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World’S long-term self-driving transport service north of the arctic circle

In February 2022 two custom-built, fully electric Toyota Proaces will hit the roads of the city of Bodo in Northern Norway. The service will be driven on public roads in mixed traffic, along a 3,6-kilometre long route in the city centre and support the public transportation system.

TAE Technologies commercialises power management technology developed to revolutionise electric vehicles

TAE Technologies, the private fusion energy company, has announced the formation of a new division dedicated to power management. TAE Power Management’s groundbreaking technologies will enable the next generation of electric vehicles and accelerate the uptake of electrified energy and storage systems.

IOTICS to build a digital twin of Portsmouth International Port

IOTICS is creating a digital twin of Portsmouth International Port as part of an ambitious £1.5m (€1.75m) project to demonstrate an achievable modular green hydrogen generation system within the Port.

Spirent charts the way forward for autonomous systems with BVLOS mission enabler

Almost half of drivers still have no plans to move to electric vehicles, survey finds

Next stop Switzerland new sustainable, autonomous public transport service about to start

Sensible 4 and Swiss Transit Lab are starting a new, long-term pilot in Switzerland with an electric Level 4 autonomous shuttle bus. The demonstration of the software and vehicle performance is happening already these days in Schaffhausen, at the annual event of the Swiss Public Transportation Association (VOV). Later the shuttle bus will be driving as a part of public transportation service on last-mile and ease the everyday life of the local people.

Intel CEO predicts chips will be more than 20% of premium vehicles’ Bill of Materials by 2030

During his first in-person keynote since taking the helm of Intel in February, CEO, Pat Gelsinger predicted that semiconductors will account for more than 20% of the total premium vehicle bill of materials (BOM) by 2030. That represents an unprecedented 5x growth rate over 2019’s 4% figure.

Smoove and Zoov unveil Fusion connected electric bike for self-service and long-term leasing

Two French companies, Smoove and Zoov, having joined forces in April, aim to increase the uptake of cycling exponentially in all regions. They plan to do this by enabling cities to offer universal, integrated access to bikes to meet all the mobility needs of their residents.

Smart transportation market is predicted to grow as enabling 5G network & COVID-19 impact

Trinamic’s 3-phase MOSFET gate driver maximises battery life and cuts component count by half

TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG, now part of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc, introduces the fully integrated TMC6140-LA 3phase MOSFET gate driver that simplifies design and maximises battery life of brushless direct current (DC) motor drives.