Latest Highways.Today News
6G to opening up new possibilities in Connected Mobility
6G to opening up new possibilities in Connected Mobility Connected vehicles will make mobility more efficient, safer, more relaxed, and more intelligent. For this, the vehicles – whether on the road, in the air, or on the factory floor – will have to be able to reliably exchange data with each other...
Read more
Williams Advanced Engineering rebrands to WAE Technologies
Williams Advanced Engineering rebrands to WAE Technologies WAE Technologies – formerly named Williams Advanced Engineering – has today unveiled its new corporate branding, alongside an updated logo and name. This follows the acquisition of the world-leading technology and engineering ser...
Read more
Former CEA Construction Equipment Association CEO awarded MBE
Former CEA Construction Equipment Association CEO awarded MBE Rob Oliver, who retired as the Chief Executive of the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) in 2021, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s first New Year’s honours list. The Award of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) was...
Read more
CCTech HVAC Digital Twin powered by Bentley Systems iTwin
CCTech HVAC Digital Twin powered by Bentley Systems iTwin CCTech has announced the addition of HVAC-Twin to Bentley Systems’ powered by iTwin program. HVAC-Twin enables quick turnaround between HVAC design iterations—leading to energy and cost-efficient HVAC designs. Designers and engineers can add...
Read more
CorroLogic is the logical Corrosion solution for the Oil and Gas Industry
CorroLogic is the logical Corrosion solution for the Oil and Gas Industry The stakes of corrosion in the oil and gas industry can be astronomical, ranging from high maintenance and repair costs, to downtime and profit loss, to safety hazards from oil and gas leaks. The simple culprit: metal reacting...
Read more
Acrow receives ISO 37001 Certification for Anti-Bribery Management Standards
Acrow receives ISO 37001 Certification for Anti-Bribery Management Standards Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has recently obtained ISO 37001 certification after independent review of its anti-bribery policies and procedures. ISO 37001 was developed by the Intern...
Read more
Ferrovial completes sale of Amey for £400 million
Ferrovial completes sale of Amey for £400 million Ferrovial has completed the sale of 100% of Amey Group to a UK company controlled by funds managed by One Equity Partners, in partnership with Buckthorn Partners. The transaction represents an enterprise value of £400 million (€455 million) and equit...
Read more
3 predictions for the Automotive Supply Chain
3 predictions for the Automotive Supply Chain The arrival of a new year provides a chance to look back on the year that was, dust off the crystal ball, and make some predictions about what lies ahead. In case of the automotive space, big changes are ahead for Tier 1 auto suppliers and the OEMs ...
Read more
SmartPort Project delivering Automation for Scandlines Ports
SmartPort Project delivering Automation for Scandlines Ports Over the next year, Adaptive Recognition will deliver the foundation – intelligent cameras, sensors and middleware – that will enable Scandlines to build a Smart Port that can automate the handling of ferry customers. Carsten Nørland...
Read more
Scalable HIL Testing for CV3-AD Domain Controller SoCs
Scalable HIL Testing for CV3-AD Domain Controller SoCs Ambarella, Inc., an edge AI semiconductor company, and Applied Intuition, a software solutions provider for autonomous vehicle (AV) development, today at CES 2023 announced a partnership to offer a joint ADAS and AV development solution based on...
Read more
Caterpillar and Luck Stone to scale Autonomous Hauler Truck solutions
Caterpillar and Luck Stone to scale Autonomous Hauler Truck solutions Caterpillar Inc. announced a collaboration with Luck Stone, the nation’s largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel, to deploy Caterpillar’s autonomous solution to Luck Stone’s Bull Run Plant in C...
Read more
JCB celebrates manufacture of 1,000 award winning Mini Electric Excavators
JCB celebrates manufacture of 1,000 award winning Mini Electric Excavators JCB’s double-award winning electric mini excavator marked another significant milestone in its short history – the production of the 1,000th machine. JCB went into full production with the world’s first volume-produced all-el...
Read more
Adding Dynamic to the 4 D’s of Robotisation in Construction
Adding Dynamic to the 4 D’s of Robotisation in Construction Industry 4.0, IIoT, AI and machine learning are all terms now synonymous with industrial automation. Likewise, commentators have given much thought in recent years around the ‘4 Ds of robotisation: dull, dirty, dangerous and dear’. In...
Read more
Porsche headlight technology delivers a brighter future
Porsche headlight technology delivers a brighter future With its innovative high-resolution HD matrix technology, Porsche has created the lighting of the next generation. The innovation was developed in partnership with partners, and its central component is a chip that assembles more than 16,000 in...
Read more
CEMEX invests in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions
CEMEX invests in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. and CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s corporate venture capital unit, announced their investment in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions, a clean energy start-up that has developed a novel process to transform solid waste into synthesis g...
