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Bosch innovates away with the Charging Brick
Bosch innovates away with the Charging Brick Bosch’s new flexible smart charging cable with integrated control and safety technology also does without the usual “charging brick” – as the bulky in-cable control box is colloquially known – when charging at a 230-volt power socket. This means the flexi...
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2021 EV Summit leads the eMobility charge
2021 EV Summit leads the eMobility charge With an increase in EV demand, comes developments, disruption and a drive for collaboration. At the 2021 EV Summit (1-2 September 2021), the UK’s industry-leading event for electric vehicles, leading manufacturers, infrastructure providers, government and lo...
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Hytera Signs $30m Integrated Communication contract with Shenzhen Metro
Hytera Signs $30m Integrated Communication contract with Shenzhen Metro Hytera, a global leading provider of Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) solutions, has signed a new contract worth $30 million to provide the entire integrated communication solutions with systems, equipment, terminals and services...
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Luminar debuts Proactive Safety™ with On-Road Demonstrations at IAA Munich
Luminar debuts Proactive Safety™ with On-Road Demonstrations at IAA Munich At the IAA Mobility Summit on September 7–12, Luminar Technologies, Inc will premier its Proactive Safety™ system in on-road demos for European automakers. The company also announced today an expansion of its cu...
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Nexxiot advances TradeTech in Eastern Europe as E-P Rail Digitization Partner
Nexxiot advances TradeTech in Eastern Europe as E-P Rail Digitization Partner E-P Rail, one of the largest privately held fright rail operators in Romania with operations across Europe, has announced a partnership with logistics digitization pioneer Nexxiot to provide cloud-based data analytics serv...
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Esri delivers data-driven governance for Upper Egypt Local Development Program
Esri delivers data-driven governance for Upper Egypt Local Development Program When the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a global call to action to achieve a more sustainable future for all by 2030, many countries committed to the cause. Egypt, which launched its st...
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The Cincoze DS-1300 puts the Smart in Smart Manufacturing
The Cincoze DS-1300 puts the Smart in Smart Manufacturing Smart manufacturing is the “new normal” in the era of Industry 4.0. Rapid optimization of manufacturing processes and the complete overhaul of the industrial environment, including smart production, smart equipment, and smart energy managemen...
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Leipzig Airport runway and taxiways resurfaced with Trimble 3D accuracy
Leipzig Airport runway and taxiways resurfaced with Trimble 3D accuracy As part of a modernization and infrastructure improvement effort at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG recently contracted out the resurfacing of the northern take-off and landing strip and a numb...
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The benefits of Fleet Management Tracking for Construction
The benefits of Fleet Management Tracking for Construction Running a construction business can be a real headache logistically, with multiple sites in operation, a fleet of company vehicles to track, and issues such as mechanical failure. Given that sites and vehicles may be in remote locations or o...
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Mobile Mini launches innovative digital reporting system
Mobile Mini launches innovative digital reporting system Mobile Mini UK, one of the leading worldwide providers of portable accommodation and secure storage containers has launched a new QR code initiative as part of its ongoing evolution of digital incident reporting systems. The company has won mu...
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Everrati Electric Land Rover makes first public debut
Everrati Electric Land Rover makes first public debut Bridge of Weir Leather, expert supplier of Fine Automotive Leather to the world’s most respected luxury car brands, is delighted to host the first public debut of a new electric version of the legendary Land Rover Series IIA at this weekend’s 202...
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Will driving be banned in favour of autonomous cars by 2050?
Will driving be banned in favour of autonomous cars by 2050? Autonomous cars will match or exceed human safety by 2024, after which they will grow rapidly at a CAGR of 30% finds IDTechEx’s new report “Autonomous Cars, Robotaxis & Sensors 2022–2042”. By the 2040s, they will be capable of fulfilli...
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Ordnance Survey announces EV hackathon for coders and programmers to join
Ordnance Survey announces EV hackathon for coders and programmers to join The Ordnance Survey (OS) is inviting all developers, data scientists, designers and storytellers to participate in a two-day virtual hackathon on Wednesday 6 October and Thursday 7 October. One of the biggest challenges facing...
