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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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Procore ERP Connector Platform provides real-time insight for Construction Projects
Procore ERP Connector Platform provides real-time insight for Construction Projects Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today announced the availability of its global ERP Connector platform, along with four new Procore-built accounting integrations. No...
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Nissan reimagines the all-new 2022 Frontier
Nissan reimagines the all-new 2022 Frontier Nissan affirms its commitment to vehicle manufacturing in Mississippi with the official start of production of the all-new 2022 Nissan Frontier at Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant, underscoring the company’s more than six decades of truck expertise in the U.S...
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Teledyne Relays releases four Reed Relay ranges for high-reliability applications
Teledyne Relays releases four Reed Relay ranges for high-reliability applications Teledyne Relays today announced availability of four new reed relay product families, all offering extremely long life of up to 1 billion cycles, ideal for applications where high reliability is essential. The new prod...
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Halliburton collaborates with Aker BP to implement DecisionSpace 365
Halliburton collaborates with Aker BP to implement DecisionSpace 365 Halliburton Company announced that it is expanding its digital collaboration with Aker BP, a Norwegian oil and gas exploration and production company, by deploying digital twins to automate work processes and accelerate decision-ma...
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Fluke teams up with Boston Dynamics to expand Industrial Acoustic Imaging
Fluke teams up with Boston Dynamics to expand Industrial Acoustic Imaging Fluke Process Instruments, a global leader in infrared imaging and thermal profiling solutions for industrial applications, has partnered with mobile robotics trailblazer Boston Dynamics to bring Fluke Process Instruments’ new...
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Continental integrates AEye LiDAR into automotive-grade autonomous solutions
Continental integrates AEye LiDAR into automotive-grade autonomous solutions Only ten months after joining forces in partnership with LiDAR expert AEye, Continental is integrating the long-range LiDAR technology into its full sensor stack solution to create the first full stack automotive-grade syst...
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TuSimple partners with AEye to deploy long-range LiDAR for Autonomous Trucking
TuSimple partners with AEye to deploy long-range LiDAR for Autonomous Trucking AEye, Inc., a global leader in adaptive, high-performance LiDAR solutions, today announced a development partnership with global self-driving technology company, TuSimple. TuSimple is working with VW’s TRATON Group to dev...
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Velodyne Lidar and NVIDIA Metropolis partner on Intelligent Infrastructure Solutions
Velodyne Lidar and NVIDIA Metropolis partner on Intelligent Infrastructure Solutions Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced it has joined the NVIDIA Metropolis program for Velodyne’s Intelligent Infrastructure Solution for traffic monitoring and analytics. NVIDIA Metropolis is designed to nurture and...
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Will Electric Delivery Vans keep up with online shopping?
Will Electric Delivery Vans keep up with online shopping? The courier sector is currently experiencing two major consumer demands – an ever-increasing expectation for rapid delivery times, and a growing concern for greener methods. Balancing these two requirements has been difficult, and the recent...
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Dynisma unveils world’s most advanced driving simulator for cars and motorsports
Dynisma unveils world’s most advanced driving simulator for cars and motorsports Dynisma Ltd., the UK-based motion simulator technology company, today releases details of its new world-leading DMG-1™ and lightweight DMG-1 Carbon™ advanced driving simulators. The Dynisma Motion Ge...
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Trimble MX50 vehicle LiDAR enables data capture for Road Agencies
Trimble MX50 vehicle LiDAR enables data capture for Road Agencies Trimble has introduced the Trimble® MX50 mobile mapping system for asset management and mapping — a new addition to its established mobile mapping portfolio. This vehicle-mounted mobile LiDAR system is a mid-range option for first-tim...
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HyperPort concept revealed by HyperloopTT and HHLA
HyperPort concept revealed by HyperloopTT and HHLA Hyperloop Transportation Technologies revealed HyperPort™, a sustainable high-speed cargo and freight solution capable of increasing capacity and efficiency while decreasing pollution and congestion at ports worldwide. Developed in partnershi...
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Esri Federal Geospatial Data now available to anyone online
Esri Federal Geospatial Data now available to anyone online Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that in collaboration with federal agencies, it is opening up access to dozens of high-priority, high-demand national data layers, referred to by government users as National...
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Samsung ISOCELL Image Sensor tailor made for automotive applications
Samsung ISOCELL Image Sensor tailor made for automotive applications Samsung, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today introduced ISOCELL Auto 4AC, an automotive image sensor that offers advanced 120-decibel (dB) high dynamic range (HDR) and LED flicker mitigation (LFM) especially...
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Zutec and Westfield celebrate their 10 year technology partnership
Zutec and Westfield celebrate their 10 year technology partnership Construction software platform, Zutec, has been tasked with helping global commercial real estate company, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, to build the largest shopping mall in Europe In 2008, the world faced one of the greatest economic...
