Latest Technology Update on March 2: Alibaba Group Releases Internet of Things Strategy

Internet of Things: Ali first launched a business group including Alibaba Cloud, Ali Intelligent, and YunOS to jointly build a service platform for the Internet of Things era. The platform will help industries and manufacturing industries access the Internet and realize the closed loop of the entire industrial Internet of Things. Ali will launch a new IoT platform based on a unified interface and compatible with multiple protocols in April.

Electric car: Citroé¾™n will launch the new convertible sedan E-MEHARI, which will be unveiled during the Geneva Motor Show. It will be powered by pure electric power, equipped with a 49 kW electric motor and a set of 30 kWh battery. Group to help it cruise at a top speed of 110 km / h.

Fast charging: Recently, a fast charging network for electric vehicles with a total length of 1,099 kilometers was built in the UK, creating greater convenience for the promotion of electric vehicles. It is reported that the charging network has 74 fast charging stations, which can charge 80% of electric vehicles in just 30 minutes.

New energy vehicles: Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "Recommended Models for the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles" (the second batch). A total of 466 models entered the catalogue. Pure electric vehicles have not entered the first and second batch of new energy vehicles to promote the application of recommended models.

Apple Motors: Russian media said that according to the unusual activities and secrets in the company building in Sunnyvale, California, Apple Inc. is developing a project on new cars.

Smart Home: SolarCity launches solar energy storage smart energy home system, which includes solar photovoltaic panels, battery storage, smart electric water heaters, Nest Learning intelligent thermostat, which combines solar energy with batteries to store solar power systems during the day. More electricity.

Driverless cars: A study published jointly by the University of Leeds, the University of Washington and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory shows that driverless cars will have a significant impact on energy demand and traffic conditions in 2050.

Robot: Volvo's ROAR (Robot Autonomous Rejection Processing System) project has entered the prototype testing phase. The system was originally designed to automatically dump the waste from the roadside bin into the funnel inside the garbage truck.

3D printing: Monash University and its derivatives company Amaero Engierring recently teamed up to create jet engine parts, sparking Airbus, Boeing and US defense contractor Raytheon )s concern.

3D printing: British industrial and medical gas supplier BIO recently launched a special cleaning gas called Cryoclean Snow+, which can remove oxides or unwanted particles on metal 3D prints, such as printing. There is no molten particulate material in the process.