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Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in Foretellix for Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in Foretellix for Autonomous Vehicle Safety Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has announced a new investment in a leading company in the field of measurable safety for driver assistance and autonomous vehicles. Foretellix Ltd was founded in 2018 by a team of verifica...
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Allison Transmission expands eGen Power e-Axle Portfolio
Allison Transmission expands eGen Power e-Axle Portfolio Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional, electric hybrid and fully electric vehicle propulsion solutions, announces the addition of its eGen Power 100S and 130D e-Axles to its fully electric portfolio of propu...
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Toyoda Gosei innovative new Fuel Tank Cutoff Valve leads to lighter vehicles
Toyoda Gosei innovative new Fuel Tank Cutoff Valve leads to lighter vehicles Toyoda Gosei has developed a cutoff valve with a novel structure that contributes to lighter vehicle weight. This cutoff valve is now being used on the new Toyota Land Cruiser in some regions. Cutoff valves are plastic comp...
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Velodyne Lidar and MOV.AI to provide Robotics Autonomous Solutions
Velodyne Lidar and MOV.AI to provide Robotics Autonomous Solutions Velodyne Lidar, Inc. and MOV.AI today announced the companies are collaborating to provide robot manufacturers with enterprise-grade automation solutions, including mapping, navigation, obstacle avoidance and risk avoidance. The MOV....
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J2 Innovations release framework FIN Stack supervisory and control software
J2 Innovations release framework FIN Stack supervisory and control software Managing every aspect of building automation without complex or costly engineering effort has reached the next level with the introduction of FIN Stack, J2 Innovations’ ready-to-use software, in the UK and Ireland. Previousl...
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Cleverpod Robotic Vehicles will deliver a better life for couriers
Cleverpod Robotic Vehicles will deliver a better life for couriers Couriers face many issues in a typical urban environment, as their delivery methods may be slow, ineffective, or inefficient, leading to poor productivity and customer dissatisfaction. Cleverpod will address these problems head-on wi...
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Western Digital reimagining the Hard Drive with flash-enhanced drive architecture
Western Digital reimagining the Hard Drive with flash-enhanced drive architecture At the company’s HDD Reimagine event today, Western Digital Corp., introduced a new flash-enhanced drive architecture that breaks traditional boundaries of storage. Building on the company’s unique ability to innovate...
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REV Fire Group introduce first fully-electric North American-Style Fire Trucks
REV Fire Group introduce first fully-electric North American-Style Fire Trucks REV Fire Group a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services, announces it will introduce the first fully electric North American-style fire apparatus. Developed with technology p...
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CTT anti-condensation technology keeps aircraft dry
CTT anti-condensation technology keeps aircraft dry CTT Systems also has extensive experience of anti-condensation in aircraft. Any humidity that might be in the cabin is drawn up with warm air into the crown section of the fuselage, above the ceiling. When it touches the cold aircraft skin – the ou...
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Iteris unveils AI Detection Sensor For Smart Intersections
Iteris unveils AI Detection Sensor For Smart Intersections Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has launched Vantage Apex™, the industry’s first 1080p high-definition (HD) video and four-dimensional (4D) radar sensor with integrated arti...
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Lenovo and RealWear to deliver Assisted Reality solutions
Lenovo and RealWear to deliver Assisted Reality solutions Lenovo and RealWear, the world’s leading provider of assisted reality solutions for frontline industrial workers, today announced a global collaboration to bring assisted reality solutions to enterprise customers. The combined technologies an...
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DNP develops reflect arrays to improve 5G coverage
DNP develops reflect arrays to improve 5G coverage Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. has developed a Reflect Array that flexibly reflects the millimetre waves used in fifth generation (5G) mobile communications systems to expand coverage area. Compared to general metal reflectors, the new product is cap...
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Aurora pilots technology for future truck ride-hailing business
Aurora pilots technology for future truck ride-hailing business Today, Aurora met a critical milestone in its path to commercialization by announcing the development of its next generation of hardware. Aurora’s next generation of hardware will debut in commercial pilots this year and lay the foundat...
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AI Clearing and Doosan Mobility Innovation partner to develop smart drones
AI Clearing and Doosan Mobility Innovation partner to develop smart drones AI Clearing, a market leader in automated analytics for large-scale construction and infrastructure projects, today announced a global partnership with Doosan Mobility Innovation, Inc. (DMI), part of leading industrial corpor...
