BOSTON, May 2, 2017 – Boston small business owners’ confidence in the national economy has increased from just six months ago, according to the spring 2017 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report. This spring, 47 percent of Boston-area entrepreneurs are optimistic the national economy will improve in the year ahead, up 7 percentage points from […]
Local Entrepreneurs’ Revenue Outlook and Hiring Plans Decline From Six Months Ago as They Adopt Wait-and-See Approach ATLANTA, May 2, 2017 – Atlanta entrepreneurs are increasingly confident in the future of the national economy, according to the spring 2017 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report. This spring, 55 percent of area business owners believe […]
Sindelfingen, May 2, 2017 – Driver Assistance Systems: Terms and Innovations from A to Z Adaptive Highbeam Assist: Makes it possible to drive continuously with high beams without dazzling other road users and is active on roads with no lighting. Adaptive Highbeam Assist uses a stereo multipurpose camera located behind the windscreen to recognize other road […]
Sindelfingen, May 2, 2017 – “It has always been clear to Mercedes-Benz, as the inventor of the automobile, that the next major revolution in mobility will be the self-driving car,” says Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Cars.”People have been dreaming of self-driving cars since the 1950s. We at Mercedes-Benz were […]
Sindelfingen, May 2, 2017 – Even before ready-to-drive prototypes exist, new assistance systems at Mercedes-Benz have long proved their worth in highly realistic driving maneuvers in a driving simulator. As a next step, test drives are then carried out on enclosed test sites such as the purpose-built “SimCity” in Sindelfingen. And finally, before market launch, […]
Sindelfingen, May 2, 2017 – Mercedes-Benz Driver Assistance Systems: Quick facts: Did you know that… …Genius, the educational initiative by Daimler, also gives teachers further training in safety technology? For example, there are classes in “Sensors and Actuators” for secondary level I (fifth to tenth grades). The material covers driving assistance and safety systems such […]
Sindelfingen, May 2, 2017 – What are the innovation drivers on the way to autonomous driving? And what is the strategy of Mercedes-Benz on the way to series production? A conversation with Dr. Michael Hafner, Head of Automated Driving and Active Safety at Mercedes-Benz: For Dr. Hafner, hardly a week goes by without some new […]
The new S-Class: the next level of Intelligent Drive Sindelfingen, May 2, 2017 – With new and considerably extended driver assistance functions, the new S-Class will be taking another major step towards the future of autonomous driving. Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC and Active Steering Assist now support the driver even more conveniently in keeping a […]
Indianapolis, Indiana – May 2, 2017: Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in consulting, technology and next-generation services, today announced that it plans to hire 10,000 American workers over the next two years. As part of this initiative, Infosys will open four new Technology and Innovation Hubs across the country focusing on cutting-edge technology areas, […]
Guide Delivers Collective Knowledge and Machine Learning Technology to Achieve Better Customer Service Outcomes SAN FRANCISCO, CA — May 2, 2017 — Zendesk, Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) today introduced Zendesk Guide, a smart knowledge base solution that captures the collective knowledge of an organization and combines it with machine learning (ML) technology to deliver a better […]