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Kiely Bros diverts 80 percent of waste from landfill with investment in CDE technology
Kiely Bros diverts 80 percent of waste from landfill with investment in CDE technology The UK’s largest provider of surface dressing and micro-surfacing, Kiely Bros, has achieved a significant enhancement to its operations with by investing in a 30tph trommel fines recycling plant from industry expe...
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UK celebrates a record-breaking year for Safe Digging
UK celebrates a record-breaking year for Safe Digging LSBUD, the UK’s leading online safe digging resource, welcomed more than 3.4 million searches for underground pipes and cables pass through its central system in 2021. This figure is up 13 percent on 2020, showcasing how all industries, particula...
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Hydrogen Utopia expanding their plastic-to-hydrogen projects in Poland
Hydrogen Utopia expanding their plastic-to-hydrogen projects in Poland Hydrogen Utopia International PLC a company pioneering non-recyclable waste plastics to hydrogen technology, is delighted to announce that its wholly owned Polish subsidiary, Hydropolis United sp z.o.o., has signed a letter of in...
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Doosan Bobcat showcasing E10e mini-Excavator and new Compressor at EHS
Doosan Bobcat showcasing E10e mini-Excavator and new Compressor at EHS The Doosan Bobcat stand (I40) at the 2022 Executive Hire Show (EHS) will be showing Bobcat’s E10e, the industry’s first battery driven, zero tail swing mini-excavator in the one tonne class. Alongside the E10e, the company...
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First new JCB Mini Excavator purchased by Land Rover specialist dealership
First new JCB Mini Excavator purchased by Land Rover specialist dealership An independent Land Rover specialist has bought one of the first of JCB’s brand new 3.5 tonne mini excavators. Purchased by Bridgwater-based C.W. Feltham Ltd, the 36C-1 is a conventional tailswing mini excavator and is a tota...
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Use of Waste Materials in Highway Construction
Use of Waste Materials in Highway Construction As populations continue to grow, we see an increasing demand for supporting infrastructure. There are more cars on the roads; as such, we need to construct and repair more highways. But with this growth, our society produces greater volumes of waste mat...
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Culvert IoT launches SpaceTrace to improve Safety of Industrial Workplaces
Culvert IoT launches SpaceTrace to improve Safety of Industrial Workplaces Culvert IoT Corporation, a hardware skunkworks to many of Silicon Valley’s leading technology companies, today announced the launch of SpaceTrace, a turnkey solution to enable rapid development and deployment of location awar...
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Conasa Infraestrutura accelerating sustainable infrastructure growth across Brazil
Conasa Infraestrutura accelerating sustainable infrastructure growth across Brazil Conasa Infraestrutura S.A., an owner and operator of concessions in water, wastewater sanitation, highway and public lighting across Brazil, today announced that it has closed a transaction raising significant equity...
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Vinnic Power launches Industrial-Grade 2000w Portable Power Station
Vinnic Power launches Industrial-Grade 2000w Portable Power Station Vinnic, one of the major battery manufacturers in Asia, releases a new series – Vinnic Power, industrial-grade 2000wh portable power station. Vinnic Power Station, boasting aluminium alloy shell design, is the most durable, sa...
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Sustainable sodium and potassium ion battery performance astounds Bristol Scientists
Sustainable sodium and potassium ion battery performance astounds Bristol Scientists Researchers at the University of Bristol, UK, have developed high-performance sodium and potassium ion batteries using sustainably sourced cellulose. Scientists at the Bristol Composites Institute have developed a n...
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High-tech navigation tools will keep snowploughs on the roads during blizzards
High-tech navigation tools will keep snowploughs on the roads during blizzards Most Iowa drivers know the stress of a winter storm. High winds throw snow over farm fields and across the highway. At night, flakes shine like mini comets shooting across your headlights, leaving bright tails as they go....
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Iteris supports Connected Vehicle Data Exchange Platform for Florida DoT
Iteris supports Connected Vehicle Data Exchange Platform for Florida DoT Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been selected by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as part of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) team t...