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XL Fleet electrifies heavy-duty Ram Pickups with Hybrid Electric Upfit Technology
XL Fleet electrifies heavy-duty Ram Pickups with Hybrid Electric Upfit Technology XL Fleet Corp., a leader in vehicle electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, today announced it is now offering its hybrid electric drive system for Ram 2500 and 3500 heavy duty pickup trucks. The...
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Point of Rental makes the Inc. 5000 List of America’s fastest-growing companies
Point of Rental makes the Inc. 5000 List of America’s fastest-growing companies Point of Rental Software was named to the 2021 Inc. 5000, Inc. Magazine’s list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. The honour marks the fourth consecutive listing and sixth time the company has been listed si...
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Sarcos Robotics trials Guardian Industrial Robotic Avatar system
Sarcos Robotics trials Guardian Industrial Robotic Avatar system Sarcos Robotics, a leader in the development of robotic systems that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, today announced it has successfully completed its first product demonstrations of real-world use cases in the field...
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Desktop Metal launches 316L Stainless Steel for Manufacturing on the Shop System
Desktop Metal launches 316L Stainless Steel for Manufacturing on the Shop System Desktop Metal, a leader in mass production additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, today announced it has qualified the use of 316L stainless steel for the Shop System™, the world’s first metal binder jetting syst...
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Velodyne Lidar Puck sensors integrated into autonomous vegetation robots
Velodyne Lidar Puck sensors integrated into autonomous vegetation robots Velodyne Lidar today announced a multi-year agreement to provide its Puck™ lidar sensors to Renu Robotics, an industry leader in autonomous vegetation management systems. Renu Robotics’ Renubot, a fully autonomous, all-e...
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Cognitive ADAS problems and solutions at the Edge
Cognitive ADAS problems and solutions at the Edge After billions of dollars in moonshot investments, ADAS is coming back to Earth. I called this article “Houston, We Have a Problem” because the ADAS industry is facing it’s Apollo 13 moment: Will we run out of oxygen or MacGyver a solution that gets...
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Peterbilt Model 579 Electric Trucks power up Shippers Transport Express in Oakland
Peterbilt Model 579 Electric Trucks power up Shippers Transport Express in Oakland Peterbilt Motors Company, a leader in battery-electric commercial vehicles, today announced the delivery of ten Model 579EVs to Shippers Transport Express for immediate use as part of their drayage operations at the P...
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London Borough of Harrow creates Digital Twin with LiDAR street imagery
London Borough of Harrow creates Digital Twin with LiDAR street imagery The London Borough of Harrow has added high definition street-level imagery and LiDAR data to its Esri UK corporate GIS system, giving staff access to a highly accurate digital twin of the borough. Part of Harrow’s strategy to e...
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Vivacity Labs expands into Australia with Bicycle Network partnership
Vivacity Labs expands into Australia with Bicycle Network partnership AI-powered traffic sensors will be installed in the City of Port Phillip this year to measure bike rider, pedestrian and motor vehicle movements and help the council reduce congestion and increase sustainable transport. The sensor...
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European Terminal operators trial Nexxiot wireless Kingpin Monitor sensors
European Terminal operators trial Nexxiot wireless Kingpin Monitor sensors A trial of Nexxiot’s maintenance-free, wireless sensors conducted by Europe’s largest consortium of truck and rail terminals demonstrates the safety enhancements and trackability benefits for cargo shipping containers. Agora...
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Samsung in-memory processing delivers power to a wider range of applications
Samsung in-memory processing delivers power to a wider range of applications Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today showcased its latest advancements with processing-in-memory (PIM) technology at Hot Chips 33 — a leading semiconductor conference where th...
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Smart Mobility start-up Klymat seeks seed investors for its Mobility-as-a-Service platform
Smart Mobility start-up Klymat seeks seed investors for its Mobility-as-a-Service platform Klymat, a travel and transportation technology start-up, is seeking seed-stage investors for its Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) digital platform. The company’s first round of private equity fundraising will acce...
