Press Releases

Velodyne Lidar acquires Mapper.ai for ADAS launch

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. announced it has acquired mapping and localisation software as well as intellectual property assets from Mapper.ai. (more…)

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July 24, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Installed base of off-highway vehicle telematics systems to reach 7.5mn units worldwide by 2023

Sweden-based analyst firm Berg Insight estimates that the global installed base of active off-highway vehicle telematics systems reached 3.3 million units in 2018. This includes connected units deployed on various off-highway vehicles across the construction, mining, agriculture and forestry sectors. (more…)

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July 1, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Workz and ‘world’s biggest cellular module provider’ partner to deliver 50mn eSIMs for connected devices

The mobile and IoT solutions provider, Workz Group has agreed a long-term partnership with what it described as the world’s largest manufacturer of cellular IoT modules to deliver a projected 50 million embedded SIMs (eSIMs) by 2024. (more…)

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June 18, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

New TomTom GO Navigation app with Apple CarPlay

TomTom, the location technology specialist, announced the launch of TomTom GO Navigation. This new app for iOS will boast TomTom’s latest innovations and the freshest maps, together with Apple CarPlay compatibility, so drivers can use their app on an in-dash screen as well. (more…)

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June 11, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Safe Fleet uses AI to improve safety with launch of Intelligent Perimeter Safety Solutions

Safe Fleet, a global provider of safety solutions for fleet vehicles, announces the launch of its Intelligent Perimeter Safety Solutions that include its patents-pending Predictive Stop Arm and its Right-Hand Danger Zone protection system — two innovative solutions that use predictive analytics, advanced sensors and radar technology to increase safety where students are most at risk, outside the bus. (more…)

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June 6, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Renesas Electronics launches rad-hard 16-channel current driver with integrated decoder for satellite applications

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced a new radiation-hardened 16-channel current driver with integrated 4-bit decoder for reducing the size, weight and power (SWaP) of satellite command and telemetry systems. (more…)

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May 30, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Techmake’s Eagle X with Verodyne rider sensor comes to the aerial mapping market

Berodyne Ryder launched its IT consulting and technology development company Techmake Solutions , based in Monterrey, Mexico, into its Eagle X mapping and survey system We announced that it will be equipped with Verodyne’s rider sensor. (more…)

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April 22, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

The OTS educates teenagers on dangers of distracted driving

The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) hosted a distracted driving education event April 12 at Sacramento’s Inderkum High School as part of a larger effort to inform the public on the dangers of distracted driving. (more…)

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April 15, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Cut in road deaths the goal as 5G-ready road users protection is tested with mobile edge computing

Telecoms group Vodafone and mobility company Continental have showcased the first results of their innovation partnership and demonstrated how new technologies can assist in preventing thousands of road accidents every year. (more…)

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April 8, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Vehicles and mobility services to be secured against cyber-attacks by partners Trend Micro and Luxoft

Two companies are now jointly introducing and deploying an Intrusion Detection System (IDS), designed to detect, mitigate and respond to cyber-attacks on connected cars. (more…)

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April 2, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello