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Airspeeder makes first full-scale electric flying racing car test flights
Airspeeder makes first full-scale electric flying racing car test flights In the summer of 2019 entrepreneur Matthew Pearson stated his ambition to create the world’s first racing series for electric flying cars. His mission was informed by the role racing historically played in accelerating the dev...
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Siemens Mobility welcomes launch of Birmingham Clean Air Zone
Siemens Mobility welcomes launch of Birmingham Clean Air Zone The start of this month saw Birmingham City Council launch its new Clean Air Zone (CAZ), with the scheme being enforced from this week. Siemens Mobility Limited designed and installed the scheme, which has the company’s Sicore II automati...
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ChargePoint introduces Global Electric Fleet Charging Portfolio
ChargePoint introduces Global Electric Fleet Charging Portfolio ChargePoint, a leading electric vehicle charging network, today announced the most comprehensive EV charging solution portfolio available for fleets of all types and sizes. From concept to scale, ChargePoint’s global fleet solution port...
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B2W Estimating and Operations Software now available to College Construction Programs
B2W Estimating and Operations Software now available to College Construction Programs B2W Software, a leading provider of heavy construction management software, is extending its B2W College Program for the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters. Colleges and universities that contact B2W by July 30, 2...
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Should your business switch and hire Electric Vans
Should your business switch and hire Electric Vans The van leasing market is changing. Innovation and development in infrastructure and competitive pricing are making electric vans the next big step in the industry. Thanks to government legislation, automotive brands are making electric vehicles mor...
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Altuity wins grant to fund development of 3D scanning from West of England Authority
Altuity wins grant to fund development of 3D scanning from West of England Authority Altuity Solutions Ltd, a UK-based developer of facilities management (FM) and underground asset management software, has won a business growth grant from the West of England Combined Authority to fund 80% of the har...
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ePicker launches innovative fleet of access vehicles and Lithium-Ion powered forklifts
ePicker launches innovative fleet of access vehicles and Lithium-Ion powered forklifts ePicker, an elite material handling equipment provider, today launched its innovative fleet of stackers, pallet jacks, access vehicles and Lithium-Ion powered forklifts that maximize the efficiency and productivit...
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Meet Luminar Blade – A design vision for our Autonomous Future
Meet Luminar Blade – A design vision for our Autonomous Future Today, at its inaugural Studio Day in New York City, Luminar Technologies, Inc introduced Blade, its vision for the future of design and integration of autonomous technology across robo-taxis, trucking and consumer cars. Luminar al...
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FedEx and Nuro partner up for last-mile delivery logistics with Autonomous Vehicles
FedEx and Nuro partner up for last-mile delivery logistics with Autonomous Vehicles FedEx and Nuro announce a multi-year, multi-phase agreement to test Nuro’s next-generation autonomous delivery vehicle within FedEx operations. The collaboration between FedEx and Nuro launched in April with a pilot...
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Western Digital brings rugged Edge Servers to Harsh Remote Environments
Western Digital brings rugged Edge Servers to Harsh Remote Environments Providing the foundation for the world’s essential data infrastructure, Western Digital today announced the availability of its new high-performance Ultrastar® Edge server family that brings compute closer to where data is gener...
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How BIM can be used on the Construction Site
How BIM can be used on the Construction Site Like many industries today, construction is undergoing a significant technological transformation. While tech adoption in the sector lagged behind other industries for years, that’s no longer the case in many worksites. At the heart of this transformation...
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Outsight launches first real-time LiDAR solution for the Forestry Industry
Outsight launches first real-time LiDAR solution for the Forestry Industry Outsight, a leader in 3D Spatial Intelligence, has announced the launch of the first real-time LiDAR solution for the forestry industry. Drawing on its established LiDAR expertise in other industries, Outsight has developed a...
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Velodyne Lidar introduces next-generation Velabit™ Sensor
Velodyne Lidar introduces next-generation Velabit™ Sensor Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today introduced the next generation of its Velabit™ sensor, which addresses the cost, safety, and design challenges of autonomous solutions while delivering state-of-the-art performance. Equipped with Velod...
