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Kortical AI and ML technology drives revenue growth for business
Kortical AI and ML technology drives revenue growth for business A British AI tech start-up Kortical, which helps companies use machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, has improved 10x their success rate of generating positive outcomes across their organisations vs the i...
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DJI Agras T30 and T10 agriculture drones now available worldwide
DJI Agras T30 and T10 agriculture drones now available worldwide DJI, the global leader in drone and camera technology, today expands the world’s ability to grow and nurture its food supply by making the Agras T30 and T10 agriculture drones available in over 100 additional countries. The Agras T30 a...
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Worldsensing partners with Naeko to boost sustainability
Worldsensing partners with Naeko to boost sustainability Worldsensing today announced moves to further improve the sustainability of its supply chain through a partnership with Naeko Logistics. The move will see Worldsensing, the IoT pioneer and a global leader in providing remote monitoring solutio...
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VolvoCE look at small ways you can make a big impact
VolvoCE look at small ways you can make a big impact Connected solutions are getting smarter by the day. While you are working hard on the job site, hundreds of thousands of data points are doing their own job quietly in the background to allow you to work more safely, efficiently and sustainably th...
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JCT Traffic Signals Symposium gets green light for September
JCT Traffic Signals Symposium gets green light for September Officials at Nottingham Trent University have officially approved JCT’s plans for running a successful and safe Traffic Signals Symposium at their site in September. The University has agreed the Covid Event Safety Guide and confirmed that...
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When high stakes and pH levels increase efficiency to meet environmental standards
When high stakes and pH levels increase efficiency to meet environmental standards There has never been a time when the stakes were higher for construction contractors. For starters, demand is expected to grow 85% by the year 2030. The Associated Builders & Contractors reports that construction...
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Plus celebrates Autonomous Truck level-4 driving demonstration
Plus celebrates Autonomous Truck level-4 driving demonstration Plus, a global provider of self-driving truck technology that recently announced its proposed business combination with Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V, revealed today that it has completed a driverless Level 4 truck demonstration on...
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GeoStabilization International launches remote soil nail system for slope stabilization
GeoStabilization International launches remote soil nail system for slope stabilization GeoStabilization International® brings advanced technology to slope stabilization with its new Remote Operated Launcher System. Slope stability is critical for maintaining safe and sustainable infrastructure. Thi...
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Sarcos Robotics and T-Mobile team-up to integrate 5G into Guardian XT Robot
Sarcos Robotics and T-Mobile team-up to integrate 5G into Guardian XT Robot Sarcos Robotics, a leader in the development of robots that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, and T-Mobile, America’s 5G leader, today announced a collaboration to integrate T-Mobile 5G into the Sarcos Guard...
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World’s first 3D Lightfield Tablet enables 3D content without additional hardware
World’s first 3D Lightfield Tablet enables 3D content without additional hardware Leia, Inc., the creators of 3D Lightfield products and software, today announce the availability of its 3D Lume Pad. This high-performance Android 10.8-inch tablet projects images in true 3D off – and deepe...
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Trimble launches $200m Venture Fund
Trimble launches $200m Venture Fund Trimble announced today the creation of Trimble Ventures, a venture fund focused on investing in early and growth-stage innovative companies that align with Trimble’s mission of transforming work in the agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportatio...
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EVC pick up award for Best Commercial EV Charging Provider in the UK
EVC pick up award for Best Commercial EV Charging Provider in the UK Named Best Commercial EV Charging Solutions Provider 2021 – UK, EVC is one of the fastest growing providers of free EV charge points across the country, supported by renowned renewable energy investment group, Oasthouse Ventures. E...
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Improve the Air Quality in your business
Improve the Air Quality in your business The air in any work environment can contain dust, chemical fumes, mould, mites, toxic gases, allergens, and other nasties, depending upon the kind of operations of the organization. Such impurities in the air can not only cause discomfort for the workers but...
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Asphalt additives sales to surpass $8 billion by 2031
Asphalt additives sales to surpass $8 billion by 2031 The global asphalt additives market is projected to grow at a healthy compound annual growth rate of over 5% till 2031, surpassing US$ 8 Billion, reports ESOMAR-certified market research and consulting firm. Road infrastructure is one of the key...
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Paving and compacting with low temperature, low emissions asphalt
Paving and compacting with low temperature, low emissions asphalt The paving of a road tunnel under the Kriegstrasse in Karlsruhe was carried out under stringent constraints. To reduce emissions, the contractor was required to use machines with diesel particulate filters and low-temperature asphalts...
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Morgan introduces the all-terrain Plus Four CX-T for overland adventures
Morgan introduces the all-terrain Plus Four CX-T for overland adventures Morgan unveils the Plus Four CX-T, a car with adventure at its core. A vehicle with capability not yet witnessed on a Morgan sports car, it opens up the possibility of routes, landscapes and destinations inaccessible by Morgan...
