Ford expands self-driving vehicle operations to Austin
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFord also testing in Miami and Washington D.C. Ford Motor Co. said it will add Austin, Texas, to the list of cities where it plans to launch a commercial transportation …
UPS gets ‘history making’ FAA approval for ‘drone airline’ – flying blind, fully-loaded, at night
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPackage delivery company UPS has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate a fleet of aerial delivery drones. The certification puts no limits on the size or …
Vodafone opens LTE band for private usage, as EU races US on spectrum innovation
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone is the first network operator in the UK to sub-license unused LTE / 4G spectrum under UK regulator Ofcom’s new spectrum policy, which seeks to bolster rural and indoor …
Deutsche Telekom, Audi and Ingolstadt cooperate on 5G technology
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom has signed a 5G-focused memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Audi and the city of Ingolstadt. The goal of this partnership is to use 5G …
Smash-proof guitars and ‘insane’ amounts of data – Sandvik, the smartest little tool-house in Sweden (pt2)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNote, this is continued from a previous article, called: ‘Greta dislikes you, but we like Greta’ – Sandvik on industrial revolution and the smartest little tool-house in Sweden. Go here …
BT carries out smart cycling trial in the UK
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail BT has launched a smart cycling trial with 200 volunteers from its Adastral Park R&D campus and surrounding area in Suffolk, UK, with the aim of testing smart IoT-enabled …
Tool distributor JIS apes Amazon to battle Amazon – with industrial IoT button
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailOhio-based tool distributor Jergens Industrial Supply (JIS) has developed an industrial spin-off of Amazon’s Dash IoT button for retail customers of its products. The Wi-Fi-enabled solution, which simplifies and automates …
Rockwell buys system integrator MESTECH to spur business in India
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailRockwell Automation has acquired India-based systems integrator MESTECH Services for an undisclosed fee. It said the deal will enhance its digital-change offer, spur business in India, and provide a new …
NHS trust signs £25m deal with Hitachi for digital twin and control centre
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAn NHS trust in Manchester, in the UK, has agreed a £25 million deal with Hitachi Consulting to use advanced data analytics and IoT tools to digitise its processes and …
Dense Air strikes deal to build ‘neutral host’ 5G smart-city network in Portugal
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDense Air, a subsidiary of network infrastructure vendor Airspan, has signed a deal with the city of Cascais in Portugal, a municipality in the Lisbon district, to build a 5G …
