The iconic mopeds of delivery drivers everywhere are set to be ousted by 'ground drones' that can navigate city streets by themselves. After more than 3,000 hours of testing in London, Starship Technologies' delivery bots are scheduled to start local deliveries in Greenwich next month. MailOnline tested the unnamed robots at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The Open Connectivity Foundation plans to introduce a single open-source code base in place of the alphabet soup of standards for the Internet of Things. It's an ambitious goal for the group, which was announced just last week, but it may be possible given the OCF's impressive list of members. Intel, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Samsung, GE and Cisco are among the initial members. Getting all these companies to agree was a big relief for Aicha Evans, corporate vice president and general manager of the Communication and Devices Group at Intel. Her company started two years ago trying to bring everyone in IoT onto …

The CIO of San Jose, Calif., said that outfitting his city with better Wi-Fi coverage has not only improved the city's competitiveness, but also contributed to a 300 percent gain in revenues. Speaking at the FierceWireless executive luncheon panel here on "5 Steps to Building a Smart City," Vijay Sammeta, CIO of the city of San Jose, Calif., said that the city's decision to provide free Wi-Fi to convention-goers at its convention center attracted more groups to the convention hall and resulted in more spending on things other than Wi-Fi, such as food and entertainment. "We have seen a 300 percent gain …

Thanks to German automakers Mercedes-Benz and Audi, the general public is starting to see autonomous vehicles become a reality after years of mostly behind-the-scenes progress. Even at the beginning of the decade, autonomous vehicles seemed more like an idea out of science fiction than an imminent reality, but development by Google and other tech companies and automakers has gradually brought the possibility to light. While the race will continue for years, consumers are getting their first look at the not-so-distant future.

Swedish communication technology giant Ericsson, French telecommunications company Orange and US technology giant Intel have successfully conducted the world's first extended coverage trial for Internet of Things (IoT) using EC-GSM-IoT (Extended Coverage-GSM-IoT) technology in Paris. IoT, for a laymen, is a futuristic system where you can control almost everything -- from TV to refrigerator, from air-cooling to coffee machine -- with your smartphone.

What do you finance if you’re in the network business and need to encourage your customers to upgrade faster to the next generation of cellular tech (aka 5G)? Why the Internet of Things of course… The Nokia-funded VC firm Nokia Growth Partners has just announced a new $350 million fund focused specifically on IoT — and sponsored exclusively by Nokia. Announcing the fund at a press briefing today, Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri said: “We are launching a $350 million IoT investment fund through Nokia Growth Partners. Our goal is to help accelerate the broad IoT ecosystem, increase the demand for connectivity and generate returns from investments in …

The market size of Internet of things (IoT) in smart city projects is estimated to grow to $147.51 billion by 2020 from $51.96 billion in 2015 — at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 23.2 percent. Demand for intelligent cities and IoT devices are driving the IoT market for smart city projects, according to a telecom research report published by MarketsandMarkets. The report noted that there are more than 200 smart city projects across the globe. Advancement in IoT technologies, cloud-based platforms, and services are marked with increasing IoT application and has led to significant investment in smart cities. 

Cyber security was one of the topics on the agenda at the recent CyberTech conference held in Tel Aviv. Last year, hackers in the US managed to remotely access a Jeep Cherokee SUV through its on-board computer, taking control of its steering, transmission and brakes. A similar hack into the Tesla Model S, was carried out, officials say. An open threat, it stands to derail short and long term gains made (if any) in the fight against online ‘car hijacking’. Globally, manufacturers are looking for smarter ways of staying in competition while also keeping an eye on the potential threats that …

A downtown mass transit "corridor" where city leaders once planned a streetcar line is at the center of Providence's bid for $50 million in a contest to find the "most forward-thinking city" in the United States. Seventy-seven cities around the country, including Rhode Island's capital, entered this year's Smart City Challenge, a U.S. Department of Transportation competition to find the best example of how "advanced data and intelligent transportation systems ... can be used to reduce congestion, keep travelers safe, protect the environment, respond to climate change, connect under-served communities and support economic vitality."

The Internet of Things (IoT) has metamorphosed over the last few years. In the future, its applications will no doubt impact industry, urban development, healthcare, agriculture and other major ecosystems. Gartner projects there will be 6.4 billion connected things in use worldwide in 2016 (a 30 percent increase from 2015), and that the market will grow to 20.8 billion by 2020. While IoT will undoubtedly affect all sorts of global infrastructures, one of its prime applications is within the private home.