Read more
Digital Construction Sites and Sustainability on show at SaMoTer 2023
Digital Construction Sites and Sustainability on show at SaMoTer 2023 With just under five months to go, the 31st edition of SaMoTer is to be held in Verona, 3-7 May 2023, with a focus on innovation. Strong attendance especially sees the return to the show of CGT, the exclusive distributor of Caterp...
Read more
RISE Robotics wins US Patent for High Reduction Belt-Driven Linear Actuator
RISE Robotics wins US Patent for High Reduction Belt-Driven Linear Actuator RISE™Robotics, the Zero Emission Motion Control Company, announced today that it has been granted a key U.S. Patent for their technology, the High Reduction Belt-Driven Linear Actuator U.S. Patent 11,255,416. “RISE...
Read more
Predictive Simulation Insights for Sustainable Mobility to be featured at CES
Predictive Simulation Insights for Sustainable Mobility to be featured at CES During CES 2023, Ansys will showcase how its comprehensive simulation solutions are accelerating a connected, autonomous, shared, and electric future for the mobility industry. Alongside customers and partners, Ansys will...
Read more
Hytera celebrates 30th Anniversary with new product releases
Hytera celebrates 30th Anniversary with new product releases Hytera Communications, a leading global provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, today announced the commencement of its 30th anniversary with the first round of new products launching in 2023. Two new models fro...
Read more
4 essential tips for successful 3D Printing in the Classroom
4 essential tips for successful 3D Printing in the Classroom 3D printers might seem like a lunchbox-sized factory that can make you anything as long as you’re willing to wait for it to create the individual parts (assembly required on your part, of course). However, this tool is just like any...
Read more
Cashless Tolling System speeds up New York Traffic
Cashless Tolling System speeds up New York Traffic Kapsch TrafficCom USA announces the delivery completion for a new tolling system covering four bridges and two tunnels between New York and New Jersey. The final step of the project, for which the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Kapsch...
Read more
Team develops Graphene Nanoelectronics platform
Team develops Graphene Nanoelectronics platform A pressing quest in the field of nanoelectronics is the search for a material that could replace silicon. Graphene has seemed promising for decades. But its potential faltered along the way, due to damaging processing methods and the lack of a new elec...
Read more
SVOLT launches the Dragon Armor Battery for Electric Vehicle Safety
SVOLT launches the Dragon Armor Battery for Electric Vehicle Safety On December 15 2022, SVOLT Energy Technology Company Limited, a Chinese energy technology company, launched the third generation of CTP products named “Dragon Armor” on the 3rd Battery Day. The company adopts cutting-edg...
Read more
Granite wins $174m construction contracts at Los Angeles World Airports
Granite wins $174m construction contracts at Los Angeles World Airports Granite has been awarded an approximately $174 million contract by the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to construct new exit taxiways and reconstruct sections of existing runways. The project will be fu...
Read more
Meeting Air Taxi Certification unlocks the future
Meeting Air Taxi Certification unlocks the future Martin Peryea, EVP, and GM of Electric Air Mobility of the AIRO Group, continues to lead Jaunt toward success in the emerging world of eVTOL players. “The eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) industry in 2022 has demonstrated that the...
Read more
Making new Crystalline Materials with two or more elements
Making new Crystalline Materials with two or more elements Argonne National Laboratory scientists have found a new way to make materials for batteries, magnets and microelectronics. The world’s best artists can take a handful of differently coloured paints and create a museum-worthy canvas that look...
Read more
New technology can diagnose potential Water Leaks in District Heat Pipes
New technology can diagnose potential Water Leaks in District Heat Pipes Imagine boiling water burst in the middle of the road while you are walking the street. District heating pipelines supply hot water at temperatures of as high as 120℃ at constant pressure from a District Heating Hot Water Produ...
Read more
Producing hydrogen using a Sponge Iron
Producing hydrogen using a Sponge Iron RUDN University environmentalists have proposed a new catalyst for converting methane into hydrogen – an alternative energy carrier. The catalyst itself is a simple sponge iron, environmentally friendly and also a cheap material. The results were publishe...
Read more
Lafarge Canada turns Nova Scotia Cement Plant green
Lafarge Canada turns Nova Scotia Cement Plant green Lafarge Canada has been consistently advancing in their journey to Net-Zero. The largest provider of sustainable and innovative building solutions in Canada has announced the full transformation of the Brookfield Cement Plant’s cement production in...
Read more
Cincoze introduces rugged embedded computer to power the Internet of Energy
Cincoze introduces rugged embedded computer to power the Internet of Energy Many countries are facing serious energy shortages, and to counter this problem, many are already actively utilizing renewable energy, but they also urgently need the layout of the internet of energy (IoE) to harness this ne...
