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Tula diesel Dynamic Skip Fire shows 74 percent reduction in NOx emissions
Tula diesel Dynamic Skip Fire shows 74 percent reduction in NOx emissions Cummins Inc. and Tula Technology, Inc., a leader in propulsion efficiency, announced today at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit the results of their collaborative study on the effectiveness of Tula’...
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Samsung introduces PixCell LED for Intelligent Headlight Systems
Samsung introduces PixCell LED for Intelligent Headlight Systems Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced digital component solutions, today announced PixCell LED, a new automotive LED module optimized for intelligent headlights, such as adaptive driving beam (ADB) systems. ADB head...
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Avinor takes step towards autonomous snow removal for Norwegian airports
Avinor takes step towards autonomous snow removal for Norwegian airports Norwegian airport operator Avinor is now taking the next step towards autonomous snow removal through a new framework agreement regarding the purchase of self-driving runway sweepers. The self-driving technology is developed by...
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Air Taxis will utilize next-generation batteries and motors
Air Taxis will utilize next-generation batteries and motors Electrical Vertical Take-off and Landing aircraft (eVTOL) are moving from science fiction to reality, enabled by rapid advancements in electric motor, battery, and computing technology A new report from IDTechEx, “Air Taxis: Electric Vertic...
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Bentley Systems delivers Infrastructure Digital Twins to NVIDIA Omniverse
Bentley Systems delivers Infrastructure Digital Twins to NVIDIA Omniverse Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that it is developing applications using the NVIDIA Omniverse platform for photorealistic, real-time visualization and simulation of digital twi...
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Faraday Future selects NVIDIA DRIVE Orin for Autonomous FF 91 Luxury EV
Faraday Future selects NVIDIA DRIVE Orin for Autonomous FF 91 Luxury EV Faraday Future, a California-based global shared intelligent mobility ecosystem company, announced today that it is deploying the NVIDIA Drive Orin platform in its flagship ultra-luxury FF 91 electric vehicle. Moving to this nex...
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Comau UK develops battery manufacturing line for UK Battery Industrialisation Centre
Comau UK develops battery manufacturing line for UK Battery Industrialisation Centre Comau UK has been selected by the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) to develop and deploy a semi-automated battery module and battery pack assembly line for the publicly-funded ‘open access’ battery produc...
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FreeWire Boost Charger reduces installation and operating costs for Vehicle Charging
FreeWire Boost Charger reduces installation and operating costs for Vehicle Charging FreeWire Technologies, a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging and power solutions, today announced that an independent study conducted by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) validated the functionality...
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Eaton Power Distribution Technology selected by OEM for Electric Vehicle Platform
Eaton Power Distribution Technology selected by OEM for Electric Vehicle Platform Power management company Eaton announced its eMobility business secured a contract to supply power distribution units (PDUs) and Bussmann™ series fuses to a global vehicle manufacturer for use in a new battery e...
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Renesas launches RX23W Module with Bluetooth Control for Wireless IoT devices
Renesas launches RX23W Module with Bluetooth Control for Wireless IoT devices Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the RX23W Module with full Bluetooth® 5.0 Low Energy support for system control and wireless communication on IoT en...
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Insight LiDAR develops Gesture Detection Technology for Autonomous Vehicles
Insight LiDAR develops Gesture Detection Technology for Autonomous Vehicles Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology company Insight LiDAR today announced that its product, Insight 1600, is the first LiDAR with the combined high resolution and velocity detection to enable pedestrian gesture recognition. T...
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Public-Private Partnership brings VR to Crane Operator Training
Public-Private Partnership brings VR to Crane Operator Training Learning to operate a crane is serious business. It requires skilled trainers, adequate facilities, and an ample supply of lifting equipment similar to what students will eventually be working with in their jobs. But what if training co...
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Hyliion forms Hypertruck Innovation Council to advance electric transportation
Hyliion forms Hypertruck Innovation Council to advance electric transportation Hyliion Holdings Corp., a leader in electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, today announced the formation of the Hypertruck Innovation Council, a select group of fleet, logistics, and transportation indu...
