Transportation: Airports, Rail, Ports

AT&T has agreed with Nokia to use the Finnish vendor’s ‘worldwide IoT network grid’ (WING) to offer enterprise customers global IoT connectivity. Nokia’s WING service covers core network, dedicated IoT …

European ferry operator Stena Line is working with Hitachi to review its digital operations and smarten-up its fleet with artificial intelligence (AI). The pair will combine to review Stena Line’s …

Former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg has announced packages of $70 million and $42 million respectively to help US smart cities fight climate change and develop their usage of …

Sigfox has struck a deal with mapping company HERE to create a global internet-of-things (IoT) location service for the supply chain and logistics industry. The deal will see Sigfox’s low-power …

Honeywell?s new software suite allows the smart integration of air and ground traffic control with maintenance operations Honeywell has launched a new smart airport technology with the main aim of …

For technologists, airports in general, and the planet?s busiest ones in particular, are like smart cities in microcosm. They encapsulate a head-spinning array of services and applications, covering everything from …

SoftBank vision fund putting $2.25 billion into GM’s Cruise Autonomous driving is a goal that most major technology and automotive firms are working toward. Simultaneously, network operators are looking ahead …

Embedded processors have become smaller, more powerful and less expensive and are now shaping the development of the Internet of Things. Specifically, new IoT applications have benefited from embedded design, …

  Over the past decade, the Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed logistics, enabling shippers to track the location of assets as they move through the supply chain — in …

PTC, Hitachi and SAP have come top of Gartner’s inaugural ‘magic quadrant’ for IIoT platforms, ahead of IBM, Software AG and Accenture. But the analyst house warned also that major …

Truck platooning is gaining traction with some ongoing trials in Europe and the United States   Truck platooning involves a number of trucks equipped with state-of-the-art driving support systems. The …

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has completed a $15 million 18-month overhaul of Gatwick Airport?s IT systems, which it has compared to performing open-heart surgery while the patient is running. The …

Buckinghamshire County Council and Hertfordshire County Council have signed up to InterDigital mobility data engine oneTRANSPORT, taking its smart-city customer count to four in the UK. The duo will share …

Mastercard and Microsoft are to pool their payment, data analytics and cloud technologies to create a smart city “exchange” to help mayors, policy makers and urban planners tackle urban challenges …

A consortium of car makers and tech companies including BMW, Bosch, Ford, General Motors, Renault and IBM have joined together to explore how blockchain could enable businesses and consumers to …

Vodafone Germany and Bosch partnered on C-V2X trial Huawei, Vodafone Germany and Bosch have successfully tested the extended usage of cellular vehicle to everything (C-V2X) technology in combination with Bosch’s …

Ericsson and China Mobile have signed a strategic framework agreement at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona to collaborate on new enterprise and industrial IoT (IIoT) systems and services. The …

The port of Rotterdam has selected IBM as its partner for the digital transformation project The port of Rotterdam, one of Europe’s largest ports, is working in a digital transformation …

Smart transportation, a key internet of things vertical application, refers to the integrated application of modern technologies and management strategies in transportation systems. These technologies can provide innovative services relating …

Smart traffic system allows dynamic control of traffic lights, school flashers, signage The city of Dallas, Texas, has tapped Ericsson’s Connected Urban Transport suite to help add automation and responsiveness …

Predictive maintenance is a key IoT use case that’s improving railroad operations At a high level, the internet of things (IoT) is all about maximizing asset availability, reliability and efficiency. …

Peloton Technology carried out the truck platooning demo with the Michigan Department of Transportation Peloton Technology, a developer of connected and automated vehicle systems for U.S. and global freight carriers, …

Predictive maintenance improved timeliness and customer satisfaction Finnish railway operator VR Group has implemented SAS Analytics to get predictive maintenance capabilities in order to provide punctual travel service and improve …

Telent won a contract to deploy IoT technology to improve the operations of railway company Deutsche Bahn German company Telent will supply compatriot railway company Deutsche Bahn with smart multi-channel …

Whether it’s keeping up with work while on the move, staying in touch with co-workers and friends, or just looking for some entertainment, travelers want to stay connected. Now, this …