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Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 29, 2018

After two days of wall-to-wall speakers from high-tech companies, finance experts and land use planners, the 2018 Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit wrapped up in Tampa this week with an array of geek-out-worthy autonomous vehicle demonstrations. The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority hosted the summit both this year and last, but Florida state Sen. Jeff Brandes considers the annual event his baby. The […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 28, 2018

For the second year in a row, Virginia-based Perrone Robotics showcased its autonomous vehicle technology that allows cars to operate without any human operation during the 2018 Florida Automated Vehicle Summit in downtown Tampa this week. The company equipped a new model Range Rover with lidar, radar, sensors and high-precision GPS to operate in fully […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 28, 2018

Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland is collaborating with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority to amp up autonomous vehicle development in public transportation, the agencies announced Wednesday. The news comes as engineers and tech experts from all over North America wrap up the 2018 Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit in Tampa highlighting progress in autonomous vehicle and supporting […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 28, 2018

There’s something inherently cool about really big trucks. Just ask Donald Trump. After his 2017 inauguration, the President of the United States climbed aboard a semi, honking its horn with all the joy of a six-year-old. Pack that big truck full of super high-tech equipment that lets it drive all by itself and suddenly that […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 27, 2018

Fully autonomous — that is, all the time in all of the places — driverless cars are still a long way off. But existing technology makes a driverless future closer than most realize. The answer lies, in part, in autonomous vehicle networks, subscription services and robo-taxis. That was the message during the first session of […]

Scott PowersNovember 15, 2018

Orange County Mayor-elect Jerry Demings is expecting to start making announcements about his transition no earlier than next week, and, so far, he has been keeping his staffing choices close to his vest while his administration’s core values and agenda still are being openly debated. Demings won the Mayor’s job in the Aug. 28 election and […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 14, 2018

The annual Autonomous Vehicle Summit is coming to Tampa again this year, Nov. 27-28 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside. This year’s speakers include a variety of professionals in industries both in and outside of the driverless vehicle world. Topics will cover not only what the future of driving technology holds, but how it plays out […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 31, 2018

A Florida Polytechnic University professor won a $70,500 grant to create a new course on mobile computing security and privacy, the school announced Wednesday. Karim Elish, an assistant professor in the computer science department, received the grant from the Florida Center for Cybersecurity. He’ll use the money to create an ongoing and evolving course relating […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 19, 2018

Florida Polytechnic University is launching a program to further development and testing of autonomous vehicle technology, the school announced Tuesday. The Advanced Mobility Institute (AMI) is the first of its kind in Florida and one of the largest centers in the nation specialized on testing and verifying autonomous vehicles technology, according to the Lakeland-based school. AMI’s […]

Ryan NicolJune 7, 2018

To hear Newt Gingrich tell it, America has a bright future just on the horizon, full of technological advances we never thought possible … if it wasn’t for those darn leftists. That was the brunt of his message Thursday as the former House Speaker spoke at the Palm Beach Republican Club during a luncheon at […]

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