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The old Car Jump Study physics problem
The old Car Jump Study physics problem Many introductory physics courses present students with a theoretical scenario for an assignment. If an automobile is moving at a steady speed over a hill in the shape of a vertical circular arc, what is the maximum speed it can attain without losing contact wi...
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Ultrabright X-rays can give ultrathin solar cells a boost
Ultrabright X-rays can give ultrathin solar cells a boost Using the Advanced Photon Source’s ultrabright X-rays, researchers have determined that sunlight itself can improve the efficiency of 2D materials used to collect solar energy. A team of researchers led by Rice University has achieved a new b...
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University of Plymouth finds living walls can reduce heat loss by over 30 percent
University of Plymouth finds living walls can reduce heat loss by over 30 percent Retrofitting an existing masonry cavity walled building with a green or living wall can reduce the amount of heat lost through its structure by more than 30%, according to new research. The study, conducted at the Univ...
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Mechanical Engineering in the Power, Automotive and Aerospace Industries
Mechanical Engineering in the Power, Automotive and Aerospace Industries Mechanical engineers make things work the way they are supposed to work, and they are inventors and innovators. They design and develop valuable technologies and machinery that advance our communities and improve our way of lif...
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Newmont and Caterpillar partner to achieve Net Zero in the Mining Industry
Newmont and Caterpillar partner to achieve Net Zero in the Mining Industry Strategic alliance will transform mining with a comprehensive mining system including the rapid deployment of an all-electric autonomous haulage fleet with an initial investment of $100 million, across two continents The alli...
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Megatron regional Doosan dealer opens new Headquarters in Bulgaria
Megatron regional Doosan dealer opens new Headquarters in Bulgaria Sofia-based Megatron EAD, the Authorised Dealer for Doosan in Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Macedonia, has opened a new business centre incorporating the company’s headquarters and centra...
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Jade helps Pallet Network mobilise forklift trucks with Panasonic TOUGHBOOK tablets
Jade helps Pallet Network mobilise forklift trucks with Panasonic TOUGHBOOK tablets Jade Solutions has helped The Pallet Network mobilise its forklift trucks with Panasonic TOUGHBOOK Android tablets helping to improve productivity and customer service in the competitive logistics industry. “We had a...
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CHAS joins Building a Safer Future to spearhead construction safety
CHAS joins Building a Safer Future to spearhead construction safety CHAS, the supply-chain risk management expert, has become a registered signatory of Building a Safer Future and is encouraging other members of the built environment sector to do the same. The Building a Safer Future Charter was lau...
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Darwin launches autonomous passenger shuttle trial service in Oxfordshire
Darwin launches autonomous passenger shuttle trial service in Oxfordshire A fully autonomous passenger shuttle service began trials on UK roads today, Science Minister George Freeman has announced. The new service is being trialled by Darwin Innovation Group, with support from ESA and the UK Space A...
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Vivacity Labs look at the future of our roads with 3 predictions for 2022
Vivacity Labs look at the future of our roads with 3 predictions for 2022 2022 will be a defining year for the future of travel. The last two years have seen travel modes and patterns shifting and fluctuating in response to societal changes, new behaviours and policy initiatives. It’s made us recons...
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Bobcat exhibits new MaxControl and R-Series Telehandlers at Smopyc
Bobcat exhibits new MaxControl and R-Series Telehandlers at Smopyc Bobcat’s new MaxControl system and the company’s new R-Series range of telehandlers made their first appearance at the Smopyc international fair in Zaragosa in Spain from 17-20 November 2021. These new developments were joined by oth...
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Merseytravel’s air circuit breakers to be supplied and installed by SPIE
Merseytravel’s air circuit breakers to be supplied and installed by SPIE SPIE UK, a subsidiary of SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, has been appointed by Merseytravel to carry out the supply and installation of new Air...
