Abu Dhabi smart transport project on two islands

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities & Transport (DMT) is running a smart transport project on Yas and Saadiyat islands with eight robotaxis and four minibuses serving over 5000 registered [...]

Optibus AI improves efficiency at Turkish bus operator

Turkish public transport operator Kayseri Ulasim has selected New York-based Optibus as the planning, scheduling and rostering software for services in the city of Kayseri. Kayseri is in the [...]

Bird adds e-bikes to e-scooters in Seattle

Micromobility operator Bird is adding e-bikes to its existing fleet of e-scooters in Seattle. Bird’s expansion into the e-bike market in Seattle aligns with the city’s progressive transport infrastructure [...]

Hitachi connects public transport in Genoa

Hitachi Rail’s smart digital transport app has entered commercial service in Genoa, Italy. The 360Pass app, connecting Genoa’s entire public transport infrastructure, is available to all 600,000 citizens and [...]

Tata speeds access to data for Jaguar Formula E racing

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is accelerating access to critical data for Jaguar’s Formula E racing team. The company is driving cloud-based digital transformation for Jaguar TCS Racing, delivering time [...]

Iridium communications extended to aircraft cockpits

Virginia-based Iridium Communications has extended its Certus service to provide aircraft with a secure cockpit domain using reliable voice and data capabilities. The aviation service is for commercial transport [...]

FAA approves Reliable Robotics autonomous flight

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight system. The system enables continuous autopilot engagement through all phases of aircraft operation including taxi, take-off and [...]

Formation flight for autonomous eVTOL aircraft

AutoFlight has made history with the world first formation flight of three autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The formation flight of three autonomous eVTOL aircraft took [...]

Vianova manages mobility for Brussels

French data analytics company Vianova is helping shared mobility companies in Brussels manage their fleets. Brussels, once one of the world’s most congested cities, has seen a boom in [...]

All-in-one ADAS targets heavy lorries

Taiwanese firm OtoBrite has developed an all-in-one ADAS to enhance the safety of heavy commercial vehicles. Such vehicles have more blind areas than other types due to the higher [...]

Car telematics to soar, says Berg

The number of active aftermarket car telematics units will see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.7 per cent from 92.2 million at the end of 2022 to [...]

Mercedes tests ChatGPT in US beta programme

Mercedes-Benz is using ChatGPT in its MBUX beta programme for US customers via the Microsoft Azure OpenAI service. The car maker is expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) [...]