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EBRD champions Renewable Energy with €100m for the Taaleri SolarWind III Fund
EBRD champions Renewable Energy with €100m for the Taaleri SolarWind III Fund In a remarkable double endeavour to accelerate Europe’s transition to renewable energy, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has made two significant investments: financing wind energy developm...
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Brazil leaps into Green Infrastructure with NDB’s $1.7 Billion Investment
Brazil leaps into Green Infrastructure with NDB’s $1.7 Billion Investment In an historic move, Brazil has received a substantial boost of USD 1.7 billion from the New Development Bank (NDB), marking a significant milestone in the country’s pursuit of sustainable development and climate r...
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B2W Software featuring Construction Management Technology at World of Concrete
B2W Software featuring Construction Management Technology at World of Concrete B2W Software, a Trimble company providing estimating and operations software for heavy construction, will demonstrate applications, advantages and new capabilities for contractors operating across concrete specialties at...
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EBRD’s Strategic Push in Kazakhstan to Connect Continents
EBRD’s Strategic Push in Kazakhstan to Connect Continents In a significant stride towards bolstering Central Asia’s logistical capabilities, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed to a transformative project in Kazakhstan. This initiative, involving a s...
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Bridging Africa’s Future with IFC and Africa50 Investments
Bridging Africa’s Future with IFC and Africa50 Investments In a landmark move underscoring commitment to sustainable development, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has channelled a $20 million equity investment into the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF Fund). This strat...
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EBRD celebrates a record-breaking year
EBRD celebrates a record-breaking year In 2023, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) made headlines by investing a staggering €13.1 billion across its regions, surpassing its previous record. Amid global challenges, the EBRD’s commitment to reshaping economies through gr...
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Banks Engineering in Florida acquired by Atwell
Banks Engineering in Florida acquired by Atwell Atwell has acquired BEI Engineering Group, LLC, doing business as Banks Engineering, a 90-person firm providing civil engineering, planning, and land surveying services. The acquisition of Banks Engineering continues to strengthen Atwell’s resources an...
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828 MW Solar Energy Project completed in Texas
828 MW Solar Energy Project completed in Texas Intersect Power has announced the commercial operation of its Lumina Solar project, located in Scurry County, TX, on January 3, 2024. The Lumina project generates 828 MWp/640 MWac of reliable solar energy, enough to power more than 243,000 homes for one...
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AIIB starts 2024 with $3 billion Sustainable Development Bond
AIIB starts 2024 with $3 billion Sustainable Development Bond As the world briskly strides into 2024, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has hit the ground running, setting a resounding tone for the year. In a bold move, the bank announced the pricing of a monumental 5-year USD benchmar...
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The updated UK National Planning Policy Framework
The updated UK National Planning Policy Framework Shortly before Christmas, on 19 December 2023, the Government published its long-awaited revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (“NPPF”), following a year-long process of consultation. The revised NPPF sets out the Government’s planning...
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EcoFlow launches Smart Hybrid Whole-House Battery Generator at CES
EcoFlow launches Smart Hybrid Whole-House Battery Generator at CES EcoFlow, a leading portable power and eco-friendly energy solutions company, today at CES 2024 launched DELTA Pro Ultra, the world’s most powerful smart hybrid whole-house battery generator and backup system. This innovative pr...
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RoboSense launches M Platform LiDAR Sensors at CES 2024
RoboSense launches M Platform LiDAR Sensors at CES 2024 RoboSense, a leader in LiDAR and perception solutions, unveiled its latest M Platform line of sensors today at CES 2024. Following a successful IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, RoboSense continues to drive technological innovation by launch...
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Siemens heralds the Industrial Metaverse at CES with Immersive Engineering and AI
Siemens heralds the Industrial Metaverse at CES with Immersive Engineering and AI Siemens unveiled innovations that are combining the real world and the digital worlds to redefine reality as it opened CES 2024, the world’s leading technology gathering. Siemens announced new partnerships and br...
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Continental bringing Biometric Face Authentication to your car
Continental bringing Biometric Face Authentication to your car Continental has presented the “Face Authentication Display,” a two-stage access control system based on biometric user recognition that uses special camera systems mounted externally on the vehicle’s B-pillar and invisibly behind the dri...
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Shedding light on Semiconductors for Solar Fuels
Shedding light on Semiconductors for Solar Fuels Scientists are advancing the use of semiconductors to convert sunlight into renewable energy. In solar cells, semiconductors convert sunlight into electricity. When brought into direct contact with water, semiconductors can instead use sunlight to con...
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HD Hyundai Vice Chairman celebrates Xite Innovation Vision at CES
HD Hyundai Vice Chairman celebrates Xite Innovation Vision at CES HD Hyundai’s Xite innovation, created with cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), digital technologies and robotics, will go beyond improving construction sites and equipment to fundamentally transform the way...