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How Machine Learning actually works
How Machine Learning actually works Over the last few years, machine learning has gained traction at an increasing rate, with more and more businesses adopting machine learning into their day-to-day processes. In recent years, machine learning is gaining more and more popularity, but what exactly is...
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Rokbak celebrates successful sales launch in North America
Rokbak celebrates successful sales launch in North America September 1, 2021 saw the launch of Rokbak, an exciting new manufacturing company in the construction equipment industry. The new brand is part of the Volvo Group and already making its mark, notching up a strong order book for its rock soli...
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ECL celebrates 100 machines fitted with FuelActive clean diesel pick-up systems
ECL celebrates 100 machines fitted with FuelActive clean diesel pick-up systems Bedfordshire civil engineering contractor ECL has equipped its 100th machine with the FuelActive clean diesel pick-up system. The company, which operates a fleet of more than 450 heavy excavators, articulated dump trucks...
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Mammoet moves Vianen steel-arched bridge at night in the Netherlands
Mammoet moves Vianen steel-arched bridge at night in the Netherlands Mammoet assisted Rijkswaterstaat and contractor combination KWS – VES – DDM to successfully remove the steel arch bridge at Vianen, the Netherlands, on Sunday evening. The work started at 8:30 am and lasted until 1:00 am. The depar...
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GROB Systems announces modular and flexible Electric Powertrain Solutions
GROB Systems announces modular and flexible Electric Powertrain Solutions GROB Systems, a global leader in the development of manufacturing systems and machine tools, announces the availability of its modular, flexible, and scalable electric powertrain solutions. With many years of experience in ele...
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Feickert Bauunternehmen relies on the power of Liebherr equipment
Feickert Bauunternehmen relies on the power of Liebherr equipment The four new earthmoving machines, two wheeled excavators and two crawler excavators, have been demonstrating their skills in Feickert Bauunternehmen since spring 2021. They are initially being used on construction sites in road const...
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New version of Enscape offers dynamic real-time visualization and streamlined workflows
New version of Enscape offers dynamic real-time visualization and streamlined workflows Enscape, a leading provider of real-time visualization, 3D rendering, and virtual reality technology for the global AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry, today announced that transforming BI...
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Skyjack’s Elevate Telematics outsmarts the criminals
Skyjack’s Elevate Telematics outsmarts the criminals Skyjack recently helped Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) locate and recover stolen Skyjack machines with the help of ELEVATE telematics. In October, customers in the U.S. informed Skyjack that their scheduled machine orders...
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Yunex Traffic to install Zephyr air quality sensors across Liverpool
Yunex Traffic to install Zephyr air quality sensors across Liverpool Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority has awarded a contract to Yunex Traffic to supply and install 37 Zephyr® air quality monitors, and to maintain them for a period of five years. The monitors will be installed in 37 exi...
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Teletrac Navman awarded Telematics contract with Associated British Ports
Teletrac Navman awarded Telematics contract with Associated British Ports Teletrac Navman, a global market leader in telematics technology, has secured a contract with Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton. As the UK’s leading port operator, with a network of 21 ports, ABP handles arou...
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Ritchie Bros. new online tool provides access to millions of heavy equipment sales prices
Ritchie Bros. new online tool provides access to millions of heavy equipment sales prices A 20 ton excavator with 8,000 hours on the clock. The eight year old skidsteer loader you’re looking to sell. Or that truck tractor you’ll need to replace soon. How much would they sell for in today’s market? W...
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Hyundai Genuine created to support Doosan acquisition
Hyundai Genuine created to support Doosan acquisition An intermediary holding company, Hyundai Genuine, has been established, following the purchase in August of Doosan Infracore, by Hyundai Heavy Industries Group. Doosan Infracore has since been renamed Hyundai-Doosan Infracore. Hyundai Constructio...
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Jenoptik calls for technology to enforce mobile and seatbelt use
Jenoptik calls for technology to enforce mobile and seatbelt use A Director of leading enforcement technology company Jenoptik is welcoming the Government’s tightening of laws around using a handheld phone whilst driving, and says proven solutions exist to enforce the rules automatically. Geoff Coll...
