Why Europe Should Not Force Talking Cars to Speak Same Language Now: Viewpoint April 12, 2019 By Alex Webb If you’ve bought a new car lately, chances are it has some basic communication skills. One day, cities and highways...
Why Insurers Should Love, Not Fear, Amazon: Viewpoint August 16, 2018 By Alex Webb Whenever Amazon.com Inc. eyes expansion into a new industry, the stalwarts of that space shudder. A Reuters report on Thursday...
What is Lidar and Why Are Autonomous Car Makers Fighting Over It? February 24, 2017 By Alex Webb Spacecraft use it to measure distance. Farmers use it to work out which fields need fertilizer. Archaeologists use it to...
This Bud’s for Uber’s Self-Driving Truck Road Test October 25, 2016 By Eric Newcomer and Alex Webb A tractor trailer full of beer drove itself down Colorado’s I-25 last week with nobody behind the wheel. Uber Technologies...
Aetna Offering Discounts on Apple Watch for Health Monitoring September 28, 2016 By Zachary Tracer and Alex Webb Aetna Inc. will give some customers and employees discounts on Apple Inc.’s smartwatch, offering the potential that incentives from the...
Risk Managers Fear Cyber and Liability Risks of Autonomous Vehicles: Survey July 20, 2016 By Alex Webb Cybersecurity is the biggest concern for companies evaluating risk in the nascent self-driving vehicle industry, according to a survey conducted...
Companies Seek Advice About How to Protect Employees After Paris Shootings January 15, 2015 By Alex Webb The world’s biggest security provider, G4S Plc, is fielding more inquiries from prospective clients after terrorists killed 17 people in...
Former Zurich Chair Ackermann Quits Siemens, Refutes Influence in CFO Suicide September 12, 2013 By Alex Webb, Catherine Hickley and Aaron Kirchfeld Josef Ackermann will step down from Siemens AG’s supervisory board, two weeks after he resigned as chairman of Zurich Insurance...