Carol we are here with the assistant managing editor of bloomberg businesswe jim ellis. You do the solutions issue. Tell us about this issue. You have a lot of stories that tackle tough problems. What is the thinking that goes into this kind of issue . Jim often, we look back at things that happen in the past couple weeks or sometimes throw things ahead to think about financial issues. But we wanted to take a step back now and say, there are a lot of things that people who are interested in. And what are the big problems of \and what are the big problems of life, and how to tackle those. Julia take us to india now, trying to do magical things with waste. Jim its interesting because india, you normally think of as a place with a waste problem and it does. Less than a quarter of waste in india is actually even processed. Most of it is dumped and often, it is in places where it can foul water, where people can get eaten by the livestock they used they use or eat. So its a really big probl
We have been so focused on the auto sector. We had the auto show underway in detroit. When we think of self driving, we think of the auto manufacturers, but you also have to think about the paint manufacturers. That is what you guys write about this week . Jim this is a really interesting story, because we think this technology is all about sensors and hightech things and now some of the most oldschool companies around, paint manufacturers, are sort of key to the new technology. What it turns out that for all the sensors we are equipping newfangled cars with, Autonomous Vehicles need to be able to bounce off another oncoming vehicle or vehicles around and then they judge the distance between them, they do crucial to make this work. The problem is it turns out theres a blind spot these sensors have, and that is people cant read very well cars that are black or dark colored. Carol and there are a lot out there. Jim thats it. The bouncing needed to determine distance between things doesnt
Bloomberg businessweek jim ellis. I want to start at the business, because there is a fascinating story. We had the auto show underway in detroit. When we think of self driving, we think of the auto manufacturers, but you also have to think about the paint manufacturers. We think this technology is all about sensors and hightech things and now some of the most ,ldschool companies around paint manufacturers are key to the new technology. It turns out that for all the sensors we are equipping newfangled cars with, Autonomous Vehicles need to be able to bounce off another oncoming vehicle or vehicles around and they judge the distance between them, they do crucial to make this work. Problem is, there is a blind spot these cars these sensors cantnd that his people read very well cars that are black or dark colored. Carol and there are a lot out there. James that is it, the bouncing needed to determine distance between things doesnt happen with black. Paint manufacturers are coming up with
Bloomberg businessweek, jim ellis. I want to start at the business, because there is a fascinating story. We have been so focused on the auto sector. We had the auto show underway in detroit. When we think of self driving, we think of the auto manufacturers, but you also have to think about the paint manufacturers. That is what you guys write about this week . Jim this is a really interesting story, because we think this technology is all about sensors and hightech things and now some of the most oldschool companies around, paint manufacturers, are sort of key to the new technology. It turns out that for all the sensors we are equipping newfangled cars with, Autonomous Vehicles need to be able to bounce off another oncoming vehicle or vehicles around and then they judge the distance between them, they do crucial to make this work. The problem is it turns out theres a blind spot these sensors have, and that is people cant read very well cars that are black or dark colored. Carol and the
Because there is a fascinating story. We have been so focused on the auto sector. We had the auto show underway in detroit. When we think of self driving, we think of the auto manufacturers, but you also have to think about the paint manufacturers. That is what you guys write about this week . Jim this is a really interesting story, because we think this technology is all about sensors and hightech things and now some of the most oldschool companies around, paint manufacturers, are sort of key to the new technology. But it turns out that for all the sensors we are equipping newfangled cars with, Autonomous Vehicles need to be able to bounce off another oncoming vehicle or vehicles around and then they judge the distance between them, they do crucial to make this work. The problem is it turns out theres a blind spot these sensors have, and that is people cant read very well cars that are black or dark colored. Carol and there are a lot out there. Jim thats it. The bouncing needed to det