Logistics firm G7 claims record $320m IoT funding round, headed by TEV, Tencent
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailChinese internet of things (IoT) company G7 Networks has completed a $320 million funding round, with investments from Total Energy Ventures (TEV) International, Tencent, and GLP, among others. The value …
Nine US states plus DC make pact on next-gen transport systems and policy
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNine US states plus the District of Columbia have announced they will design a new regional low-carbon transport policy to cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation …
Audi’s Autonomous Intelligent Driving unit partners with Luminar
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAID expects to launch fully autonomous vehicles in 2021 U.S. company Luminar announced its collaboration with Autonomous Intelligent Driving (AID) to provide the LiDAR technology and accelerate plans towards AID’s …
Self driving, laser armed robots to farm fruit and veg for UK grocery chain Waitrose
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUK super market chain Waitrose is to start farming and selling crops reared by robots. The firm behind the technology claims farming revenues will increase by up to 40 per …
Carrier focused smart car vendors Tantalum, Springworks combine in £14m deal
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCarrier focused connected-car companies Tantalum and Springworks have combined in a deal worth around £14 million, bolstering their position in Europe and the US automotive and telecommunications markets. The deal …
First dual-mode DSRC/C-V2X chipset makes the grade with Rohde & Schwarz
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTest and measurement firm Rohde & Schwarz has validated a new dual-mode DSRC and C-V2X chipset from Autotalks, as the Israeli chip-maker also claims expansion into China. The lack of regulation around …
South Korea completes works in K-City autonomous driving testing zone
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe government said the development of this project required an investment of $11 million South Korea has completed the development of K-City, an unpopulated city for autonomous vehicle testing based …
What is Society 5.0? Japan’s model for a digitally-inspired ‘imagination society’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail“The kaleidoscope has been shaken, the pieces are in flux.” It is a phrase written for a different time, and another sphere – a generation ago, which seems like a …
Rolls-Royce launches autonomous ferry off Finnish coast in one-way demo
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEngine maker Rolls-Royce and ferry operator Finferries claim to have launched the first fully autonomous ferry, for a one-way trip off the coast of Finland. Finferries’s car ferry, called Falco, …
The IoT interview (pt2): “We’re a one-stop IoT shop – for every enterprise,” says AT&T
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNote, this is the second part of a wide-ranging interview with AT&T President of IoT Solutions Chris Penrose; for the first instalment go here. In all, AT&T has connected 48 …