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Hedera Network enables Neuron to track Drones in UK Government Sponsored Trial
Hedera Network enables Neuron to track Drones in UK Government Sponsored Trial Neuron, a leader in aviation technology and air traffic critical national infrastructure, has leveraged the Hedera network, the most used, sustainable, enterprise-grade public ledger for the decentralized economy, in a UK...
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ACPA celebrates 2021 Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Service Award Winners
ACPA celebrates 2021 Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Service Award Winners The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Hartmann-Hirschman-Egan Award, the 2021 Marlin J Knutson Award for Technical Achievement, and the 2021 Outstanding Promot...
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Clark Pavement Markings acquired by RoadSafe Traffic Systems in the US
Clark Pavement Markings acquired by RoadSafe Traffic Systems in the US RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc., the USA’s largest provider of traffic control and pavement marking services, announced today the acquisition of Clark Pavement Markings, Inc. Based in Apex, North Carolina, Clark Pavement Mar...
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Doosan Robotics unveils NINA Camera Robot and Autonomous Innovations at CES 2022
Doosan Robotics unveils NINA Camera Robot and Autonomous Innovations at CES 2022 Doosan Robotics Inc, one of the world’s leading cobot manufacturers, announced it will be exhibiting at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 from January 5-7 at booth 5318, West Hall, LVCC to demonstrate the c...
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Wejo announces Neural Edge Processing platform for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Wejo announces Neural Edge Processing platform for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Wejo Group Limited, a global leader in cloud and software analytics generated from AV. EV and connected vehicle data (CVD), today announced it is developing a breakthrough Neural Edge Processing platform that will e...
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Doosan Bobcat unveils the World’s first all-electric Compact Track Loader at CES 2022
Doosan Bobcat unveils the World’s first all-electric Compact Track Loader at CES 2022 Doosan Bobcat today unveiled its new, all-electric Bobcat T7X compact track loader at CES® 2022, the world’s most influential technology event. The T7X is the first machine of its kind to be fully electric, o...
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Esri releases guides for Location Analytics and Improving Map Aesthetics
Esri releases guides for Location Analytics and Improving Map Aesthetics Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 2.8 It’s never been easier to get data, but for many organizations it is still challenging to make sense of all of it. Putting data on a map is a start. Mapping data in order to understand it, f...
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Intel’s 12th Generation Core Mobile Processors are their fastest Mobile chip ever
Intel’s 12th Generation Core Mobile Processors are their fastest Mobile chip ever Twenty-eight new 12th Gen Intel Core mobile and 22 desktop processors drive powerful gaming and creator-focused laptops and desktops, enterprise-ready systems and IoT applications Today at CES 2022, Intel announc...
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Granite celebrates a Century in the construction business
Granite celebrates a Century in the construction business Granite was proud to celebrate their centennial on January 4th 2022. Founded 100 years ago in Watsonville, California, Granite has grown into one of the US’s largest civil infrastructure contractors and construction materials producers....
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Shiftall introduces MaganeX 5.2K VR Glasses at CES 2022
Shiftall introduces MaganeX 5.2K VR Glasses at CES 2022 Shiftall Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation, has revealed their MaganeX stylish, lightweight, high-dynamic-range (HDR), virtual-reality (VR) glasses at CES 2022 this week incorporating Lightning® 2.6K x 2.6K (2560 x 2560 re...
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Orange invests in Move Capital I European Technology Venture Capital Fund
Orange invests in Move Capital I European Technology Venture Capital Fund Orange, via its holding company Orange Digital Investment, is investing in the ‘Move Capital I’ fund, a Kepler Cheuvreux Invest “Tech Growth” fund that supports future B2B champions of European tech. Move Capital is active in...
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Skydio announces new KeyFrame capability Autonomous Aerial Cinematography
Skydio announces new KeyFrame capability Autonomous Aerial Cinematography Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight technology, has announced a new ground-breaking autonomous flight capability, Skydio KeyFrame. Skydio Keyframe is an AI skill that allows a user...
