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Meet Olli – the first self-driving, IoT Smart Bus…

The first self-driving, 3D-printed smart bus has just landed on the streets of Washington, DC. Created by Arizona-based Local Motors in conjunction with IBM Watson Internet of Things, Olli (meetolli.auto) is the first vehicle to have the capability to analyse and learn from transportation data.

Using IBM Watson technology, the bus will be able to answer questions about how it works, where it is going and how it makes decisions, Local Motors said. Passengers will also be able to ask Olli about destinations, such as “Olli, can you take me downtown?”

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Gartner selects Afero as a ’Cool Vendor’

Security is on everyone’s minds in the world of IoT. Afero offer a secure Bluetooth Smart module that can be easily embedded in IoT products, as well as an entire IoT Platform solution for developing and deploying the next generation of connected devices. Gartner have recently profiled ‘Cool Vendors’ who can help  “CIOs, IT leaders and decision makers build IoT solutions”; Afero was one of them…

Today Afero, the platform bringing secure connectivity to the Internet of Things for both enterprises and the home, announced it has been named a “Cool Vendor” by Gartner in their May 6 report “Cool Vendors in the Internet of Things 2016.” The report evaluates new and innovative vendors, products, and services in the IoT market.

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10 billion items of connected clothing… within 3 years

A partnership between Avery Dennison, a global leader in branding, labelling and RFID solutions, and Internet of Things platform EVRYTHNG could lead to 10 billion products in the apparel, accessories and footwear market being individually digitally connected within three years. Rachel Arthur explains.

Essentially our physical wares will come with digital applications accessible via our phones. We will indeed be able to find our shoes when we’ve lost them, but also do such things as figure out how to wash clothes properly, look for style tips on how to wear items, even search for how to buy a new version of the same piece.

Read the full article on Forbes

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Brompton folding bikes joins the Internet of Things

A ‘hack day’ held with IoT platform company EVRYTHNG could see Brompton folding bikes joining the Internet of Things as the two companies explored together the possibilities of a connected bike. Joon Ian Wong over at digital news outlet Quartz tells us how it went.

application ideas included tracking air quality and other environmental information, so riders could gauge pollution on a route; an app that would send an emergency message if it detected a sudden impact to the bike; and a program that would automatically turn on a house’s lights and phone the owner if unwanted motion was detected.

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How the Internet of Things could change the world in 2016

According to analyst Gartner, 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016. So how will those ‘things’ influence our every day lives? Jamie Carter at TechRadar attempts to enlighten us – from a proliferation of bluetooth low energy devices to smart snoozing apps and sensors for the human body, there’s no doubt 2016 will be an interesting year for the Internet of Things.

Nothing stays still when it comes to the Internet of Things…

Read original article at TechRadar