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MaxLinear G_hn Spirit Grid Software transforms IoT connectivity
MaxLinear G_hn Spirit Grid Software transforms IoT connectivity MaxLinear, Inc., a leading provider of radio frequency (RF), analogue, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, announced today the general availability of its G.hn Spirit Grid software for industrial IoT (IIoT) applications. The s...
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Intel launches 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors
Intel launches 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors Intel today launched its most advanced, highest performance data centre platform optimized to power the industry’s broadest range of workloads — from the cloud to the network to the intelligent edge. New 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (co...
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Geosun UAV LiDAR scanning systems selects ACEINNA as IMU provider
Geosun UAV LiDAR scanning systems selects ACEINNA as IMU provider ACEINNA, one of the world’s leading developers of inertial based guidance and navigation systems for autonomous vehicles and automated machines, today announced that Geosun, a leading developer and manufacturer of LiDAR based navigati...
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John Deere reveals their vision with Precision Construction
John Deere reveals their vision with Precision Construction Advancing its commitment to delivering smart technology solutions to its customers, John Deere unveils Precision Construction. Paving the way for the future of construction, Precision Construction provides customers with a suite of technolo...
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Septentrio develops OSNMA for GNSS anti-spoofing security
Septentrio develops OSNMA for GNSS anti-spoofing security As technological advances allow GPS/GNSS devices to be more reliable, our lives are becoming increasingly dependent on accurate positioning and timing. Today, GNSS time is used to synchronize telecom and energy grids, while precise positionin...
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Iteris receives $3.15m additional work from FHA to support Intelligent Transportation
Iteris receives $3.15m additional work from FHA to support Intelligent Transportation Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has received an additional $3.15 million in funding for a task order under its indefinite delivery/indefinite qua...
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Truck transport is a logistical and engineering win
Truck transport is a logistical and engineering win Business owners are focused on reducing expenses and increasing income. That’s the basic definition of what a for-profit organization does. But when it comes to making decisions about how to transport goods from one place to another, entrepre...
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Bosch highlights the factory of the future at Hannover Messe 2021
Bosch highlights the factory of the future at Hannover Messe 2021 While demand sets the pace, the product determines the process. Machines and robots are constantly reconfiguring themselves. Autonomous transport vehicles deliver components, sophisticated robotic systems pick up workpieces and sort t...
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CloudMoyo Safety and Compliance solution wins Railway Technology Excellence Award
CloudMoyo Safety and Compliance solution wins Railway Technology Excellence Award CloudMoyo is proud to announce that the next-generation CloudMoyo Safety and Compliance solution has been recognized for its role in driving innovative change within the rail technology industry, winning the Railway Te...
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New SmartControl app accelerates in-fleeting and testing
New SmartControl app accelerates in-fleeting and testing Starting today, the new SmartControl in-fleeting app makes it easier to add new vehicles to an existing or new shared mobility fleet. The app can be used to quickly install and configure telematics units in all vehicle models, from bikes and k...
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MIT robot system uses penetrative radio frequency to pinpoint items
MIT robot system uses penetrative radio frequency to pinpoint items In recent years, robots have gained artificial vision, touch, and even smell. “Researchers have been giving robots human-like perception,” says MIT Associate Professor Fadel Adib. In a new paper, Adib’s team is pushing the technolog...
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UK Quantum Motion raises funds to create fault tolerant quantum processors
UK Quantum Motion raises funds to create fault tolerant quantum processors Quantum Motion Technologies Ltd, a UK based quantum computing company founded on world leading silicon spin technology and architectures developed at UCL and Oxford University, has announced it has completed an £8.0m series...
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Doka CONTAKT brings digitalisation to the construction site
Doka CONTAKT brings digitalisation to the construction site With the sensor-based CONTAKT construction site software, Doka offers a digital solution that brings the construction project planned in BIM to life on the real construction site. The new Fröschl office building is an outstanding example of...
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Meet Stretch, the Warehouse Automation robot from Boston Dynamics
Meet Stretch, the Warehouse Automation robot from Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, has revealed Stretch, its new box-moving robot designed to support the growing demand for flexible automation solutions in the logistics industry. This debut marks the company’s o...