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Liebherr Crawler Excavator digs in to the canals and ski slopes of the Hautes-Alpes
Liebherr Crawler Excavator digs in to the canals and ski slopes of the Hautes-Alpes For almost ten years, the family-owned company has relied on the quality and user-friendliness of Liebherr machines. Last but not least, the high availability of spare parts and the responsiveness of Ets PIC –...
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5G edge computing rail antenna launched by HUBER+SUHNER and McLaren Applied
5G edge computing rail antenna launched by HUBER+SUHNER and McLaren Applied Now enabling 5G applications to run on trains, the HUBER+SUHNER SENCITY® Rail ACTIVE Rooftop antenna is the first-of-its-kind rail antenna that contains an embedded radio and compute module to offer increased data throughput...
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Geotextile Tubes market for dewatering and dredging set to take-off
Geotextile Tubes market for dewatering and dredging set to take-off Geotextiles tubes have over the past few years been extensively utilized in wide range of dewatering applications world over. Fabric with specialized dewatering functionality find use in dredging projects in developed and soon-to-be...
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Sacyr Concesiones closes $420m financing for Ruta de la Fruta in Chile
Sacyr Concesiones closes $420m financing for Ruta de la Fruta in Chile Sacyr Concesiones has successfully closed the US$420 million (approximately €372 million) financing for the construction, expansion and improvement works of the Ruta 66 Camino de La Fruta P3, managed by Sociedad Concesionaria Rut...
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Buckland Newton Hire adds new Cat 302.7 machines to their fleet
Buckland Newton Hire adds new Cat 302.7 machines to their fleet Plant hire and waste management firm Buckland Newton Hire (BNH) has increased its fleet of Cat machinery from exclusive Caterpillar® supplier Finning UK and Ireland, by adding two 302.7 mini excavators. The Dorset-based company managed...
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ACO Water Management launches V-Septor for SuDS Management
ACO Water Management launches V-Septor for SuDS Management ACO Water Management has launched its new advanced hydrodynamic separator, the V-Septor. Throughout the construction industry, there is an onus on reducing environmental impact. This is especially true when it comes to water management, as i...
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Revolutionary JCB PotholePro gets to work in Stoke on Trent
Revolutionary JCB PotholePro gets to work in Stoke on Trent Stoke-on-Trent City Council has become the first authority in the UK to take delivery of one of JCB’s revolutionary PotholePro machines. The machine, which can repair potholes four times quicker than standard methods, was launched by...
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National Highways finishes £43m M6 junction improvements
National Highways finishes £43m M6 junction improvements National Highways’ innovative £43 million project to tackle congestion at one of the busiest motorway junctions in the North West is now fully up and running. The newly-transformed M6 Junction 19 at Knutsford opened on Saturday 20 November, an...
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T-Levels may be the key to unlocking Modern Methods of Construction in the UK
T-Levels may be the key to unlocking Modern Methods of Construction in the UK Sarah Wales-Canning, associate in the construction and engineering team at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson looks into the potential of T Levels to support new talent into Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). T Levels, whic...
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Improving the UK’s infrastructure with Highways in the sky
Improving the UK’s infrastructure with Highways in the sky The country’s shortage of HGV drivers highlights the need to reimagine how we move goods across the UK. The world is on the cusp of a revolution in aviation, as the implementation of electric and autonomous flight gives us a unique opp...
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XYZ Reality releases The Atom engineering-grade Augmented Reality platform
XYZ Reality releases The Atom engineering-grade Augmented Reality platform XYZ Reality, the transformational construction technology company behind Holosite, the world’s first Engineering-Grade Augmented Reality platform, today announces its worldwide commercial launch and the reveal of its ground-b...
