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Users notice new ChatGPT feature shown on Microsoft search engine Bing
It looks like Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, will be getting a huge upgrade as many have spotted that a “new Bing” interface using AI chatbot ChatGPT appeared and then abruptly vanished. It had been reported earlier that Microsoft was interested in capitalizing on...

GoCar Tours plans to toll out self driving EVs in Las Vegas
GoCar Tours is planning to roll-out self-driving electric vehicles in Las Vegas. The company is planning a demonstration in early March. The company have already been present in a handful of popular cities in the United States and Europe, including Barcelona and San...

Conduent Transportation to implement speed and red-light camera program in Cyprus
Conduent Transportation has implemented a speed and red-light camera program to improve traffic safety on the island nation of Cyprus. This program was launched following a successful pilot project. It aims to demonstrate the continued expansion of Conduent...

Flash partners with GEM motors to develop electric motors
Electric car component maker Flash has announced that it will be entering a technological collaboration with Slovenia-based GEM motors to develop electric motors. The agreement will see both brands manufacture hub motors for various electric vehicle segments,...

Polestar and Luminar expand their collaboration
Press release written by Polestar Polestar and Luminar are expanding their collaboration and integration of long-range LiDAR technology in future Polestar models. The utilisation of LiDAR technology continues to gain momentum as the global focus on next-generation...

Rugby Union to introduce ‘Smart Balls’ in upcoming six nations tournament
Technological advancements have been at the forefront of sport in the modern age. They have been used to enhance decision-making and the game experience itself. It now has a major role to play in fixtures. Rugby Union has now taken technology one step further. The...

Siemens enters partnership with Skyway
Siemens and Skyway have announced a strategic partnership to determine the electrical and digital infrastructure needed to support vertiport operations. The collaboration will see both companies researching energy demands of vertiports and developing sustainable...

The City of Palos Hills chooses Viper Networks’ Apollo Smart Light Poles to use citywide
Viper Networks has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with the City of Palos Hills to install the company’s Apollo Smart Light poles throughout the city. The Company has said that it expects follow-up contracts to the initial first installation...

Seoul uses drones for hanok roof inspections
The Seoul Metrpolitan Government have announced that it will be deploying drones to inspect the roofs of Korean traditional houses known as “hanok". The drones will be used to photograph roofs from all angles whereas previously people would have had to physically...

The City of Oakland launches Smart Loading Zones
The City of Oakland has announced a partnership with Populus to launch Smart Loading Zones that will allow operators to pay for their use of space through GPS technology from their delivery or on-demand vehicles. Delivery operators will be able to sign up for the new...

Bosch and APCOA partner to install automated valet parking
Bosch and APCOA are installing automated valet parking in 15 new parking garage locations in Germany, after it has been approved for commercial use in the P6 parking garage at Stuttgart airport. The new driverless and automated SAE Level 4 parking system is set to...

Honda signs research and development contract with JAXA
Honda has announced that it has signed a research and development contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency regarding the “circulative renewable energy system” that is designed to supply electricity to maintain the functionality of the living space and...

National Strategy for drones presented to the UK Government in landmark White Paper
Press release written by Drone Delivery Group. The UK Government has today been presented with a landmark national strategy for drone technology across land, sea and air to rapidly, safely and efficiently accelerate growth by capitalising on an industry estimated to...

Wildcat Discovery Technologies announces agreement with BMW Group to develop Wildcat cathode
Wildcat Discovery Technologies has today announced an agreement with BMW Group to jointly develop the next-generation Wildcat high energy cathode. The Wildcat cathode is a key component of Wildcat’s recently announced “supercell” which aims to help car makers...

Applied Information integrates connected transportation alerts into Waze
Applied information has announced today that its Internet of Things connected traffic control devices and emergency vehicles can now display alerts on the Waze map providing drivers, first responders and vulnerable road users with an extra layer of safety. The Waze...

Iveda announces launch of $1.5 million project for Utilus Smart Pole Technology
Iveda has announced the launch of a $1.5 million project for Utilus Smart Pole technology in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, equipping the country’s largest harbor city with critical IoT infrastructure for smart city deployments. Utilis will bring Iveda technology such as video...

Taoping launches next generation smart rest station in Shenzhen
Taoping has announced that its next generation smart rest station, which integrates fully autonomous street sweeper functionality, has been launched in Shenzhen's highly popular Xiangmi Park. The launch is expected to greatly facilitate the transformation of smart...

North American leaders discuss semiconductor production
Leaders from the US, Mexico and Canada have set aside tensions over drugs, trade and energy to focus on boosting investment in producing semiconductors and quelling a migration crisis that has caused many political issues for Biden. For Biden, the US’s southern...

Oxbotica raises US$140 million in Series C investment
Oxbotica has announced that it has raised US$140 million in Series C investment to deploy its operating system for Universal Autonomy in multiple commercial and industrial domains around the world. The company has said that the Series C funding accommodates growing...

Google announces HD version of its vehicle mapping solution
Google has announced a HD version of its vehicle mapping solution which is considered an additional layer of data that’s served to the vehicles L2+ or L3 assisted-driving systems through Google Automotive Services. Volvo and Polestar will be the first to experience...