A renowned researcher at Northumbria University who is working on a €4m project to make our roads safer has been invited to become part of an important alliance aiming to futureproof industry. Pictured below, Professor Ahmed Elmarakbi, Professor of Automotive…
Electric Vehicle Inspection Solution to support British Touring Car Championship
Getac has worked closely with the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) to use its Electric Vehicle Inspection Solution for digitising key race day operations. Such operations include safety and compliance checks, team communications, and vehicle diagnostics, in the latest phase…
LoRaWAN installation to optimise ship’s maritime operations
Semtech has announced its collaboration with SkyLab, provider of wireless sensors and tracking tech, and HeNet B.V., developers of the LongAP, to provide a dual-band network – using Semtech’s LoRa devices in the LongAP Pro gateway – for the ship:…
How is Audi designing the production of the future?
Audi is setting up fully networked, highly efficient, and sustainable production. The goal is to design a resilient, agile, and flexible value chain to meet future challenges successfully. These include a growing diversity of variants, the transition to electromobility, the…
Smart system instantly approves 10,000 electric car chargers
A smart portal has proved its worth by fast-tracking more than 10,000 electric car chargers to connect with the electricity network in its first year. Smart Connect, the online portal launched by UK Power Networks has slashed notification time for…
Worldwide track and trace of sustainable IoT-enabled smart pallets
Aeris announced that System Loco has selected the Aeris Intelligent IoT Network to provide next-generation connectivity to support and manage the worldwide track and trace of smart pallets employed by System Loco’s customers throughout the world. System Loco designs and…
AI-based traffic monitoring system with fibre-optic sensing technology
NEC Corporation has deployed an AI-based traffic monitoring system to Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited (NEXCO CENTRAL). The system uses fibre-optic sensing and AI technologies to visualise traffic conditions, such as the location, speed, and direction of travel, from vibrations…
Autonomous Guided Vehicle deployment in seaports to exceed 150,000
The maritime industry has surged its seaport automation efforts amid ongoing global port congestion issues. In addition to solutions such as gantries, automated port gates, and stacking cranes, horizontal transport solutions such as Automated Guided Vehicles (AVGs) that transport containers…
The Product Journey (Supply Chain Transformed: Episode 2)
In Episode 2 of Digi-Key’s ‘Supply Chain Transformed’, we follow the product journey. This delves into the role of transportation in the supply chain, one which underpins production and distribution on a global scale. Digital transformation has pushed forward many…
CES 2022: Smart EV routing launched by WirelessCar
WirelessCar, a global leader in transformative digital vehicle services for connected cars, today announced the global launch of Smart EV Routing, a dynamic digital product that enables drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) to optimise their long-distance journeys. WirelessCar’s Smart EV Routing…
