet Inc., Austin, Automation, Autonomous car, Business/Finance, Chris Urmson, Disaster/Accident, Google, Google driverless car, GOOGLE INC., Land transport, Lexus, Motor vehicles, Mountain View, Road transport, Science and technology, Self-driving cars, Technology, Technology/Internet, Toyota, Traffic collision, Transport, Vehicular automation, Waymo, Xsmbale

A Google self-driving vehicle was involved in another rear-end collision, bringing the accident count to 14 since 2009.

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