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Velodyne Lidar partners with AGM Systems for air and mobile mapping technology
Velodyne Lidar partners with AGM Systems for air and mobile mapping technology Velodyne Lidar, Inc., today announced a multi-year agreement with AGM Systems LLC, which provides state-of-the-art hardware and software technology for the collection, processing and analysis of air and mobile mapping dat...
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Kudelski keySTREAM delivers the most advanced IoT Security and Device Management
Kudelski keySTREAM delivers the most advanced IoT Security and Device Management Kudelski IoT, a division of the Kudelski Group, the world leader in digital security and IoT solutions, today announced the availability of the Kudelski IoT keySTREAM Development Kit and Self-Service Portal. The feature...
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Cincoze high-performance industrial-grade GPU Computer rides the Waves of AIoT
Cincoze high-performance industrial-grade GPU Computer rides the Waves of AIoT Rapid evolution in AI technology is infusing IoT devices with new capabilities, leading to the new trend of AIoT. Simply speaking, IoT devices acquire data then transmit that data through the network to an integrated back...
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Iteris ClearGuide enables OC 405 JV to manage I-405 project traffic in California
Iteris ClearGuide enables OC 405 JV to manage I-405 project traffic in California Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that OC 405 Partners Joint Venture is expanding its use of Iteris’ ClearGuide™ solution as part of the I-405 Improvement Proje...
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Autonomous truck company Plus fundraising reaches US$420m
Autonomous truck company Plus fundraising reaches US$420m Plus, a leading provider of self-driving truck technology, today announced it has added $220 million in new financing co-led by FountainVest Partners and ClearVue Partners, with participation from Quanta Computer Inc., Phi Zoyi Capital, and M...
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Panasonic and McAfee build Vehicle SOC to commercialise Vehicle Security Monitoring
Panasonic and McAfee build Vehicle SOC to commercialise Vehicle Security Monitoring Panasonic Corporation and McAfee Corp. have agreed to jointly start building a Vehicle Security Operation Centre to commercialize vehicle security monitoring services. To protect connected vehicles around the world a...
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Optimus Ride and Polaris partner for Autonomous GEM Electric Vehicles
Optimus Ride and Polaris partner for Autonomous GEM Electric Vehicles Optimus Ride, a leading autonomous mobility service provider, and Polaris Inc. today announced a partnership to bring fully autonomous GEM vehicles to market. Under this joint development agreement, an exclusive line of Polaris GE...
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WaveSense secures $15m to accelerate next-generation ADAS and Autonomous Features
WaveSense secures $15m to accelerate next-generation ADAS and Autonomous Features WaveSense, the world’s only provider of Ground Positioning Radar™ (GPR) for precise vehicle localization, announced today it has raised $15 million. This round was led by top technology investors Rhapsody Ventur...
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Virgin Galactic and Land Rover extend partnership and reveal new spaceship
Virgin Galactic and Land Rover extend partnership and reveal new spaceship Land Rover has announced a three-year extension to its global partnership with Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial ‘spaceline’. Virgin Galactic’s latest spaceship was unveiled today, supported by a Range Rover Astro...
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Semiconductor shortage threatens to halt connected car development
Semiconductor shortage threatens to halt connected car development The dwindling supplies of the semiconductors relied upon by car manufacturers, the unprecedented weather in Texas and a recent factory fire in Japan for one of the world’s leading auto chip makers, has created a perfect storm for the...
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Iteris continues Midwest expansion With New Illinois DoT Smart Highway contract
Iteris continues Midwest expansion With New Illinois DoT Smart Highway contract Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a $500,000 intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and traffic signal synchronization project by the Illinois...
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95 percent of security professionals concerned about IoT risks on their network
95 percent of security professionals concerned about IoT risks on their network Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organisations, today announced the results of a new research report that assessed the security of connected de...
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i.safe MOBILE partners with Evora IT Solutions on global technology solutions
i.safe MOBILE partners with Evora IT Solutions on global technology solutions i.safe MOBILE, one of the world’s most innovative developers of mobile communication devices for use in hazardous areas, and Evora IT Solutions, global consulting and software solution provider focused on maintenance...