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Innophys Muscle Suit exoskeleton showcased at CES 2022
Innophys Muscle Suit exoskeleton showcased at CES 2022 Innophys is exhibiting their Muscle Suit technology at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, with their MUSCLE SUIT Every with waist support, and the MUSCLE SUIT GS-ARM with support for work involving raising of the arms. As Innophys is moving forward with a f...
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Acrow Modular Steel Bridge repurposed for 100 years of permanent use in Ontario
Acrow Modular Steel Bridge repurposed for 100 years of permanent use in Ontario Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to report one of its modular steel bridges has recently opened to carry traffic over the Kettle Creek in the Township of Southwold, Ontario...
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First mass-produced Automotive MEMS Solid-State LiDAR featured at CES 2022
First mass-produced Automotive MEMS Solid-State LiDAR featured at CES 2022 RoboSense LiDAR, the leading smart LiDAR sensor provider, announced it will be exhibiting its latest cutting-edge LiDAR solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 5 – 8 , 2022, starring RS-LiDAR M1 (M1)...
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Technique tunes into electronic potential of graphene nanoribbons
Technique tunes into electronic potential of graphene nanoribbons Ever since graphene (a thin carbon sheet just one-atom thick) was discovered more than 15 years ago, the wonder material became a workhorse in materials science research. From this body of work, other researchers learned that slicing...
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Ford doubling All-Electric F-150 Lightning production to meet demand
Ford doubling All-Electric F-150 Lightning production to meet demand Ford Motor Company said today it is planning to nearly double production of the F-150 Lightning™ pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet high demand for the first all-electr...
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Premium Red Machinery from Yanmar Compact Equipment paves the way forward
Premium Red Machinery from Yanmar Compact Equipment paves the way forward Yanmar Compact Equipment has adopted an eye-catching Premium Red paint colour across all its machines globally. Premium Red machines were first introduced onto the North American market in 2020, and this roll out sees Yanmar’s...
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Doosan expands in North West UK and North Wales with Blue Machinery
Doosan expands in North West UK and North Wales with Blue Machinery Doosan Infracore Europe has appointed Blue Machinery (Central) Ltd, based in Northwich in Cheshire, as the new Authorised Doosan Dealer for North-West England and North Wales, effective immediately. As the new Doosan dealer, Blue Ce...
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New battery-powered regional trains to replace diesel trains in Germany
New battery-powered regional trains to replace diesel trains in Germany A zero-carbon future is on the horizon for regional trains between Berlin and the surrounding Brandenburg area. The railway company Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) plans to replace diesel locomotives with the first battery-powere...
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Blickfeld announces Smart 3D LiDAR with launch of Percept software
Blickfeld announces Smart 3D LiDAR with launch of Percept software At CES 2022, Blickfeld, the Munich-based start-up developing breakthrough high performance and mass-producible LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensing technology, today launched its groundbreaking perception software, Percept. De...
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BLUETTI highlights innovative solar energy facility collection at CES 2022
BLUETTI highlights innovative solar energy facility collection at CES 2022 BLUETTI is highlighting their thinking-forward solar energy facility collections at CES 2022, including the world’s first sodium-ion solar generator, the NA300 and the much-anticipated AC & EB series of power statio...
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Avalanche Computing’s revolutionary Low-Code AI Tool launched at CES 2022
Avalanche Computing’s revolutionary Low-Code AI Tool launched at CES 2022 Taiwanese deep tech and hyper-scale computing developer Avalanche Computing is launching its revolutionary low-code artificial intelligence (AI) tool, hAIsten AI, on the global stage at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. Avalanche C...
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Moen leads the way with whole-home Connected Water Product Suite
Moen leads the way with whole-home Connected Water Product Suite Water – one of the most used, most powerful – yet most often overlooked resources in the home. Now, Moen is connecting homeowners to their water like never before with the industry’s first of its kind, whole-home smart wate...
