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Quanergy deploys LiDAR technology to count tourists in South Korea
Quanergy deploys LiDAR technology to count tourists in South Korea Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of OPA-based solid state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT, today announced the first ever deployment of its smart LiDAR solution for the tourism and public leisure...
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Eaton 48 volt technology help manufacturers meet global emission regulations
Eaton 48 volt technology help manufacturers meet global emission regulations Power management company Eaton today announced its Vehicle Group has developed a series of 48-volt technologies to assist its global on- and off-highway commercial vehicle customers transitioning from traditional 12- and 24...
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SRL traffic light modelling technology cuts roadwork queue length by 50 percent
SRL traffic light modelling technology cuts roadwork queue length by 50 percent The UK and Republic of Ireland’s only multiphase adaptive detection system for portable and temporary traffic signals has been independently proven to reduce average queue lengths by 50%, potentially saving commuters mor...
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Iteris and Wejo partner on enhanced applications for Connected Vehicle Data
Iteris and Wejo partner on enhanced applications for Connected Vehicle Data Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, and Wejo, a global leader in connected vehicle data, today announced that they have entered into an agreement to deliver enhanced connected vehicle...
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MIT system can train drones to fly around obstacles at high speed
MIT system can train drones to fly around obstacles at high speed If you follow autonomous drone racing, you likely remember the crashes as much as the wins. In drone racing, teams compete to see which vehicle is better trained to fly fastest through an obstacle course. But the faster drones fly, th...
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Arcserve and Nutanix deliver Hyperconverged Data Protection and Cybersecurity
Arcserve and Nutanix deliver Hyperconverged Data Protection and Cybersecurity Arcserve, the world’s most experienced data and ransomware protection provider, today announced Arcserve N Series appliances, which deliver integrated hyperscale backup, recovery, and ransomware protection to enterpr...
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Transcend Air to use GE Aviation engines for Groundbreaking Vy 400 VTOL Aircraft
Transcend Air to use GE Aviation engines for Groundbreaking Vy 400 VTOL Aircraft Transcend Air Corporation today announced an agreement with GE Aviation to develop and certify a custom variant of GE’s class-leading CT7-8 turboshaft helicopter engine to power the Vy 400 High Speed Vertical Takeoff an...
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UK’s leading driver safety software heads for Australia
UK’s leading driver safety software heads for Australia Praiso is a cloud-based platform that combines evidence-based machine learning and its unique algorithms to tailor continuous digital driver and educational content. Managing a large fleet presents challenges on many fronts, and Praiso he...
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Cortical.io launches Contract Intelligence 4.5 document processing software
Cortical.io launches Contract Intelligence 4.5 document processing software Cortical.io today announced the release of Contract Intelligence 4.5, an artificial intelligence software that automatically and accurately searches, extracts, classifies and compares key information from agreements, contrac...
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Haskell partners with IPSUM for ProPlanner scheduling and planning software
Haskell partners with IPSUM for ProPlanner scheduling and planning software Dysruptek, the Haskell’s corporate venture capital arm, invests in IPSUM a construction tech start-up originally from Latin America, now based in the US, who has been recognized by BuiltWorlds in their Top 50 List from 2021...
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NVIDIA DRIVE to power Embark Autonomous Trucks
NVIDIA DRIVE to power Embark Autonomous Trucks Embark Trucks Inc., a leading developer of autonomous technology for the trucking industry, today announced that it will use NVIDIA DRIVE™ autonomous vehicle compute platform solutions to power the Embark Universal Interface (EUI) and the Embark...
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Jo Bamford launches FUZE asset finance solution for zero-emission bus funding
Jo Bamford launches FUZE asset finance solution for zero-emission bus funding Green pioneer and Wrightbus owner Jo Bamford today launched FUZE, a unique asset finance company offering the complete solution for the funding of zero-emission buses. Heralding the industry as being “on the cusp of vit...
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GeoSLAM launches new Underground Mining technology solutions
GeoSLAM launches new Underground Mining technology solutions Global geospatial mapping specialist, GeoSLAM, has expanded its mining offering, building on its world-leading reputation in the sector to provide advanced underground mining solutions. The news follows the unveiling of its automated proce...
