Sigfox unveils new GPS-free IoT geolocation service
The French firm’s IoT network provides coverage in 31 countries. French IoT firm Sigfox has unveiled a new “GPS-free” internet of things geolocation service designed to allow companies to track …
Deutsche Telekom to implement smart parking project in Hamburg
The initiative stipulates the digitalization of up to 11,000 parking spaces. Deutsche Telekom and the city of Hamburg, Germany, are currently working to connect many of the city’s parking areas …
Fiat Chrysler creates asset tracking solution for industrial vehicles
Fiat Chrysler builds in-house IoT solution. Fiat Chrysler needed to keep track of its powered industrial vehicles throughout the 560 acres of the Chrysler Technology Center and World Headquarters, according to …
BlackBerry approved for autonomous vehicle testing in Canada
BlackBerry was one of three groups approved by Ontario, Canada, to participate in an autonomous vehicle testing program. The pilot licensing program is set to allow autonomous vehicle testing with …
Meet LTE-R, the network responsible for next-generation smart trains
GSM-R, an aging railway standard In 2000, the railway companies of Europe sat down to finish up the creation of a cost-efficient and interoperable standard for communication between trains. The …
Samsung buys Harman to expand IoT, connected cars footprint
Samsung yesterday announced it will acquire audio giant Harman for $112.00 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8.0 billion. Samsung is using Harman as a platform …
Uber’s Otto makes Budweiser beer run in self-driving truck
Last week, 51,777 cans of beer were shipped on what will go down as the first commercial shipment by an autonomous vehicle. Otto, Uber’s recently purchased self-driving trucking company, partnered …
Lasers track ship movement for traffic monitoring in the Netherlands canals
Controlling the liquid streets of the Netherlands In the Netherlands, waterways, small inland harbors and canals are used by citizens in their daily routines. Each city has a water infrastructure with …
SenseAware is FedEx’s IoT response to supply chain optimization
Chris Swearingen, manager of SenseAware at FedEx, gave a talk titled How Innovations in Manufacturing and Supply Chain are Redefining Mobility and Reshaping the Globe, at Bosch Connected World in Chicago. He spoke …
Use cases and what to consider when using IoT for your supply chain
Unlike previous generations of passive sensors, the IoT will allow a supply chain to control the external environment and execute decisions, according to the Gartner article Five Ways the Internet of Things Will …