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Aggregate Industries completes acquisition of Cowden Inc in Northwest USA
Aggregate Industries completes acquisition of Cowden Inc in Northwest USA LafargeHolcim in the United States announced today the acquisition of the ready-mix concrete and aggregate assets held by Cowden Inc., a longstanding supplier in Washington state, via its wholly-owned subsidiary Aggregate Indu...
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Explore Industries from a virtual perspective with GIGABYTE at CES 2020
Explore Industries from a virtual perspective with GIGABYTE at CES 2020 GIGABYTE is joining CES Virtual with its website extension – INDUSTRY – to present products and solutions that propel digital transformation in industries such as 5G & telecom, automotive, creative & gaming, data centres...
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CIMIC CPB Contractors win Sydney Metro Airport Tunnelling Works
CIMIC CPB Contractors win Sydney Metro Airport Tunnelling Works CIMIC Group’s CPB Contractors, in joint venture with Ghella, has been selected by the NSW Government to deliver the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport Station Boxes and Tunnelling Works (WSA-SBT). The $1.8 billion contract, fun...
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Blink Charging unveils Next-Gen Electric Vehicle Charging Products at CES 2022
Blink Charging unveils Next-Gen Electric Vehicle Charging Products at CES 2022 Blink Charging Co., a leading owner and operator of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, today unveiled seven new products at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The new EV charging...
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China’s Construction Equipment manufacturing industry is going Green
China’s Construction Equipment manufacturing industry is going Green Environmental protection requirements are increasingly more stringent, and the demand for equipment replacement is huge. According to Emissions Control Technical Requirements of Non-Road Diesel Mobile Machinery, a standard is...
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Zoomlion announces 16 new electric machines
Zoomlion announces 16 new electric machines Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. released 16 new energy products in eight major categories on November 26 at its Lugu Industrial Park in Changsha, China. Zoomlion’s latest fleet of new energy products not only includes the w...
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FuelActive wins Technical Innovation of the Year at 2021 International Business Awards
FuelActive wins Technical Innovation of the Year at 2021 International Business Awards Cardiff-based clean fuel delivery developer FuelActive has become a Gold Stevie winner, for Technical Innovation of the Year, at the 2021 International Business Awards. The company’s patented fuel pick-up system d...
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Europe’s leading rail operators adopting IoT remote monitoring technology
Europe’s leading rail operators adopting IoT remote monitoring technology Worldsensing today confirmed mounting interest in its technology for rail infrastructure monitoring, with major European network operators currently evaluating and deploying the technology. SNCF’s rail network management arm S...
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Marelli to showcase next-generation Automotive Solutions at CES 2022
Marelli to showcase next-generation Automotive Solutions at CES 2022 Marelli, one of the world’s leading global independent suppliers to the automotive sector, will showcase its latest innovations at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, NV, January 5-8, 2022, at the Wynn Hotel. The invitation-only suite exp...
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C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute calls for Proposals for AI to Secure Critical Infrastructure
C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute calls for Proposals for AI to Secure Critical Infrastructure The C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute invites scholars, software developers, and researchers to advance the science of digital transformation with artificial intelligence (AI) designed to harden...
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Infineon Showcasing intelligent and secure IoT Solutions at CES 2022
Infineon Showcasing intelligent and secure IoT Solutions at CES 2022 Infineon Technologies AG today announced that at CES 2022 it will “Reimagine Innovation”, showcasing the company’s wide portfolio of IoT, power, security and automotive solutions. Infineon’s exhibits of new, innovative electronics...
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Process Heating Company to give you the inside track at World of Asphalt
Process Heating Company to give you the inside track at World of Asphalt Visitors at World of Asphalt (March 29 – 31) in Nashville, Tennessee, will have an insider’s view when they visit Process Heating Company (PHCo) at Nashville Music City Center, booth #3119. Unique animated videos show how PHCo’...