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Ford E-Transits begin trials with fleet customers
Ford E-Transits begin trials with fleet customers Ford’s all-electric Transit is starting work on European roads as customer trials commence with a selection of major fleet operators ahead of the volume sales launch in spring 2022. The trial kicks off with 10 E-Transit prototypes being put to the te...
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Ernst and Young report backs value creation potential of Digital Twins
Ernst & Young report backs value creation potential of Digital Twins Ernst & Young has delivered a huge boost to Digital Twin technology’s value in building maintenance and operations, sustainability and reducing environmental impact, health and wellness, and real estate interface. This come...
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Volta Trucks announces real-world trials of Volta Zero prototype
Volta Trucks announces real-world trials of Volta Zero prototype Volta Trucks, a leading and disruptive full electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has confirmed the start of engineering evaluation and development testing of the first prototype Volta Zero at HORIBA MIRA in N...
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Mandata simplifies Workforce Compliance for Hauliers
Mandata simplifies Workforce Compliance for Hauliers Mandata has introduced a new software solution, Team Admin Compliance, which will digitise and transform haulage operator processes. It’s hard for hauliers to keep track of employee’s knowledge and understanding of company procedures and legislati...
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RoboSense solid-state LiDAR wins the race to mass production
RoboSense solid-state LiDAR wins the race to mass production RoboSense LiDAR, a leading Smart LiDAR Sensor provider announced the second-generation intelligent solid-state LiDAR RS-LiDAR-M1 (referred to as “M1”) completed mass production and delivery to the designated project for the fir...
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Pine Environmental takes on Guardian S Remote Visual Inspection Robot
Pine Environmental takes on Guardian S Remote Visual Inspection Robot Sarcos Robotics, a leader in the development of robotic systems that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, and Pine Environmental Services LLC, a professional services company providing equipment for environmental mon...
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Intel Architecture Day reveals new Architectures, HPC-AI and Client Computing
Intel Architecture Day reveals new Architectures, HPC-AI and Client Computing At Intel Architecture Day 2021, Raja Koduri, senior vice president and general manager of the Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group at Intel Corporation outlined the news about Intel’s new architectures fo...
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Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions teams up with Ghost Robotics
Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions teams up with Ghost Robotics Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc., which provides AI-driven security and productivity solutions for enterprise clients, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Ghost Robotics Corporation, outlining...
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Cepton Lidar innovations win 2 awards at 2021 Tech.AD Europe
Cepton Lidar innovations win 2 awards at 2021 Tech.AD Europe Leading lidar solutions provider Cepton received two recognitions at Tech.AD Europe this year for its innovations, adding to the company’s growing portfolio of award-winning lidar solutions across industries. Tech.AD is a leading technical...
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Avoid the Headache of Construction Delays with Good Project Management
Avoid the Headache of Construction Delays with Good Project Management When compared with other industries, construction has been slow to adopt digital technology. However, contractors and clients alike should consider deploying construction project management software to improve efficiency and prev...
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Sensata Technologies to debut Sensata Xirgo trucking technology
Sensata Technologies to debut Sensata Xirgo trucking technology Sensata Technologies, a leading industrial technology company and provider of sensor-rich solutions that create insights for customers, today announced that its newly combined business, Sensata | Xirgo, will debut its solutions at three...
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Autonomous Heavy Truck solutions becoming mainstream
Autonomous Heavy Truck solutions becoming mainstream Research and Markets has released the “Global and China Autonomous Heavy Truck Industry Report, 2020-2021“ which looks at autonomous heavy truck research. The Report looked at out research into highway scenario-oriented autonomous heav...
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FABTECH 2021 to feature Universal Robots Cobot Welding innovations
FABTECH 2021 to feature Universal Robots Cobot Welding innovations Universal Robots pioneered collaborative arc welding and continues to make cobot-powered fabricating solutions mainstream. FABTECH 2021 is the launchpad for innovative new cobot applications including heavy-duty water-cooled welding,...
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Smart ITS technology puts cyclists in the picture
Smart ITS technology puts cyclists in the picture Thanks to a link between advanced cycling radar and smart traffic control systems, cyclists in Utrecht (NL) can now ride faster and safer through green lights. In the recently finished pilot ‘Bicycle Peloton Recognition/ iSTC (intelligent Smart Traff...