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ANYbotics equipped with Velodyne Puck Sensors automate industrial inspections
ANYbotics equipped with Velodyne Puck Sensors automate industrial inspections Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced ANYbotics is equipping its autonomous mobile robots with Velodyne’s Puck™ lidar sensors. ANYbotics robots provide industrial operators with an automated robotic inspection soluti...
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TendersOnTime wins ITC-UN-WTO contract to supply 30,000 Tenders per day
TendersOnTime wins ITC-UN-WTO contract to supply 30,000 Tenders per day Global Tenders aggregator TendersOnTime wins a prestigious contract time from International Trade Centre (ITC). The contract envisage supply of more than 30,000 Tenders per day and 100,000 Contract Awards per month to the Procur...
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Ardmore Industrial Airpark in Oklahoma set for $124m transformation
Ardmore Industrial Airpark in Oklahoma set for $124m transformation Under a $124 million development plan announced today, a significant portion of the Ardmore Industrial Airpark will become an international, state-of-the-art multimodal logistics facility. The newly developed Global Transportation...
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DHL Express orders 12 fully electric Eviation cargo planes
DHL Express orders 12 fully electric Eviation cargo planes DHL Express, the world’s leading express service provider, and Eviation, the Seattle-area based global manufacturer of all-electric aircraft, today write aviation history in announcing that DHL is the first to order 12 fully electric Alice e...
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Esri helps Matanuska manage 10,000 square mile broadband network in Alaska
Esri helps Matanuska manage 10,000 square mile broadband network in Alaska When a broadband network stretches across a 10,000-square-mile area that includes the rugged, rural terrain of Alaska, it can be a challenge to manage. Expanding that network further requires quickly burying as much cable as...
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Granite wins $64m road separation contract in Southern California
Granite wins $64m road separation contract in Southern California Granite has been awarded a $64 million contract for the Jurupa Road Grade Separation project by the Riverside County Transportation Department in Jurupa Valley, California. The contract award was included in Granite’s second quarter c...
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Thales and DAS partner to support Hong Kong International Airport expansion
Thales and DAS partner to support Hong Kong International Airport expansion Thales and Dah Chong Hong – Dragonair Airport GSE Service Ltd. (DAS) announced that they have been selected by the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government through global open...
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Cat introduces six new Primary and Secondary Concrete Demolition Pulverizers
Cat introduces six new Primary and Secondary Concrete Demolition Pulverizers Caterpillar’s new generation of Primary and Secondary Pulverizers feature industry-leading technology to deliver up to 52% faster cycle times, producing more tons-per-litre of fuel burned. The new Cat® Pulverizer line inclu...
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Heavy-duty Doosan Excavator called in to repair Ebro Delta damage
Heavy-duty Doosan Excavator called in to repair Ebro Delta damage The impact of Storm Gloria from 17-25 January 2020 has left visible damage still to the Trabucador Bar on the coast of the Tarragona province in Catalonia in north-eastern Spain. The storm’s 200 l/m2 rainfall and winds of 95 km/h comb...
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New high-voltage Fluke Clamp Meter with iFlex delivers Safer and faster measurements
New high-voltage Fluke Clamp Meter with iFlex delivers Safer and faster measurements Fluke Corporation introduces the Fluke® 393 FC CAT III 1500 V True-rms Clamp Meter with iFlex, the world’s only 1500 V CAT III, IP54 rated, thin jaw clamp meter. With its CAT III 1500 V / CAT IV 600 V safety rating,...
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Quanergy solid-state LiDAR achieves 100 metre range
Quanergy solid-state LiDAR achieves 100 metre range Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of OPA-based solid state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT, today announced the successful driving demonstration of its S3 Series LiDAR, a true solid state LiDAR sensor using an i...
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utiliVisor collaborative approach helps New Valley Hospital save over $1m
utiliVisor collaborative approach helps New Valley Hospital save over $1m utiliVisor, a leader in utility submetering and plant optimization, announces that their collaboration with The New Valley Hospital has helped the hospital save more than $1.025 million. utiliVisor was initially brought in to...
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Bentley Systems acquires Imago to add geoscientific imagery to Seequent solutions
Bentley Systems acquires Imago to add geoscientific imagery to Seequent solutions Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that its Seequent business unit has acquired Imago Inc, a developer of cloud-based software for the capture and management...
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Reconstruct expands AI-powered Visual Command Center in Asia
Reconstruct expands AI-powered Visual Command Center in Asia Reconstruct, the leader in AI-powered remote quality control and progress monitoring software, announces that NTT DOCOMO Ventures, the investment arm of NTT DOCOMO, and Asia Pacific Land joined its $17.3 million Series B funding round. The...