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Procore announces enhanced Preconstruction solution at Procore Innovation Summit
Procore announces enhanced Preconstruction solution at Procore Innovation Summit Procore Technologies a leading provider of construction management software, announced an enhanced Preconstruction solution at today’s Procore Innovation Summit. This solution connects people, designs, and data across p...
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Origin Materials launches Net Zero Automotive program with Ford
Origin Materials launches Net Zero Automotive program with Ford Origin Materials, the world’s leading carbon negative materials company, today announced the launch of its Net Zero Automotive Program with Ford Motor Company. Origin’s Net Zero Automotive Program is a sustainable automotive supply chai...
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Dive Technologies builds Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Kraken Robotics fleet
Dive Technologies builds Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Kraken Robotics fleet Dive Technologies, Inc., today announced it has formally extended their partnership with Kraken Robotics to build a commercial Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for deep subsea cable and infrastructure inspections and...
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Targeted spraying technology can reduce herbicide use in farming
Targeted spraying technology can reduce herbicide use in farming AGCO, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced it has entered into a proof of concept (PoC) collaboration agreement with Robert Bosch GmbH, BASF Digita...
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Honda and Komatsu announce development of Micro Electric Excavators
Honda and Komatsu announce development of Micro Electric Excavators Komatsu and Honda today announced that they have reached a basic joint-development agreement to electrify Komatsu’s micro excavators, which use the swappable Honda Mobile Power Pack (MPP), and establish a battery-sharing system, whi...
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TomTom launches the ultimate 7-Inch HD satnav for professional drivers
TomTom launches the ultimate 7-Inch HD satnav for professional drivers TomTom (TOM2), the map maker and location technology specialist, today announced the launch of the TomTom GO Expert – the ultimate satnav for professional truck, van and bus drivers. With a 7-Inch high-definition (HD) touchscreen...
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SolidRun introduces OCTEON TX2 CN9130 Mini SoM capable of 10GbE network speeds
SolidRun introduces OCTEON TX2 CN9130 Mini SoM capable of 10GbE network speeds SolidRun, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance edge computing solutions, today announced a new line of mini, embedded System-on-Module (SoM) solutions powered by the OCTEON TX2 CN9130 quad-core Arm Cor...
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Samsung strengthens 5G communications with 8nm RF chip solution
Samsung strengthens 5G communications with 8nm RF chip solution Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today introduces its newest radio frequency (RF) technology based on 8-nanometer (nm) process. This cutting-edge foundry technology is expected to provi...
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Timber specialist Adera adopts Procore Construction Management Platform
Timber specialist Adera adopts Procore Construction Management Platform Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today announced that Adera Development Corporation, a pioneer in sustainable mass timber construction, has chosen Procore as its construction ma...
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INTECH NDE partners with Sarcos Robotics for Remote Inspection Robot in Canada
INTECH NDE partners with Sarcos Robotics for Remote Inspection Robot in Canada Sarcos Robotics, a leader in the development of robots that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, and INTECH NDE, an industry leader in the sales and service of non-destructive testing (NDT) and inspection eq...
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Wessex Water sewage and food waste powered trucks set to hit the road
Wessex Water sewage and food waste powered trucks set to hit the road Wessex Water trucks powered by sewage and food waste are hitting the roads this summer, a transport revolution that could potentially slash greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality. Each truck converted from diesel to biom...
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2021 Robotics Award goes to ABB PixelPaint car painting
2021 Robotics Award goes to ABB PixelPaint car painting The 2021 “Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics & Automation” (IERA) goes to PixelPaint technology of ABB. Two high-precision robots make car painting faster, more sustainable and flexible – helping manufacturers to efficien...
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Seegrid introduces Autonomous Tow Tractor
Seegrid introduces Autonomous Tow Tractor Seegrid Corporation, the leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for material handling, today announced the availability of the Seegrid Palion™ Tow Tractor Series 8. This upgraded version of the company’s industry-leading automated tow tractor featu...
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ISEE announces Autonomous Yard Truck driving solution
ISEE announces Autonomous Yard Truck driving solution ISEE today announced the launch of its ground-breaking AI-powered autonomous driving system to enhance performance and safety in transportation and logistics hubs. The company also announced active, real-world implementations at global organizati...
