Startups Are Laser-Focused on Helping Self-Driving Cars See
Austin Russell hops in a motorized cart and goes whizzing through a cavernous building on the edge of San Francisco Bay that is normally used to disembark cruise-ship passengers.
As the lanky 22-year-old CEO tools around, he passes a mannequin, a tire and a co-worker on a bicycle--all elements of a demonstration to show how well his company's sensor can monitor the environment. On a nearby screen, those shapes appear in rainbow colors that signify exactly how far away they are.
All of it is the result of laser beams shooting out of a black box and bouncing off more than a million points around the room every second.
Tesla’s EV Semi Likely to Fall Short of Long-Haul Norms
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed recently the company planned to unveil a semi-truck in September, adding it would be capable of handling long-haul loads.
Apparently, he forgot to add “just barely.”
The new truck, which Musk has implied in the past would be on par with current trucks or better. However, a new Reuters report reveals that the new truck will be capable of 200 to 300 miles on a charge. Most long-haul trucks can go 1,000 miles before refueling.
Semi-Automated Truck Convoys Get Green Light for UK Trials
The government has given the go-ahead for the first trials of convoys of semi-automated trucks on UK motorways.
Up to three wirelessly connected HGVs will travel in convoy, with acceleration, braking and steering controlled by the lead vehicle, a concept named platooning. Each lorry will have a driver in the cab ready to retake control at any time.
Follow the Coffee Bean – Investing in CX
What benefits do you provide your customers, so they’ll open their wallets and spend more?
By Wendy Eichenbaum
There are many ways that you could improve your customer experience (CX). For the product, you could redesign a current feature or add a new feature. For support, you could expand your phone hours, or shorten the response time to email. For marketing, you could refresh your website, or open a new social media channel. But you only have a certain amount to spend on the improvements, so what do you address?
You have to find out what your customers value. If you add a new feature, will they flock to the product? Or is the feature irrelevant when it comes to their purchasing decision?
Strategic Onboarding
By Mike Cieri
You’ve found that candidate who has the qualifications and experience and they start work next week.
How you welcome and train that individual can have a profound effect on whether they stay and how productive they are.
Onboarding is the perfect opportunity to make a positive, lasting impression on a new hire but you must deliver. Taking the time up front to develop and implement the six key elements into your onboarding process will deliver to the bottom line with increase retention, and productivity.
