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Protecting your construction technology
Protecting your construction technology The UK population take out insurance to help cover their most expensive assets, cars, homes and lives. Despite operating machinery being far more costly than your average vehicle, the construction industry rarely takes out a service plan for its assets. Here L...
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Smart Mobility market set to double to $1.1 trillion by 2025
Smart Mobility market set to double to $1.1 trillion by 2025 The global smart mobility market is set to witness impressive growth in the following years, as cities worldwide continue searching for a way to ease their mobility policies, promote a more sustainable environment, and increase road safety...
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Geotab, GM and OnStar team-up to encourage safer driving behaviours
Geotab, GM and OnStar team-up to encourage safer driving behaviours Underpinning its continued commitment to increase driver safety, Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced that it has been working with General Motors (GM) Fleet and OnStar Business Solutions to p...
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Gartner names Software AG a Leader in 2021 Magic Quadrant for IIoT Platforms
Gartner names Software AG a Leader in 2021 Magic Quadrant for IIoT Platforms Software AG has announced that Gartner® has named the company a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT (IIoT). Software AG recognizes that the success of digital transformation required around IIoT initiatives rely...
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Bentley Systems expands Education Program across the Globe
Bentley Systems expands Education Program across the Globe Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, as a commitment to expand access to its professional applications to education, today announced the global expansion of the Bentley Education program – offering...
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Hertz buys 100,000 Tesla Electric Cars to create the largest EV Rental Fleet in the world
Hertz buys 100,000 Tesla Electric Cars to create the largest EV Rental Fleet in the world As consumer interest in electric vehicles (EV) skyrockets, Hertz today is announcing a significant investment to offer the largest EV rental fleet in North America and one of the largest in the world. This incl...
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Smart EV Technologies and Mobility Ecosystem unveiled at XPeng 1024 Tech Day
Smart EV Technologies and Mobility Ecosystem unveiled at XPeng 1024 Tech Day XPeng today revealed a series of crucial innovations at its annual 1024 Tech Day, including the latest and most sophisticated version of its in-house developed advanced driver assistance system XPILOT 3.5 and XPILOT 4.0, th...
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Procore improves Construction Management with LaborChart acquisition
Procore improves Construction Management with LaborChart acquisition Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today announced it has acquired LaborChart, a leading provider of workforce management software for specialty contractors and self-performing gener...
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Biffa champions cleaner diesel with Allison FuelSense 2.0 Software
Biffa champions cleaner diesel with Allison FuelSense 2.0 Software Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions and the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions for commercial and def...
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Optomec 3D Printed Electronics boost 5G signal strength by up to 100 percent
Optomec 3D Printed Electronics boost 5G signal strength by up to 100 percent Optomec has introduced a new high performance semiconductor packaging solution for the rapidly growing mm-wave electronics market, in response to demands from its customers in the 5G, Autonomous Vehicle, Defense and Medical...
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Smart Haptics 2021 coming to San Diego and online 1-2 December
Smart Haptics 2021 coming to San Diego and online 1-2 December The two-day Smart Haptics 2021 event is a technical conference focused on the commercialization of haptic technology. The 2021 theme is: The Technology of Tomorrow Is Buzzing Today – The Expanding World of Haptics. Experts from acr...
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Toshiba shrinks Quantum Key Distribution into a single chip
Toshiba shrinks Quantum Key Distribution into a single chip Toshiba Europe Ltd today announced it has developed the world’s first chip-based quantum key distribution (QKD) system. This advance will enable the mass manufacture of quantum security technology, bringing its application to a much wider r...
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Infinitum Electric air-core motor wins Green Tech Awards
Infinitum Electric air-core motor wins Green Tech Awards Infinitum Electric, creator of the breakthrough air-core motor, today announced it has won two prestigious 2021 R&D 100 Awards, which celebrate the top 100 revolutionary technologies of the past year. Infinitum Electric’s air-core motor wa...
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Liuzhou Steel automates Bulk Material Handling with Quanergy LiDAR Solution
Liuzhou Steel automates Bulk Material Handling with Quanergy LiDAR Solution Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of OPA-based solid state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT, has announced its latest achievement in industrial automation with the deployment of its 3D LiD...
