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In the Iron Man movies, Tony Stark uses a holographic computer to project 3-D data into thin air, manipulate them with his hands, and find fixes to his superhero troubles...
Internationally acclaimed high-performance brake system design, development and manufacturing company, Alcon Components Ltd, has developed a bespoke braking solution with...
Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced further cooperation with Autodesk to offer streamlined communication construction documentation and collaboration by in...
Two fully electric powered roadworks vehicles are being trialled by Highways England for the first time, the company announced today. One of the vehicles is being used ac...
A new MIT-developed technique enables robots to quickly identify objects hidden in a three-dimensional cloud of data, reminiscent of how some people can make sense of den...
Following the recent announcement by FiveAI, confirming supervised trials of the firmβs automated vehicles will commence this month on public roads in London, TRL explain...
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Siemens Digital Industries Software to develop aerospace design applications for metal additive manufacturing. The applicatio...
Honda has announced the details of the chassis, battery and charging details for the highly anticipated Honda e compact electric car. Designed from the ground up, the Hon...
Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, is showcasing the Leica BLK2GO handheld imaging laser scanner, a first-of-its-kind mobile scanner, that was announced yesterday at HxGN...
LMBab operator Patrik EkstrΓΆm says Volvoβs Dig Assist feature for excavators has improved his work life massively. Unique to Volvo, the user-friendly new system helps ope...
Potholes are an infuriating and costly hazard faced by many Welsh motorists on a daily basis, but the problem has placed one Welsh technology company on the road to expor...
Siemens Mobility Limited has announced that the first installation of its Plus+ traffic control solution will take place in Poole, ready for comprehensive on-street trial...
Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam’s largest commercial centre is now looking at Smart City Planning to manage it’s population of almost 9 million, spanning across 2...
Patrick Mallejacq, Secretary General, PIARC World Road Association looks ahead to the 26th World Road Congress in Abu Dhabi this October and examines one of the key topic...
Whatever their specialism: industrial; energy infrastructure; or ICT, the expert engineers at VINCI Energies UK & RoI are working towards the same goal: to connect us...
Volvo Trucksβ electric, connected and autonomous vehicle Vera will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Go...
Many construction sites are not able to finish their projects on time and staying within budget and on schedule is extremely challenging. Poor site supervision and poor s...
Welcome to the Scania NXT future! Scaniaβs new battery electric self-driving urban concept vehicle is designed with the flexibility to shift from ferrying commuters to an...
Leica Geosystems has announced Leica Cyclone 3DR, the new reality capture software that fuses technology for centralised, full-scale point cloud management from Leica Cyc...
The A85 motorway is one of the main thoroughfares connecting the cities of Anger and Vierzon in France. Along the route a total of six viaducts are expanded to improve th...
Telensa today announced that it has been named as the global market share leader in smart street lighting in Northeast Groupβs Global Smart Street Lighting & Smart Ci...
In 2018, researchers at MIT and the auto manufacturer BMW were developing an algorithm to test ways in which humans and robots might work in close proximity to assemble c...
Builders on one of Bristolβs biggest developments will be adding a green tick to their environmental credentials thanks to an innovative partnership with Brompton Bike Hi...
Retro reflective studs have long been the favoured and trusted choice for roadside delineation, but now SolarLite Active Road Studs are an excellent alternative. A Shaw s...
Sahara India Pariwar, one of the biggest Indian business conglomerates, announces its foray into the automobile sector, under the brand name, βSahara Evolsβ. The business...
The scene: A busy mid-size construction contractors office where owner-operator Bill plops into his desk chair while thinking that he and his incredible crew need relief...
Alakaβi Technologies has unveiled Skai, the worldβs first hydrogen fuel cell powered air mobility solution designed to transform the way the world moves. From its sleek,...
INRIX AI Traffic leverages deep learning to provide instantaneous updates to traffic conditions and pinpoints traffic speeds in different lanes to deliver the most accura...
Bus passengers in Jakarta, Indonesiaβs capital, will soon be going green. Governor Anies Baswedanβs vision is to make Jakarta one of the greenest cities in the world and...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is financing the modernisation of the Barcelona fleet of city buses, by granting a β¬73.5m loan helping Transports Metropolitans de Barc...
Hyundai Motor has unveiled an electric double decker bus which is a first of its kind for Hyundai, and is part of the companyβs effort to help reduce traffic congestion a...
If London plans to be a zero-carbon city by 2050, there have to be huge changes in policy, transport infrastructure and public attitude. Volvo Construction Equipment talk...
Highways England plans to revolutionise construction and maintenance schemes on the strategic road network by introducing the use of connected and autonomous plant (CAP),...
With aims of bringing more human-like reasoning to driverless vehicles, MIT researchers have created an autonomous control system that uses only simple maps and visual da...
Dassault Systèmes announced that the in-house LCI (Cooperative Innovation Laboratory) of Groupe Renault used the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to transform its innovation process...
Renault EZ-FLEX is a compact and manoeuvrable vehicle designed to move seamlessly throughout cities. It provides an optimal footprint in relation to its load space: the l...
Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced the Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 laser scanning mobile-device app now works in conjunction with the Leica BLK360 imaging las...
Volvo CEβs Electric Quarry Site solution involved the development of an all-new concept of an autonomous, battery electric, load carrier. The prototype machine, HX02, was...
The global centre for innovation in transport, TRL, has announced the results of its latest ground-breaking research, the Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration (CVEI...
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