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Microvast and Gaussin partner to accelerate zero-emission transportation
Microvast and Gaussin partner to accelerate zero-emission transportation Microvast, a leading global provider of next-generation battery technologies for commercial and specialty vehicles that recently announced a planned business combination with Tuscan Holdings Corp., has been nominated by Gaussin...
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Ouster LiDAR selected for PARIFEX Speed Enforcement in France
Ouster LiDAR selected for PARIFEX Speed Enforcement in France Ouster, Inc., a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors for the industrial automation, smart infrastructure, robotics, and automotive industries, today announced that it has signed a strategic customer agreement with PAR...
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MIT imaging technique visualises cement hydration on a molecular level
MIT imaging technique visualises cement hydration on a molecular level The concrete world that surrounds us owes its shape and durability to chemical reactions that start when ordinary Portland cement is mixed with water. Now, MIT scientists have demonstrated a way to watch these reactions under rea...
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Meet the new version of the award-winning Ironhand 2.0 exoskeleton glove
Meet the new version of the award-winning Ironhand 2.0 exoskeleton glove Medtech company Bioservo Technologies is releasing an updated version of the groundbreaking exoskeleton glove – Ironhand® 2.0, complete with improved activation, better grip, advanced data collection and much more in order to r...
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Toshiba led consortium to demonstrate the future of EV charging with DCC
Toshiba led consortium to demonstrate the future of EV charging with DCC The Data Communications Company (DCC), the organisation that operates and maintains Britain’s national smart meter network, has joined forces with Toshiba, Pelion, Vestel, and has.to.be to bring current electric vehicle c...
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Velodyne Lidar Puck sensor selected for Seabed Mobile Mapping System
Velodyne Lidar Puck sensor selected for Seabed Mobile Mapping System Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced Seabed B.V., which specializes in high quality equipment for offshore surveying and dredging, has selected Puck™ sensors for its lidar mobile mapping system. The Seabed system is a turnke...
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Ranovus announces Single Chip Odin Analog-Drive Co-Packaged Optics
Ranovus announces Single Chip Odin Analog-Drive Co-Packaged Optics Ranovus Inc. today announced at OFC 2021, the leading optical networking event in North America, the next step in reducing power consumption and overall costs for hyperscale data centre operations with the introduction of the Odin...
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Implications of privacy laws and connected cars
Implications of privacy laws and connected cars New research shows that there are major privacy implications in today’s connected vehicles. Here, Garikayi Madzudzo, Advanced Cybersecurity Research Scientist at HORIBA MIRA, explores where our work can help manufacturers in implementing best practice....
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FARO expands Digital Twin product suite with acquisition of HoloBuilder
FARO expands Digital Twin product suite with acquisition of HoloBuilder FARO® Technologies, Inc., a leader of 3D measurement, imaging, and realization solutions for the 3D Metrology, AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction), and Public Safety Analytics markets, today announced the acquisit...
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MIT Engineers create programmable fibres
MIT Engineers create programmable fibres MIT researchers have created the first fibre with digital capabilities, able to sense, store, analyse, and infer activity after being sewn into a shirt. Yoel Fink, who is a professor of material sciences and electrical engineering, a Research Laboratory of El...
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Electrification of construction equipment set to continue
Electrification of construction equipment set to continue Vehicle electrification is at the forefront of thinking as the world confronts the challenges posed by climate change. EV technology is moving apace, although electrification has its strongest foothold in the light vehicle market, larger elec...
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Teledyne FLIR introduces identiFINDER R700 Backpack Radiation Detector
Teledyne FLIR introduces identiFINDER R700 Backpack Radiation Detector Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced the launch of the identiFINDER® R700 Backpack Radiation Detector, an advanced mobile system that offers unparalleled capability for broad-area radiologica...
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Skydio releases 3D Scan and partners with Bentley Systems for Photogrammetry
Skydio releases 3D Scan and partners with Bentley Systems for Photogrammetry Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight technology, today announced the general availability of its adaptive scanning software, Skydio 3D Scan™. 3D Scan™ extends Skydi...
