Alibaba-backed autonomous driving leader AutoX has debuted “Gen5” of its fully driverless robotaxis. The latest generation system is able to safely navigate China’s complex urban driving situations using its 50 sensors and vehicle control unit packing 2200 TOPS of computing power. Dr Jianxiong Xiao, CEO and Founder of AutoX, said: “Safety is our number one…
June 30, 2021 The Pandemic Accelerated Digital Transformation & Need for Organizational Change Recent studies show that the COVID-19 pandemic propelled digitalization of products, services, and business models. In a recent McKinsey survey, executives reported that the pandemic accelerated use of advanced technologies in operations by 25 times. Other areas, like remote work, by 40…
Pine Labs said on Tuesday it has closed a $600 million financing round as the Asian merchant commerce platform sets the goal to explore the public markets within two years. Fidelity Management & Research Company, BlackRock, Ishana, as well as a fund advised by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, and IIFL and Kotak invested in the round,…
BT has partnered with Associated British Ports (ABP) to launch an IoT trial at the Port of Ipswich. The trial will explore how the IoT can help to digitise the port’s logistics and operations processes and speed up the movement and processing of goods. Andrew Harston, Region Director, Wales and Short Sea Ports, Associated British…
June 30, 2021 The Pandemic Accelerated Digital Transformation & Need for Organizational Change Recent studies show that the COVID-19 pandemic propelled digitalization of products, services, and business models. In a recent McKinsey survey, executives reported that the pandemic accelerated use of advanced technologies in operations by 25 times. Other areas, like remote work, by 40…
As firework volleys launched out of New York City harbor last night, a very different celebration was likely taking place just a few blocks down the street at Verizon’s official headquarters in Midtown. The telco, which owns TechCrunch for hopefully just a few more weeks pending the close of the Apollo acquisition of our parent…
HERE Technologies, Vodafone, and Porsche have developed a real-time warning system for vehicles as part of their joint effort to improve road safety. The partners have been studying how 5G can improve road safety when combined with the real-time identification and localisation of hazardous traffic situations. A real-time warning system is being developed as part…
June 30, 2021 The Pandemic Accelerated Digital Transformation & Need for Organizational Change Recent studies show that the COVID-19 pandemic propelled digitalization of products, services, and business models. In a recent McKinsey survey, executives reported that the pandemic accelerated use of advanced technologies in operations by 25 times. Other areas, like remote work, by 40…
China has ordered app-store operators to remove the app of Didi from their stores, the latest as tension escalates between the nation’s largest ride-hailing giant and local regulators. The app has disappeared from several stores including Apple’s App Store in China, TechCrunch can confirm. The nation’s cyberspace administration, which unveiled the order on Sunday, said…
HERE Technologies, Vodafone, and Porsche have developed a real-time warning system for vehicles as part of their joint effort to improve road safety. The partners have been studying how 5G can improve road safety when combined with the real-time identification and localisation of hazardous traffic situations. A real-time warning system is being developed as part…
