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National day for engineering announced to combat narrow perceptions of profession among young people

The car of the future on Europe’s roads: 3Ccar project enhances reliability & robustness in highly automated vehicles

UK consumers excited by 5G, biometrics & wearables – but fearful of driverless cars & AI, according to new survey

Top 15 stories on EPDT in August 2019...

World’s largest FPGA, featuring 9 million system logic cells, from Xilinx

Artificial Intelligence Experience Tour from Arrow, also featuring Intel, Microsoft & Nvidia

- On #ALevelResultsDay, BAE Systems futurists predict top careers by 2040 (15/08/2019)
  
  On A-Level results day, BAE Systems futurists have predicted the top careers by 2040, finding that emerging technologies such as virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence (AI) & robotics will influence the work we do in the future.
- Explore the future of industrial & manufacturing digitalisation through real industry insights (14/08/2019)
  
  Mitsubishi Electric, one of the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA)’s key partners, is hosting a UK event where visitors can explore the very latest technology being applied in smart manufacturing & discover how leading companies from a variety of industrial sectors are navigating the path towards digitalisation.
- VCS-1 embedded processor module for precision robotics & AI applications from Sundance (09/08/2019)
  
  Developed for the EU’s VineScout viticulture (winegrowing) project (Project ID: 737669), the VCS-1 embedded processor module utilises the industry-standard PC/104 "stackable PC" form factor and is optimised for precision robotics applications using computer vision, edge AI & deep learning.
- Strategic approach essential as police roll out facial recognition technology, says biometric authentication firm (09/08/2019)
  
  South Wales Police has confirmed its intention to deploy smartphone-based facial recognition technology – rolling out an app to 50 police officers for an initial 3-month trial. It will enable them to take a photo & immediately analyse it to determine: “Are you really the person we’re looking for?”
- The growth of smart gardens: smart tech for your garden (07/08/2019)
  
  With smartphones, cars and homes, it seems like everything is getting smarter. So why stop there? The garden, a once untouched battlefield for electronic technology, is also beginning to feel the influence of smart gadgets, as smart agri tech migrates to consumer applications.
- Automation key as UK productivity declines further – is RPA the answer?... (06/08/2019)
  
  Figures due for release tomorrow from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are expected to show a further decrease in UK labour productivity for a 4th consecutive quarter. As productivity in labour markets decline, businesses are under growing pressure to increase efficiency to remain competitive.
- Two thirds of UK adults worried AI will take people’s jobs, according to survey (06/08/2019)
  
  According to an independent survey of more than 2,000 UK adults commissioned by AI think tank & solutions provider, Fountech.ai, two thirds (67%) are worried that artificial intelligence (AI) will result in machines taking people’s jobs.
- Top 12 stories on EPDT in July 2019... (03/08/2019)
  
  As August 2019 begins, we've reviewed the most popular stories – as determined by our readers – across EPDT’s website & newsletter during the last month...
- Northern Manufacturing & Electronics 2019: the North’s premier industrial tech show (01/08/2019)
  
  Northern Manufacturing & Electronics, northern partner to a successful sister event, Southern Manufacturing & Electronics, returns to EventCity, Manchester from October 2nd-3rd. As the North’s only electronics exhibition, the show is an important showcase for components, production hardware & manufacturing services.

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