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Just 10 taxis equipped with mobile sensors can survey a third of Manhattan’s streets in a day, inexpensively gathering valuable data about factors such as air quality, street conditions and bridge stability to provide an accurate and timely snapshot of a city’s health, according to a new study including a Cornell researcher.

At Springboard, we pair learners with industry experts who help them learn data science. We help take learners all the way to a working portfolio project. This is a final project from one of our learners, Tom Proctor, Ph.D. An updated version of this post, complete with an interactive map, can be found on the author’s website. Introduction Because of smartphone apps like Uber, taxi politics have gotten a lot of press lately. One of the claims Uber proponents make is that normal…

Flying taxis and a robot that can fetch toilet paper when you're stranded on the loo were among the technologies showcased this week at CES in Las Vegas.

Flying taxis and a robot that can fetch toilet paper when you're stranded on the loo were among the technologies showcased this week at CES in Las Vegas.

Air taxis promised to fly above potholes of Rome

Paris is looking to make flying taxis a reality by 2024.

Paris is looking to make flying taxis a reality by 2024.

Paris is looking to make flying taxis a reality by 2024.

Paris is looking to make flying taxis a reality by 2024.

Driverless hover-taxis are sparking a race to develop new ways to avoid the snarl-ups.