Read more
Empa researchers find the cause of brittle concrete walls
Empa researchers find the cause of brittle concrete walls “Our houses are crumbling!” reads a banner at a demonstration in Dublin. “100% reparation,” reads T-shirts worn by participants – seen in a photo in the Nov. 15 online edition of The Irish Times. For years, unstable co...
Read more
High-tech labs could help design future generations of batteries
High-tech labs could help design future generations of batteries Designing a battery is a three-part process. You need a positive electrode, you need a negative electrode, and — importantly — you need an electrolyte that works with both electrodes. An electrolyte is the battery component that transf...
Read more
Vapor Barrier System mitigates brownfield Site Contamination
Vapor Barrier System mitigates brownfield Site Contamination Land Science®, a division of REGENESIS® and the leading provider of contaminant vapor mitigation systems, has been granted a U.S. patent for the inventive use of reinforced geomembrane that features an encapsulated metalized layer and is i...
Read more
Quanergy 3D technology securing Critical Infrastructure around the world
Quanergy 3D technology securing Critical Infrastructure around the world Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions, today announced that more than 30 companies around the world have chosen Quanergy’s 3D LiDAR solutions to protect over 100 critical infrastruct...
Read more
Hytera releases Security Communication Technologies White Paper
Hytera releases Security Communication Technologies White Paper Hytera Communications, a leading global provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, releases a new white paper – Harness Advanced Push-to-talk to Transform Physical Security Operations. In this white paper,...
Read more
Kastle Crushers future-proofs quarry operations with Hyundai HX220AL Excavator
Kastle Crushers future-proofs quarry operations with Hyundai HX220AL Excavator Crushing. Digging. Munching. Pecking. Feeding. Screening – Independent crushing and screening contractors, Kastle Crushers, needed a machine that could do it all. With a brief to find something powerful and long-las...
Read more
Thermal By FLIR Program expands with Wearable and Mobile Handsets
Thermal By FLIR Program expands with Wearable and Mobile Handsets Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today welcomed RealWear, the pioneer in assisted reality wearable solutions, as its latest Thermal by FLIR collaborator with the recent launch of the world’s first fully hands...
Read more
Komatsu to acquire GHH in Germany
Komatsu to acquire GHH in Germany Komatsu today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire GHH Group GmbH, a manufacturer of underground mining, tunnelling and special civil engineering equipment headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Founded in the 1960s and currently part of the...
Read more
Building the perfect sleigh with Timoney
Building the perfect sleigh with Timoney Okay it might fly, and who doesn’t love reindeer power, but as Santa’s sleigh could really do with better Ride and Handling characteristics, his friends at Timoney have imagined the perfect sleigh upgrade to ensure that he Never Stops Moving on the 25th....
Read more
Cat’s new 340 Excavator delivers best-in-class productivity
Cat’s new 340 Excavator delivers best-in-class productivity The new Cat 340 Hydraulic Excavator features a more powerful engine, wider track, and 7.5-ton counterweight to increase productivity by 10% over the 2020 model year Cat 336. Its increased power and stability, combined with Next Genera...
Read more
Innovation is driving the Construction Industry into the future
Innovation is driving the Construction Industry into the future Mark Royse, the Head of Sales at Mecalac Construction Equipment UK, explores the latest industry growth figures, and explains why the future of compact equipment design and manufacture will be widely driven by efficiency, productivity a...
Read more
CDE announces exciting plans for CONEXPO – CONAGG
CDE announces exciting plans for CONEXPO – CONAGG CDE, one of the leading suppliers of sand and aggregate washing solutions for the waste recycling and natural processing sectors, has announced its plans for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 where it will debut new equipment, new projects and showcase the...
Read more
Atkins, Jacobs and PwC advise Third Road Investment Strategy for National Highways
Atkins, Jacobs and PwC advise Third Road Investment Strategy for National Highways Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, Jacobs, and PwC have been appointed by National Highways to help develop the government’s third road investment strategy (RIS3) for England’s highway network which runs from...
Read more
Teesside University Researchers are helping to create Carbon Neutral Cement
Teesside University Researchers are helping to create Carbon Neutral Cement An environmentally sustainable building material which could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry is being developed with the support of Teesside University. Academics from the University ar...
Read more
Doosan to introduce new Global Brand and products at CONEXPO CONAGG
Doosan to introduce new Global Brand and products at CONEXPO CONAGG Doosan will introduce the company’s new global brand and logo, as well as several new products at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 from 14-18 March 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The company’s new name and logo will integrate new brand values...
