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76,000 UK drones to create £42bn GDP, 628,000 jobs by 2030, says report

Drones could increase UK GDP by £42 billion, or two per cent, by 2030, according to a new report by financial services firm PwC, with the largest productivity gains in the wholesale and retail trade sector in percentage terms (2.5 per cent) and the...

Transport for London hands out first drone licence for railway maintenance

Transport for London (TfL) has appointed UK civil engineering firm Lanes Rail to carry out maintenance work on the London Underground network using drones, as their usage in industrial settings increases. Lanes Rail is responsible for maintaining and repairing a wide range of assets across...

Cumulocity IoT platform retro-fitted to London buses, joins Telefónica IoT portfolio

Software AG's Cumulocity IoT platform is to be retro-fitted to 5,000 London buses by 2021, as part of plans by the Greater London Authority to reduce carbon emissions from its public transport services. The German software company’s platform has also been added to Spanish...