This past week featured a good number of developments in the ever-evolving Internet of Things. MobiSante unveiled a mobile ultrasound system, Apple snapped up a location data startup, and Telerik released a new solution for developers struggling to tame the mobile explosion. Texas A&M researchers also grabbed headlines with a groundbreaking study into the next generation connected device: the driverless car.

Tuesday marked the debut of the MobiUS, a miniature ultrasound device that can transmit scans over WiFi. At $9,000, the smartphone-based imaging tool is much cheaper – and more accessible – than the traditional scanners found in hospitals today.

The MobiUS is poised to revolutionize healthcare. MobiSante chief executive Sailesh Chutani hopes that his company’s product will make patient data more accessible in clinics and remote locations where resources are often spread thin.

Shortly after the MobiUS hit general availability, Apple revealed that it has acquired Locationary. The Toronto-based startup utilizes a crowdsourcing platform called Saturn to aggregate up-to-date information about local businesses. Apple didn’t elaborate about the deal, but it’s evident that the consumer electronics giant intends to incorporate Locationary’s into its mapping service.

The acquisition was announced on the same day Telerik rolled out a milestone update to Icenium, its cloud-based development environment. The upgraded platform packs a built-in version of Apache Cordova that provides developers with access to a wide range of customizable APIs. This service is complemented by a new push notification function that is fully compatible with Android, iOS and Windows Phone.

Smartphones and tablets constitute the heart of the Internet of Things, but when analyzing some data including a study conducted by Texas A&M researchers, SiliconANGLE’s StorageANGLE editor Ryan Cox took it one step further. He suggests that driverless cars may soon overtake mobile as the center of attention. He thinks report findings are incentive enough to support more research and development into driverless cars from both the time and fuel savings perspective. In 2011 the average wasted time spent in traffic according to the study was 38 hours. Self-driving vehicles and traffic avoidance could create an annual cost savings of over $120 billion. Ford seems to be onboard with that idea, as Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. he expect that all cars would be autonomous by 2025.