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All-Terrain Rhino 1 Robot Mower unveiled at CES
All-Terrain Rhino 1 Robot Mower unveiled at CES RoboUP, a pioneer in the service robot industry, is proud to announce its latest innovation at CES 2024, the Rhino 1 All-Terrain Robot Mower. Rooted in the caregiver archetype, RoboUP’s mission is to revolutionize how people care for their living...
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Honda premieres Honda 0 Series EV Concept Models at CES
Honda premieres Honda 0 Series EV Concept Models at CES Honda today unveiled the “Honda 0 Series,” a new EV series Honda will launch globally starting in 2026, with the world premiere of two concept models, namely Saloon and Space-Hub, at the CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Honda also presented...
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Sirius Jet unveils zero-emission VTOL Hydrogen Aircraft
Sirius Jet unveils zero-emission VTOL Hydrogen Aircraft Today, Swiss aviation start-up Sirius Aviation AG, proudly unveils the revolutionary Sirius Jet – the world’s first hydrogen-powered Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft; crafted and designed in collaboration with BMW’s Des...
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UK Funding Consortium Invests in Anglo Scottish Asset Finance Management Buyout
UK Funding Consortium Invests in Anglo Scottish Asset Finance Management Buyout Durham-based company Anglo Scottish Asset Finance Ltd is excited to announce the completion of a management buyout (MBO) to take back control of the business. The investment is backed by a consortium of UK-based funders,...
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Unveiling the power of Maritime Hydrogen with the HyTime Project
Unveiling the power of Maritime Hydrogen with the HyTime Project Bramble Energy, an innovator and disrupter in fuel cell technology, has achieved a milestone in marine history by launching the world’s first hydrogen-electric boat powered by a printed circuit board fuel cell (PCBFC™). As the l...
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Daimler Truck and TORC Robotics select Aeva for 4D LiDAR
Daimler Truck and TORC Robotics select Aeva for 4D LiDAR Aeva®, a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems and Daimler Truck AG, one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, announced today that Daimler Truck has selected Aeva as the supplier of long and ultra-long ra...
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Tire Intelligence Integration making Autonomous Trucks safer
Tire Intelligence Integration making Autonomous Trucks safer The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, a leader in connected mobility, and Gatik, a leader in autonomous middle mile B2B logistics, announced the expansion of the industry’s first, successful integration of tire intelligence technology in...
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Volkswagen embracing ChatGPT for Smarter and Safer Drives
Volkswagen embracing ChatGPT for Smarter and Safer Drives In an audacious move at the CES electronics trade fair in Las Vegas, Volkswagen has steered the automotive industry towards an AI-driven future. Their revelation? Starting from the second quarter of 2024, select car models will be equipped wi...
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DHL drives electrification with 50 EV Yard Trucks and plans for 50 more
DHL drives electrification with 50 EV Yard Trucks and plans for 50 more DHL Supply Chain and Orange EV today announced that DHL now owns and operates 50 Orange EV yard trucks, eight years after commercially deploying its first Orange EV truck to lead the industry as the first to commercially deploy...
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People Flow Tracking with Outsight and PreAct Technologies
People Flow Tracking with Outsight and PreAct Technologies Outsight, the leading innovator in 3D Spatial AI Software Solutions, has joined forces with PreAct Technologies, a trailblazer in near-field flash LiDAR technology, to revolutionize the fields of Smart Infrastructure and People Flow Monitori...
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Intel acquisition drives AI Everywhere for the Automotive Market at CES
Intel acquisition drives AI Everywhere for the Automotive Market at CES Today at CES, Intel announced plans to drive the company’s AI everywhere strategy into the automotive market, including a deal to acquire Silicon Mobility, a fabless silicon and software company that specializes in SoCs for inte...
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The Benefits of Locking Carbon Emissions in to Concrete
The Benefits of Locking Carbon Emissions in to Concrete To achieve the goal of a climate-neutral Switzerland by 2050, strategies and processes with a negative CO2 balance are necessary. These so-called negative emission technologies (NET) are intended to counterbalance the remaining “hard-to-a...
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Aeva Atlas the first Automotive-Grade 4D LiDAR Sensor for Mass Production
Aeva Atlas the first Automotive-Grade 4D LiDAR Sensor for Mass Production Aeva®, a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, today introduced Aeva Atlas™, the first 4D LiDAR sensor designed for mass production automotive applications. Intended to accelerate the industry’s path...
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HL Mando and HL Klemove Go Behind Vehicles at CES
HL Mando and HL Klemove Go Behind Vehicles at CES HL Group will participate in CES 2024, the largest tech event in the world, to be held from January 9 to 12 with HL Mando, specializing in EV solutions, and HL Klemove, specializing in autonomous driving. The two companies embodied the theme of CES...
