Archive for May, 2017

Tyre Express partners with Microsoft

Tyre Express partners with Microsoft

Tyre Express, a start-up pioneering lifecycle management for fleet operators, has developed an IoT-based tyre performance management solution. Powered by the Azure IoT Hub, the tyre performance management solution is claimed to help build operational efficiency for commercial vehicle fleet operators by tracking tyre performance. Working on the premise that it costs between Rs.One and Rs1.5 lakh to procure CV[Read More…]

by May 30, 2017 News
Volvo Trucks and Renova test autonomous refuse truck

Volvo Trucks and Renova test autonomous refuse truck

Together with Swedish waste management company Renova, Volvo Trucks is currently known to be testing and researching how automated vehicles (Volvo FM series) can contribute to safer, more efficient refuse handling. Also how it can create a better working environment for drivers. The automated systems being tested are in principle the same as those fitted to the autonomous Volvo truck[Read More…]

by May 25, 2017 News
Avenue IBUS is Turkey’s first smart bus

Avenue IBUS is Turkey’s first smart bus

Turkey’s first Smart Bus, Avenue IBUS, was delivered to Kocaeli University Techno Park. A minimum of 1,000 students and Tech park staff are expected to evaluate the IBUS in a minimum of 50 rides over a 25 km radius en-route the university to the techno park. The new improved technology on the bus, Fleetics, is the first product based on[Read More…]

by May 15, 2017 News

At MoRTH, emphasis is on fast tracking National Highway projects

The Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari, emphasised on fast tracking national highways construction projects, claim industry sources. In a review meet of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects, the minister emphasised on the record 16,271 km of national highway projects awarded, and 8,231 km worth of national highways constructed during FY2016-17. Work needs[Read More…]

by May 11, 2017 News