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Reflections and projections for Building Safety in 2021
Reflections and projections for Building Safety in 2021 What a year it’s been for building safety. The construction sector has seen a significant amount of progress in this area over the last 12 months. To give some perspective on how things have changed, we’ve looked at the biggest leap...
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Mammoet installs Pipe Racks with minimal disruption over Illinois Highway 3
Mammoet installs Pipe Racks with minimal disruption over Illinois Highway 3 Six pipe rack modules needed to be set across various existing infrastructure including four lanes of Illinois Highway 3, the Mississippi River levee, and five railroad tracks owned by various operators all in the Hartford,...
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Rio Tinto acquiring Rincon Mining lithium project for $825m in Argentina
Rio Tinto acquiring Rincon Mining lithium project for $825m in Argentina Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Rincon lithium project in Argentina from Rincon Mining, a company owned by funds managed by the private equity group Sentient Equity Partners, for $825 million. The...
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Ocaña Airfield in Spain up for auction for €1.06m
Ocaña Airfield in Spain up for auction for €1.06m SENASA has put up for public auction the airfield of Ocaña (Spain) with a minimum bid of € 1,060,000. The sale will be available through Escrapalia, the company awarded with the tender for the marketing and management of the auction. It has a cadastr...
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Cat Self-Service Options simplify repairs for customers who do their own servicing
Cat Self-Service Options simplify repairs for customers who do their own servicing With new Cat® Self-Service Options (SSO), Caterpillar simplifies the repair process for customers who prefer to complete their own routine maintenance and minor repairs on equipment in their fleet. The customizable SS...
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VolvoCE research project explores the all electric Construction Site ecosystem
VolvoCE research project explores the all electric Construction Site ecosystem A ground-breaking research project with Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and partners to explore every aspect of the electric ecosystem is helping to deliver a complete site solution for real urban applications. To...
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Mecalac featuring 3.5MDX Cabbed Site Dumper at the 2022 Executive Hire Show
Mecalac featuring 3.5MDX Cabbed Site Dumper at the 2022 Executive Hire Show Mecalac Construction Equipment UK will showcase its class-leading 3.5MDX cabbed site dumper at the 2022 Executive Hire Show. The Mecalac team will be located on Stand H22 throughout the event, which takes place at the CBS Ar...
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F.lli Zanoletti upgrades fleet in Italy with new Liebherr MK 88-4.1 cranes
F.lli Zanoletti upgrades fleet in Italy with new Liebherr MK 88-4.1 cranes The Italian transport and crane company F.lli Zanoletti S.p.A. is upgrading its fleet with a new Liebherr MK 88-4.1 mobile construction crane. The flexible four-axle crane is ideal for assignments in densely built-up areas an...
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Hitachi signs up as a Honda Motorcross Team Partner for 2022 season
Hitachi signs up as a Honda Motorcross Team Partner for 2022 season The British championship-winning Honda motocross team has signed up Hitachi Construction Machinery UK as a new partner for the 2022 season. The Crendon Fastrack Honda squad, backed by Hitachi Construction Machinery UK, retains Briti...
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Hybrid and Electrical Vehicle Powertrain Testing
Hybrid and Electrical Vehicle Powertrain Testing Over the past decade, most transportation markets, from automotive, to military, aircraft, and even space systems have seen a tremendous surge of interest in hybrid and electric vehicle technology. To gain the promised efficiency benefits and green pr...
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Hyundai Mobis expands into the Metaverse with Mobility Experience at CES 2022
Hyundai Mobis expands into the Metaverse with Mobility Experience at CES 2022 Hyundai MOBIS, one of the world’s largest vehicle technology leaders will showcase its eco-friendly mobility vision in both the real and virtual world at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 5-8. The M.Vision POP a...
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Hytera wins Body-Worn Camera contract from the Police Force in Pakistan
Hytera wins Body-Worn Camera contract from the Police Force in Pakistan Hytera, the global leading provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has been awarded a contract to supply body-worn cameras (bodycams) to Pakistani police. Hytera will be equipping the police with Hyte...
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