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CES 2022 Opening Keynote to be delivered by General Motors Chair and CEO Mary Barra
CES 2022 Opening Keynote to be delivered by General Motors Chair and CEO Mary Barra The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced that General Motors (GM) Chair and CEO Mary Barra will deliver the opening keynote at CES® 2022, the world’s most influential technology event. Barra...
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Kortical AI and ML technology drives revenue growth for business
Kortical AI and ML technology drives revenue growth for business A British AI tech start-up Kortical, which helps companies use machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, has improved 10x their success rate of generating positive outcomes across their organisations vs the i...
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DJI Agras T30 and T10 agriculture drones now available worldwide
DJI Agras T30 and T10 agriculture drones now available worldwide DJI, the global leader in drone and camera technology, today expands the world’s ability to grow and nurture its food supply by making the Agras T30 and T10 agriculture drones available in over 100 additional countries. The Agras T30 a...
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Plus celebrates Autonomous Truck level-4 driving demonstration
Plus celebrates Autonomous Truck level-4 driving demonstration Plus, a global provider of self-driving truck technology that recently announced its proposed business combination with Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V, revealed today that it has completed a driverless Level 4 truck demonstration on...
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Sarcos Robotics and T-Mobile team-up to integrate 5G into Guardian XT Robot
Sarcos Robotics and T-Mobile team-up to integrate 5G into Guardian XT Robot Sarcos Robotics, a leader in the development of robots that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, and T-Mobile, America’s 5G leader, today announced a collaboration to integrate T-Mobile 5G into the Sarcos Guard...
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World’s first 3D Lightfield Tablet enables 3D content without additional hardware
World’s first 3D Lightfield Tablet enables 3D content without additional hardware Leia, Inc., the creators of 3D Lightfield products and software, today announce the availability of its 3D Lume Pad. This high-performance Android 10.8-inch tablet projects images in true 3D off – and deepe...
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Trimble launches $200m Venture Fund
Trimble launches $200m Venture Fund Trimble announced today the creation of Trimble Ventures, a venture fund focused on investing in early and growth-stage innovative companies that align with Trimble’s mission of transforming work in the agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportatio...
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EVC pick up award for Best Commercial EV Charging Provider in the UK
EVC pick up award for Best Commercial EV Charging Provider in the UK Named Best Commercial EV Charging Solutions Provider 2021 – UK, EVC is one of the fastest growing providers of free EV charge points across the country, supported by renowned renewable energy investment group, Oasthouse Ventures. E...
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Morgan introduces the all-terrain Plus Four CX-T for overland adventures
Morgan introduces the all-terrain Plus Four CX-T for overland adventures Morgan unveils the Plus Four CX-T, a car with adventure at its core. A vehicle with capability not yet witnessed on a Morgan sports car, it opens up the possibility of routes, landscapes and destinations inaccessible by Morgan...
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ANYbotics equipped with Velodyne Puck Sensors automate industrial inspections
ANYbotics equipped with Velodyne Puck Sensors automate industrial inspections Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced ANYbotics is equipping its autonomous mobile robots with Velodyne’s Puck™ lidar sensors. ANYbotics robots provide industrial operators with an automated robotic inspection soluti...
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DHL Express orders 12 fully electric Eviation cargo planes
DHL Express orders 12 fully electric Eviation cargo planes DHL Express, the world’s leading express service provider, and Eviation, the Seattle-area based global manufacturer of all-electric aircraft, today write aviation history in announcing that DHL is the first to order 12 fully electric Alice e...
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Esri helps Matanuska manage 10,000 square mile broadband network in Alaska
Esri helps Matanuska manage 10,000 square mile broadband network in Alaska When a broadband network stretches across a 10,000-square-mile area that includes the rugged, rural terrain of Alaska, it can be a challenge to manage. Expanding that network further requires quickly burying as much cable as...
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Quanergy solid-state LiDAR achieves 100 metre range
Quanergy solid-state LiDAR achieves 100 metre range Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of OPA-based solid state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT, today announced the successful driving demonstration of its S3 Series LiDAR, a true solid state LiDAR sensor using an i...
