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This week’s Tech Tent grew to become into a equipment-fest as we explored the items turning heads on the Berlin IFA tech reasonable, the drones delivering clinical elements in Africa – and the connected vehicle facts that may well be used to promote you extra stuff.

David Paja from the motor vehicle firm Delphi explained that, in his view, the upward thrust of self reliant cars will result in “exponential” increase within the information they’re in a position to generate – and his firm is keen to cash in on it.

or not it’s well-nigh the smartphone company model on four wheels.

The firm has developed an internet platform that permits it to opt for helpful statistics, circulate it to the Cloud and then be shared with, during this case, an Israeli beginning-up associate referred to as Otonomo which specialises in “information-brokering options”.

“In most cases the motive force will need to settle for that their records is being used,” he said.

Jane Wakefield suggested from the TEDGlobal adventure in Tanzania, where robotics company Zipline is planning to extend its drone beginning service of emergency blood supplies.

Chief government Keller Renaudo stated he became in talks to open 4 distribution centres in the country.

“Having an agile provide chain for healthcare makes a large change in enhancing access and empowering doctors,” he spoke of.

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and at last to the IFA tech reasonable in Berlin, the place we heard about calorie-counting kitchen scales and voice activated robot fridges.

because the asserting goes, they promised us flying automobiles….

Rory Cellan-Jones is again within the Tech Tent subsequent week.