Prioritise shared and electric cars over autonomous – to slash emissions by 95%
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCities must use all new mobility options, starting with shared and electric vehicles, if they are to decrease vehicle emissions by as much as 95 per cent by 2050. Focus …
Transport Research Center launches connected cars testing facility in Ohio
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The U.S. Transportation Research Centre (TRC) has inaugurated its new SmartCentre for testing automated and connected vehicles in Logan County, Ohio. The SMARTCenter is designed to test advanced automotive …
Port authorities and terminal operators: private networks and public slices in sea ports
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSea ports have become a primary focus for the telecoms sector as it maps out potential customers for private communications networks, particularly as the industrial space at large hits upon …
BMW and Nissan back $100m mobility fund; US and China ‘own’ innovation in AI
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCarmakers BMW, Hyundai, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Renault have joined with the likes of Deutsche Bahn, LG Electronics and Shell to pump $100 million into a new early-stage fund for innovation …
5G back in the driving seat in European tech race to power connected cars
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail5G technology is back in the driving seat as the connectivity platform for connected and autonomous vehicles in Europe, after European Union member states rejected a European Commission vote to …
Telefónica O2 and UK Space Agency test 5G and satellite for autonomous vehicles
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUK operator Telefónica O2 has joined with the UK Space Agency on a new four-year public-private sector partnership to test 5G and satellite communications for autonomous vehicles. Project Darwin, announced …
Vodafone proves LTE-based RPS tech for controlling drones in no-fly zones
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMobile connectivity can be used to construct airspace geo-fences as virtual barriers to prevent drones from entering no-fly zones such as airports, or indeed leaving their designated fly zones. This …
Volvo Trucks unveils autonomous transport solution
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Volvo Trucks announced that its electric, connected and autonomous vehicle Vera will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal …
Huawei works with car makers to develop self-driving cars: report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Chinese vendor Huawei is reportedly developing self-driving cars in partnership with a number of automobile manufacturers, the Financial Times reported. According to the report, the Chinese tech giant is …
AT&T and Uber partner on 5G drones for ridesharing, deliveries and industrial IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUber is working with AT&T to develop always-on connectivity using 4G and 5G networks for passenger and cargo drones, with the groundwork informing AT&T’s work in the industrial IoT space …
