How airports, like miniature smart cities, offer multi-sided IoT use cases
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailFor technologists, airports in general, and the planet’s busiest ones in particular, are like smart cities in microcosm. They encapsulate a head-spinning array of services and applications, covering everything from …
SoftBank pumping billions into transportation with GM, ride-share investments
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailSoftBank vision fund putting $2.25 billion into GM’s Cruise Autonomous driving is a goal that most major technology and automotive firms are working toward. Simultaneously, network operators are looking ahead …
How is embedded design shaping the IoT?
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailEmbedded processors have become smaller, more powerful and less expensive and are now shaping the development of the Internet of Things. Specifically, new IoT applications have benefited from embedded design, …
Handle with care: How the IoT enables monitoring of sensitive assets throughout the supply chain (Reality Check)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail Over the past decade, the Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed logistics, enabling shippers to track the location of assets as they move through the supply chain — in …
PTC, Hitachi, SAP top Gartner review of IIoT platforms, but major challenges remain
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailPTC, Hitachi and SAP have come top of Gartner’s inaugural ‘magic quadrant’ for IIoT platforms, ahead of IBM, Software AG and Accenture. But the analyst house warned also that major …
What is truck platooning and why is it important?
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailTruck platooning is gaining traction with some ongoing trials in Europe and the United States Truck platooning involves a number of trucks equipped with state-of-the-art driving support systems. The …
Two UK councils sign up to InterDigital’s mobility data sharing marketplace
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailBuckinghamshire County Council and Hertfordshire County Council have signed up to InterDigital mobility data engine oneTRANSPORT, taking its smart-city customer count to four in the UK. The duo will share …
Mastercard and Microsoft pool smart city tech, as former NYC CTO joins
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailMastercard and Microsoft are to pool their payment, data analytics and cloud technologies to create a smart city “exchange” to help mayors, policy makers and urban planners tackle urban challenges …
BMW, Ford, GM establish blockchain alliance to secure and monetise mobility data
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailA consortium of car makers and tech companies including BMW, Bosch, Ford, General Motors, Renault and IBM have joined together to explore how blockchain could enable businesses and consumers to …
Huawei completes C-V2X trial in Germany
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailVodafone Germany and Bosch partnered on C-V2X trial Huawei, Vodafone Germany and Bosch have successfully tested the extended usage of cellular vehicle to everything (C-V2X) technology in combination with Bosch’s …
