Cisco and Telus announce 5G connected car service
At last month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Cisco and Telus announced 5G capabilities in North America to serve IoT use cases across verticals, with a focus on connected [...]
Wisk plans autonomous air taxis in Houston
Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero is bringing autonomous air taxis to Houston. In a partnership with the city of Sugar Land in Texas, Wisk will bring autonomous advanced air mobility [...]
Harman launches 5G telematics unit at MWC
Samsung subsidiary Harman is launching a 5G telematics control unit (TCU) using Snapdragon Digital Chassis connected-car technologies from Qualcomm. The Ready Connect TCU is based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Auto [...]
Tier IV boosts rollout of autonomous bus services
Japanese open-source autonomous driving (AD) technology firm Tier IV is helping local governments and transportation operators deliver autonomous bus services. From initial setup to ongoing service operations, including hardware, [...]
Oxa deploys self-driving software in Florida shuttles
British firm Oxa has deployed its commercial self-driving software for the first time as autonomous vehicle (AV) shuttles start carrying passengers in Florida. Oxa’s Driver software is due to [...]
Cooltra gets green light for Cityscoot takeover
Spanish two-wheeled micromobility firm Cooltra has been given the go-ahead to acquire Cityscoot, a self-service electric scooter rental company in Paris that has been in receivership since November. The [...]
Smart railways market to see 12.6% CAGR
The global smart railways market is set to grow from $56.3bn in 2023 to $129.48bn by 2030, at a CAGR of 12.63%, according to 360iResearch. The market aims to [...]
R&S tests Quectel 5G ecall module
Rohde & Schwarz has become the first to test 5G ecall interoperability of Quectel’s 5G module, with its wideband radio communication tester. Rohde & Schwarz has validated Quectel’s 5G [...]
Iteris helps prioritise buses in Los Angeles
California-based infrastructure firm Iteris is working on a smart mobility project for the city of Downey in Los Angeles County, California. The five-month, nearly $900,000 contract was awarded under [...]
Dubai plans air-taxi service by 2026
Dubai is to launch an air-taxi service by 2026 using all-electric aircraft from California-based Joby Aviation. Joby is developing the all-electric aircraft for the commercial passenger service in an [...]
BAE upgrades US Navy autonomous refuelling
Boeing has selected BAE Systems to upgrade and modernise the vehicle management system computer (VMSC) for the US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned aerial refuelling system. The technology refresh will increase [...]
Kontron improves railway communications
German embedded computing company Kontron has won contracts exceeding €100m to deploy mission-critical communication systems on railways in Ireland, Austria and Slovenia. The firm says these contracts underlines its [...]