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Continental debuts Transparent Swarovski Crystal Automotive Displays
Continental debuts Transparent Swarovski Crystal Automotive Displays Technology company Continental is showcasing its Crystal Center Display for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show 2024. In a world-first, the premium automotive display is fully embedded in a stylish crystal housing – ope...
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In-Car Safety Radar Technology for Elder Care unveiled at CES
In-Car Safety Radar Technology for Elder Care unveiled at CES Millimetre-wave radar transceiver technology from Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM), part of the Asahi Kasei Group, is making its debut at CES 2024. The AK581x, AKM’s new 60 GHz millimetre-wave radar transceiver integrated circuit (IC)...
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SiLC Technologies unveils Eyeonic Vision System Mini precision LiDAR
SiLC Technologies unveils Eyeonic Vision System Mini precision LiDAR SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC), the leading developer of integrated single-chip FMCW LiDAR solutions, today announced the launch of the Eyeonic™ Vision System Mini (Eyeonic Mini), a groundbreaking advancement in LiDAR techno...
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Kia reveals modular Platform Beyond Vehicle strategy at CES
Kia reveals modular Platform Beyond Vehicle strategy at CES Kia has revealed its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) future strategy at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. Kia’s PBV business will initially be based around the introduction of an all-new modular vehicle, previewed by the Kia Concept PV5. This future vis...
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Navigating the Challenges of Right of Way in US Infrastructure Development
Navigating the Challenges of Right of Way in US Infrastructure Development Infrastructure development in the US is at a pivotal juncture, with Right of Way (ROW) playing a central role in shaping the future of urban planning and capital projects. As the nation gears up to unlock the potential in the...
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RealWear Industrial Smart Glasses featured at CES now shipping
RealWear Industrial Smart Glasses featured at CES now shipping RealWear, Inc., the pioneer of smart glasses for frontline workers, today announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that RealWear Navigator® Z1, the world’s most advanced intrinsically safe (IS) head-mounted wearable, starts shipping to...
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AI innovations to revolutionise Wastewater Treatment
AI innovations to revolutionise Wastewater Treatment In a recent study published online 18 December 2023 in the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, scientists from Peking University introduced a ground-breaking Global WWTP Microbiome-based Integrative Information Platform to address the...
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Cepton launches Next-Generation Automotive Ultra LiDAR at CES
Cepton launches Next-Generation Automotive Ultra LiDAR at CES Cepton, Inc., a Silicon Valley innovator of high-performance lidar solutions, announced today the unveiling of its new flagship automotive lidar, Ultra. Ultra is the world’s slimmest adaptive, long-range lidar, designed based on real OEM...
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HD Hyundai Xite Innovation Beyond Time and Space Themes featured at CES
HD Hyundai Xite Innovation Beyond Time and Space Themes featured at CES HD Hyundai will showcase its technological innovation for future infrastructure construction that goes beyond time and space at CES 2024. The company’s 10,994-square-foot booth, nearly twice the size of the booth at CES 2023, wi...
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Caterpillar and CRH partner for Off-Highway Trucks and Electric Charging Solutions
Caterpillar and CRH partner for Off-Highway Trucks and Electric Charging Solutions Caterpillar has announced it has signed an electrification strategic agreement with CRH to advance the deployment of Caterpillar’s zero-exhaust emissions solutions. CRH is the number one aggregates producer in North A...
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Ambarella brings Generative AI to Edge Devices
Ambarella brings Generative AI to Edge Devices Ambarella, Inc., an edge AI semiconductor company, today announced during CES that it is demonstrating multi-modal large language models (LLMs) running on its new N1 SoC series at a fraction of the power-per-inference of leading GPU solutions. Ambarella...
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An analysis of the Global Bitumen Market in January 2024
An analysis of the Global Bitumen Market in January 2024 As we step into 2024, the global bitumen market, a critical component of the construction industry, presents a complex yet intriguing scenario. With fluctuations in oil prices, geopolitical tensions, and evolving demand patterns, industry stak...
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Yunex Traffic spins off Electronic Manufacturing Services – Yunex Built
Yunex Traffic spins off Electronic Manufacturing Services – Yunex Built Yunex Built is Yunex Traffic’s new brand for manufacturing services, extending beyond the company’s established focus on traffic and transport. Operating as a specialist division under the umbrella of Yunex Tra...
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RebuilderAI 3D Digital Twin solution wins CES Innovation Award
RebuilderAI 3D Digital Twin solution wins CES Innovation Award RebuilderAI, a 3D technology start-up, won the Innovation Award in the “Mobile Devices & Apps” category at CES 2024 for its mobile-based 3D content creating solution “VRIN 3D.” You can experience RebuilderAI’s solution at booth #6150...