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Vivacity Labs and DOLL Living Lab to showcase AI Traffic Sensor capabilities
Vivacity Labs and DOLL Living Lab to showcase AI Traffic Sensor capabilities London-based transport technology scaleup Vivacity Labs has teamed up with Danish Outdoor Living Lab (DOLL) to display the capabilities of Vivacity’s AI-powered traffic sensors in helping make cities smarter, safer and more...
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CEMEX Ventures and Taronga Ventures invest in Voyage Control to ease Global Logistics
CEMEX Ventures and Taronga Ventures invest in Voyage Control to ease Global Logistics CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V., its subsidiary CEMEX Ventures and Taronga Ventures announced today their investment in Voyage Control, a UK-based start-up that offers a digital platform to help construction logistics and on...
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Cadence Safety Solution delivers faster certification of Automotive and Industrial Designs
Cadence Safety Solution delivers faster certification of Automotive and Industrial Designs Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has announced the Cadence® Safety Solution, a new offering targeting safety-critical applications and featuring integrated analogue and digital safety flows and engines for faster...
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Ryder to establish USA Autonomous Delivery Network with Gatik investment
Ryder to establish USA Autonomous Delivery Network with Gatik investment Ryder System, Inc., a leader in supply chain, dedicated transportation, and fleet management solutions, and Gatik, a leader in automating on-road transportation for short-haul, middle-mile logistics, announce a multi-year partn...
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Metawave celebrates ‘Invest in Humanity’ at the Future Investment Initiative
Metawave celebrates ‘Invest in Humanity’ at the Future Investment Initiative Metawave Corporation, world leader in high-end sensing and perception for Terrestrial and Aerospace mobility, will be joining the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute “Invest in Humanity” celebration on...
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RealWear devices now support Microsoft Endpoint Manager for Frontline Workers
RealWear devices now support Microsoft Endpoint Manager for Frontline Workers RealWear, the leading provider of assisted reality solutions for frontline industrial workers, today announced that its assisted reality wearable is the first Android Open Source Project (AOSP) device supported by Microsof...
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Wayve launches Fleet Data Collection Pilot with DPD in the UK
Wayve launches Fleet Data Collection Pilot with DPD in the UK Wayve, the London-based company pioneering deep learning for autonomous urban mobility, today announced a Fleet Data Collection Pilot with DPD, the UK’s leading parcel delivery firm. The companies are working together to explore how innov...
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ExOne can 3D Print virtually any Powder Material
ExOne can 3D Print virtually any Powder Material The ExOne Company, the global leader in industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, today announced that it is open to developing virtually any powder material in partnership with manufacturers for their specific application...
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Intermodal Pro and Traffic Control solutions now live at multiple UK terminals
Intermodal Pro and Traffic Control solutions now live at multiple UK terminals Tideworks Technology, a full-service provider of comprehensive terminal operating system (TOS) solution, today announced that its Intermodal Pro® and Traffic Control™ solutions are now live at multiple G&W UK t...
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Asana rolls out Enterprise Work Graph and expands Partners Enterprise IT Ecosystem
Asana rolls out Enterprise Work Graph and expands Partners Enterprise IT Ecosystem Today Asana announced the Enterprise Work Graph, a suite of new features giving even the most complex enterprises the clarity, flexibility and confidence needed to adapt to any business challenge. Combining the power...
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Epicor Data Management Engine at the heart of Scuderia AlphaTauri Formula 1 team
Epicor Data Management Engine at the heart of Scuderia AlphaTauri Formula 1 team Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, and Scuderia AlphaTauri today announced that Epicor has been named the Team’s Official ERP Partner. The multi-year agreement b...
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Trimble Spot on with Autonomous Robotic Scanning solution
Trimble Spot on with Autonomous Robotic Scanning solution Trimble announced today the release of the Trimble® X7 3D laser scanner and Trimble FieldLink software fully integrated with Boston Dynamics’ Spot® robot. This exclusive turnkey solution from Trimble, jointly developed with Boston Dynam...