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utiliVisor collaborative approach helps New Valley Hospital save over $1m
utiliVisor collaborative approach helps New Valley Hospital save over $1m utiliVisor, a leader in utility submetering and plant optimization, announces that their collaboration with The New Valley Hospital has helped the hospital save more than $1.025 million. utiliVisor was initially brought in to...
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Bentley Systems acquires Imago to add geoscientific imagery to Seequent solutions
Bentley Systems acquires Imago to add geoscientific imagery to Seequent solutions Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that its Seequent business unit has acquired Imago Inc, a developer of cloud-based software for the capture and management...
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Reconstruct expands AI-powered Visual Command Center in Asia
Reconstruct expands AI-powered Visual Command Center in Asia Reconstruct, the leader in AI-powered remote quality control and progress monitoring software, announces that NTT DOCOMO Ventures, the investment arm of NTT DOCOMO, and Asia Pacific Land joined its $17.3 million Series B funding round. The...
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McAfee Enterprise data-centric solution promises to secure private applications
McAfee Enterprise data-centric solution promises to secure private applications McAfee Enterprise today announced MVISION Private Access, an integrated approach to enable granular ‘Zero Trust’ access and extend data and threat protection capabilities to private applications hosted across hybrid IT e...
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Detmar Logistics orders 300 Hyliion ERX Hypertrucks
Detmar Logistics orders 300 Hyliion ERX Hypertrucks Hyliion Holdings Corp., a leader in electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, today announced that Detmar Logistics LLC has executed a reservation agreement covering 300 Hypertruck ERX™ systems. The agreement is part of Hylii...
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Walabot DIY 2 brings X-Ray Superpowers to your Smartphone
Walabot DIY 2 brings X-Ray Superpowers to your Smartphone Vayyar Imaging, the global leader in 4D imaging radar, today launched Walabot DIY 2, the next generation of its award-winning visual stud finder which, for the first time, is now available for iPhone, as well as Android devices. The Wi-Fi-ena...
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Velodyne Lidar releases Vella Software Development Kit for Autonomous Solutions
Velodyne Lidar releases Vella Software Development Kit for Autonomous Solutions Velodyne Lidar, Inc. has announced a new software development kit which allows customers to utilize the advanced capabilities of Velodyne’s Vella lidar perception software in their autonomous solutions. The Vella Develop...
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Cold Bore Technology closes $14m financing for SmartPAD technology
Cold Bore Technology closes $14m financing for SmartPAD technology Cold Bore Technology, a leader in frac completions automation and platform technology have announced it has closed $14M in growth financing. The round was led by bp ventures with participation from the Canadian Business Growth Fund (...
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RoboSense partners with GAC Aion for mass-produced LiDAR for Autonomous Vehicles
RoboSense partners with GAC Aion for mass-produced LiDAR for Autonomous Vehicles RoboSense LiDAR, the leading Smart LiDAR Sensor provider and GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. set up by Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd, a Fortune 500 company and one of the automobile groups with the most c...
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The 3 key traits of a Connected Vehicle
The 3 key traits of a Connected Vehicle The connectivity revolution is disrupting industries across the board, and the automotive industry is no exception. From vehicular navigation systems that alert drivers to congested traffic and offer alternative routes to vehicles that communicate with their e...
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Microvast and eVersum join forces to drive Urban Commercial Vehicle Electrification
Microvast and eVersum join forces to drive Urban Commercial Vehicle Electrification Microvast Holdings, a leading global provider of next-generation battery technologies for commercial and specialty vehicles, and eVersum, a high-tech vehicle OEM specializing in the design, development and build of t...
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QuoteToMe raises $2.5m in construction-focused Venture Funding
QuoteToMe raises $2.5m in construction-focused Venture Funding QuoteToMe, which is digitizing the construction industry’s procurement and financial processes, today announced it has funded a fully subscribed VC investment round of $2.5 million (CAD). The company reports funding commitments even beyo...
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Blackmagic Design releases Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K for perfect streaming
Blackmagic Design releases Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K for perfect streaming Blackmagic Design has announced the new addition to the Blackmagic Web Presenter family. This new Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K model has an upgraded Ultra HD resolution H.264 encoder for live streaming in native Ultra HD. Th...
