Autonomous robots race for Tuks honours

Autonomous robots race for Tuks honours

The annual Tuks Robot Race Day saw more than 70 autonomous robotic vehicles take to the track to compete for the top spot. Now in its seventh year, the event coordinated by the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information...
SANBS showcases life-saving drone

SANBS showcases life-saving drone

The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) and Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS) came together yesterday at the North Eastern Radio Flyers in Sandton to showcase how they intend to save more lives using drone technology. The TRON Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is...
Exonomics drives exponential change in the financial world

Exonomics drives exponential change in the financial world

Kathy Gibson is at SingularityU Exponential Finance Summit in Cape Town – In an exponential world, new and exponential business models are coming to the fore and, in this environment, a new term – exonomics – is becoming more relevant. Amin Toufani,...
People still prefer to speak to people …

People still prefer to speak to people …

Although consumers are starting to accept artificial intelligence (AI) and automation is increasing, they still prefer dealing with a human being when querying a bill (85%), changing account details (62%), making a complaint (84%), buying a product or service for the...
New CFC sources threaten ozone layer recovery

New CFC sources threaten ozone layer recovery

On the heels of the first definitive signs of the ozone layer recovery last year, an international team of scientists discovered that production and emission of a banned, potent ozone-depleting chemical is on the rise again. A new research finding, published in Nature...
Connected vehicle shipments set to rocket

Connected vehicle shipments set to rocket

Worldwide shipments of connected vehicles, which includes options for embedded and aftermarket cellular connectivity, will reach 51,1-million units in 2019, an increase of 45,4% over 2018. In its inaugural connected vehicle forecast, International Data Corporation...