Tag: Transport & Logistics
IoT: The building blocks for smart cities and smarter business
Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO at global elevator and technologies company thyssenkrupp Elevator, discusses how the IoT is creating new opportunities for businesses across a variety...
IoT is at tipping point – it needs partnerships to survive
IoTUK’s Paul Egan argues that IoT needs to be a collaborative effort if it is to change our lives as expected.
Since Kevin Ashton coined the...
IoT hits the road: Why Exeter is installing ‘smart’ lamp posts
Exeter City Council and Devon County Council are deploying smart IoT sensors in lamp posts to ease congestion and become more environmentally friendly. Smart...
IoT security could be targeted by NSA spies
Researchers at Harvard University have tackled claims by governments and security agencies around the world that IoT security will cripple surveillance efforts.
In a study published...
UK to spend £20 million researching driverless cars
The UK government is investing £20 million into researching and developing driverless cars, with eight pilot projects taking place around the country.
The funding, the first...
Atlanta City launches smart cities initiative for cleaner living
The City of Atlanta is working on a significant smart cities initiative which will include pilot projects across a number of sectors. Atlanta’s city...
What’s stopping you from deploying IoT?
Our editor Doug Drinkwater discusses how, for all the hype, the Internet of Things (IoT) still has numerous obstacles to hurdle before wide-scale adoption...
Skills shortage threatens to derail IoT adoption
A recent survey carried out by TEKsystems has revealed that the majority of businesses expect the Internet of Things (IoT) to have a major...
Labour MP: ‘IoT is the biggest change to our lives since...
Chi Onwurah, Labour MP and Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), believes that the Internet of Things (IoT) will be the biggest...
Level39’s Cognicity Hub to help develop smart cities
The Canary Wharf Group and Level39 have announced The Cognicity Hub, following the success of the Cognicity Challenge. The project aims to help grow...
Barcelona partners with Cisco to pioneer IoT smart city
Barcelona is working with technology firm Cisco to create an Internet of Things (IoT) platform that will reduce the complexity, costs and the time...
Study: 1 in 5 businesses using the Internet of Things
A new analyst report suggests that the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) is growing in the B2B world, with a number of firms starting...