VC roundup: New year deals for industrial IoT providers Seeq, Armis, Machfu, WITRAC
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Industrial IoT firm Seeq raises $24 million from equity sale Seattle-based industrial analytics company Seeq has raised $24 million from investors, according to a report in Computer Reseller News. …
Qualcomm shows C-V2X ‘readiness’ in China trials with Ford et al, ahead of 2020 launch
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailQualcomm is working with over 30 Chinese automotive companies, including the China-based joint ventures with European and US car makers, to showcase the commercial viability of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology …
Ford expands self-driving vehicle operations to Austin
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFord also testing in Miami and Washington D.C. Ford Motor Co. said it will add Austin, Texas, to the list of cities where it plans to launch a commercial transportation …
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 …
Road safety with C-V2X – at a four-way ITS intersection, with no traffic signals
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCar companies Audi, Ducati, and Ford have joined with California chip maker Qualcomm to prove the “maturity and potential” of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology by showing their vehicles navigating a …
AT&T strikes deal with Toyota, walks the line on crunch C-V2X / DSRC debate
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&T has slipped out a minor announcement about LTE connectivity on latest-model Toyota and Lexus cars and trucks in the US, starting from the fall, just as the technology and …
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. …
AT&T boosts car connections, deals with Daimler, sets out 5G V2X agenda
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail“Cars are the ultimate mobile device,” said AT&T this week, as it announced another two million connected cars in Q3, as well as an expanded deal to supply connectivity to …
Ford, Uber and Lyft pool traffic data in open mobility platform for smart city planners
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFord, Uber and Lyft have agreed to pool their road traffic data in an open platform available to public and private sector companies to improve mobility in and around cities. …
Alibaba Group to develop its own chips starting next year
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Alibaba’s CEO Jack Ma said China needs to control core technologies such as chip development Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has announced plans to set up a new …
