Aaron Melgar

Aaron is a SiliconANGLE writer covering news events with theCUBE. He studied physics at Santa Clara University and has been on the cutting-edge of technology since starting his career at Qualcomm. More recently, he has taken a strong interest in understanding consumer behavior during interactions with technology. Aaron lives in San Francisco and enjoys travel, reading, wine tasting and meeting people over coffee.

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Japanese industries collaborate on self-driving car ambitions for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

APPS By AARON MELGAR9 YEARS AGO

As the Japanese economy struggles to remain competitive in the existing consumer electronics market, its leaders are turning their eyes toward the future of autonomous vehicles and robotic technologies as a source of innovation and growth, including showcasing self-driving vehicles at the …

Cognition for cars: Making sense of sensor data helps autonomous cars make better decisions

APPS By AARON MELGAR9 YEARS AGO

Autonomous vehicles are tasked with the tall order of exceeding the performance of all human drivers, all of the time. The systems designed to manage an autonomous vehicle are growing ever more complex as a myriad of new sensors come online and …

Storage solutions enable edge computing for autonomous vehicles

INFRA By AARON MELGAR9 YEARS AGO

While some tech applications, such as mobile or personal computing, have started to flatten out, the semiconductor industry has seen dramatic growth in the automotive space over the past few years. Many of the big players are focusing their attention on the nascent …

Laser-based sensors for autonomous vehicles continue to evolve

INFRA By AARON MELGAR9 YEARS AGO

As the battle amongst optical sensor technology providers rages on in the self-driving car market, general trends are starting to form within the industry. Laser-based Lidar systems (light detection and ranging) have historically been viewed as the gold standard for mapping resolution, but …

Smart cities share data to enhance autonomous vehicle capabilities

BIG DATA By AARON MELGAR9 YEARS AGO

Smart cities are playing a big part in aiding the growth of self-driving cars by providing additional sensor data to enhance vehicle safety and navigation. In order to facilitate the transfer of information from the smart cities to data consumers, Christian Kotscher (pictured), founder …

TomTom reveals shifting paradigm in mapping technology as autonomous vehicle trends evolve

APPS By AARON MELGAR9 YEARS AGO

The fast pace of technology innovation forces companies of all types to constantly shift their strategies and roadmaps in anticipation of market needs. The proliferation of autonomous vehicles has had this effect on a number of players across industries from computing, to …

Data from self-driving cars enables new applications for smart cities

EMERGING TECH By AARON MELGAR9 YEARS AGO

As mapping, navigation and sensor tech for autonomous vehicles continues to advance and support real-time communication between humans, machines and sensors, the data garnered from these systems can have far-reaching impact, including for smart cities, according to Mirko Kerschbaum (pictured), founder and chief executive …

Flash memory technology enhances self-driving car data solvency, says Western Digital

INFRA By AARON MELGAR9 YEARS AGO

Many different technology trends are converging at the forefront of autonomous vehicle control, including mapping technologies, mapping and sensor technology advancements, and flash memory technology. And each aspect of innovation plays a critical piece to the puzzle, according to Colm Lysaght (pictured, right), vice president of …

Linking car makers with disruptive technology

EMERGING TECH By AARON MELGAR9 YEARS AGO

The massive growth in computing power and data science coupled with diminishing infrastructure costs is disrupting the traditional methods of innovation in the automotive industry. The Autotech Council — created to enable better innovation in the auto industry get to market faster — is helping bridge …

Blockchain brings new level of transparency for food consumers

APPS By AARON MELGAR9 YEARS AGO

Applying new technologies in historically low-tech industries, such as agriculture, presents a new set of challenges around perceived costs, incentive structures and risk. However, when a new application, such as blockchain, opens up, the outcome can be truly transformative. During this year’s …

Aaron Melgar

Latest from Aaron Melgar

Japanese industries collaborate on self-driving car ambitions for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Cognition for cars: Making sense of sensor data helps autonomous cars make better decisions

Storage solutions enable edge computing for autonomous vehicles

Laser-based sensors for autonomous vehicles continue to evolve

Smart cities share data to enhance autonomous vehicle capabilities

TomTom reveals shifting paradigm in mapping technology as autonomous vehicle trends evolve

Data from self-driving cars enables new applications for smart cities

Flash memory technology enhances self-driving car data solvency, says Western Digital

Linking car makers with disruptive technology

Blockchain brings new level of transparency for food consumers

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