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Topcon technology brings race track back to life at Porsche’s new Experience Centre
Topcon technology brings race track back to life at Porsche’s new Experience Centre The Autodromo di Franciacorta is a race track in Castrezzato, Italy, which has hosted a variety of prestigious motorsport events throughout the years and most recently, the Porsche Festival in October 2021. In...
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Sustainable road design championed by WJ and BEAR Scotland
Sustainable road design championed by WJ and BEAR Scotland A collaborative approach between road marking experts, WJ Scotland, and BEAR Scotland has brought significant carbon savings of 1,778 tonnes across Scotland’s North East Trunk Road Network. The partnership has seen BEAR Scotland use WJ’s awa...
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A guide to Aluminum Profiles and types
A guide to Aluminum Profiles and types The process of forcing aluminum alloy material from a specific cross-sectional profile is known as Aluminium extrusion. The process puts the physical characteristics of Aluminium to use in a very unique way. The flexibility, also known as malleability, helps it...
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DriSteem wins 2021 BUILD Construction and Engineering Award
DriSteem wins 2021 BUILD Construction and Engineering Award DRI-STEEM Corporation, the leading manufacturer of humidification, evaporative cooling, and water treatment products, announced today that the company has received the BUILD Construction & Engineering award for the “Best Commercial Humi...
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Chemical researchers invent petroleum-like liquids from plants
Chemical researchers invent petroleum-like liquids from plants A team of researchers from the U.S. National Science Foundation Center for Sustainable Polymers based at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have developed a chemical technology of combined fermentation and chemical refining that can...
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EIB supporting two bus rapid transit systems in Indonesia
EIB supporting two bus rapid transit systems in Indonesia The European Investment Bank (EIB), the climate bank of the European Union, has announced its plans to finance two bus rapid transit systems (BRT) in the cities of Batam and Makassar in the Republic of Indonesia. The EIB financing will be a p...
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Hitachi Construction Machinery UK celebrates achieving FORS silver accreditation
Hitachi Construction Machinery UK celebrates achieving FORS silver accreditation The Fleet Recognition Scheme (FORS) is a voluntary accreditation scheme for fleet operators which aims to raise the level of quality within fleet operations, and to demonstrate which operators are achieving exemplary le...
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Doosan Portable Power announces new Small Stage V Compressors
Doosan Portable Power announces new Small Stage V Compressors Doosan Portable Power has launched a new range of small portable compressors for the European market, offering four new models with free air deliveries from 2.5 to 5.0 m³/min (90-180 cfm) and designed with a focus on simplicity, durabilit...
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Rokbak urges Scottish manufacturers to adopt sustainable operations
Rokbak urges Scottish manufacturers to adopt sustainable operations Paul Douglas, managing director, Rokbak, delivered the keynote address at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland’s (NMIS) ‘Manufacturing a Net-Zero Future’ conference on November 3, where he highlighted the crucial role compa...
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A new regional Truck Museum has been inaugurated in the Czech Republic
A new regional Truck Museum has been inaugurated in the Czech Republic The new Truck Museum is inaugurated in Kopřivnice in the Czech Republic, will feature eighty commercial vehicles. Visitors will also learn about technical gems and attractions through augmented reality. The museum was built by th...
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HS2 chooses new absorbent Marine Booms to protect the environment
HS2 chooses new absorbent Marine Booms to protect the environment HS2 contractor Align JV, comprising Bouygues, Sir Robert McAlpine and VolkerFitzpatrick are piling the foundations for the 3.4km long Colne Valley Viaduct – the UK’s longest railway bridge. While undertaking the work at this sen...
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B2W Software hosting in-person User Conference February 6-8 2022 in California
B2W Software hosting in-person User Conference February 6-8 2022 in California B2W Software, a leading provider of software for heavy construction, today announced the agenda for Make Work Flow, the company’s 2022 User Conference. Following a highly successful online program in 2021, this 21st annua...
