Category: vera

Google helped create a prison data map to shape reform policy

Post author By Randall
Post date December 13, 2019
Categories In criminal justice reform, data, gear, Google, google.org, Politics, prison, Tech, vera

[ad_1] An organization called Vera believes the answer at least partly includes better, more accurate and transparent data on prison populations, which is likely what drew the interest of Google. Google.org, a division of the search giant that supports nonprofits by providing them with funding, technical expertise, tools and volunteers, helped Vera compile its latest […]

Volvo Trucks’ autonomous vehicle is hauling goods in Sweden

Post author By Randall
Post date June 14, 2019
Categories In autonomous, autonomous truck, gear, gothenburg, green, logistics, shipping, sustainability, sweden, Tech, tomorrow, transport, Transportation, trucking, trucks, vera, Volvo

[ad_1] Ultimately, Volvo hopes to have several autonomous vehicles traveling back and forth at once. They’ll be monitored by a control tower and max out at 40 km/h. While Vera is suited for short distances, it will be able to transport large volumes, and Volvo hopes it will offer greater efficiency, flexibility and sustainability. “Autonomous […]