Connected Cars

Intel-owned vehicle tech firm Mobileye has signed a global 3G and 4G roaming deal with France-based operator Orange for its new camera-based advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) for connected vehicles and smart cities. The Mobileye 8 Connect solution ‘sees’ the …

Finnish telecoms duo Nokia and Telia have equipped 5G-connected drones with computer vision technology to monitor environmental conditions in the Baltic Sea. A pilot solution is being used to track levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae. It may be expanded …

A new smart farming initiative in Brazil, called ConectarAGRO, is seeking to make use of LTE and 5G connectivity, as well as satellite and microwave technologies, to enable 500,000 farms to connect machinery, deploy robots and sensors, and engage precision …

Embedded SIM (eSIM) technology is gaining ground in the connected ‘things’ space, which requires subscriber identity modules (SIMs) to be remotely provisioned and tamper proof, and often miniaturised for IoT devices. The rise of integrated SIM (iSIM) technology, where the …

China is currently testing self-driving and connected vehicles in a mountain highway in eastern Shandong province, South China Morning Post reported. The local Qilu Transportation Development Group earmarked a 26-kilometer-long  highway for autonomous driving and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, in cooperation with …

UPS took minority stake in autonomous truck company TuSimple Working with San Diego-based startup TuSimple, UPS has been using autonomous trucks to haul cargo between Phoenix and Tucson in Arizona since May. With TuSimple claiming a 30% reduction in transportation …

U.S. firm Peloton Technology, which focuses on connected and automated vehicle technology, has unveiled its vision for doubling the productivity of drivers through the development of its new Level 4 Automated Following solution. “We’ve taken a different approach to commercial …

5G technology will be available to 58% of the world’s population by 2025, which will create new business models, services and applications for customers and enterprises, according to Huawei’s Global Industry Vision (GIV) report. GIV also predicts that by 2025, …

A recent report from Consumer Watchdog in the US about connected cars as “killing machines” – on the grounds their systems can be hacked, leading to terrorist-style attacks on critical infrastructure – sounds alarmist. But take it from the car …

Bosch is prepping an autonomous factory transport system for launch, after testing in its own factories. It will target the likes of BMW, Osram, and Trumpf – existing customers for its industrial IoT solutions already.  In tandem, the German firm …

Volvo and Japanese logistics company Nippon Express expect to begin road tests of automated trucks during this month, according to a report by Nikkei Asian Review. According to the report, the move is a new step toward addressing the severe shortage of …

A coordinated cyber-attack on connected cars in the US could case thousands of deaths and cripple national infrastructure, according to a new report from Consumer Watchdog, which goes so far as to compare the potential impact with the 9/11 terrorist …

Industrial giant Siemens, reticent on the subject until now, has been gushing in its support of 5G for industry, as a means to automate and animate digital factories, and bring total flexibility to production facilities. “Once we start to realise …

Cities must use all new mobility options, starting with shared and electric vehicles, if they are to decrease vehicle emissions by as much as 95 per cent by 2050. Focus on autonomous vehicles should come after immediate groundwork has been …

The U.S. Transportation Research Centre (TRC) has inaugurated its new SmartCentre for testing automated and connected vehicles in Logan County, Ohio. The SMARTCenter is designed to test advanced automotive and mobility technologies in a safe, secure, and repeatable real-world environment …

Sea ports have become a primary focus for the telecoms sector as it maps out potential customers for private communications networks, particularly as the industrial space at large hits upon the opportunity for new LTE and 5G networks to bring …

Carmakers BMW, Hyundai, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Renault have joined with the likes of Deutsche Bahn, LG Electronics and Shell to pump $100 million into a new early-stage fund for innovation in the mobility sector. Israel-based venture capital fund Maniv Mobility …

5G technology is back in the driving seat as the connectivity platform for connected and autonomous vehicles in Europe, after European Union member states rejected a European Commission vote to choose a Wi-Fi based system for vehicle communications. A widening …

5G technology is back in the driving seat as the connectivity platform for connected and autonomous vehicles in Europe, after European Union member states rejected a European Commission vote to choose a Wi-Fi based system for vehicle communications. A widening …

UK operator Telefónica O2 has joined with the UK Space Agency on a new four-year public-private sector partnership to test 5G and satellite communications for autonomous vehicles. Project Darwin, announced by the UK government, is co-funded via the UK Space …

Mobile connectivity can be used to construct airspace geo-fences as virtual barriers to prevent drones from entering no-fly zones such as airports, or indeed leaving their designated fly zones. This is the conclusion from a new Vodafone trial, which has …

  VALENCIA–Chinese vendor ZTE and Spanish carrier Orange have carried out a number of demonstrations of the potential of 5G technologies in the fields of automation, robotics and entertainment. The demos were unveiled at the Global 5G event, taking place …

Volvo Trucks announced that its electric, connected and autonomous vehicle Vera will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden. The new project is a result of a new …

Chinese vendor Huawei is reportedly developing self-driving cars in partnership with a number of automobile manufacturers, the Financial Times reported. According to the report, the Chinese tech giant is providing artificial intelligence (AI) software to Volkswagen’s Audi and a joint venture …

Uber is working with AT&T to develop always-on connectivity using 4G and 5G networks for passenger and cargo drones, with the groundwork informing AT&T’s work in the industrial IoT space too. The pair have announced a “mulit-phase” partnership that will …