Transportation Tuesday | Olli is Getting Around

Olli, a self-driving cognitive vehicle created by Arizona-based Local Motors is getting around. With trials and active operations underway in cities like Berlin, National Harbor (Maryland), Knoxville, and Tempe, they are likely to be seen - and used - more and more. We're pretty excited to see this technology go from concept to market so quickly...what science fiction series or movie DOESN'T have self driving vehicles. A major milestone in mobility for sure.

Nissan EPORO

These little robots debuted in 2013 but we recently ran across them while researching mobility systems of the future. These Nissan EPORO robots are inspired by the movements of group animals and will serve to help car engineers reduce car injuries and fatalities. With eyes like bumblebees and movements like swarms of fish, the EPORO is breaking new ground in understanding how robot cars can interact in safe ways.

And yes, they do remind us a little of another little robot, perhaps one of the most famous little robots in the world...R2D2.