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 …
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 …
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 …
5G Automotive Association tests C-V2X technologies in Berlin
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) carried out a live demo of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology in Berlin, the entity said in a release. During the demo, 5GAA members including …
US Ignite, AWS back smart city startup accelerator program
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail US Ignite has launched a new smart city startup accelerator program, designed to guide developers through the process of launching a cloud-based business or service oriented to the smart …
Deutsche Telekom, Nokia tests show edge computing is only way to make 5G-V2X safe
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail5G networks will only achieve the required reliability and latency for autonomous driving if sufficient edge compute functions are brought close to the roadside and architected correctly. Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications, …
Sensing and sense-making: Seven key supply chain technologies
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailI read it somewhere, and it made sense; the application of new digital technologies in the global supply chain is about two critical functions – ‘sensing’ and ‘sense-making’, where the …
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 (pt1): “We have to focus on what scales and repeats,” says AT&T
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe greatest challenge for Chris Penrose, president of IoT solutions at AT&T, is just to order and manage the multiplying opportunities afforded by the advancement of machine connectivity and intelligence. …
Volvo picks Ericsson’s car cloud to deliver info, maps and 5G driving tools
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCar makerVolvo has selected Ericsson’s cloud platform to deliver fleet management, telematics, navigation, and infotainment services. The deal will expand to cover delivery of analytics and automation solutions with the …