Read more
IoT adoption in Asia Pacific set to surge
IoT adoption in Asia Pacific set to surge APAC is set to overtake the rest of the world in IoT adoption according to an Asian IoT Megatrends report from the global research firm OMDIA and global connectivity provider Telenor IoT. APAC digital transformation of enterprise has been slower than the res...
Read more
MB Crusher’s Grapple takes demolition work in hand
MB Crusher’s Grapple takes demolition work in hand With hand precision, it tears and disassembles, but like a machine, said three customers who demolish buildings. All had the same objective – to demolish and recover as much material as possible in total safety – and with the same...
Read more
Rokbak expands into France and Germany
Rokbak expands into France and Germany Scottish articulated hauler manufacturer Rokbak has its eyes set on growth in key territories – two of which are France and Germany. Following the company’s successful rebrand in September 2021, Rokbak has strengthened its team with around 200 new employees joi...
Read more
VolkerFitzpatrick wins M3 junction 9 upgrade in the UK
VolkerFitzpatrick wins M3 junction 9 upgrade in the UK VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed by National Highways to deliver improvement works to junction 9 of the M3, a key motorway junction, which connects south Hampshire, with London, the midlands and the north. More than 6,000 vehicles pass throu...
Read more
Astec joins the Better Plants Program run by the US Department of Energy
Astec joins the Better Plants Program run by the US Department of Energy Astec has joined the Department of Energy (DOE) Better Plants program that works with leading U.S. manufacturers to achieve voluntary energy performance improvement goals. The Better Plants program has more than 250 partners wi...
Read more
Panasonic and Yokohama City testing Beyond-5G Network for Autonomous Vehicles
Panasonic and Yokohama City testing Beyond-5G Network for Autonomous Vehicles Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. and the City of Yokohama announced today their plan to demonstrate the world’s first Beyond 5G technologies for automated driving, developed by Panasonic Connect, with its sensing and wire...
Read more
Manitou Group acquires majority stake in easyLi
Manitou Group acquires majority stake in easyLi Manitou Group, a world reference in the handling, aerial work platform and earth moving sectors, has announced the acquisition of an 82% stake in easyLi, a specialist in the design and production of lithium-ion batteries. This strategic transaction giv...
Read more
CASE CE launches Wheeled Excavator Range built by Hyundai CE
CASE CE launches Wheeled Excavator Range built by Hyundai CE CASE announces the launch of a four-model E-Series wheeled excavator range, with a fifth, larger model joining the series in the future. The machines will be built under an existing supply agreement with South Korean manufacturer Hyundai C...
Read more
Continental to explore the Future of Mobility at CES
Continental to explore the Future of Mobility at CES Technology company Continental is inviting customers, media and the investor community to experience the future of mobility through its latest cutting-edge technologies at CES 2023, January 5-8 in Las Vegas. Continental will display award-winning...
Read more
H3 Dynamics and HyLight develop Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion for Unmanned Airships
H3 Dynamics and HyLight develop Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion for Unmanned Airships H3 Dynamics and HyLight have joined forces to bring new long range, sustainable and quiet unmanned airships to a range of commercial applications. Traditionally, airships use combustion engines for their propulsion po...
Read more
Cambridge scientists find dynamic fractals in clean magnetic crystal
Cambridge scientists find dynamic fractals in clean magnetic crystal The nature and properties of materials depend strongly on dimension. Imagine how different life in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional world would be from the three dimensions we’re commonly accustomed to. With this in mind, it is...
Read more
Hyundai Robots roll out in Last-mile Delivery Pilot Programs
Hyundai Robots roll out in Last-mile Delivery Pilot Programs Hyundai Motor Group has started two pilot delivery service programs using autonomous robots based on its Plug & Drive (PnD) modular platform at a hotel and a residential-commercial complex located in the outskirts of Seoul. The deliver...
Read more
Unmanned Drones assist Slinging Operations on Powerline Construction Site
Unmanned Drones assist Slinging Operations on Powerline Construction Site FulcrumAir is pleased to announce that it is now offering slinging operations to assist in powerline construction and maintenance, utilizing its industry leading E7500 heavy lifting UAS. Work was recently done with K-Line Line...
Read more
VULCAN scans microscopic behaviour of 3D Printed Metal
VULCAN scans microscopic behaviour of 3D Printed Metal From carbon fibre to concrete and bamboo, additive manufacturing—the industrial term for 3D-printing—utilizes many different materials and techniques. And now, with a significant need for decarbonization and alternative supply chains for convert...
Read more
New Solar Cells enhanced with Perovskite Materials
New Solar Cells enhanced with Perovskite Materials New materials that can both harvest and emit light offer exciting potential for technologies that range from solar cells to TV and display screens. In a new study, researchers have developed a new way of enhancing the stability and performance of a...
Read more
