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Intelligent infrastructure solution chosen for New Jersey smart city project

News11 May 2021

Rutgers University has chosen Velodyne’s new solution that combines its lidar sensors and Bluecity’s AI software to monitor traffic networks and public spaces.

Austria builds lidar-equipped testing environment

News23 Feb 2021

ALP.Lab seeks to deliver real-life data on complex traffic situations to test the capabilities of the autonomous driving systems, and help enable solutions to reduce accidents and improve traffic flows.

Orlando International Airport uses lidar-based crowd analytics to maximise safety

News11 Jan 2021

Foot traffic monitoring specialist The Indoor Lab partnered with lidar company Cepton to provide anonymised, 3D tracking of people that claims to improve the usability, safety and cleanliness of large spaces.

UK launches first commercial driverless testing lab

News02 Oct 2020

The Darwin SatCom Lab, based at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, is now open to businesses wishing to investigate test connectivity solutions for connected and autonomous vehicles.

Autonomous shuttle tees up at Welsh golf tournament

News21 Aug 2020

In what claims to be a world-first for the transport of sports people at an event, Aurrigo’s vehicle will be used to take golfers and their caddies from the club house to the first tee.

Public-private coalition launches intelligent mobility project in Nevada

News13 Aug 2020

Lidar sensors have been integrated with traffic signals in Reno to detect, count and track pedestrians, cyclists and traffic to help improve traffic analytics, congestion management and pedestrian safety.

Sensor networks are driving the creation of connected city ecosystems

News05 Aug 2020

Analysis by Frost & Sullivan reveals how digitisation and advancements in Internet of Things are driving the large-scale adoption of sensor technologies for the development of smart cities.

LiDAR technology used for smarter space management

News16 Jul 2020

Qortex People Counter provides powerful insights about the flow and number of people in retail stores, public transportation centres, stadiums, venues, and more.

LiDAR used to monitor safe distancing and analyse crowd density

News23 Apr 2020

iinside has upgraded its solution to help building, facility and venue operators monitor the effectiveness of customer spacing efforts and take action to preserve them.

Oxbotica and Cisco partner to resolve autonomous fleet data challenges

News28 Feb 2020

The companies claim OpenRoaming offers the ability to unlock solutions to the large data transfer challenge for fully connected autonomous vehicle fleets.

Shanghai 5G demonstrator integrates smart roads, autonomous buses and city systems

News06 Jan 2020

At the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai, Human Horizons is using 5G, V2X communication, big data, cloud computing, LiDAR technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to “realise an ecosystem of autonomous driving”.

Fulfilling the promise of intelligent transportation services

Special Reports07 Jun 2019

This was the theme of the 13th ITC European Congress, which brought together mayors, city officials and industry leaders to discuss the challenges ahead for smart mobility.

Blockchain integrated in Reno's intelligent mobility initiative

News24 Apr 2019

The technology will be used by the University of Nevada to develop a new standard for attested data integrity between autonomous vehicles and road infrastructure.

South Korea deepens commitment to autonomous future

News12 Mar 2019

Korean AV platform provider SpringCloud is partnering with Deepen AI to progress the development of autonomous vehicle sensor technology in the country

China rolls out smart valet parking

News04 Feb 2019

Autonomous driving technology from HoloMatic uses lidar sensors from Velodyne to free drivers from searching for parking spots

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