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Shuttl and Chirp cut pollution and congestion by shifting India’s commuters from cars to buses

Overview

Founded in April 2015, Shuttl is a technology-enabled, seat-based bus mobility solution. It aims to solve unsustainable levels of pollution and congestion in India’s cities by shifting people away from cars and towards buses for their daily commuting needs.

No need for industry to wait for 5G

5G continues to climb up the hype side of the inflated expectations curve and extravagant claims are being made about early deployments, says freelance technology writer, Bob Emmerson.

Managing the supply chain and the wider world better solutions to familiar challenges

Our previous two interviews with Paul Mullen, general manager of displays specialist Anders, have revealed new perspectives on the exciting display technologies that we expect to see making a big impact in the next generations of high-tech products. Now, Paul moves on to discuss the practical and commercial challenges that may potentially restrict the pace of progress but, if managed sensitively, can turn obstacles into opportunities.

Autonomous vehicles and data as the fuel of the future

The automotive industry is starting to recognise that data is quickly becoming the new ‘fuel’ for the sector.

Safety: A top priority for cars of the future

A recent European survey commissioned by Clarion with YouGov has provided an insight into the public’s attitudes towards current and future car technologies.

The leading edge: How IoT will drive a distributed computing architecture

Cloud computing has transformed the IT landscape, bringing massive benefits in costs, flexibility and reliability.

The installed base of active cargo tracking units reached 6.1mn in 2018

IoT market research provider, Berg Insight, has released a new market report covering the cargo tracking market. The number of active tracking devices, says Martin Bäckman, IoT analyst at Berg Insight, deployed for cargo loading units including trailers, intermodal containers, rail freight wagons, air cargo containers, cargo boxes and pallets reached 6.1 million worldwide in 2018.

Strategic partnerships – the way forward for IoT in the container shipping industry

Real-time tracking solutions developed specifically for intermodal shipping containers is still a relatively nascent market. Many of the vendors offering solutions for this market have not yet achieved particularly sizeable installed bases in terms of the number of deployed units. As Johan Fagerberg, co-founder of Berg Insight says, they are today close to 25 million shipping containers in circulation worldwide.

Cool IoT Use Cases: Are Uber and Lyft grinding traffic to a halt in San Francisco?

Market overview

Ride sharing has been a disruptive transport technology, going from obscurity to near ubiquity in a matter of a couple of years and having a significant impact on traditional taxi services.

Stopping the crash: How technology can save us from distracted driving

Some 66% of traffic accidents are caused by distracted driving and the number of deaths on the road is rising in many countries. By combining tech that is readily available with some that will be vital to automated vehicles – video, AI and data analytics – Nauto has succeeded in preventing collisions right now, Annie Turner finds.