Chemical giant BASF expanded a 2-year-old Canadian plastics recycling pilot from British Columbia to Alberta June 1, bringing Edmonton and Calgary into “reciChain,” a blockchain-based project to help recyclers correctly sort plastics, which can only be recycled with like products. The move marks the latest...
This week’s news about connected cars has to do with using data to save, spend or make money. For example, owners of Mitsubishi cars can now share data to save on auto insurance, and fleet managers are using data to boost the efficiency of their drivers and vehicles. Hertz, meanwhile, is planning...
Those following blockchain news may have heard that HSBC completed what it said was a first for the technology in its application in the trade finance space. But the lender wasn’t the only major entity to make headway on its blockchain project. This week’s Blockchain...
February 22, 2024
As on-demand delivery aggregators look to automation to reduce labor costs, Uber sees the opportunity to roll out autonomous sidewalk robots in dense cities worldwide — but only for certain kinds of orders. In an interview with PYMNTS, Noah Zych, Uber’s global head of autonomous mobility and delivery, spoke to the company’s recent partnership with Mitsubishi […]