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KCL Logistics doubles efficiency with Mandata Go transport management system
KCL Logistics doubles efficiency with Mandata Go transport management system North East UK chilled distribution firm KCL Logistics has revolutionised its working practices after implementing the Mandata Go transport management system. The new Mandata Go solution will allow the business to continue i...
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GAP Group digitalises depot operations with Spartan PHALANX mobile solution
GAP Group digitalises depot operations with Spartan PHALANX mobile solution GAP Group, the largest independent hire company in the UK, announced today a partnership with Spartan Solutions Ltd to digitise operations across all ten of its divisions using Spartan’s PHALANX mobile solution for equipment...
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XBUS reveals the future of mobility with Van prototype
XBUS reveals the future of mobility with Van prototype After some three years of development, the time has come: The fully functional prototype of the XBUS – previously known as eBussy – is now entering its next phase. The first series model of the new modular universal vehicle will be rolling...
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Eurovia UK partnership leads the way with robotic paving slab cutter
Eurovia UK partnership leads the way with robotic paving slab cutter A Distributed Automated Cutting System (DACS) project, led by Eurovia UK, in partnership with Loop Technology and The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), will deliver a ground-breaking robotic pav...
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Jeep reveals first images of 2022 electric Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe
Jeep reveals first images of 2022 electric Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe During Stellantis EV Day 2021, the Jeep® brand revealed the first images of its all-new 2022 Jeep® Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid. The fifth generation of the Grand Cherokee, which over the past 30 years has become the most awarde...
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Homes are driving the Green Transition and Electric Vehicle revolution
Homes are driving the Green Transition and Electric Vehicle revolution Electric vehicles are driving the UK’s green transition, helping the nation on its journey towards sustainability and net zero emissions by 2050. To achieve this goal, the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned after 2...
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Sarcos Robotics brings Teleoperation to Guardian XT Robotic System
Sarcos Robotics brings Teleoperation to Guardian XT Robotic System Sarcos Robotics, a leader in the development of robotic systems that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, today announced it has successfully demonstrated its SenSuit™ controller garment. As part of the next-gene...
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Graphisoft releases Archicad 25 for greater and more detailed design
Graphisoft releases Archicad 25 for greater and more detailed design Latest enhancements respond to user feedback with significant design, visualization, documentation, and collaboration improvements to Archicad, BIMx, and BIMcloud, making Archicad 25 the most user-driven version to date. Graphisoft...
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The artificial intelligence unicorns of the future
The artificial intelligence unicorns of the future Artificial intelligence (AI) startups are ushering in a new era of technology driven by innovations and grabbing the attention of investors worldwide. Against this backdrop, the Unicorn Prediction Model of GlobalData, a leading data and analytics co...
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Bentley Systems’ Seequent acquires Aarhus GeoSoftware
Bentley Systems’ Seequent acquires Aarhus GeoSoftware Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that its Seequent business unit has acquired Danish company Aarhus GeoSoftware, a developer of geophysical software. The acquisition extends Seequent’s soluti...
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Reconstruct secures $17.3m for Remote Quality Control and Monitoring for Construction
Reconstruct secures $17.3m for Remote Quality Control and Monitoring for Construction Reconstruct, the leader in AI-powered remote quality control and progress monitoring software, announces its $17.3 million Series B funding round. Led by the Nemetschek Group, a global leader in construction softwa...
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Esri ArcGIS Field Maps on iPhone and iPad improve mobile worker efficiency
Esri ArcGIS Field Maps on iPhone and iPad improve mobile worker efficiency Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today shared increased momentum with ArcGIS Field Maps, helping businesses transform how mobile workers perform duties through field operations software optimized for iOS and...
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Florida, Hawaii, and Louisiana reclassify three-wheeled Autocycles
Florida, Hawaii, and Louisiana reclassify three-wheeled Autocycles Arcimoto, Inc., makers of fun, affordable, and ultra-efficient electric vehicles for everyday drivers and fleets, today announced that Florida, Hawaii, and Louisiana are the latest states to reclassify driving requirements for next-g...
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American Robotics to create Automated Drone Program for Stockpile Reports
American Robotics to create Automated Drone Program for Stockpile Reports American Robotics, a leading commercial developer of fully-automated drone systems, today announced that Stockpile Reports, a solutions provider for the bulk materials industry serving over 300 companies in 48 countries, selec...
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GeoSLAM launches new Progress Tracking solution to optimise construction
GeoSLAM launches new Progress Tracking solution to optimise construction A solution to quickly and easily measure the progress of a construction project has been launched by leading SLAM (simultaneous localisation and mapping) technology company, GeoSLAM. After working closely with the construction...
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World’s first Borehole Muon Tomography Solution
World’s first Borehole Muon Tomography Solution deployed Canadian Earth ‘x-ray’ start-up Ideon Technologies and French Orano Group, one of the top world uranium producers, have deployed the world’s first cosmic-ray muon detector for use in industry-standard boreholes. The EUREKA-approved resea...
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