"I built each of these machines," the man said, noting, "if I bought them, they'd cost over a quarter-million to buy." ...

Orbis Lane Model Maps delivers lane-level intelligence, such as lane geometry, connectivity, and markings, at true urban scale. By leveraging an AI-powered map-factory approach, TomTom can produce ...

Unveiled at this year’s CES, HERE Technologies has announced the launch of ‘UniMap’, a new highly automated mapping technology – that utilises AI – for the automotive sector. The launch of the new ...

When I think about what factories will look like in 2040, my money is on hyper-automation. In these factories, AI systems will self-optimize operations in real-time and production lines will flex ...

Manufacturing underpins modern technology, yet its core processes haven’t fundamentally changed since the mid-20th century. While today’s factories are cleaner and more computerized, they would still ...

The discussion about reshoring apparel manufacturing from outsourced factories in Asia, back to Europe and the US, has heated up during the pandemic. As online apparel shopping surges, brands’ ...

Toyota Motor has joined forces with Chinese self driving technology startup Momenta to offer high definition (HD) automated mapping systems and updates for vehicles. Momenta specialises in developing ...

A modern factory is a far cry from Henry Ford’s 1913 assembly line. That plant revolutionized manufacturing, but the introduction of industrial computing in the 1950s marked the beginning of ...

In 1990, Steve Jobs built another highly-automated factory, where robots did almost all of the assembly of NeXT computers. Photo: Terrence McCarthy, used with permission. This post was going to be ...

Much of the production process follows what Xiaomi describes as “lights-out” manufacturing. Injection molding and sheet metal workshops are fully automated and operate without lighting, with reported ...