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CATL announces breakthrough Sodium-ion battery technology
CATL announces breakthrough Sodium-ion battery technology Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) held its first online launch event “Tech Zone” on July 29. Dr. Robin Zeng, chairman of CATL, unveiled the company’s first-generation sodium-ion battery, together with its AB battery pack soluti...
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Building a better future with an Environmental, Social and Governance approach
Building a better future with an Environmental, Social and Governance approach There has been a complete shift in Environmental, Social and Governance Responsibilities, from nice-to-have to must-have, as it is now an important consideration in investment decisions. To solve the safety and productivi...
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UK keen on gigabit broadband but not Internet of Things
UK keen on gigabit broadband but not Internet of Things A total of 363 smart cities information and communications technology (ICT)-related procurements were made by UK local authorities in the six financial years spanning FY2015-16 to FY2020-21. Of these, less than half have resulted in an award be...
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MIT Geologists use erupted sea glass to take the Earth’s inner temperature
MIT Geologists use erupted sea glass to take the Earth’s inner temperature If the Earth’s oceans were drained completely, they would reveal a massive chain of undersea volcanoes snaking around the planet. This sprawling ocean ridge system is a product of overturning material in the Earth’s int...
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Geotab surpasses more than 100K telematics subscriptions in Europe
Geotab surpasses more than 100K telematics subscriptions in Europe As telematics technology continues to become an essential part of commercial fleet management across the globe, Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation — today announced that it has surpassed 100,000 organically g...
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dSPACE and Cepton to provide 3D Lidar Simulation for autonomous applications
dSPACE and Cepton to provide 3D Lidar Simulation for autonomous applications Cepton, a Silicon Valley-based supplier of state-of-the-art, intelligent lidar-based solutions, and dSPACE, a leading provider of simulation and validation solutions, are collaborating closely to enable easier adoption of l...
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Iteris wins city-wide safety and mobility contract in Lake Forest, California
Iteris wins city-wide safety and mobility contract in Lake Forest, California Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced it has been selected by the City of Lake Forest, California for a multi-year smart mobility program to reduce congestion and impr...
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Quanergy 3D LiDAR aids Waste Incineration Plant reduce environmental impact in China
Quanergy 3D LiDAR aids Waste Incineration Plant reduce environmental impact in China Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of OPA-based solid state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT, today announced a new smart LiDAR deployment automating waste plant operations, to ens...
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Move Asia returns for another influential Urban Mobility virtual event
Move Asia returns for another influential Urban Mobility virtual event Asia’s most important mobility event, MOVE Asia returns from 7-9 September 2021 to bring together the entire urban mobility ecosystem, with key decision-makers, leading players, and disruptors from all across the different...
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Cenex-LCV2021 and Cenex-CAM2021 open for visitor registration
Cenex-LCV2021 and Cenex-CAM2021 open for visitor registration Registration is now open for visitors to attend the annual Cenex-Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV2021) and Cenex-Connected Automated Mobility (CAM2021) events at UTAC Millbrook Proving Ground on 22nd and 23rd September 2021. Registration to attend...
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Gaist and TRL partnership accelerates road network Digital Twins
Gaist and TRL partnership accelerates road network Digital Twins The development of a national ‘digital twin’ of our roads which could revolutionise how we plan and manage the road network, is set to accelerate following a collaboration between TRL and Gaist. Gaist, the world-leading provider of roa...
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Department for Transport gives green light for the first Electric Motorway in the UK
Department for Transport gives green light for the first Electric Motorway in the UK The Department for Transport has awarded funding through Innovate UK to a consortium to lead the UK’s first ever study on the electrification of long range trucks with dynamic charging, using overhead wires on motor...
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Electric Assisted Vehicles reveals their all-electric mid-mile urban van
Electric Assisted Vehicles reveals their all-electric mid-mile urban van Electric Assisted Vehicles Limited (EAV), the Oxford-based sustainable zero-emissions transport manufacturers, have today revealed LINCS, a modular multipurpose lightweight vehicle designed to provide urban light commercial van...