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Iteris releases cloud-enabled services for Smart Mobility Infrastructure Management
Iteris releases cloud-enabled services for Smart Mobility Infrastructure Management Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced the availability of two new cloud-enabled managed services that augment the traffic management operations of public agencie...
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Mount Everest Measurement Expedition uses GSSI Ground Penetrating Radar
Mount Everest Measurement Expedition uses GSSI Ground Penetrating Radar GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces that its SIR 4000® high-performance GPR system was used by Nepali surveyors and mountaineers who climbed to the top of Mount Everest a...
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NBS publishes their annual digital construction survey
NBS publishes their annual digital construction survey NBS, the platform for connected construction information, has revealed its eleventh annual survey, now the Digital Construction Survey, previously the NBS BIM Survey. With over nine hundred respondents, this year’s report provides a more compreh...
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Los Alamos National Laboratory breakthrough heralds Quantum AI
Los Alamos National Laboratory breakthrough heralds Quantum AI Convolutional neural networks running on quantum computers have generated significant buzz for their potential to analyse quantum data better than classical computers can. While a fundamental solvability problem known as “barren plateaus...
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University of Notre Dame researchers create four-legged swarm robots
University of Notre Dame researchers create four-legged swarm robots As a robotics engineer, Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, gets her inspiration from biological systems. The collective behaviours of ants, honeybees and birds to sol...
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Caltech’s bipedal Leonardo is a walking and flying hybrid robot
Caltech’s bipedal Leonardo is a walking and flying hybrid robot Researchers at Caltech have built a bipedal robot that combines walking with flying to create a new type of locomotion, making it exceptionally nimble and capable of complex movements. Part walking robot, part flying drone, the ne...
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JCB investing £100m in Hydrogen Engines
JCB investing £100m in Hydrogen Engines JCB is investing £100 million on a project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines, the company announced today. A team of 100 engineers is already working on the exciting development with the recruitment of up to 50 more engineers under way as JCB targets...
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Fluke debuts SV600 Fixed Acoustic Imager for Manufacturing Environments
Fluke debuts SV600 Fixed Acoustic Imager for Manufacturing Environments Fluke Process Instruments, a global leader in infrared imaging and thermal profiling solutions for industrial applications, releases its first fixed acoustic imaging solution, the SV600 Fixed Acoustic Imager. The SV600 Fixed Aco...
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Heliogen and Woodside reveal breakthrough Solar technology project
Heliogen and Woodside reveal breakthrough Solar technology project Heliogen, a provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy, today announced further significant steps toward deployment of its new solar energy technology with Woodside Energy (USA) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of leading Austra...
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Kyocera Camera-LiDAR Fusion Sensor set to drive ADAS forward
Kyocera Camera-LiDAR Fusion Sensor set to drive ADAS forward Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) are making travel safer and easier for millions of car owners worldwide. Kyocera Corporation today announced a portfolio of innovations in development that promise to raise ADAS technology to new l...
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eLNO Nickel-rich battery material technology to debut at COP26
eLNO Nickel-rich battery material technology to debut at COP26 The first full size lithium-ion battery cells featuring Johnson Matthey’s advanced eLNO cathode technology are being installed in a unique high performance race car. eLNO is a family of nickel-rich cathode materials that safely enables b...
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Hydrogen Roadshow in the UK shines spotlight on low carbon hydrogen innovation
Hydrogen Roadshow in the UK shines spotlight on low carbon hydrogen innovation The first-ever double decker hydrogen bus tour of the UK is setting off from London on Monday 18 to shine a spotlight on the part hydrogen has to play in the country’s race to net zero. The UK Hydrogen Roadshow, a partner...
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Geoffrey Robinson goes digital with PlanRadar cutting edge quality assurance
Geoffrey Robinson goes digital with PlanRadar cutting edge quality assurance PlanRadar has announced a new partnership with Geoffrey Robinson Ltd, one of the largest mechanical, electrical and construction building services contractors in the North East. From October 2021, Geoffrey Robinson will uti...