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MIT studies controlling bubble formation on electrodes for carbon-capture systems
MIT studies controlling bubble formation on electrodes for carbon-capture systems Using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen can be an effective way to produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel, with further benefits if that electricity is generated from renewable energy sources. But as wat...
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SF Express selects Plus for China’s first self-driving Commercial Freight Pilot
SF Express selects Plus for China’s first self-driving Commercial Freight Pilot Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a leading company in self-driving truck technology, announced today that SF Express has selected the company for China’s first commercial freight pilot to demonstrate how supervised autonom...
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Samsung develops 512GB capacity DDR5 Memory for advanced computing applications
Samsung develops 512GB capacity DDR5 Memory for advanced computing applications Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has expanded its DDR5 DRAM memory portfolio with the industry’s first 512GB DDR5 module based on High-K Metal G...
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Heavy-duty vehicle powertrain decarbonisation gets nearer with free piston engines
Heavy-duty vehicle powertrain decarbonisation gets nearer with free piston engines Libertine FPE, the creator of Smart Engine control technology for free piston engine generators, has secured funding to advance development of its range-extender concept for heavy duty applications. Free piston range...
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Partnership bringing Surfsight Video Telematics into the Geotab Ecosystem
Partnership bringing Surfsight Video Telematics into the Geotab Ecosystem Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, together with Lytx®, a global leader and pioneer of video telematics, announced today the availability of an integrated camera solution from Surfsight™ on the...
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Phison Electronics joins the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium
Phison Electronics joins the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium Phison Electronics Corp., a global leader in NAND Flash controller integrated circuits and storage solutions, announced today that it has joined the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC). The AECC is a non-profit association of...
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Neurala and FLIR collaborate on AI-powered industrial cameras for Industry 4.0
Neurala and FLIR collaborate on AI-powered industrial cameras for Industry 4.0 Today, Neurala, a leader in vision AI software, announced a collaboration with FLIR Systems Inc. to deliver a full software and hardware stack AI-based industrial imaging solution. Neurala’s vision AI software unlocks the...
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Frankfurt Airport tests Blickfeld LiDAR Technology to detect passenger flows
Frankfurt Airport tests Blickfeld LiDAR Technology to detect passenger flows LiDAR sensors and perception software provider Blickfeld announces the implementation of a first project phase of a people counting application at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Blickfeld is implementing the detection and analysi...
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Unity and HERE developing next-generation embedded automotive interfaces
Unity and HERE developing next-generation embedded automotive interfaces Unity, the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced a collaborative agreement with HERE Technologies, the leading location data and technology platform, to partner on deve...
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IAM RoadSmart study finds motorists consider autonomous vehicles dangerous
IAM RoadSmart study finds motorists consider autonomous vehicles dangerous A study from the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has revealed that 60 percent of motorists consider the growing ability of vehicles to drive themselves as a serious threat to road safety. While fe...
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ACEINNA and Point One Navigation launch OpenARC for precise positioning
ACEINNA and Point One Navigation launch OpenARC for precise positioning ACEINNA, one of the world’s leading developers of inertial based guidance and navigation systems for autonomous vehicles and devices, today announced the commercial availability of OpenARC, a complete, precise positioning hardwa...
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Quantum researchers find semiconductor qubits scale in two dimensions
Quantum researchers find semiconductor qubits scale in two dimensions The heart of any computer, its central processing unit, is built using semiconductor technology, which is capable of putting billions of transistors onto a single chip. Now, researchers from the group of Menno Veldhorst at QuTech,...
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BLUETTI officially launches EP500-Pro 5.1KWh Mobile Solar Battery
BLUETTI officially launches EP500/Pro 5.1KWh Mobile Solar Battery Back in July 2020, BLUETTI a renewable energy company set its sights on the solar energy storage market and announced the launch of its first 2000Watt battery product, the BLUETTI AC200. The campaign raised over US$6.8M and broke the...
