Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen Tout Plans to Add Connectivity and Autonomy to the Family Car
Connected cars have become an extension of the smart home, but OEMs are now focused on a far bigger tech challenge: enabling autonomous driving.
How I Fared on 2015’s Predictions
The RFID industry made progress, but not as I had expected.
Texas Direct Auto Manages Vehicles Via RFID
The technology has helped the car and truck reseller track its refurbishing processes, ensure that no vehicles end up missing, solve thefts and improve customer service.
Bluetooth Beacons Delivers Alerts to Bus Riders, Drivers
European transit operators are using a system that informs passengers—especially those who are visually impaired—when their buses are arriving, and in Italy, the technology also tells drivers when a passenger is waiting at a stop.
The IoT Forecast: Five Predictions for 2016
The Internet of Things became a regular topic in mainstream news during 2015, thanks in part to a series of connected car hacks, but also because industrial and commercial IoT applications generated considerable buzz about the technology’s transformative potential. So what do the next 12 months hold in store?
The IoT Forecast: Five Predictions for 2016
The Internet of Things became a regular topic in mainstream news during 2015, thanks in part to a series of connected car hacks, but also because industrial and commercial IoT applications generated considerable buzz about the technology’s transformative potential. So what do the next 12 months hold in store?
How the Internet of Things Can Revolutionize the Insurance Industry
Usage-based insurance—enabled by IoT-enabled sensors—promises to benefit insurers and their customers, provided that privacy issues are properly addressed.
TuntoID—A New Approach for Passive UHF RFID Sensing
There is sufficient bandwidth in an EPC Gen 2 UHF backscatter link to enable the reading of a low-power analog sensor—resulting in an RFID sensor tag with a long read range.
IOT News Roundup
IBM’s Watson Internet of Things HQ; Google, Nest and Apple release Afero IoT platform; Gooee’s new gateway device; Haselmeier’s NFC-enabled self-injection medication device.
Belgian Clothing Retailer JBC Using RFID at 144 Stores
Checkpoint RFID tags, readers and middleware enable the retailer to track when goods arrive at and leave its distribution center, as well as check inventory on store shelves.