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Sitetracker beta Contractor Portal allows external workers and contractors to collaborate
Sitetracker beta Contractor Portal allows external workers and contractors to collaborate Sitetracker, the global standard for deploying, operating, and servicing critical infrastructure technology, announces that the Sitetracker Contractor Portal is now available in beta. The Sitetracker Contractor...
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Club Car launches a compact all-electric light-duty truck
Club Car launches a compact all-electric light-duty truck Club Car®, a global leader in golf, consumer and utility vehicles, today announced the launch of an all new electric vehicle (EV), the Club Car Current, in partnership with AYRO, Inc. The Current is a compact all-electric light-duty truck equ...
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Leonardo247 debuts Alien Tracking capabilities ahead of Government UFO Report
Leonardo247 debuts Alien Tracking capabilities ahead of Government UFO Report Leonardo247, the leader in remote monitoring of on-site operations, today announced its new alien tracking tools to cover virtually any situation for property owners in preparation for potential “Close Encounters.” The ann...
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Halo Urban Air Mobility orders 200 eVTOL aircraft from Embraer
Halo Urban Air Mobility orders 200 eVTOL aircraft from Embraer Halo, the first global provider for private urban air mobility, has placed a firm order of 200 Eve Urban Air Mobility vehicles, making it the launch customer for this aircraft. The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft...
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Supporting the evolution of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Supporting the evolution of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) are closer than they‘ve ever been, but as the challenges of bringing concepts to market become more evident, so too does the value of specification and validation support services for OEMs. In this...
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Gammon Construction partners with 3D Repo to Boost Safety and Productivity
Gammon Construction partners with 3D Repo to Boost Safety and Productivity Gammon Construction Limited has formed a strategic partnership with 3D Repo, a multi-award winning cloud-based platform for Building Information Modelling (BIM) data. Gammon is the first organisation in Hong Kong to use the 3...
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Zutec QA and defect management software to streamline Thames Tideway Tunnel project
Zutec QA and defect management software to streamline Thames Tideway Tunnel project Construction technology company Zutec Holding AB, has announced that it will supply the BAM Nuttall, Morgan Sindall and Balfour Beatty (BMB) joint venture with digital quality assurance solutions for the West section...
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Doosan Infracore accelerates Battery Pack business with new prototype
Doosan Infracore accelerates Battery Pack business with new prototype Doosan Infracore has announced that the company has manufactured the battery pack prototype no. 1 that it developed in-house. The prototype is expected to help Doosan Infracore accelerate its battery pack business and motorized pr...
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EIB reports €10 billion investment gap in AI and blockchain in the EU
EIB reports €10 billion investment gap in AI and blockchain in the EU Today, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Commission published a new study on the state of play in artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies in the European Union: “Artificial intelligence, blockchain and th...
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Autonomous Mobility-as-a-Service is just 2-3 years away
Autonomous Mobility-as-a-Service is just 2-3 years away “Autonomous cars will be here in 2 years” has been a standard sentence from the industry for the past 5 years or so. Now there is good reason to expect autonomous ride-hailing services to hit our roads within 3 years. So, what has happened in t...
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TerraClear raises $25m for AI Robotic Rock Picker
TerraClear raises $25m for AI Robotic Rock Picker TerraClear, an applied AI and robotics company, announced Series A funding of $25 million led by Madrona Venture Group, bringing the company’s total funding to $38 million. Rocks in fields break machinery, slow precision farming, and take up valuable...
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Plus self-driving truck completes 4,000 mile Silk Road Journey
Plus self-driving truck completes 4,000 mile Silk Road Journey Plus, a global provider of self-driving truck technology, announced today the completion of a Silk Road expedition by an autonomous truck powered by the company’s supervised autonomous driving system, PlusDrive. The 4,000-mile long-haul...
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Lattice sensAI Solution Stack simplifies AI/ML Models on Smart Edge Devices
Lattice sensAI Solution Stack simplifies AI/ML Models on Smart Edge Devices Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the low power programmable leader, today announced enhancements to its award-winning Lattice sensAI™ solution stack for accelerating AI/ML application development on low power Lattic...