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International Energy Agency examines Smart Cities and the race to Net Zero
International Energy Agency examines Smart Cities and the race to Net Zero A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report for the G20 Italy Presidency examines how cities can be a key to a net-zero emissions future as digitalisation opens up a range of new opportunities The world’s cities can play a...
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Mindtech raises $3.25m for AI Vision Synthetic Data Training Platform
Mindtech raises $3.25m for AI Vision Synthetic Data Training Platform Mindtech Global, developer of the world’s leading end-to-end synthetic data creation platform for training AI vision systems – today announced closing a $3.25 million funding round. The round was led by NPIF – Mercia Equity...
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Mercedes-Benz acquires electric motor technology company YASA
Mercedes-Benz acquires electric motor technology company YASA Mercedes-Benz today announced the acquisition of YASA, a pioneer in next-generation electric drive technology. Under the terms of the acquisition, YASA will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz, developing ultra high-perf...
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Allison Transmission introduces TerraTran propulsion solution for construction and mining
Allison Transmission introduces TerraTran propulsion solution for construction and mining 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...
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Saint-Gobain NA and Ecomedes launches buyers portal to simplify Sustainable Materials
Saint-Gobain NA and Ecomedes launches buyers portal to simplify Sustainable Materials Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building materials company, and ecomedes, developer of the leading sustainable building products platform, today announced a partnership to deliver a comprehensive sustainability d...
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Hiboo enables construction companies to calculate their carbon impact
Hiboo enables construction companies to calculate their carbon impact Thanks to Hiboo’s solution, equipment users and renters are now able to collect and measure the CO₂e (the CO₂ equivalent) emissions related to the fuel consumption of each equipment. This unit, created by the IPCC, takes into acco...
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Quanergy 3D LiDAR selected for V2X Smart City deployment in Korea
Quanergy 3D LiDAR selected for V2X Smart City deployment in Korea Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of OPA-based solid state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT, today announced its 3D LiDAR solution has been selected to support the development of an Information, Com...
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Sintavia develops Copper 3D Printing Technology
Sintavia develops Copper 3D Printing Technology GRCop-42 material parameter and furnacing specification to enable full alloy adoption Sintavia, LLC, a designer and 3D printer of a new generation of flight and launch components, announced today that it has developed proprietary printing technology fo...
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Metawave selects Analog Devices Beamforming Technology for Turbo 5G Repeater
Metawave selects Analog Devices Beamforming Technology for Turbo 5G Repeater Metawave today announced that its TURBO 5G repeater is the first platform of its kind to use Analog Devices’ ADMV4828 beamforming chipset. This enables Metawave’s TURBO platform to reach an overall system gain that is unatt...
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AKXinternet technology delivers wireless 1 Gigabit Speeds in Alaska
AKXinternet technology delivers wireless 1 Gigabit Speeds in Alaska Alaska Communications is bringing the speed Alaskans need with its new service, AKXinternet, a mesh fixed wireless solution offering 1 gigabit download speeds and up to 100 Mbps upload speeds. The service offers unlimited data throu...
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Blackline Safety G7 EXO area gas monitor wins international gold design award
Blackline Safety G7 EXO area gas monitor wins international gold design award Blackline Safety Corp., a global leader of hardware-enabled software as a service (SaaS) technology, today announced its G7 EXO area gas monitor won gold at INT Design’s 2021 GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN awards. The workplace saf...
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TollPlus deploys back-office technology for North Texas Tollway Authority
TollPlus deploys back-office technology for North Texas Tollway Authority TollPlus has successfully deployed an advanced Back‐Office System (BOS) for the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA). TollPlus, a subsidiary of VINCI Highways, was previously awarded the contract to design, implement, and main...
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Cybersecurity issues with Self Driving Cars
Cybersecurity issues with Self Driving Cars Self-driving cars or vehicles with autopilot modes are revolutionary, but they don’t come without their risks. People have established a number of ways in which self-driving cars can be targeted. Self-driving cars have to be connected to the outside world,...
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The new Telent Intelligent Transport System delivers asset efficiency
The new Telent Intelligent Transport System delivers asset efficiency Telent’s newly deployed Intelligent Transport System will provide a scalable and futureproof solution for councils and road authorities across the UK. Optima Hub remotely monitors and integrates data from roadside controllers and...
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