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Boat owners measuring coastal Plastic Pollution globally with DJI drones
Boat owners measuring coastal Plastic Pollution globally with DJI drones DJI, AnimaMundi Ocean Data Solutions and Lagoon are using drones to build the world’s first comprehensive database of plastic waste on coastlines, to build the first comprehensive global database on plastic waste on our c...
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NEBOSH announces an updated Health and Safety at Work Award
NEBOSH announces an updated Health and Safety at Work Award NEBOSH, one of the world’s leading health and safety awarding bodies, has launched an updated Health and Safety at Work Award. The three-day qualification is popular in countries around the world for giving learners the first steps to healt...
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Cat’s new 120 GC Motor Grader maximises reliability with lower operating costs
Cat’s new 120 GC Motor Grader maximises reliability with lower operating costs Complementing the Cat® motor grader offering, the new Cat 120 GC Motor Grader offers the right balance of high-performance features with reduced fuel consumption, low maintenance costs and easy-to-operate controls....
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Mapping the Smart Factory future with AI Automatic Error Detection and Diagnostics
Mapping the Smart Factory future with AI Automatic Error Detection and Diagnostics In predictive maintenance, the most critical factor that safeguards against machine downtime is early detection and remediation. Futuremain from Korea is the only predictive solution provider in the country that can d...
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Sandia Gamma Ray Lab develops remote high-voltage measurement sensor
Sandia Gamma Ray Lab develops remote high-voltage measurement sensor Ever since the first human placed a bare hand on an uninsulated electric line, people have refrained from personally testing energetic materials. Even meters made of metal can melt at high voltages. Now, using a crystal smaller tha...
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Acoustic waves may be able to filter microplastic from polluted water
Acoustic waves may be able to filter microplastic from polluted water Microplastics are released into the environment by cosmetics, clothing, and industrial processes or from larger plastic products as they break down naturally. The pollutants eventually find their way into rivers and oceans, posing...
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Komatsu targets unmanned Lunar construction innovations
Komatsu targets unmanned Lunar construction innovations Komatsu has been selected for the “Space Unmanned Construction Innovation Technology Development Promotion Project” with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Japan that was launched in July this year as par...
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LKAB and Boliden collaborate to recycle mining waste
LKAB and Boliden collaborate to recycle mining waste The leading Swedish mining companies LKAB and Boliden have signed an agreement and will begin working together to investigate the possibility of extracting pyrite concentrate from mining waste at the Boliden Aitik mine, which LKAB will subsequentl...
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New Cat 304 and 305 CR Mini Hydraulic Excavators deliver on power and performance
New Cat 304 and 305 CR Mini Hydraulic Excavators deliver on power and performance Built to deliver an improved customer experience, the new 4-tonne, Cat® 304, and 5-tonne, Cat 305 CR, Next Generation Mini Hydraulic Excavators deliver more power to the pumps, higher bucket breakout forces and deeper...
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Bobcat tackles the extreme Winter conditions at Val Thorens Ski Resort
Bobcat tackles the extreme Winter conditions at Val Thorens Ski Resort Located at an altitude of 2300 m at the heart of the French Alps, Val Thorens is the highest ski and winter sports resort in Europe. At this altitude, the temperatures are below zero for at least six months of the year. The therm...
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Inaugural COP26 Decarbonisation Summit facilitated commitment to deliver Net Zero
Inaugural COP26 Decarbonisation Summit facilitated commitment to deliver Net Zero The inaugural Decarbonisation Summit held in Glasgow on 9th/10th November, during COP26 boasted an impressive array of industry luminaries, youth ambassadors and tech experts from across sectors including finance, fash...
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Telefónica Tech joins Ferrovial initiative to develop smart 5G highways
Telefónica Tech joins Ferrovial initiative to develop smart 5G highways Ferrovial has reached an agreement for Telefónica Tech, Telefónica’s digital business unit, to join AIVIA Orchestrated Connected Corridors, an initiative to develop smart 5G highways with advanced oversight, sensorization and si...
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