IoT Cool Cases
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Cool IoT Use Cases: Air France conducts first test of self-driving baggage tractor
Market overview
The increase in international travel is having a significant impact on international airports. In order to stay competitive, airport authorities need to do more than simply expand the solution that measures journeys from kerb to gate. A relatively new challenge is to improve baggage flow and ramp safety at airport hubs.
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Cool IoT Use Cases: New train station concept employs robots and features real-time service adjustments
Market overview
As more people are encouraged to use rail instead of flying or driving, train stations need new concepts designed to support higher passenger numbers, especially people who don’t use trains regularly. Moreover stations look set to be revolutionised in future by harnessing robotic and artificial intelligence technology. Hitachi is trialling this approach in Japan and Europe.
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Cool IoT Use Cases: Canadian city develops data-driven cycling plan
Market overview
There is a clear need for smart city planners to obtain a better understanding of the place of bicycles in the overall transportation mix in order to improve the safety of the streets for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.
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Cool IoT Use Cases: Scania AXL truck unveils the driverless future of mining
Market overview
As different industries look to streamline transport assignments and make them more sustainable, self-driving vehicles are increasingly being considered. Mines and large closed construction sites are examples of environments that are favourable for self-driving pilots since these locations are well-controlled.
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Cool IoT Use Cases: Utrecht has the world’s largest bike park
Market overview
The Netherlands is the only country in the world that has more bicycles than inhabitants; a quarter of all journeys are made on bikes. Serious money is being spent on developing this transportation sector, for example, this multi-storey facility in Utrecht that has 12,500 parking places.
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Cool IoT Use Cases: Passenger counters for Grand Paris Express metros
Market overview
The Grand Paris Express, which started in 2007, aims to transform Paris into a 21st century city while improving the environment for the residents and to even out disparity between different areas. The largest transport project in Europe will involve 200 km of new railway lines, 68 brand new interconnected stations and handle 2 million passengers a day.
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Cool IoT use cases: Cabin-less self- driving truck takes on its first job
Market overview
If a self-driving truck doesn’t need a driver then it doesn’t need a cabin.That is a logical development when trucks are employed in private environments like ports and factories. Volvo Trucks foresees a market for connected vehicles that can move around those and other facilities while carrying large loads.
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Cool IoT Use Cases: Private LTE/4G network deployed at advanced test environment for road safety
Market overview
The advanced safety systems of autonomous vehicles need to be tested in all kinds of traffic and traffic situations. They should include city centres and rural roads as well as multi-lane highways.
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