DHL debuts drone deliveries in China, with 5kg cargos and automated loading
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman logistics company DHL has launched its first drone delivery solution for last-mile deliveries in urban areas of China, starting with flights in Guangzhou, the port city northwest of Hong …
Commercial drones pose cybersecurity threats, study finds
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBen-Gurion Unversity and Fujitsu said the lack of supporting technology could be exploited by malicious entities for cyberattacks, terrorism and crime The growing popularity of personal and commercial drone use …
UPS starts drone deliveries of medical supplies to North Carolina hopsital campus
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLogistics company UPS has completed the first commercial drone-based deliveries of medical samples to a private hospital and campus in Raleigh, in North Carolina. The flights have been green-lighted by …
Report available now: From supply chain to demand chain – how IoT and AI are enabling the supply chain to flex to changing demand
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAUSTIN, Texas, March 25, 2019 — Digital transformation of the supply chain will be bookended by two key technologies: the internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). Everything else is held …
Vodafone joins consortium to test 4G and 5G drones, ready UK skies for robot deliveries
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone has joined a UK drone-testing consortium as network provider to develop tools and processes to enable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to fly safely in the same airspace as manned …
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 …
Sacramento taps Silicon Valley AI duo to build HD smart-city maps for GM, Tesla, et al
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe City of Sacramento has agreed with two Silicon Valley artificial intelligence (AI) firms to develop high-definition 2D and 3D maps of local road infrastructure to share with car makers …
Nokia supplies UAVs, LTE, AI for disaster recovery in the Philippines
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNokia is providing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), portable LTE networks, and artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics tools to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to help with disaster recovery. The drone …
Vodafone claims European ‘firsts’ in live tests of cellular for cars and drones
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone has completed the first live tests in Europe of a full cellular system for both short and long-range vehicular communications, as well as for monitoring and managing multiple unmanned …
Siemens intros “game-changing” drone sensor system for power-line inspections
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSiemens has unveiled a new drone-mounted multi-sensor system running artificial intelligence and machine learning for overhead power-line inspections. Combining a number of sensors and cameras, the new system enables power …
