IoT service provider Sigfox and Alps Alpine signed a Global IoT Alliance Partnership Agreement. Alps Alpine is a leading manufacturer of components including sensors, HMI (human-machine interfaces), switches and connectivity devices to the automotive, industrial and smartphone industries.
Facial recognition technology is penetrating deep into China. Cameras track passengers at railway stations, identify homeless people on the streets, and even monitor worshippers in state-approved churches.
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) announced an agreement to acquire AI firm Apprente, a specialist in voice-based, conversational technology.
Avnet signed an agreement to acquire Witekio – the deal is supposed to be closed before the end of 2019. The privately held company Witekio specializes in software and embedded systems that help overcome technical challenges and complexity in the development of IoT-solutions.
Telefónica, the Spanish Directorate General for Traffic (DGT) and SEAT presented two cases in which IoT-technology helps to increase road cyclists safety and reduce the number of accidents on Spanish roads.
Air France plans to create an RFID-based bag-tracking at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport by 2020. It will be one of the first airlines in the world to implement such a system.
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