San Francisco - Plan presents Uber otonomos car (car without a driver) is fully supported by the CEO, Travis Kalanick. He said, the smart cars is one form of ambition to complete the Uber mode of transportation in the future.
To note, Uber has just announced a partnership with Volvo Car Group and acquires Otto, startup technology are changing the way of transportation. Otto has a mission to change the way of transportation, starting from the truck otonomos (without driver).
Kalanick statement apparently opposed by many people, especially the drivers who have joined with Uber. Because the presence of smart cars will threaten the existence of the drivers and their work. With the car otonomos that take passengers, then they will not be needed again.
To Business Insider, Kallanick dismissed about where the driver will be 'released' granted if the car otonomos Uber really pave.
He said the number of cars otonomos will not equal the total vehicle fleet Uber-controlled human driver.
"The existence of otonomos cars will not disturb the work of the drivers, they (cars otonomos) will remain on the course. So, I think the amount of a human driver will not decrease just because a car otonomos Uber present, "said Kallanick as quoted from Bloomberg, Friday (08/19/2016).
Kallanick even argue, the presence of smart cars will only open up new jobs for the unemployed, such as a car mechanic on otonomos technology.
"We know that can not think in a pattern only, with the presence of otonomos car will certainly open up new kinds of work in addition to the driver," he concluded.
Uber itself known is preparing a joint project with the University of Arizona. Initially, this information was revealed through an e-mail sent to employees of the university.
This new project will generally focus on otonomos technology, and in particular the mapping and optical challenges involved in the development of vehicles that are fully otonomos.
"We will work with some of the world's leading experts in the field of lens design at the university to improve the image of what we perceive and use to build mapping features and safety," Uber said in a statement.
As a brand, Lenovo needs to address challenges millenial generation who grew up with the presence of advanced technologies, such as smartphones and tablets.
Therefore, Lenovo program READY GO! Youth Festival brought young people who are developing businesses and communities in the areas of social and education with the support of technology.
In addition to the tactical, the social entrepreneur is also to be prosecuted for technological literacy (tech-savvy).
As presented Francisca Maya, Marketing Communications Head Lenovo Indonesia at the last session Lenovo READY TO GO! Youth Festival, Friday (08/19/2016) yesterday. According to him, technological literacy can encourage good business insight.
To that end, here was a process of adaptation occurs, in which an idea potential transitions into something tangible from operations to innovation. "That's where technology plays a role in it," said Francisca.
"Now, there are approximately 2.4 billion users of technology, and there are 2.5 billion of data are created every day. There are 50 billion devices connected to each other, it's become a trend that we can not escape," he said.
"It used to just be a technology support for the optimization, managibility, cost, now could be a business that requires speed and flexibility," he added.
User knowledge of the technology can improve productivity and make everyone around hardware and software trends in the present.
"It is now pitch-develop with advanced, such as Lenovo with variants of a product that supports, such as PCs, tablets, laptops to smartphones," said Fransisca.
The finalists Inspiration Hunt Lenovo READY TO GO! Youth Festival was expected to participate productively use technology devices with different functionalities for each purpose.
Therefore, Lenovo hopes that the inspiration of this young could create new innovations in business that long and never stop innovating, keep improving in their daily life with the support of technology.
Saturday night (20/8/2016), become a beautiful night for Sigit Prabowo. How not, the man lined up as the winner of Lenovo Inspiration Hunt is an event series from Lenovo READY TO GO Youth Festival.
At least, he is one of the ten finalists talented young developing startup businesses and communities engaged in social and educational.
Sigit his own meboyong named Goprec to be presented to the jury that his startup was inappropriate ready to go and get support.
His dream came true. Next week, the man who still pursue the final semester in the Department of Computer Science Institute of Agriculture (IPB) will follow a special mentoring sessions together prominent young entrepreneur Billy Boen.
So, what is it Goprec? Sigit explained his story when establishing Goprec.
"My Passion stronger at startup, so want to learn and develop startup. I did imagine want to establish the initial startup of college before entering the campus has also been made smaller organizations. I also had 'studied' by close friends who already pursue startup, from there began learning to learn, "said Sigit.
Sigit, who previously had never imagined would set up a startup, revealing forerunner Goprec created when he was doing a project in college and was assigned to make a platform.
"I kepikiran create platforms that facilitate administrative procedures and recruitment committees so easy. Because I like to organize and berkepanitiaan, I was there to see that the trend is still characterized by an administrative committee - to do something they manually, using paper, nge-print, photo printing, and expensive. While we follow the organization not paid, pure power alone, "he continues.
From there, Sigit establish Goprec and colleagues who studied at the University of Indonesia. The reason is simple, want to change the stigma of people who had been wearing the old way using means offline, so online.
Currently, Sigit targeting Goprec for the students because he considered them already in the mature stage to join the organization.
"Starting from the first internal in IPB. Target still will be to all campuses scattered around in Indonesia, "he said.
Goprec itself has established since December 2015. Sigit said, for now it is still in the growth stage of the user because they are used internally by students of the University. Kala Goprec first established, he gained pessimistic sentiments of his colleagues
"First of all it is a bit heavy, initially responded negatively by friends because they are used in a way that conventional administration. Gradually we provide socialization and tutorials about open recruitment via Goprec, so even used, "he continued.
As champions Lenovo Inspiration Hunt, Sigit also advised all generations millenials who have already started a business, to continue to innovate, do not be afraid quickly give up and keep trying.
"Keep on doing. Because the business is run long-term, as long as the business aims to problem solving, "he concluded.
