New Cohda Wireless connected vehicle solution certified in Europe
Cohda Wireless’s connected vehicle technology solution, the MK6, has achieved CE Certification in Europe and in the UK. The company launched the MK6 in late 2022 as the world’s most advanced and versatile V2X connectivity solution. The MK6 RSU (Road-Side Unit) and OBU (On-Board Unit) offer the most comprehensive connectivity capability as standard features, including […]
Mercedes-Benz and Boston use connected technology to help improve uneven roads
Mercedes-Benz USA’s Urban Mobility Solutions division is working to use sensors within vehicles to identify the causes of uneven roads. Its teaming up with the Boston’s Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics and Citywide Analytics Team to use an advanced algorithm to process vehicle data and use it for infrastructure analytics. Participating MBUSA vehicles collect […]
“Driven by Information” author hails TTF’s contribution to technology progress
The author of major reports for the RAC Foundation into the value of data being used to make transport safer and more efficient is praising the value of the Transport Technology Forum over the last three years. Andy Graham’s latest report “Driven by information revisited – stepping up a gear” is a follow-up to a […]
New report shows the value of connected vehicles, and tackles who pays for the technology
A new report by leading connected vehicle expert Andy Graham of White Willow Consulting is highlighting how many of the opportunities to improve the transport network’s safety and efficiency risk being delayed or missed completely if the issue of who pays for use of such data is not quickly addressed. Mr Graham’s report for the […]
Porsche creates new vehicle software division
Carmaker Porsche has announced it’s opening a new division focused on software development for intelligent and connected vehicles. It says that, with the new division, the Nardò Technical Center proving ground in Salento, Southern Italy, which is owned by Porsche and operated by Porsche Engineering, “further underlines its positioning as technology partner for the integrated […]
Wejo enters administration
Manchester-based Connected Vehicles technology company Wejo has filed an application to appoint an administrator. In paperwork submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Nasdaq-listed company says it is “evaluating whether it will file ancillary insolvency proceedings for the Company and its other subsidiaries in other jurisdictions, including in the United States, in […]
MediaTek and NVIDIA partner to “transform automobiles”
Connectivity and multimedia innovator MediaTek is teaming with AI technology company NVIDIA to bring drivers and passengers what they call “new experiences inside the car”. The partnership was announced jointly by MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai and NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang. “NVIDIA is a world-renowned pioneer and industry leader in AI and computing. With […]
BlackBerry delivers new connected vehicle software
Connectivity company BlackBerry has announced the early access release of QNX® Software Development Platform 8.0, which it says enables vehicle makers and IoT systems developers to deliver more powerful products at lower costs, “while maintaining the unparalleled safety, security and reliability standards that QNX technology has long been known for”. It says SDP 8.0 is […]
Issues raised at the Transport Technology Forum conference discussed on Highways Voices
We get the views of six different experts and users of transport technology in today’s Highways Voices, as we chat to people at the Transport Technology Forum Annual Conference in Leeds. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! One of the ITS industry’s leading experts Andy Graham is […]
American project delivers message sharing to improve vulnerable road user safety
Digital infrastructure development firm P3Mobility has successfully integrated with road safety data company Advanced Mobility Analytics Group’s computer vision-enabled SMART Platform to create and broadcast Sensor Data Sharing Messages for cooperative perception. The SDSMs are being broadcast at the University of Michigan’s connected and automated vehicle proving ground Mcity – with the aim of delivering […]