DENVER (KDVR) — Lakewood has become the latest Colorado municipality to cancel its Fourth of July fireworks show, citing concerns over fire danger. West Metro Fire Rescue recommended that decision this week, based on short-term and long-term forecasts predicting hot, dry weather in early July. Now, a Denver company is hoping …
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Drones, personal flying vehicles and air taxis may be part of our everyday life in the very near future. Drones and air taxis will create new means of mobility and transport routes. Drones will be used for surveillance, delivery and in the construction sector as it moves towards automation. The …
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High in the sky, far above undulating hills flooded with bright yellow gorse bushes, a small black dot zips back and forth. It flies first one way, then back the other in a matrix formation, taking dozens of pictures of the ground below. “A drone takes a twentieth of the …
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Consider the chaos on the streets of Los Angeles. An unprecedented number of cars idling in traffic. Drivers working for the ride-hail apps Uber and Lyft zooming about, picking up and dropping off fares. Buses rolling by, and commuters ambling to train stations. Cyclists, some aboard bike-share cycles, swerving to …
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October 27th, 2018 by Hannah Glenn Cleantech projects through the Startup In Residence (STIR) program trigger images of a borderline science-fiction world. Except, they’re a lot less creepy and far more useful. Imagine cities where drones roam the sewers in search of outdated pipelines to …
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