- Airbus and LM Industries, the world’s first and only digital manufacturer, have announced the formation of Neorizon to provide disruptive and innovative products with an initial focus on local mobility and autonomy. The mobility startup will operate a micro-factory designed to build new transport and mobility solutions quickly and efficiently. (Read more)
- India currently lacks three million buses to meet the requirement of the current population and their travel requirements. The country immediately needs to relook at improving its infrastructure. Shared Mobility services, like Ola, Uber and Shuttl are on the rise. (Read more)
- Porsche and Boeing Co. are joining forces to push into the nascent area of urban flights with a plan for a high-end machine capable of vertical takeoff and landing. The partnership marks the latest foray by Boeing into futuristic vehicles that may one day soar above cities. (Read more)
- Acquisition of Inchcape Fleet Solutions (IFS) positions Toyota Fleet Mobility (TFM), a joint venture of Toyota Financial Services Corporation and Toyota Motor Europe, at the heart of the UK’s full-service leasing market. With the agreement to acquire IFS, TFM continues its progress towards becoming a mobility services provider. (Read more)
- Zagreb-based Greyp is a high-tech mobility company that designs, engineers and produces electric bikes. The startup has announced its partnership with two blockchain groups to advance its work on vehicles’ automated payments for tolls and rentals, as well as green energy charging- slock.it, an IoT company connecting physical devices to the blockchain, and the Energy Web Foundation (EWF), a non-profit organisation applying blockchain in the energy sector to bring connected mobility applications to users. (Read more)
- An estimated 3.6 million patients in America reportedly cannot access health care due to a lack of transportation. To address this challenge, Cerner Corp. announced a partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. to alleviate patients’ transportation barriers to hospitals for non- emergency visits. (Read More)
- 2020 will represent an inflection point for trust and transparency, 5G and time to purchase in the U.S. retail and consumer landscape. Cloud-based Nielsen Connect platform is an emerging platform that will help CPG manufacturers and retailers more easily spot emerging trends and diagnose performance gaps. (Read more)
- Representatives from High Snobiety and Wired Smarter gathered to discuss the retail sector and defined 5 trends driving the industry: data for better customer experience, blending content and commerce, the rise of secondhand, online female communities and confusion over sustainability. (Read more)
- With automation, AI and machine learning, retailers can obtain and analyze insightful data from the customers’ viewpoints. Therefore, the omnichannel approach to sales is set to be the future of retail. (Read more)
- Like many industries, retail is embracing the Internet of Things (IoT) transformation. The expansion of IoT technology in retail is expected to reach more than $35 billion by 2020. Retailers are using IoT technology to enhance customer experience, reduce costs, drive growth and improve overall performance. (Read more)
- Italian luxury furniture brand Natuzzi has implemented augmented reality in customer experience by allowing shoppers to browse for sofas, chairs and beds – in the form of holograms overlaid onto 3D renderings of their own living rooms while wearing a Microsoft HoloLens 2 headset. (Read more)
- In 2019 the retail sector will spend $203.6 billion on technology up 3.6 percent year-on-year according to market analyst Gartner. Annual software spending will reach $40.5 billion by 2023. These investments will help retailers to provide total shopping experience of the digital age. (Read More)
- A team of researchers attempted to assess people’s perceptions of technology as a way to characterize the “smartness” of a city by conducting a massive survey among citizens of 102 cities. They found that large cities and megacities find it difficult to become smart. The smart city index ranks Singapore, Zurich, Oslo, Geneva, and Copenhagen in the top five. (Read more)
- Fifteen of the world’s leading city networks and technology governance organizations form a new partnership to advance the responsible and ethical use of smart city technologies – the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance. The organization represents 200,000 cities and local governments, leading companies, start-ups, research institutions, and civil society organizations. It will create global norms and policy standards for the use of connected devices in public spaces. (Read more)
- Jumptuit, Inc., announces the launch of Jumptuit Smart City, delivering smarter data services to all sectors through Jumptuit’s Regulated Contributory Data Streaming Service. Jumptuit Smart City matches a city’s distinct characteristics with specific smart technology applications and public policy based on a data-driven framework. (Read more)
- The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) held its annual global conference in Nur-Sultan, thanks to the city’s attempts to use technology to improve resident’s lives and become a smart city. The city’s newly developed mobile application gives residents access to more than 75 services in just a few clicks – public transport, education, taxes or medical services. (Read more)
- Hull City Council launch a Smart City Operating System (OS). The municipal authority partnered with local firm Connexin, which built the OS on Cisco’s Kinetic for Cities platform. The latter is a software that normalizes and aggregates data from a range of IoT sensor types into a set of urban service domains such as waste, lighting, and parking. Ultimately, this gives Hull the ability to manage sensors from multiple vendors in one place. (Read more)
- The University of Sheffield developed with partners the CENTAUR system (Cost Effective Neural Technique to Alleviate Urban flood Risk), which uses AI to manage the flow of water in cities. The system has two successful pilot installations in Coimbra, Portugal (2017) and Toulouse, France (2018). It works by installing “gates” in the sewers that can control the flow of water from one part of the sewer network to another, while sensors are added, to monitor water levels on either side of the gates. (Read more)
- In manufacturing, executives are likely to spend some $197 billion on the technology this year. (Read More)
- Some analysts estimate that by 2024, the Industry 4.0 market will surpass a total value of US$ 155 billion. Мanufacturers expect revenue driven by IoT-based products and services will increase an average of 10% of total company revenue” by 2022 as said in a study by PricewaterhouseCooper and MAPI. Therefore, industry 4.0 is here to say and will accelerate even more. (Read More)
- With more manufacturers and engineers embracing additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, demand for high-performing additive materials rises. MakerBot has formulated a new generation of materials which include PETG, ABS, ASA, PVA and Stratasys SR-30. (Read More)
- Nokia and SENAI-SP launch partnership to boost Industry 4.0 adoption in Brazil. SENAI-SP Lab in São Paulo state will provide training and testing facilities as the need for automation, AI and 5G adoption grows. Nokia will provide its suite of connectivity solutions and digital automation cloud. (Read More)
- Tech Mahindra, Cisco partner to launch 5G-enabled solution that will provide network infrastructure assessment and consultancy services. Key highlights of the factory infrastructure space include – factory wireless network, factory to enterprise Software-Defined network, Cybersecurity, IT-OT integration areas. (Read More)
- Today, approximately 55% of the world’s population lives in cities. This will reach 68 % by 2050, according to the UN. 5G is an enabling technology for IoT, and as smart cities essentially rely on IoT to function, 5G and smart cities are inextricably linked. As such, 5G will play a critical role in allowing information gathered through sensors to be transmitted in real time to central monitoring locations. This web of connectivity will enable maintenance of the infrastructure and manufacturing systems, as well as robust flow control, adjustment and fine tuning of operating parameters. (Read More)
- Prototype 3D-printing technology called High-Area Rapid Printing (HARP) that can safely print both hard, durable parts and elastic objects. US engineers have developed a new, futuristic 3D printer that is so big and fast, it can print an object the size of an adult human in just a couple of hours. (Read More)
- The expansion of IoT technology in retail is expected to reach more than $35 billion by 2020. Retailers are using IoT technology to enhance customer experience, reduce costs, drive growth and improve overall performance. Currently, sensors are being used to monitor customer satisfaction, provide supply chain insights, monitor food safety, and track assets. (Read More)