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E8IGHT accelerates Smart Cities with NDX Pro Digital Twin technology
E8IGHT accelerates Smart Cities with NDX Pro Digital Twin technology E8IGHT, a Korean simulation software company, has developed a simulation-based digital twin platform NDX Pro. The company is providing it to the major cities embarking on their journey towards digital transformation and smart citie...
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ModalAI and Qualcomm 5G and AI enabled Drone platform a world first
ModalAI and Qualcomm 5G and AI enabled Drone platform a world first ModalAI today announced it will be the manufacturer and distributor of Qualcomm Technologies’ world first 5G and AI-enabled drone platform and reference design, the Qualcomm Flight™ RB5 5G Platform. The Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G...
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Canadian Shaw Group celebrates 160 years as they prepare for the future with Procore
Canadian Shaw Group celebrates 160 years as they prepare for the future with Procore Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today announced that The Shaw Group Ltd. is using the Procore platform to improve communication on its construction projects and im...
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ExOne and Maxxwell Motors develop 3D Printed Copper Windings for Electric Drives
ExOne and Maxxwell Motors develop 3D Printed Copper Windings for Electric Drives The ExOne Company, the global leader in industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, is collaborating with Tennessee-based start-up Maxxwell Motors on development of a unique copper e-winding d...
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Evolution Mining mitigates unplanned downtime with Aspen Technology software
Evolution Mining mitigates unplanned downtime with Aspen Technology software Aspen Technology, Inc., a global leader in asset optimization software, today announced that a leading Australian gold miner, Evolution Mining has deployed Aspen Mtell software at the company’s Mungari Gold Operations, West...
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Iteris expands across Eastern US with Delaware Valley Traffic Signal contract
Iteris expands across Eastern US with Delaware Valley Traffic Signal contract Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) with a potential value of $1.5 mi...
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Micromotors are helping eliminate inefficiency in Electric Vehicle charging
Micromotors are helping eliminate inefficiency in Electric Vehicle charging According to Next Green Car, there were over 535,000 plug-in electric and hybrid car models on UK roads in May 2021. As the ban on new diesel engines approaches, we’ll soon all be swapping gas for electricity. But bulky cabl...
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Gammon and Sensat speed up digitalisation of Hong Kong’s infrastructure
Gammon and Sensat speed up digitalisation of Hong Kong’s infrastructure Gammon Construction Limited announces strategic partnership with Sensat, a leading UK digital twin technology company, to integrate all drone-captured topographical, asset, and real-time operation data into one of the worl...
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Boingo and AWS accelerate Digital Transformation at Major Airports
Boingo and AWS accelerate Digital Transformation at Major Airports Boingo Wireless, a leading distributed antenna system (DAS), Wi-Fi and private network provider, today announced an expanded collaboration with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) to fuel innovation for enterprise customers. AWS edge and...
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CACI launches CM62 Micro Gimbal for enhanced site awareness
CACI launches CM62 Micro Gimbal for enhanced site awareness CACI International Inc has announced the launch of its AVT CM62 Micro Gimbal. The CM62 Micro Gimbal is a multi-sensor imaging system that combines high definition electro-optical (EO) imagery and a custom long-wave infrared (LWIR) core in a...
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NTT DATA awarded $15.4m contract for IT Services at Argonne National Laboratory
NTT DATA awarded $15.4m contract for IT Services at Argonne National Laboratory NTT DATA a digital business and IT services leader, today announced it has won a $15.4 million contract to deliver superior end-user support services for Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne), a multidisciplinary science...
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NordVPN now runs natively on Mac M1 Computers
NordVPN now runs natively on Mac M1 Computers NordVPN has officially launched version 6.6.1 for macOS. With this release, all NordVPN users with M1-powered Macs will get full-fledged performance and overall experience. The M1 chip is Apple’s new and improved proprietary chip in its new computer. Pre...
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Topcon expands Topnet Live GNSS Network to meet increased Digitalization demands
Topcon expands Topnet Live GNSS Network to meet increased Digitalization demands Topcon Positioning Group announces an expansion of the Topnet Live Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) network of correction solutions to support today’s work environments. The newly expanded global network now h...
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