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Mabey Hire launches EVE digital design solution for temporary works
Mabey Hire launches EVE digital design solution for temporary works Mabey Hire, the temporary works specialist, is delighted to announce the launch of EVE – an exciting new design solution that utilises immersive technology. Designed to bring the world of temporary works to life, EVE is already enha...
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How to make an Exosuit
How to make an Exosuit In the last few years, mechanically assistive exosuits, long depicted in works of popular science fiction and film, have finally started to see commercial deployment, according to Aaron Young, professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech...
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Twisting 2D materials may lead to improved electronic and optical devices
Twisting 2D materials may lead to improved electronic and optical devices A new generation of electronics and optoelectronics may soon be possible by controlling twist angles in a particular type of bilayer 2D material used in these devices, strengthening the intrinsic electric charge that exists be...
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Drone Technology helping ArcelorMittal transform Inspections and Maintenance
Drone Technology helping ArcelorMittal transform Inspections and Maintenance ArcelorMittal is a true global industry giant. And when it comes to their impact in the steel industry, you can expect accordingly gigantic numbers. ArcelorMittal operates steel manufacturing facilities in 16 countries arou...
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Pittsburgh’s green revolution could be accelerated with Digital Twin technology
Pittsburgh’s green revolution could be accelerated with Digital Twin technology Once the powerhouse of America’s industrial revolution, local Pittsburgh green building agencies and NGO authorities are exploring the use of Digital Twin technology to accelerate the adoption green building retrof...
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Toposens releases ultrasonic echolocation sensor for 3D Collision Avoidance
Toposens releases ultrasonic echolocation sensor for 3D Collision Avoidance Munich-based high-tech company Toposens GmbH is officially releasing its new Ultrasonic Echolocation Sensor for 3D Collision Avoidance. The industrial grade sensor development kit, called ECHO ONE DK, is the next level devel...
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Volvo Active Control integrated with Topcon 3D-MC boosts Excavator precision
Volvo Active Control integrated with Topcon 3D-MC boosts Excavator precision The semi-autonomous digging functionality offered by Volvo Active Control on the Dig Assist suite of tools from Volvo CE can now be used with Topcon 3D-MC software on applicable models. Delivering excavation accuracy in a f...
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Nexxiot hardware offers unparalleled traceability and analytics for Cargo Containers
Nexxiot hardware offers unparalleled traceability and analytics for Cargo Containers Nexxiot, the leading provider of cargo IoT solutions around the world, has unveiled its latest gateway device for intermodal shipping containers that will revolutionize the global cargo industry through unparalleled...
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project44 Cooperative increases transparency and predictability in freight booking
project44 Cooperative increases transparency and predictability in freight booking With the global supply chain strained and capacity at a record low, project44, the global leader in real-time supply chain visibility, today announced Cooperative – the first data-driven solution in the market to incr...
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Reliable Robotics raises $100m to extend remotely piloted cargo operations
Reliable Robotics raises $100m to extend remotely piloted cargo operations Reliable Robotics, a leader in automated aircraft systems, announced today a $100 million Series C funding round led by Coatue Management. Coatue joins past investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Eclipse Ventures, Teamworthy...
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MIT Neural Networks can understand their tasks directly from visual data
MIT Neural Networks can understand their tasks directly from visual data Neural networks can learn to solve all sorts of problems, from identifying cats in photographs to steering a self-driving car. But whether these powerful, pattern-recognizing algorithms actually understand the tasks they are pe...
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Driving innovations in car technology
Driving innovations in car technology Automotive manufacturers are continuously enhancing their modern-day models with new, innovative and improved technology – designed to enhance the driving experience, offer additional safety features, better efficiency and more. We have seen the introduction of...
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Hexagon HxGN Content Program now includes England, Scotland and Wales
Hexagon HxGN Content Program now includes England, Scotland and Wales Hexagon’s Geosystems division announced today that the HxGN Content Program now offers aerial imagery of England, Scotland and Wales at up to 12.5 centimetre resolution through its partnership with Bluesky International Ltd....
