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HERE Technologies joins 5G Automotive Association
HERE's membership sees the company bring its expertise in location intelligence to 5GAA, with 5G technology set to revolutionise connected vehicle services.
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Lime reinforces 100 per cent renewable energy commitment
Lime, the mobility service provider, operates in cities across Europe and the U.S. and has reinforced its commitment to using 100 per cent renewable energy as it looks to Paris as a valuable partner.
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UK Department for Transport to operate as a ‘cloud-first organisation’ by 2020
The migration of DfT’s applications to the cloud, which has been called the ‘DfT Data Centre Transformation’, took place during the last quarter of 2018 and the first phases were completed by mid-2019.
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AI autonomous mobility start-up raises $20 million for London trials
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Wayve believes that the complexity of self-driving cars will be solved by better artificial intelligence 'brains' rather than more physical sensors and hand-coded rules.
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Traffic jams cost Dutch industry €1.4bn in 2018
Dutch associations call on the government to solve road bottlenecks in the country as traffic jams cost the industry a record €1.4 billion.
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UK’s DRIVEN consortium celebrated for development of CAVs
An event in Oxfordshire includes an exhibition open to the public that details the DRIVEN consortium's work and advancements in CAV technology.
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UK project to ‘revolutionise road networks with smart infrastructure’
A new Live Labs project will test technological advances encompassing wireless communication sensors, smart materials, and energy generation and storage, to create roads that generate electricity from passing traffic.
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Trump Administration to invest $900 million in American infrastructure
Since 2009, the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants programme, has provided a combined $7.1 billion to 554 projects in all 50 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.
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MaaS Alliance joins Global New Mobility Coalition
The coalition brings together over 100 institutions to support a reduction in carbon emissions, increased transport efficiency and other goals through the combined use of SEAM technology.
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Urban Transport Group report shows how cities can address the climate crisis
The report - Making the connections on climate – draws together practical examples of the links that can be made on climate at the city region level between transport and energy, and between transport and the decarbonisation of the built environment.
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University of Amsterdam and TomTom launch autonomous driving research lab
The Atlas Lab will focus on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for developing advanced, highly accurate and safe high definition (HD) maps for self-driving vehicles.
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Keolis and Volvo demonstrate autonomous e-bus in depot
The trial, which took place in the Keolis bus depot in Gothenburg, Sweden, aimed to provide evidence that autonomous transport can be used in industry-specific cases.
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Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI) aims to develop and support air mobility integration
The Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI), a non-profit industry association dedicated to providing communities and decision makers with the information needed to successfully integrate aviation into daily transportation options, has officially launched.
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Virgin Hyperloop One and KAUST partner to develop Saudi Arabia’s transportation sector
A Memorandum of Understanding between Virgin Hyperloop One and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia represents a commitment to fostering the exchange of scientific and technological knowledge.
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Dubai launches first World Council on City Data Local Data Hub
Dubai has launched the first global network of World Council on City Data (WCCD) Local Data Hub, with the aim of achieving the UN's sustainable objectives on its 2030 agenda, as well as strengthening the role of the cities and communities.