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IoT-centric, usage-based insurance set to surge

IoT-centric, usage-based insurance is finally coming of age and it is turning the traditional car insurance sector upside down. "Internet of Things" adoption in various vertical markets is set to disrupt traditional industries by introducing new business models. IoT-centric, usage-based insurance, which uses real-time information...

IoT-centric usage-based insurance set to surge

IoT-centric usage-based insurance is finally coming of age and it is turning the traditional car insurance sector upside down. Internet of Things (IoT) adoption in various vertical markets is set to disrupt traditional industries by introducing new business models. IoT-centric usage-based insurance (UBI), which...

IIoT security: UK manufacturers at risk from cyberthreats

The lack of IIoT security investments could put UK manufacturers at risk from cyberthreats A majority of U.K. manufacturers (62%) have plans to increase their investments in Internet-connected capital equipment in the next five years as they transition to "industry 4.0." However, investment plans in industrial...

Kansas City launches $15.7 million smart city program with Sprint, Cisco

The Kansas City smart city program, in partnership with Sprint, Cisco and ThinkBig, will include free Wi-Fi, smart lighting and interactive kiosks. Kansas City has partnered with Cisco, Sprint and ThinkBig on a smart city program, which aims to make the city the most connected...

Google and Fiat Chrysler partner on self-driving cars

Google and Fiat Chrysler self-driving car partnership to double Google's self-driving car fleet. Fiat Chrysler Automobile announced it was teaming with Google on self-driving technology. It is the first time Google has worked directly with a car maker to integrate its technology into a passenger vehicle....

Google and Fiat Chrysler partner on self-driving cars

Google and Fiat Chrysler self-driving car partnership to double Google's self-driving car fleet. Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA) has announced it was teaming up with Google on self-driving technology. It is the first time Google has worked directly with a car maker to integrate its technology into...

RCR Wireless News launches Industrial IoT 5G Insights community, documentary and event series

RCR launches an enterprise decision maker's source for insights, analysis, use cases and networking with inaugural sponsors including InterDigirtal, Anritsu and Nokia Austin, TX – RCR Wireless News, a leading communications industry information, database and marketing services company, has expanded its digital portfolio with the launch of...

Australia unveils $38.3 million smart cities plan

PM shares vision for a 30-minute city, announces funding Not a day goes by without a new city or a new country unveiling an ambitious plan for smart cities. With 80% of its economic activity taking place in cities, Australia needs a game plan for...

The truck is leaving the station, Industrial IoT transforms distribution and logistics

The impact of platooning on the global economy will be far-reaching and profound The Netherlands was treated to a fleeting glimpse of the future in April. The successful trial of high-tech truck convoys on the motorways of Europe flagged how the Industrial Internet of Things...

IIoT/5G: Volvo to launch UK’s largest autonomous driving trial

Premium car maker Volvo is swinging into high gear with the launch of the UK’s largest autonomous driving trial to date, following similar moves in Sweden and China Volvo Cars is set to launch an autonomous driving trial in the U.K. next year, going under...

Volvo to launch UK’s largest autonomous driving trial

Premium car maker Volvo is swinging into high gear with the launch of the UK’s largest autonomous driving trial to date, following similar moves in Sweden and China Volvo Cars is to launch a large autonomous driving (AD) trial in the UK next year, going...

Google, Ford, Uber partner to push autonomous driving

Lyft, Volvo round out founding members of Self-Driving Coalition for Safe Streets There aren't many details available, but a new coalition comprising technology, automotive and ride-sharing interests has formed to advocate for safer street made possible by autonomous driving. Founding members of the Self-Driving Coalition for...

Musk hints at autonomous urban transport solution

Tesla CEO makes guarded comments at transportation conference in Norway Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, hinted at an autonomous-driving solution to urban transportation problems. He didn’t go into specifics while speaking at a transportation conference in Norway, but said what he has...

Iristel Deploys IMSWorkX Application Server for Mobile Gateway Services (sponsored content)

‘Internet of Things’ Applications use XpressWorkX Application Server as the SIP to GSM MAP Gateway for Voice Calls April 19, 2016 – ROCHESTER, NY, and TORONTO – IMSWorkX, Inc., a global provider for telecom applications and service platforms, today announced that Iristel, Canada’s largest and...

Webinar: Connected Car: Security, Testing and Interference Issues

The connected car poses a number of market, behavioral and technical challenges. RCR explores those challenges and some of the key players working to solve them. In this webinar, we look at market drivers and consumer desires for the connected car as well as...

AT&T’s IoT Focus

https://youtu.be/MftHDQJvVUE AT&T has a major focus on IoT with major investments in consumer-facing products and industial products like its Global SIM, which has tremendous utility in verticals like container shipping. In that a connected vehicle is considered a subset of the Internet of Things, AT&T is...

Feature Report: Connected Car – Security, Testing and Interference Issues

The connected car opens many topics related to testing.  Simulating safety systems, checking for interference, looking at the safety from malicious external influences.  This report will look at the challenges at hand and highlight some of the key players working to solve them. What you...

‘Third wave’ of connected cars to leverage OTA, new services

With more vehicles supporting wireless connectivity, the opportunity for wireless services beyond basic smartphone integration and infotainment hold the potential for a new value proposition in the ecosystem of connected cars. “It’s a very interesting time in connected car,” said Scott Frank, VP of marketing for...

Austin looks beyond traffic to smart city future

$50 million in federal smart city funding up for grabs AUSTIN, Texas – One of seven finalists in the U.S. Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge, Austin, Texas, hopes to win $50 million to solve myriad traffic and mobility challenges by implementing smart city technologies. Earlier...

Ericsson and MIT students partner on autonomous vehicle tech

Based on interest as articulated by a vote, students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's System Design and Management program are set to partner with Ericsson to develop technology for autonomous vehicle applications. Ericsson's work around autonomous vehicle applications centers around predictive mobility– using big data...

Smart cities ‘bringing sexy back’ to traffic infrastructure

SXSW panel: smart cities use intelligent infrastructure to keep up with urbanization AUSTIN, Texas – “Cities are on the rise,” proclaimed Harvard University's Rosabeth Moss Kanter during a panel discussion at this week's South by Southwest event. “Technology is the big hope.” Kanter, chair and director...

DoT announces Smart City Challenge finalists during SxSW

Smart City Challenge finalists competing for $50 million in support of transportation innovation AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the seven finalist cities in the Smart City Challenge funding completion. Austin, Texas, was among the seven finalists, with Foxx making...

Once autonomous cars are everywhere, what will the driver do?

Ericsson showcases autonomous cars concept equipped with data-driven infotainment The vision for autonomous cars is a society with no traffic, no accidents or fatalities on the road, and maybe even no need to own a vehicle – perhaps your city will deploy a fleet and...

Google autonomous car hits a bus in first time at fault

Google calls it a learning experience; chalks collision with bus up to sandbags in the road In pursuit of an autonomous driving future, Google has run its self-driving cars through extensive road testing. But, in a first of its kind accident, one of the Google...