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6 ways to streamline your construction project
6 ways to streamline your construction project The last two years have been some of the most challenging for construction companies around the world. Between a global pandemic, trade wars, and tariffs, and a growing labour and materials shortage, finding everything you need to finish a project can b...
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Procore announces Groundbreaker 2021 awards winners
Procore announces Groundbreaker 2021 awards winners Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today announced the winners of the 2021 Groundbreaker Awards. The Groundbreaker Awards celebrate the individuals, projects, and companies that impact and drive prog...
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OS two-day hackathon drives EV infrastructure improvements
OS two-day hackathon drives EV infrastructure improvements Ordnance Survey’s two-day OS Map and Hack event was declared an “amazing demonstration of creativity” after collaborators worked on ways to enhance electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in Britain. Participants were given the task of overcomi...
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AI Surveyor™ delivers near real-time Business Intelligence Platform
AI Surveyor™ delivers near real-time Business Intelligence Platform AI Clearing, a market leader in automated analytics for large-scale construction and infrastructure projects, today announced the official launch of AI Surveyor™, an industry-first platform that empowers construction i...
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Digi International introduces Router for Intelligent Rail Transportation
Digi International introduces Router for Intelligent Rail Transportation Digi International today unveiled the Digi TX64 5G Rail, expanding the portfolio of transit routers to include a cellular router specifically designed for rail-transit applications. Digi’s new high-performance cellular router f...
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Teledyne FLIR announces next-generation Tactical Quadcopter
Teledyne FLIR announces next-generation Tactical Quadcopter Teledyne FLIR today announced the launch of the ION™ M640x tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The American designed, developed, and manufactured UAS builds on the capabilities of the ION M440 (a Blue sUAS) and will provide milita...
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Cepton joins Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program
Cepton joins Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program Cepton Technologies, Inc., an innovative provider of smart lidar solutions, announced today its membership in the Qualcomm® Smart Cities Accelerator Program. The Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program brings technologies and companies togethe...
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TRL identifies Metrics for Autonomous Vehicle Safety Assessment
TRL identifies Metrics for Autonomous Vehicle Safety Assessment One of the main motivations for the development and adoption of AVs is improved road safety – primarily through the reduction in severity and frequency of collisions resulting from human error. But how should we actually be assessing sa...
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Cogniteam Nimbus OS reduces robotics development time by 80 percent
Cogniteam Nimbus OS reduces robotics development time by 80 percent Cutting Development time by 80%, Cogniteam’s Nimbus Operating System “Delivers a seamless user experience from development, to deployment, and allows for lifetime over-the-air in-field maintenance.” Said Cogniteam co-founder and CEO...
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Iteris wins City of Fremont Smart Mobility and Safety Initiative
Iteris wins City of Fremont Smart Mobility and Safety Initiative Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a $940,000 contract by the City of Fremont to provide a comprehensive smart mobility and safety solution as part of t...
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NBS confirmed as CIBSE’s specification and product data partner
NBS confirmed as CIBSE’s specification and product data partner Today, NBS, the leading construction data platform, has announced its partnership with the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) as its specification and product data partner. The partnership marks the joining...
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IoT enabled Digital Twins set to transform Las Vegas
IoT enabled Digital Twins set to transform Las Vegas A leading Digital Twin provider and an IoT exponent are jointly developing a technology solution to transition Las Vegas to zero carbon emissions. A significant area of downtown Las Vegas will leverage advanced 5G networking, plus cutting edge IoT...
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Evocargo enters EMEA Markets with Autonomous Truck Logistics
Evocargo enters EMEA Markets with Autonomous Truck Logistics Global autonomous cargo transportation company Evocargo demonstrated its unmanned logistics platform EVO.1 at EXPO 2020 Dubai. The Founder and Chief Business Development Officer of Evocargo International Holdings Limited – Andrey Bolshakov...
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Velodyne Lidar to host World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology
Velodyne Lidar to host World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology Velodyne Lidar, Inc., today announced its fourth annual World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology, which will focus on advancing safety, sustainability and efficiency. The summit will look at how autonomous technology is changing...
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