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McAfee Enterprise data-centric solution promises to secure private applications
McAfee Enterprise data-centric solution promises to secure private applications McAfee Enterprise today announced MVISION Private Access, an integrated approach to enable granular ‘Zero Trust’ access and extend data and threat protection capabilities to private applications hosted across hybrid IT e...
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Project funds 200 solar-powered water desalination units in Kenya
Project funds 200 solar-powered water desalination units in Kenya Climate Fund Managers (CFM) has agreed to co-finance and co-develop a portfolio of solar-powered desalination installations, turning brackish groundwater into drinking water. Under the agreement reached with Solar Water Solutions (SWS...
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CEMEX joins global initiatives to achieve Carbon Neutrality
CEMEX joins global initiatives to achieve Carbon Neutrality CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. announced today that it has signed the Business Ambition for 1.5°C commitment led by the We Mean Business Coalition in partnership with the Science Based Targets initiative and the U.N. Global Compact. With this commit...
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Detmar Logistics orders 300 Hyliion ERX Hypertrucks
Detmar Logistics orders 300 Hyliion ERX Hypertrucks Hyliion Holdings Corp., a leader in electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, today announced that Detmar Logistics LLC has executed a reservation agreement covering 300 Hypertruck ERX™ systems. The agreement is part of Hylii...
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Fluor wins Phase 2 of Texas Interstate 35E contract in Dallas
Fluor wins Phase 2 of Texas Interstate 35E contract in Dallas Fluor Corporation announced today that its joint venture with Austin Bridge & Road was selected by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to design, construct and maintain Phase 2 of the Interstate 35E (I-35E) project from I-6...
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Walabot DIY 2 brings X-Ray Superpowers to your Smartphone
Walabot DIY 2 brings X-Ray Superpowers to your Smartphone Vayyar Imaging, the global leader in 4D imaging radar, today launched Walabot DIY 2, the next generation of its award-winning visual stud finder which, for the first time, is now available for iPhone, as well as Android devices. The Wi-Fi-ena...
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Velodyne Lidar releases Vella Software Development Kit for Autonomous Solutions
Velodyne Lidar releases Vella Software Development Kit for Autonomous Solutions Velodyne Lidar, Inc. has announced a new software development kit which allows customers to utilize the advanced capabilities of Velodyne’s Vella lidar perception software in their autonomous solutions. The Vella Develop...
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Cold Bore Technology closes $14m financing for SmartPAD technology
Cold Bore Technology closes $14m financing for SmartPAD technology Cold Bore Technology, a leader in frac completions automation and platform technology have announced it has closed $14M in growth financing. The round was led by bp ventures with participation from the Canadian Business Growth Fund (...
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RoboSense partners with GAC Aion for mass-produced LiDAR for Autonomous Vehicles
RoboSense partners with GAC Aion for mass-produced LiDAR for Autonomous Vehicles RoboSense LiDAR, the leading Smart LiDAR Sensor provider and GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. set up by Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd, a Fortune 500 company and one of the automobile groups with the most c...
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The 3 key traits of a Connected Vehicle
The 3 key traits of a Connected Vehicle The connectivity revolution is disrupting industries across the board, and the automotive industry is no exception. From vehicular navigation systems that alert drivers to congested traffic and offer alternative routes to vehicles that communicate with their e...
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Microvast and eVersum join forces to drive Urban Commercial Vehicle Electrification
Microvast and eVersum join forces to drive Urban Commercial Vehicle Electrification Microvast Holdings, a leading global provider of next-generation battery technologies for commercial and specialty vehicles, and eVersum, a high-tech vehicle OEM specializing in the design, development and build of t...
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QuoteToMe raises $2.5m in construction-focused Venture Funding
QuoteToMe raises $2.5m in construction-focused Venture Funding QuoteToMe, which is digitizing the construction industry’s procurement and financial processes, today announced it has funded a fully subscribed VC investment round of $2.5 million (CAD). The company reports funding commitments even beyo...
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Blackmagic Design releases Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K for perfect streaming
Blackmagic Design releases Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K for perfect streaming Blackmagic Design has announced the new addition to the Blackmagic Web Presenter family. This new Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K model has an upgraded Ultra HD resolution H.264 encoder for live streaming in native Ultra HD. Th...
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CATL announces breakthrough Sodium-ion battery technology
CATL announces breakthrough Sodium-ion battery technology Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) held its first online launch event “Tech Zone” on July 29. Dr. Robin Zeng, chairman of CATL, unveiled the company’s first-generation sodium-ion battery, together with its AB battery pack soluti...