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Identifying and Mitigating Corrosion Science on an Atomic Level
Identifying and Mitigating Corrosion Science on an Atomic Level When water vapor meets metal, the resulting corrosion can lead to mechanical problems that harm a machine’s performance. Through a process called passivation, it also can form a thin inert layer that acts as a barrier against further de...
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Piezoelectric-Activated Persulfate unlocking Sustainable Water Treatment
Piezoelectric-Activated Persulfate unlocking Sustainable Water Treatment In a recent study published in Volume 18 of the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, scientists from Jinan University discuss a new, eco-friendly way to clean water. They’ve discovered a method called “p...
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Semiconductor created using Graphene opens door on a new era in Electronics
Semiconductor created using Graphene opens door on a new era in Electronics Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world’s first functional semiconductor made from graphene, a single sheet of carbon atoms held together by the strongest bonds known. Semiconductors, which...
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New SpaceX satellite creates Direct to Cell Mobile Service with T-Mobile
New SpaceX satellite creates Direct to Cell Mobile Service with T-Mobile T-Mobile has announced that a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the first set of Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities, following a livestreamed webcast. This is a significant milestone following last year’s join...
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Smart Eye and Green Hills Software develop Driver AI Monitoring Systems
Smart Eye and Green Hills Software develop Driver AI Monitoring Systems Smart Eye AB, the leading provider of Human Insight AI, and Green Hills Software LLC, the worldwide leader in embedded safety and security, today announced their expanded collaboration focused on delivering integrated DMS platfo...
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Farmers and Ranchers reap benefits of EarthOptics SoilMapper Platform
Farmers and Ranchers reap benefits of EarthOptics SoilMapper Platform EarthOptics, a next-generation soil mapping and measurement company, announced today it has mapped and physically measured one million acres of farmland and ranch land. The important milestone places the company and its SoilMapper...
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MIT explores 3D Printing portable Mass Spectrometer
MIT explores 3D Printing portable Mass Spectrometer Mass spectrometers, devices that identify chemical substances, are widely used in applications like crime scene analysis, toxicology testing, and geological surveying. But these machines are bulky, expensive, and easy to damage, which limits where...
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How Continental and Aurora are making Autonomous Trucking a reality
How Continental and Aurora are making Autonomous Trucking a reality Continental and Aurora Innovation announced they have achieved a key development milestone to commercialize autonomous trucks at scale. The companies have finalized the design and architecture of the future fallback system and hardw...
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Dykstra and Miller Construction Management merge into JF Construction Services
Dykstra and Miller Construction Management merge into JF Construction Services The JF Petroleum Group, a leading provider of fuelling system solutions, including equipment distribution, maintenance & repair, installation & construction, and general contracting services across North America,...
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Ford F-Series Super Duty wins North America Truck of the Year Award
Ford F-Series Super Duty wins North America Truck of the Year Award The 2024 Ford F-Series Super Duty, the ultimate workhorse for weekend warriors and builders, has taken home the 2024 North American Truck of the Year award today. Designed to make life on or away from the jobsite more convenient and...
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Maxar Intelligence wins Precision3D Data contract from NGA
Maxar Intelligence wins Precision3D Data contract from NGA Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, today announced that it received a contract to provide the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) with a Precision3DTM Data Suite bundle covering 160,000 squa...
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Wind River accelerating Software-Defined Vehicle Development for Hyundai Mobis
Wind River accelerating Software-Defined Vehicle Development for Hyundai Mobis Wind River®, a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, today announced that Hyundai Mobis, one of the world’s largest vehicle technology innovators and suppliers, has selected ...
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New Line of PreAct Technologies LiDAR Sensors to be debuted at CES
New Line of PreAct Technologies LiDAR Sensors to be debuted at CES PreAct Technologies, an Oregon-based developer of near-field flash LiDAR technology, today announced a line of new flash LiDAR sensors – Sahara™, Borrego™ and Moab™ – to address various use cases acro...
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Granite named as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek
Granite named as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek In an era where corporate responsibility is not just a buzzword but a business imperative, Granite Construction has emerged as a shining example. Recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies...
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Discover Cognata’s Automated Parking Assist System at CES
Discover Cognata’s Automated Parking Assist System at CES Cognata has announced it will demonstrate its hardware automated parking assistance (APA) technology concept and architecture at CES 2024. SimCloud, Cognata’s cutting-edge high-precision AI simulation platform, incorporates omnidi...
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Flash Motors to launch cutting-edge controllers and Infinity X Hyper Scooter at CES
Flash Motors to launch cutting-edge controllers and Infinity X Hyper Scooter at CES At CES 2024, Flash Motors is set to introduce a completely revolutionary way to ride – the Infinity X Hyper Scooter. More than just a mode of transportation, the Infinity X boasts an AI proprietary technology that le...
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