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XPeng aims for 3,675 km Autonomous Driving Expedition in China
XPeng aims for 3,675 km Autonomous Driving Expedition in China XPeng Inc., a Chinese smart electric vehicle company, has kicked off the autonomous driving expedition with a fleet of XPeng P7s, covering a total distance of 3,675 km across six provinces in China. This will be the longest autonomous dr...
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Terradepth trials Underwater Autonomous Submarine to map the oceans
Terradepth trials Underwater Autonomous Submarine to map the oceans Terradepth, a disruptor in maritime data collection and use, has announced the successful completion of its Phase 1 trials. The test was executed at Lake Travis in Travis County, Texas. The Phase 1 test results conclusively demonstr...
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Esri’s new book introduces Water and Power Utilities to GIS Spatial Analytics
Esri’s new book introduces Water and Power Utilities to GIS Spatial Analytics Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced the publication of Delivering Water and Power: GIS for Utilities. More and more, modern utilities are applying technology like sensors and data visual...
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Bentley Acceleration Initiatives launches OpenTower iQ digital twins for 5G Towers
Bentley Acceleration Initiatives launches OpenTower iQ digital twins for 5G Towers Bentley Acceleration Initiatives today announced the availability of OpenTower® iQ, a digital twin solution “powered by iTwin” for telecom towers that provides 3D visualization, real-time decision support, and predict...
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Introducing drones into construction for topographic surveys
Introducing drones into construction for topographic surveys Most construction businesses have similar priorities — deliver high quality work to the client’s budget and deadline. Investing in technology can enable companies to complete jobs more quickly and accurately, helping them to meet client ex...
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MIT study finds dramatic price drop in lithium-ion battery costs
MIT study finds dramatic price drop in lithium-ion battery costs The cost of the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used for phones, laptops, and cars has fallen dramatically over the last three decades, and has been a major driver of the rapid growth of those technologies. But attempting to quantif...
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nPlan secures $18.5m investment to mitigate risk with AI analytics
nPlan secures $18.5m investment to mitigate risk with AI analytics nPlan, a company that uses machine learning to forecast the duration, risks and opportunities of construction projects, has secured an $18.5 million investment round, led by GV (formerly Google Ventures). The company’s proprietary AI...
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US Drone Pilots get new capabilities with Esri Site Scan for ArcGIS
US Drone Pilots get new capabilities with Esri Site Scan for ArcGIS Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today released a new integration in its Site Scan for ArcGIS flight planner with business partner Airspace Link, Inc., the leading North American provider of federal, state, and loca...
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Velodyne Lidar demonstrates how advanced LiDAR technology improves Pedestrian Safety
Velodyne Lidar demonstrates how advanced LiDAR technology improves Pedestrian Safety Velodyne Lidar, Inc. showed how with lidar technology, Pedestrian Automated Emergency Braking (PAEB) systems can be significantly improved, with the potential to save thousands of lives annually. Velodyne released a...
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AECOM partners with Houston METRO to automate zero emissions transit technology
AECOM partners with Houston METRO to automate zero emissions transit technology AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, has partnered with Houston METRO, the region’s largest public transit provider, to accelerate deployment of automated technology in transit vehicles. Funded thro...
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Mace Group and RealWear deploying hands-free head-mounted wearable devices
Mace Group and RealWear deploying hands-free head-mounted wearable devices RealWear, Inc., the global leader of hands-free head-mounted wearables, announced that Mace Group, a global consultancy and construction firm headquartered in London, deployed RealWear’s assisted reality wearable computers ru...
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Audi mobilises Swarm Data to create Intelligent Mobility
Audi mobilises Swarm Data to create Intelligent Mobility Audi is taking another step towards safer and more intelligent mobility by using high-precision swarm data for the first time to optimise the speed and accuracy of hazard warning communication between its networked models. Its upgraded car-to-...
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MIT algorithm helps artificial intelligence systems dodge ‘adversarial’ inputs
MIT algorithm helps artificial intelligence systems dodge ‘adversarial’ inputs In a perfect world, what you see is what you get. If this were the case, the job of artificial intelligence systems would be refreshingly straightforward. Take collision avoidance systems in self-driving cars....
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