While improved safety is the main benefit of anti-collision systems in mining, construction, and ports, many operations also see productivity and efficiency gains as a result of the technology investments. At the same time, anti-collision technology can be a stepping stone to remote control and even full automation of machines, vehicles, and equipment.
Marcus Weldon was appointed as the 13th president of Bell Labs, the research arm of Alcatel-Lucent, in 2013 and became the corporate chief technology officer of Nokia when Bell Labs was acquired as part of the Alcatel-Lucent takeover in 2016.
Digital disruption is about to hit commercial insurers full force as the industry prepares to undergo major transformation. IoT will be at the heart of many of the new initiatives as insurance firms find new ways of using IoT data to assess customers, reduce premiums, and provide real-time warnings.
Data originates all around us and it lives in many places, too. Gathering it and linking it to analytics, storage, and a huge range of specialized apps is a role now being filled by IoT platforms.
Data originates all around us and it lives in many places, too. Gathering it and linking it to analytics, storage, and a huge range of specialized apps is a role now being filled by IoT platforms.
IoT technology offers many opportunities for massive surveillance – and the country is using them all for Social Scoring in China
China is betting big on IoT with huge investments in cutting edge technologies. Does this mean it will come to dominate the industry? And should the West be worried?
IoT hubs are not just hotbeds for startups; established companies can also gain a boost by using them.
Looking at IoT, RPA, AI, and the future of business with Infosys Global Head of AI and Automation, John Gikopoulos.
Amazon’s consumer platforms Alexa, Dash Replenishment Service, and Fire TV are all destined to become part of the devices the commerce behemoth sells. The company is deploying the same strategy with all three and is using other tactics to get companies young and old aboard. The goal: being available everywhere.
ANSYS, a leader in simulation and 3D design, and BlackBerry Limited are joining forces to support BlackBerry QNX’s industry-leading real-time operating system (RTOS) for connected-cars and autonomous vehicles.
SATO and Aerolion Technologies have unveiled a proof of concept (PoC) for tracking inventory using RFID technology and drones.
Redback Energy Services is reducing labor hours and improving efficiency as it assigns, ships and receives back the rental equipment that its oil and gas customers use, thanks to a recently deployed RFID solution.
At CES, Toyota announced plans to build a futuristic prototype “city” on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. The name for the City for the Future project is „Woven City“ – and it is planned to become a fully connected ecosystem powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
![Gerd Leonhard](/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Gerd-Leonhard-e1536258315185.jpg")