Vodafone launches STEP C-V2X platform

Vodafone has launched a system to improve road safety. The Safer Transport for Europe Platform (STEP) allows public agencies to deliver safety and traffic information directly to smartphone mapping [...]

FedEx to test Elroy Air autonomous eVTOL

FedEx is partnering California-based Elroy Air, a company building an end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing aerial cargo system. FedEx will test Elroy Air’s Chaparral autonomous VTOL air cargo [...]

Boeing and Microsoft partner on digital aviation

Boeing and Microsoft are deepening their partnership to accelerate Boeing’s digital transformation, the companies have announced. Boeing plans to use Microsoft Cloud and its AI capabilities to update the [...]

US Xpress Dallas-Atlanta Level 4 freight pilot

Carrier US Xpress is piloting Kodiak Robotics’ autonomous trucking technology with an autonomous freight operation between Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta. The service is a Level 4 autonomous service, and [...]

ZF takes stake in AI vision firm StradVision

German car parts maker ZF has taken a 6 percent stake in South Korean AI-based automotive vision processing company StradVision. The stake is aimed at strengthening ZF’s ecosystem for [...]

Deutsche Bahn adopts LTE-M for bike sharing

German national rail operater Deutsche Bahn has partnered German telecom operator Telekom to upgrade Deutsche Bahn’s bike sharing service with LTE-M technology as well as a new app and [...]

Torc Level 4 R&D Centre opens in Stuttgart

Daimler Truck subsidiary Torc Robotics is opening a technology and software development centre in Stuttgart, Germany. The Stuttgart team will support the ongoing development of SAE Level 4 virtual [...]

Wejo launches Real-Time Traffic Intelligence

Smart mobility specialist Wejo has launched a Real-Time Traffic Intelligence solution to provide real-time insights of traffic conditions and safety incidents on roads using aggregated data derived from millions [...]

Croatia adopts low power digital signage for EVs

Canadian firm Ynvisible Interactive has developed a very low power, e-paper road signage system to support the development of EV charging stations in Croatia. The company has built the [...]

Renesas expands in Self Driving AI

Japanese semiconductor developer Renesas Electronics is partnering hardware acceleration specialist Fixstars to develop new solutions for automotive deep learning. The companies are establishing an Automotive SW Platform Lab to [...]

Aurora Unveils Ride-Hailing Test Fleet

Texas based self driving developer Aurora has unveiled a test fleet of autonomous custom designed Toyota Sienna vehicles. The product of an ongoing partnership with Toyota Motor North America, [...]

Suzuki embraces flying cars with SkyDrive partnership

Japanese flying car developer SkyDrive is partnering Japanese carmaker Suzuki with the aim of commercialising flying cars. SkyDrive is currently engaged in development of a compact, two-seater electric-powered flying car with [...]