Category: IOT

Vodafone is demonstrating the power of Europe’s most modern mission-critical (MCx) communications service at an incident simulation event in Ireland with European Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) agencies. The event in Westport on Ireland’s west coast sees PPDR agencies from Ireland as well as Scotland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden stage simulations that replicate complex and evolving incidents. It is designed to train first responders on new communication capabilities while testing interoperability and operation procedures across multiple agencies. First of a kind In partnership with the Irish Office of the…

UK autonomous technology specialists Aurrigo International has secured £1m of grants and support from The Connected and Automated Mobility (Cam) Pathfinder – Enhancements programme, and Innovate UK’s Launchpad programme, to accelerate sustainable airport and transport innovations. The Pathfinder programme is funded by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV), a joint unit between the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and the Department for Transport (DfT), delivered in partnership with Innovate UK and Zenzic. The latter was created by government and industry to champion the UK Cam ecosystem and…

Lamarr.AI, in partnership with Michigan Central and Newlab, has launched a drone inspection pilot to identify opportunities for improved municipal building operations and energy efficiency in City of Detroit buildings. Supported by the State of Michigan’s Advanced Aerial Mobility Action Fund, this initiative utilises Advanced Aerial Innovation Region (AAIR), a real-world testing ground created for next-generation drone operations at Michigan Central. Energy-saving improvements The data, including thermal imaging and building analytics for selected City-owned facilities, will be provided to the City of Detroit to support efforts in identifying energy-saving improvements…

KDDI-owned virtual network operator (MVNO) Soracom is working with vehicle and mobility manufacturer Suzuki Motor Corporation to commercialize electric wheelchair technology in industrial robots. The pair have a proof-of-concept (PoC), they say, that combines Soracom’s IoT airtime with autonomous driving and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in a new family of industrial robots for logistics, manufacturing, construction, and other disciplines. Other partner technologies are also being deployed, said a press note. Suzuki has developed a new “versatile” micro e-mobility platform that uses its mobility technology in electric wheelchairs, developed over a…

Urban air mobility (UAM) company Volocopter and passenger flight services company Jet Systems Hélicoptères Services have signed an agreement to bring electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTol) aircraft services to France. The services are set to begin in Paris, where European and French authorities have an established and approved network of eVTol flight routes and infrastructure. VoloCity eVol aircraft This long-term agreement covers the initial delivery of two VoloCity eVol aircraft after it is certified under the European Union Aviation Safety Authority (EASA). In addition, Volocopter will contribute its expertise…

Europe’s transport networks are designed for a narrow demographic: typically, men aged 25 to 45, who work traditional 9-to-5 jobs, have no care responsibilities, and speak the local language, reveals a report. EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, has released its latest report, Better Mobility Trend report, in collaboration with Impact Hub Vienna and Point&. Future of mobility The study is based on insights from over 300 startups and 100 industry and academic experts across Europe…

South Korean helicopter operator Moviation has pre-ordered 20 30-seater electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTol) aircraft from UK-based developer Sora Aviation. Moviation currently operates Jamsil Heliport, a hub for air mobility in Seoul, making it an ideal launch point for future S-1 operations in Seoul. Urban air mobility The two organisations have also signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore the deployment of the S-1 aircraft in South Korea, beginning with three key routes:​ Jamsil Heliport to Incheon Airport Yeouido financial district to Incheon Airport Jamsil Heliport to Sejong…

Mobility solutions provider Moove has announced a fleet partnership with Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company. This collaboration represents the first commercial partnership of its kind on Waymo’s One app. Under the agreement, Moove will manage and dispatch Waymo’s fully autonomous fleet, beginning with operations in Phoenix in 2025 and expanding into Miami in 2026. Charging infrastructure Moove reports it will take responsibility for fleet operations, facilities, and charging infrastructure, ensuring the seamless operation of Waymo’s all-electric AV fleet. Waymo will continue to offer its service through the Waymo One…

Trilliant has announced a new partnership with Milton Hydro Services (MHSI), a subsidiary of Milton Hydro Holdings in Ontario, Canada. MHSI empowers its customers through innovative energy management services and solutions now and throughout the energy transition. The agreement marks the inception of a community-wide sub-metering programme powered by Trilliant’s Smart Building platform to provide an enhanced customer experience and energy savings opportunities. Sub-metering is an energy management solution for multi-tenant buildings where each unit is individually metered. As a result, customers only pay for their own energy usage and…

Contec Americas has announced apartnership with TruWeather Solutions and Vantiq to fast-track the development of Industry 4.0 weather solutions. The partnership will be showcased at the Embedded World conference in Austin where the companies will demonstrate TruWeather’s advanced weather solution for drone operations using Vantiq’s Intelligent IoT platform running on Contec’s scalable IoT hardware. TruWeather deploys a robust network of weather sensors designed to gather high-density, low-altitude wind and weather data in areas where none currently exists. Our sensors provide crucial weather data for safety applications, with each data point…

The total number of smart meters in the world will double over the next decade, from 1.7 billion at the end of 2023 to 3.4 billion at the end of 2033. By the end of the period, smart-meter sales will generate $40 billion in revenue per year, well-over double its 2023 total ($17 billion). So says IoT analyst firm Transforma Insights, which has run the numbers on the electricity, gas, and water metering markets, and come up with totals for each, and for all three combined. As it stands, one…

Japanese tower operator JTower announced the development of a glass antenna that it claims can “turn windows into base stations,” to deliver 5G services in Japan’s capital Tokyo. In a release, JTower said it has partnered with compatriot carrier NTT DoCoMo and glass manufacturer AGC to deploy the technology at Shinjuku 3-chome East Building. The Japanese companies have jointly deployed the glass antenna at the building in Tokyo, where it is connected to JTower’s 5G carrier neutral network infrastructure. “The glass antenna is intended to be installed to improve the…