Autonomous software company Oxbotica and global networking leader Cisco have announced a partnership they hope will solve the autonomous vehicle data challenge. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) can collect up to 1.2TB of data per day from sensors such as LiDAR, cameras and RADAR – the equivalent of 500 HD movies or 200,000 songs. This data needs [...]

Tractable has secured a $25m Series C investment, almost doubling the total raised to $55m. The latest investment is led by Georgian Partners with participation from existing investors, including Insight Partners and Ignition Partners and will be used to accelerate Tractable’s expansion into new markets from the nine countries in which it currently operates. Alex [...]

Mirka has announced it is joining the new European programme SEAM – Sustainable European Abrasive Manufacturers. The objective of the SEAM programme is to support and assist abrasive manufacturers in their aim towards sustainable growth and sustainability improvements, mostly in production and distribution. To be approved onto the programme, Mirka had to meet a series [...]

Groupe Renault and Ferrovial are launching a ZITY free-floating car-sharing service in Paris. In March 2020, a fleet of 500, 100 per cent electric Renault ZOE cars, equipped with ZITY technology will be made available to Parisians on a self-service basis using a free mobile application. This is a flexible scheme that responds to a [...]

Volvo Cars calls on governments and regulators around the world to address a large inequality in road safety between developed and developing economies. Despite progress made in recent decades, official data shows a significant gap in the number of traffic fatalities between both categories of countries. Each year, an estimated 1.35 million people lose their lives [...]