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CAF approves $175m to modernize Transport Infrastructure in Trinidad and Tobago
CAF approves $175m to modernize Transport Infrastructure in Trinidad and Tobago The Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) has approved a loan for $175 million in favour of Trinidad and Tobago to modernise the islands transportation infrastructure, through positive actions related to the developmen...
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Bloom Energy on the path to decarbonise the Marine Industry
Bloom Energy on the path to decarbonise the Marine Industry Bloom Energy has announced the achievement of two key milestones on its path to decarbonize a centuries-old maritime industry. In conjunction with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), the companies’ initial design for an engineless, fuel cell-po...
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Komatsu creates customer alliance to drive Net Zero equipment solutions
Komatsu creates customer alliance to drive Net Zero equipment solutions Working together to rapidly innovate in support of carbon reduction targets, Komatsu and several of its customers have formed the Komatsu Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Alliance. The founding members of the alliance are Rio Tinto, BHP, Co...
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John Deere debuts Anti-Vibration Undercarriage System for 333G Compact Track Loader
John Deere debuts Anti-Vibration Undercarriage System for 333G Compact Track Loader John Deere expands its compact equipment offerings with the introduction of the anti-vibration undercarriage system for the 333G Compact Track Loader. Designed to reduce machine vibration and increase operator comfor...
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Econ expands with new £7m Engineering facility to manufacture Gritters
Econ expands with new £7m Engineering facility to manufacture Gritters Gritter manufacturer, Econ, is to expand its North Yorkshire operation further with the development of a new £7m engineering facility near Thirsk. The family owned-business, which makes more than 85 per cent of the UK’s winter ro...
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Holt Energy Advisors acquires SME Certification Centre
Holt Energy Advisors acquires SME Certification Centre Holt Energy Advisors Ltd has announced that they have acquired, via a subsidiary company, the SME Certification Centre for an undisclosed consideration of cash and shares in Holt Energy Advisors. Holt Energy Advisors will incorporate the brand i...
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GSSI to highlight UtilityScan Compact GPR at INTERGEO 2021
GSSI to highlight UtilityScan Compact GPR at INTERGEO 2021 GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be showcasing its UtilityScan® compact GPR unit at INTERGEO 2021, which will be held at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds, Hanover, Germany September 21-23...
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Super Rail aims to Transform Railway Infrastructure
Super Rail aims to Transform Railway Infrastructure The cost of rail infrastructure in America is between $40M-$500M per mile and is the reason why America is the poor cousin in regards to passenger rail. This article describes a construction methodology that attempts to minimize costs nearly to the...
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Balancing sustainability and performance with biodegradable lubricants
Balancing sustainability and performance with biodegradable lubricants With the construction industry under pressure to maximise its recovery and act on climate change, Shell has introduced its refreshed portfolio of Shell Naturelle biodegradable lubricants to help companies improve their environmen...
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Colas drives fleet safety innovation with Samsara dashcams
Colas drives fleet safety innovation with Samsara dashcams Colas Ltd, today announced it will partner with Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, to improve fleet safety. With Samsara’s video-based safety solution, Colas will leverage AI Dash Cams, driver coaching tools, and actiona...
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Building a better future with an Environmental, Social and Governance approach
Building a better future with an Environmental, Social and Governance approach There has been a complete shift in Environmental, Social and Governance Responsibilities, from nice-to-have to must-have, as it is now an important consideration in investment decisions. To solve the safety and productivi...
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UK keen on gigabit broadband but not Internet of Things
UK keen on gigabit broadband but not Internet of Things A total of 363 smart cities information and communications technology (ICT)-related procurements were made by UK local authorities in the six financial years spanning FY2015-16 to FY2020-21. Of these, less than half have resulted in an award be...
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MIT Geologists use erupted sea glass to take the Earth’s inner temperature
MIT Geologists use erupted sea glass to take the Earth’s inner temperature If the Earth’s oceans were drained completely, they would reveal a massive chain of undersea volcanoes snaking around the planet. This sprawling ocean ridge system is a product of overturning material in the Earth’s int...
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World of Concrete Asia returns to Shanghai with over 700 exhibitors
World of Concrete Asia returns to Shanghai with over 700 exhibitors China continues to be the biggest Concrete market in the world and the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon, the implementation of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) includes a boost in Construction demand with a...
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How haulage companies can drive more efficiencies as HGV driver numbers decline
How haulage companies can drive more efficiencies as HGV driver numbers decline As a result of both COVID and Brexit, the number of HGV drivers on UK roads has dropped by 100,000 and could lead to a shortage of as many as 257,000 drivers by 2022. Unless companies that operate HGV fleets become more...
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Geotab surpasses more than 100K telematics subscriptions in Europe
Geotab surpasses more than 100K telematics subscriptions in Europe As telematics technology continues to become an essential part of commercial fleet management across the globe, Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation — today announced that it has surpassed 100,000 organically g...
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