THE EDITOR’S COMMENT —At a time of political upheaval, business leaders and investors become nervous and search for certainties. Arguments over NAFTA, Brexit, the Middle East, or US vs. the Rest trade wars can unsettle the markets. So, it’s good to hear in our lead interview for this issue (pages 8-11) that one company is

These days it’s rare that publishers launch a new magazine, but that’s what we’re doing here. The publishers of IoT-Now.com, IoT Now magazine, IoTGlobalNetwork.com and IoTNowTransport.com are pleased to be able to extend their reach with a global print publication that is also available digitally. So, what will you find in IoT Now Transport 360? Well, we are focusing on Automotive Transport,

The most successful carriers and hauliers have long since learned to optimise their services by tracking their assets online. As my Antipodean friends would say, that’s a statement of the Bleedin’ Obvious. But it is clearer to the industry now that there is much more that they could do to enhance their quality of service

VinFast, Vietnam’s manufacturer of automobiles and the Vietnamese automotive brand to launch in global markets, announced that its first three smart electric car models VF e34, VF 8, and VF 9 will be deploying HERE Navigation, a one-stop navigation application, for its connected in-vehicle navigation experience.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Las Vegas, USA. 5 January 2022 – IoT-as-a-Service scaleup Hiber announced at CES 2022 a new version of its satellite-based HiberEasypulse fleet monitoring system to support the tracking and analysis of heavy industrial vehicles and machinery anywhere on earth.

Munich, Germany. 5 January, 2022 – As the global market specialist in automotive semiconductors, Infineon Technologies AG continues its innovation path to shape future mobility. The company announced the extension of its AURIX microcontroller family and availability of the samples of the company’s new AURIX TC4x family of 28 nm microcontrollers (MCUs) for eMobility, ADAS, automotive

3 January 2022 – HERE Technologies, the location data and technology platform, announced that Scania, a provider of transport solutions, has chosen HERE to power its next generation infotainment platform.

Clarksville, TN. 3 January 2022 – ParkMobile, the parking app in the U.S., is expanding its services to the City of Clarksville, Tennessee by offering reservations and zone parking. Users will be able to reserve monthly parking permits through the ParkMobile app and or pay for daily on-demand street or garage parking. Through the partnership, ParkMobile

Qualcomm Wireless Communication Technologies (China) Ltd. and Z-ONE TECH announced a strategic cooperation relationship to deliver intelligent cockpit experiences by utilising the 4th Generation Snapdragon Cockpit Platforms with Z-ONE TECH’s Galaxy Full Stack Solution 3.0.

New York. 29 Dec, 2021 – Nexar, a computer vision company, and the consumer smart dash cam seller in the United States, announced a strategic partnership with Veniam, the provider of intelligent networking for the internet of moving things.

San Diego. 29 Dec, 2021 – TuSimple, a global autonomous driving technology company, successfully completed the fully autonomous semi-truck run on open public roads without a human in the vehicle and without human intervention.

RoboSense, a provider of smart LiDAR system technology company, attended the 2021 BYD CEO annual meeting of investor enterprises and officially announced a strategic investment agreement and a strategic cooperation framework agreement with BYD. Chunxin Qiu, founder and CEO of RoboSense, and Chuanfu Wang, chairman and president of BYD attended the signing ceremony.

Netanya, Israel. 26 December, 2021– Orbit Communications Systems Ltd., a global provider of maritime and airborne SATCOM terminals, tracking ground station solutions, and mission-critical airborne audio management systems announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the issued and repaid capital of Euclid Systems Engineering Ltd., which specialises in the development of smart,

Guangzhou, China. 27 Dec 2021 – On 22 December, XAG Annual Conference 2021 was held in Guangzhou, China with the theme “Step into Agrifuture”, which launched a series of agricultural innovations to empower farmers with more sophisticated autonomous solutions. Five new products, including the XAG P50 and P100 Agricultural Drone, XAG M500 and M2000 Remote Sensing Drone, and the

Shenzhen, China – RoboSense announced a strategic partnership with Horizon Robotics, a global provider of edge AI computing platforms. The two partners will mobilise their respective technological capacity and mass production experience to roll out in-depth cooperation focusing on advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous driving, robotics, new intelligent transportation infrastructure and other applications.

Madrid. 22 December 2021 – Communications R&D company Darwin Innovation Group and Telefonica Tech, Telefonica’s digital business unit, have signed a strategic agreement to develop a security solution for connected autonomous vehicles (CAV) with technology that combines satellite and terrestrial channels to achieve greater coverage.