Smart Cities

6th November 2018

VW Claims It Has Cracked Smart City Traffic Prediction

Volkswagen IT scientists claim to have built a traffic management system for the smart city able to forecast and calculate urban traffic volumes, transport demand and travel times. The...

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Siemens Gets Certification for Roadside Units
23rd October 2018

Siemens Gets Certification for Roadside Units

A connected vehicle sector association has granted its first ever certificate for dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) roadside units to Siemens Mobility’s Sitraffic ESCos. The OmniAir Consortium’s OmniAir Certification program...

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Emergency V2X Tech Funded by US Government
17th October 2018

Emergency V2X Tech Funded by US Government

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded a Chicago start-up funding to develop cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology for first responders. HAAS Alert has been given $1.1M by...

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Ford Tests ‘Wait-Free’ Driving Tech
15th October 2018

Ford Tests ‘Wait-Free’ Driving Tech

Ford is trialing connected vehicle technology in the UK which it claims could lead to the elimination of waiting times for drivers. The automaker has been demonstrating its V2V...

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AV Legislation “Halted” By 2017 Election, Says GLA Transport Chair
11th October 2018

AV Legislation “Halted” By 2017 Election, Says GLA Transport Chair

Greg Hyde talks to Greater London Assembly (GLA) Transport Committee chairperson Caroline Pidgeon about automotive issues in the capital. With so many interested parties throwing their hats into the...

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Honda Demonstrates Anti-Crash V2X Tech in Ohio
8th October 2018

Honda Demonstrates Anti-Crash V2X Tech in Ohio

Honda has demonstrated vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology it says is designed to reduce crashes at intersections. As part of the automaker’s partnership with the Ohio city of Marysville, its 33 Smart...

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Volkswagen, Siemens Partner for V2X Safety Tech
4th October 2018

Volkswagen, Siemens Partner for V2X Safety Tech

Volkswagen and Siemens are claiming to have made improvements to existing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology, with the aim of making intersections safer. The companies are collaborating with the German city...

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14th September 2018

PSA Starts V2X Shoot-Out in China

The PSA Group has begun demonstrating its smart-city communications V2X technology in a Chinese city pitching two rival systems against each other. Its demo, testing separate solutions from Huawei...

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“Virtual Battery” of EV Chargers Deployed Across California
12th September 2018

“Virtual Battery” of EV Chargers Deployed Across California

A manufacturer of home EV chargers has declared its deployment of a “virtual battery” of chargers across California since early 2017 a success. eMotorWerks’ virtual battery consists of over...

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Infrastructure Interactive Connected Car Comms System Launched
22nd August 2018

Infrastructure Interactive Connected Car Comms System Launched

A maker of traffic management software has launched a communication system allowing connected vehicles to interact with smart city road side units (RSUs). The Traffic & Parking Control Company (TAPCO)...

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London Begins Parking Charges by Vehicle Emission Levels
15th August 2018

London Begins Parking Charges by Vehicle Emission Levels

Car parking charges will be set by the vehicle’s emission rating in a new system to be rolled out in the City of London. The City of London Corporation has...

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Auto Tech Threat to Smart Cities, Report Claims
9th August 2018

Auto Tech Threat to Smart Cities, Report Claims

Cars can become both victims and perpetrators of anticipated hacking attacks on smart cities, a report has warned. For a white paper published by researchers at Threatcare and IBM X-Force...

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3rd August 2023

BMW ‘Not Ready’ to Give Up on ICE

BMW is committed to continued investment in ICE powertrains despite its acceleration of development funds into BEV models. That’s because the...

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