Cisco re-org seeks to turn ideas into products, and drive IoT and 5G gains
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailCisco has reorganised its innovation team as a function of its engineering department, rather than its strategy unit, to drive commercial results from its more pioneering work around technologies like …
BP, Honda, Aviva back “world’s most complex” smart mobility project in London
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailEnergy giant BP and car maker Honda have joined with insurance companies Aviva and Hastings Direct to fund a new three-year smart mobility pilot in London to develop and test …
Volvo aims to disrupt domestic air travel with autonomous cars
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailCar maker Volvo has unveiled an autonomous car concept it reckons will disrupt the multi-billion dollar domestic air travel industry. Its new ‘360c concept’ presents a fully autonomous, fully electric …
Siemens Mobility to carry out demo of autonomous tram in Germany
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail The German firm said the trial will take place in the city of Potsdam in the coming weeks Siemens Mobility, together with German firm ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam, plans …
UK drone-port company expands focus to US East Coast after London property splurge
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailUK start-up Skyports is ramping up activity in the US as it seeks to establish an international network of helipads for flying taxis and drone deliveries. Skyports has so far …
Kroger selects Scottsdale for self-driving grocery delivery pilot
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe trial will be initially carried out by Nuro’s fleet of self-driving vehicles U.S. supermarket retailer Kroger Co. and Nuro confirmed Scottsdale, Ari., as the city for their self-driving grocery …
Self-driving vans to serve Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe city of Arlington, in Texas, has approved a one-year trial of autonomous vehicles in its ‘entertainment’ district, serving the home stadiums of both the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas …
Cisco promises $100m for UK tech sector; partners with UCL for AI talent factory
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailCisco is to invest $100 million in the UK to help the UK government with its ‘industrial strategy’ to become a leading economy for emerging digital technologies, including artificial intelligence …
Capital Metro plans to test autonomous buses in Austin
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe autonomous bus trial, which will be split into two different phases, will be launched this month Transit agency Capital Metro announced plans to explore automated vehicle (AV) technology in …
Rohde & Schwarz first to release “comprehensive” C-V2X test suite for auto-makers
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailMunich-based test equipment supplier Rohde & Schwarz has updated its CMW500 radio tester and SMBV100A GNSS simulator to support cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) device certification. It is the first test equipment …
