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LoRaWAN gets a lift with Helium – with new roaming in Canada, to go with US, Europe

Helium has followed roaming deals with LoRaWAN operator Senet in the US and LoRaWAN platform provider Actility in Europe with a new roaming tie-up with LoRaWAN provider X-TELIA in Canada. San Francisco-based Helium uses a blockchain model to crowd-source LoRaWAN coverage, where LoRaWAN hotspots,...

Vodafone supplies 2G stolen-vehicle tracking to Volvo cars in the UK

The UK division of car brand Volvo has selected a 2G-based stolen vehicle tracking solution from Vodafone. The new solution provides vehicle tracking and recovery via Vodafone’s network of ‘secure operating centres’ (SOCs). The SOC function is available 24/7, and works in partnership with...

Ericsson, Volvo achieve 5G network vehicular handover over country borders

The AstaZero test track includes a 5G corridor between France, Germany and Luxembourg Ericsson and Volvo Cars have carried a successful test handover of connected cars between two mobile 5G networks in different countries at the AstaZero test track in Sweden, proving that seamless continuity...

NVIDIA unveils next-gen autonomous driving SoC, extends partnership with Volvo

At this year’s GTC, NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang announced updates to its system-on-a-chip (SoC) for autonomous driving DRIVE Orin, as well as the unveiling of DRIVE Atlan, an AI-enabled SoC that will be available to automakers for their 2025 models. The SoC integrates...

Volvo moves forward on road tests of automated trucks, self-driving cars

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 drivers in the Asian country. Nippon Express...

Ericsson, Telia, Volvo test 5G network for industrial use

  The partners will operate a 5G network at Volvo CE’s research facility in Sweden Ericsson, Volvo Construction Equipment and Telia said they are already operating what they claim is Sweden’s first 5G network for industrial use. Operated with a test license, the 5G network is comprised...

Volvo picks Ericsson’s car cloud to deliver info, maps and 5G driving tools

Car makerVolvo has selected Ericsson’s cloud platform to deliver fleet management, telematics, navigation, and infotainment services. The deal will expand to cover delivery of analytics and automation solutions with the arrival of 5G. The five-year deal covers 120 markets. It is the largest to date...

Volvo teams up with Baidu to develop autonomous cars

Car maker Volvo has struck a deal with Chinese internet search provider Baidu to jointly develop electric and fully autonomous cars for the Chinese market. Volvo, a subsidiary of Chinese automotive company Geely, and Baidu said they will “pool resources to take the next step...

Volvo teams up with NVIDIA to develop AI core for self-driving cars

Automotive manufacturer Volvo and chip maker NVIDIA have teamed up to bring artificial intelligence (AI) to self-driving Volvo cars. The pair will develop an AI-enabled core computer for new models from as early as 2020, bringing about advanced driver support systems, energy management technology, and...

Alibaba Group to develop its own chips starting next year

  Alibaba’s CEO Jack Ma said China needs to control core technologies such as chip development   Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has announced plans to set up a new semiconductor company to focus on the development of artificial intelligence chips and embedded processors to support the...

Volvo aims to disrupt domestic air travel with autonomous cars

Car maker Volvo has unveiled an autonomous car concept it reckons will disrupt the multi-billion dollar domestic air travel industry. Its new ‘360c concept’ presents a fully autonomous, fully electric car that, although flightless itself, will bring a level of convenience, comfort and safety...

Volvo to launch mobility brand M in Sweden and US, backed by machine learning engine

Car maker Volvo is to launch a new mobility brand, M, starting in Sweden and the US in the spring of 2019. The new enterprise will offer personalised mobility services, including on-demand access to hire cars, based on a proprietary machine learning platform. Volvo described...

Car maker Volvo takes stake in California autonomous driving start-up

Swedish car-maker Volvo has taken a stake in US start-up Luminar, based in California and Florida, to develop sensor technology for autonomous vehicles. Volvo Cars, a subsidiary of Chinese automotive company Geely, has been working with Luminar already on development and testing of LiDAR technology,...

Volvo criss-crosses vehicle safety data, partners with Google and Amazon

Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks will share anonymised safety data between connected vehicles in Sweden and Norway in real time before the year is out, the pair have announced. Volvo Cars has also announced deeper integration of Google apps and services in its new...

Ericsson partners with Volvo unit for connected cars

More than almost any other connected devices, connected cars need to communicate with one another. This will require interoperability of disparate devices, networks and software platforms. That's why software developers, network engineers and automakers are partnering and cooperating to create new frameworks for autonomous...

Volvo sets timeline for autonomous car sales

Volvo and Nvidia seem to be feeling pretty good about their tests of Nvidia's Drive PX2 hardware for self-driving cars. Volvo said this week that by 2021 it will be selling autonomous cars that don't require driver intervention. As an automaker that has built its...

Autonomous driving a key area of focus for new Volvo joint venture

The new autonomous driving company is a JV owned by Autoliv and Volvo Cars Zenuity, the new joint venture between Autoliv and Volvo Cars, will develop advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) technologies, and recently launched operations. Autoliv announced it will make a...

Volvo adding proximity sensors to buses for pedestrian detection

Volvo to launch new sensor-based monitoring system Volvo Buses unveiled the first pedestrian and cyclist detection system for the bus industry. Launching at the IAA in Hannover, Germany, the system will be on Volvo’s European city bus fleet in 2017. “Accidents involving buses and unprotected road-users seldom occur,...

Volvo adding proximity sensors to buses for pedestrian detection

Volvo to launch new sensor-based monitoring system Volvo Buses unveiled the first pedestrian and cyclist detection system for the bus industry. Launching at the IAA in Hannover, Germany, the system will be on Volvo’s European city bus fleet in 2017. “Accidents involving buses and unprotected road-users seldom occur,...

Google parent and Sanofi partner on connected diabetes management

Data-driven, connected diabetes management is the focus of a new joint venture between Alphabet’s subsidiary Verily Life Sciences and French pharmaceutical company Sanofi. Developing a comprehensive, data-driven, connected diabetes management platform will be the goal of Onduo, the joint digital healthcare company formed by French...

Safety core to Volvo-Autoliv autonomous driving joint venture

By setting up a joint venture, Volvo and Autoliv aim to become world leaders in autonomous driving software solutions for OEMs. Premium car manufacturer Volvo and car safety systems specialist Autoliv announced on Tuesday both companies are teaming up to develop and distribute autonomous driving...

Intel acquires Movidius to accelerate machine vision strategy

Intel announced its intention to acquire machine vision specialist Movidius, to further strengthen its position within computer vision, deep learning. In a move to strengthen its position in the growing computer vision market, Intel announced its intention to acquire machine vision specialist Movidius. Machine vision uses cameras...

Uber and Volvo partner on self-driving cars

Volvo and Uber have entered a partnership to co-develop the next generation of self-driving cars, marking the start of a longer term industrial partnership. While most automakers expect to have self-driving cars on the road by 2021, car-hailing service provider Uber is actually planning to let customers...

Testing facility for self-driving vehicles opens in China

China has opened its first testing facility for connected and self-driving vehicles, a step for the country to position itself as a leader in the autonomous driving car race. China’s 2025 roadmap has made connected and self-driving vehicles a key priority. As a step in that...