Three smart city initiatives around the world
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAll around the world, cities are becoming smarter, greener, more efficient. In fact, according to a May 2019 study conducted by Grand View Research, the global smart city market is …
Bosch, Ericsson, Telefónica to develop AI control system for private LTE and 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA consortium of technologists, industrialists, and academics have joined a new European working group to develop and demonstrate a new ‘beyond-5G’ system for private networks, integrating 5G, Wi-Fi, and LiFi …
Brits back drones for emergency services, environmental monitoring, says Vodafone
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMost people in Britain would support regulated usage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, for critical services and industrial enterprises, according to a report by Vodafone. Eighty per cent …
Bosch positions AI next to 5G at heart of industrial change strategy
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBosch wants to be an “innovation leader” in AI, it told CES last week. The German industrial giant, one of the manufacturing sector’s most outspoken champions of industrial 5G, is …
Volvo signs with China Unicom to develop 5G for smart traffic, autonomous driving
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailChina-owned Volvo Cars is working with China Unicom to develop 5G based communications between cars and infrastructure in China. The two companies have agreed to work together to research, develop …
Siemens and Arm combine on chip design for autonomous vehicles
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSiemens and Arm have struck a deal around computing and sensor design for connected and autonomous vehicles, to help the automotive industry develop more complex platforms for in-car and between-car …
Hyundai talks flying cars and smart cities; ties-up with Uber for flying taxis
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFor a time, electronics shows were dominated by handheld devices. The biggest and most glam stands belonged to smartphone makers. It seems almost passé now, and more interesting for it, …
BMW puts 5G in driving seat at CES with in-car and between-car connectivity
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBMW is pushing in-car 5G connectivity at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 in Las Vegas. The German car marque reckons its forthcoming iNEXT electric crossover, scheduled for launch in …
Toyota unveils plans to build prototype city of the future in Japan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Japanese company Toyota unveiled plans to build a prototype “city” of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. Called the Woven City, …
Walmart intros pick-and-pack robots to automate drive-thru grocery collections
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWalmart has put automated pick-and-pack robots to work at a so-called ‘supercenter’ in Salem, New Hampshire. The new system, called Alphabot, is live in a 20,000-square-foot warehouse-style extension at its …
