Europe, North America UBI hits 30.4m
According to a research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, insurance telematics policies in Europe and North America hit 30.4 million in 2022. In the European market, the [...]
Mercedes-Benz links cars to smart homes
German car maker Mercedes-Benz is connecting its vehicles to intelligent homes via the MBux Voice Assistant’s smart home function. Smart home technology is shaping the future of more intelligent [...]
Micromobility merger sees Bird buy Spin for $19m
Electric transportation firm Bird has acquired shared electric bike and scooter operator Skinny Labs, which does business as Spin, from Berlin-based Tier Mobility. The transaction makes Bird the largest [...]
Georgia Tech and Hyundai MoU supports mobility
Georgia Tech has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korean car maker Hyundai to collaborate on research and applications to support the future of sustainable mobility. This [...]
BMW adopts Geotab connected transport technology
German car maker BMW is combining its telematics with connected transportation technology from Canadian company Geotab so fleet operators can benefit from intelligent near real-time data and integrated telematics. [...]
Kontron aids communications on Romanian railways
German embedded computer company Kontron is to supply a GSM system for Romanian railways, and has acquired Altimate, a Romanian company for urban and interurban mobility. The contract with [...]
Location platform Mapbox raises $280m
California-based Mapbox, a location platform powering navigation for Toyota, General Motors and BMW, has completed a $280m series E funding round. The money will be used to fuel investments [...]
Autonomous vehicles may soon be safer than humans
Autonomous vehicles will soon be safer than humans, and some already are, according to a report from IDTechEx. “The promise of autonomous vehicles has been a long time coming,” [...]
Smart airport scanner lets passengers walk through
Passengers at Frankfurt Airport can simply walk through a smart security scanner designed by test and measurement firm Rohde & Schwarz. The QPS Walk2000 is designed to speed up [...]
Car windshield detects pedestrians in all weather
French companies Lynred and Saint-Gobain Sekurit have developed a windshield that incorporates visible and thermal cameras side-by-side for detecting pedestrians in varying visibility conditions. The windshield, with an enhanced [...]
Smart railways to see 8.3% CAGR
The smart railways market is set to grow from $28.9bn in 2022 to $43.0bn by 2027 at a CAGR of 8.3%, according to a report from Markets & Markets. [...]
BMW picks AWS for future ADAS cloud platform
BMW has picked AWS as its preferred cloud provider for its automated driving platform. The company will develop future ADAS using AWS to help innovate new features. This will [...]
