Urban

Mobility transition and pandemic: researchers want the “15-minute city”

The expansion of local public transport has been an essential prerequisite for a climate-friendly mobility transition and traffic-calmed living space in cities for years. However, many people distrust local public transport in Corona times and switch to cars. The fear of getting infected in fully occupied subways and buses is too great. The mayor of… Read more

Mobility turnaround: After free public transport, Luxembourg continues to build new offers

The free public transport introduced in Luxembourg on March 1st has brought the second smallest country in the EU far ahead with its planned transport turnaround: “Free local transport was the lever to stimulate a real mobility revolution in Luxembourg,” said Luxembourg Mobility Minister François Bausch (Greens) of the German Press Agency. Of course, the… Read more

Artificial intelligence, analytics, generational change: from SAS 7 forecasts on the trends that will characterize 2021

The 2020 was a year of unpredictability, which however gave a great boost to communication and collaboration technologies, but also to intelligence artificial and analytics. What should we expect for 2020? The opinion of SAS by Alberto Falchi published 24 December 2020 , at 08: 21 in the Innovation channel Sas artificial intelligence The 2020… Read more

City-ATM: Researchers test traffic systems for unmanned flying objects

Scientists are working in the City-ATM project on counterparts to traffic lights, priority and stop signs in urban, largely uncontrolled airspace up to 760 meters above ground. The integration of unmanned aircraft into traffic with larger aircraft has long been considered a challenge. Observers expect that the use of quadrocopters, unmanned helicopters and larger fixed-wing… Read more

Comment: Traffic turnaround in triple steps

“To meet so many different goals requires political courage and a legislative effort. I’m curious how much of it the Federal Ministry of Transport can raise “, I wrote in March 2019 about the reform of the Passenger Transport Act (PBefG). Gregor Honsel is since 2006 TR editor. He believes that many complex problems have… Read more

Best flood lights 2021: Light up the night

(Pocket-lint) – Depending on your property, there could be countless nooks and crannies, or bits of open ground, that become pretty much impossible to see once it gets dark, leaving you with ominous shadows to contend with. Getting a floodlight fitted, though, can light up huge swathes of land, whether in urban or more rural… Read more

heise + | E-bike Cowboy 3 in the test: Smart, chic, sporty

E-Bike Cowboy 3 in the test: Smart, chic, sporty Basic equipment and extras Headlights and drive Supporting motor Conclusion Article in c’t 1 / 2021 read “Really chic!” or “Wow, looks good.” – We often heard that while riding, but unfortunately the compliments were not related to the rider, but to the appearance of the… Read more

The Verge’s DNA time capsule for 2020

X 2020: Science stories, moments, memories, and ephemera _README.txt _VERGE_SCIENCE_YOUTUBE_SHORTCUT artemis_accords.pdf bank_message.mp3 DM_2_Goodbye.mp4 dream_nightmare.mp3 essential_workers_1 essential_workers_2 nature_meme_1.jpg nature_meme_2.gif nature_meme_3.jpg nature_meme_4.jpg phosphine_1.xlsx phosphine_2.jpg ppe_design quarantine_cheer_1.mp4 quarantine_cheer_2.mp4 Robot_swab.mp4 slack_montage.jpg smoke_cyclones.jpg smoke_san_francisco.jpg zoom_team.gif zoonotic_virus_associations_1.jpg zoonotic_virus_associations_2.xlsx 2020: SCIENCE STORIES, MOMENTS, MEMORIES, and EPHEMERA Compiled by The Verge, a science and technology news website that existed in 2020 The following… Read more

Amazfit GTS 2 launching in India on December 21 for INR12,999

Amazfit launched the GTR 2 in India yesterday, which comes in Sport and Classic Editions priced at INR12,999 ($175/€145) and INR13,499 ($185/€150), respectively. Today, the company announced it will bring the GTS 2 to the country on December 21 with a price tag of INR12,999 ($175/€145), and it will be sold through Amazon.in and Amazfit’s… Read more

Robotaxis Use Nvidia Data Centers to Constantly Improve

Home News (Image credit: Zoox) Tech enthusiasts tend to think of Nvidia for its PC components like the RTX 3000 line and gaming services like GeForce Now, but especially during the pandemic, these are far from the company’s only moneymakers. There’s also Nvidia’s enterprise level hardware, specifically its data centers. Nvidia’s data centers have been… Read more

Cities: Skylines – strategy for SimCity fans, the first of 15 free games from Epic Games Store. Start Holiday Sale

Epic Games Store continues to surprise. After the last great throw of free games in the form of Pillars of Eternity Definitive Edition and Tyranny Gold Edition (complete versions with DLC additions) the end of the year may be even stronger. Tim Sweeney’s store is going to be giving away a new title every day… Read more

Leasys charging stations at Malpensa and Linate

Belonging to FCA Bank Group, Leasys is best known for its Mobility Stores, where it provides rental, car sharing, electric mobility and second-hand sales services by Rosario Grasso published on 15 December 2020 , at 14 : 21 in the channel Technology Leasys FCA Leasys announced that they have installed 10 charging points from 22… Read more

“Cyberpunk 2077” in the technical analysis: Great graphics with deductions in the B grade

After several shifts, the action role-playing game “Cyberpunk 2077 “since 10. December available. The Polish development studio CD Projekt is venturing into a new franchise after the “Witcher” series produced three successful titles. In “Cyberpunk 2000” the in-house Red Engine is used again, however in a further developed version: CD Projekt has the 3D-API of… Read more

Review: Skullcandy Crusher ANC Noise canceling with a lot of extra

The Skullcandy Crusher may not sound like something you’ll want to put on your head, but wait: it’s a noise-canceling headset that packs in several unique features that you won’t find elsewhere. But can a button to adjust the basses and a personal tuning based on an ear test be enough to stand out from… Read more

Review: Monitor Audio Bronze 500 (sixth generation)

With the sixth generation of the affordable Bronze family is the last major renewal operation of Monitor Audio (almost) complete. The Gold and Silver updates brought significant technical and visual improvements to the table, but is all of that possible at a much lower price point? To investigate, in this review we look at the… Read more