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Esri ArcGIS Platform chosen by Relive Outdoor Activity SaaS App
Esri ArcGIS Platform chosen by Relive Outdoor Activity SaaS App Esri, a global leader in location intelligence, announced today that Relive, a company which developed an app that chronicles outdoor adventures and journeys by letting users relive those moments, is among the latest to shift to ArcGIS...
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Velodyne Lidar wins Smart 50 Award for Intelligent Infrastructure solution
Velodyne Lidar wins Smart 50 Award for Intelligent Infrastructure solution Velodyne Lidar today announced its Intelligent Infrastructure Solution, powered by Bluecity, was named a winner of the 2021 Smart 50 Award, recognizing the solution’s innovation in smart city applications. The awards, present...
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MIT develops slender robotic finger to identify objects underground
MIT develops slender robotic finger to identify objects underground Over the years, robots have gotten quite good at identifying objects — as long as they’re out in the open, but discerning buried items in granular material like sand is a taller order. To do that, a robot would need fingers that wer...
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Delta launches AX-308E CODESYS-based AS Series Motion Controller
Delta launches AX-308E CODESYS-based AS Series Motion Controller Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions and industrial automation systems, has introduced the AX-308E as the first of its compact, mid-range AX-3 Series PLC motion controllers. It is based on CODESYS, the devel...
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Rio Tinto and Comptech partner for electric vehicle and 5G casting alloys
Rio Tinto and Comptech partner for electric vehicle and 5G casting alloys Rio Tinto and Comptech are partnering to bring a new generation of aluminium alloys to the market for use in advanced technologies such as electric vehicles and 5G antennas. Rio Tinto’s metallurgical experts have designed the...
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Volta Zero introducing electric trucks to Italy
Volta Zero introducing electric trucks to Italy Volta Trucks, the leading full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has confirmed that the Volta Zero will make its Italian debut between 7 and 11 June in Milan. The customer event in Italy comes soon after similar successful French and Spanish ev...
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ADASTEC selects Teledyne FLIR sensors for flowride.ai Autonomous Bus Platform
ADASTEC selects Teledyne FLIR sensors for flowride.ai Autonomous Bus Platform In conjunction with the development of autonomous passenger vehicles, OEMs and innovators are also working on public transport vehicles as part of the larger push to develop an autonomous vehicle ecosystem. One company mak...
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Electromobility heads off-road with electric construction equipment
Electromobility heads off-road with electric construction equipment Electric car sales are increasing every year, more and more cities are using electric buses, and the first generation of electric trucks is hitting the highways — when it comes to electromobility, a lot of the early progress has bee...
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Seamless 5G mmWave Connectivity enables Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything
Seamless 5G mmWave Connectivity enables Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything Movandi, a leader in new 5G millimetre wave (mmWave) technology today announced a successful demonstration of mmWave repeaters, delivering on the promise of seamless 5G cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communications for th...
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UK Power Networks creates Virtual power station
UK Power Networks creates Virtual power station A ‘virtual power station’ equivalent to the electricity generation of a gas-fired power station, is being created by UK Power Networks. New contracts for energy capacity worth £30 million are being awarded to 17 innovators in the energy, tech and car s...
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Evonik and Farsoon collaborate on high temperature 3D printing materials
Evonik and Farsoon collaborate on high temperature 3D printing materials The specialty chemicals company Evonik and China’s largest SLS 3D printer manufacturer Farsoon are strengthening their collaboration in powder-based 3D printing. Both companies aim to open up market access to new large-sc...
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Beaverswood charging points now include added protection
Beaverswood charging points now include added protection New electric vehicle (EV) charging point solutions from visual communications specialist Beaverswood provide improved levels of protection of installations in industrial, commercial and retail centre car parks across the UK. There are approxim...
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Building a connected construction site
Building a connected construction site Termotex, a construction company in Panama, achieved an amazing 2,000 per cent revenue boost from investing in connected construction technology. Companies all around the world are realising productivity gains from connecting their sites but, closer to home, it...
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