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  Danish company Sentispec has jointly developed the world’s first fully automatic fever screener with Prevas, called the ViraHawk. It can measure the temperature of passers-by and identify potential infection spreaders.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell fitted car demonstrated by CSIR KPIT.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Simplicity and the user experience in focus as NorgesGruppen launches new payment card featuring tech from TietoEVRY.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

EIIR Buyer GIC/R&D Best Practices/Solutions

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  Ericsson and PowerLight demonstrate world’s first wireless powered 5G base station

  Q4, 2021

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  Huawei Launches GreenSite and PowerStar2.0 to Help Build Green, Low-Carbon 5G Networks. The GreenSite solution integrates innovative architecture, site construction, and algorithms with leading-edge software and hardware, improving energy efficiency by 20 times. The PowerStar2.0 solution introduces new intelligent energy-saving features to base stations and networks to reduce energy consumption by over 25% through multi-dimensional coordination under typical configurations.

  Q4, 2021

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  Nokia launches first off-the-shelf, mission-critical Industrial Edge to accelerate the enterprise journey to Industry 4.0

  Q4, 2021

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  World's first sustainable 5G-enabled smartphone by Fairphone marketed by Deutsche Telekom. It is with five-year warranty, electronic waste-neutral and fair materials.

  Q4, 2021

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  Ericsson makes its Open RAN debut with intelligent automation platform

  Q4, 2021

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  The new MacBook Pro is now made from 100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure and zero waste

  Q4, 2021

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  Mastercard Introduces Accessible Card Design for Blind Users. Different varieties of the card will use physical notches to help people use touch to distinguish among them and discern the correct way to insert them into scanning machines.

  Q4, 2021

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  ACI Worldwide Introduces Real-Time, Omnichannel Payment Analytics to Improve Transaction Visibility and Maximize Merchant Profits

  Q4, 2021

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  ADVA launches world’s first optical transport solution with post-quantum cryptography

  Q4, 2021

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  AGC Develops RIS Reflector to Improve Indoor 5G Areas

  Q4, 2021

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  Enerpac Announces Lightweight, Cordless Rail Stressing Kit for the European and Asian Markets

  Q4, 2021

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  Hitachi Energy launches IdentiQ™ digital twin for sustainable, flexible and secure power grids

  Q4, 2021

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  MediaTek and TSMC Unveil the World’s First 7nm 8K Resolution Digital TV System-on-Chip

  Q4, 2021

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  Protecting Data by In-vehicle Edge Processing -DENSO’s “in-vehicle blockchain technology” surpasses conventional tampering detection techniques-

  Q4, 2021

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  LG Chem new drug Zemiglo has strong blood sugar lowering effects in clinical trials.

  Q4, 2021

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  Pratt & Whitney Introduces GTF Advantage for Airbus A320neo Aircraft Family.It is the world's most fuel-efficient and sustainable single-aisle aircraft engine decreases fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 17 percent compared to prior-generation engines

  Q4, 2021

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  Agios Announces FDA Acceptance and Priority Review of New Drug Application for Mitapivat for Treatment of Adults with Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency

  Q4, 2021

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  Arm Total Solutions for IoT delivers a full stack solution to significantly accelerate IoT product development and improve product ROI. Arm Virtual Hardware removes the need to develop on physical silicon, enabling software and hardware co-design and accelerating product design by up to two years. Arm Virtual hardware is available on AWS.

  Q4, 2021

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  Belgian sustainable sunglass maker Yuma Labs is truly focused on a circular economy as the company’s specs are made from plastic reclaimed from the ocean—old bottles and nets, specifically.

  Q4, 2021

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  BSA Motorcycles has showcased their new motorcycle under the leadership of Mahindra owned Classic Legends

  Q4, 2021

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  Cisco Launches Webex Hologram, An Augmented Reality Meeting Solution

  Q4, 2021

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  Collins Aerospace is launching a new technology platform — named Izon — that integrates and streamlines business aviation services including flight planning, weather, fleet operations and more. Izon gives pilots, and flight operators a single place to access all of their applications any time and on virtually any device that is connected to the internet.

  Q4, 2021

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  Established Asian banks including DBS Taiwan, UOB in Singapore and leading international bank Standard Chartered use Thales’ sustainable banking solutions to help them reduce their carbon footprints. Thales provides the industry’s most complete sustainable offer, including eco-friendly bank cards and carbon offset programmes.

  Q4, 2021

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  Huawei may launch its self-developed 5G chipset for flagship phones

  Q4, 2021

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  Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Successfully Separates and Captures CO2 from Exhaust Gas in World’s First Marine-based CO2 Capture System Project. Captured CO2 Has Purity Greater than 99.9%. The captured CO2 can be used in a wide range of applications, including chemical processes to enhance production of fertilizer or methanol, general use such as dry ice for cooling, and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) to increase crude oil production.

  Q4, 2021

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  Philips introduces next-generation Digital Pathology Suite – IntelliSite – to enhance diagnostic confidence and streamline pathology lab workflows

  Q4, 2021

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  Sony Showcases Prototype 4K OLED Microdisplay for Virtual Reality

  Q4, 2021

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  Ajinomoto Releases Mankai, a Next-Generation Vegetable Drink Made with a Next-Generation Food Resource

  Q4, 2021

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  Scania and SCA develop first 80 tonne electric timber truck

  Q4, 2021

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  Wabtec developed a unique digital tool to address analytics needs of railroads. RailConnect Advanced Analytics aggregates, correlates, and visualizes rail data into meaningful dashboards and views.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Nokia launches fifth generation routing silicon, sets new benchmarks for IP network security and energy efficiency

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  ABB launches industry-first medium voltage UPS that delivers 98 percent efficiency¹

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Amazon unveils Astro, a wheeled household robot

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  BMW Group Research unveils innovative concepts for cargo bike and e-scooter for city center travel.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  IBM unveiled details of the upcoming new IBM Telum Processor, designed to bring AI inference to enterprise workloads to help address fraud in real-time.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Valeo, NTT DATA and Embotech collaborate for Automated Valet Parking Solution.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  SSAB has now produced the world's first fossil-free steel and delivered it to Volvo for trials.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) R&D Centre has developed a system to monitor of DEWA’s underground distribution cables using Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, state-of-the-art sensor technologies, and Big Data. The system helps monitor medium voltage underground distribution network with predictive analytics, incipient fault detection, which evaluates the health and long-term performance of distribution cable circuits in real-time.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Vivo is launching a drone phone.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Continental “sensIC” project: Integrated sensor technology based on printed electronics is used in hose lines for electric vehicles for thermal management. If succesful can also work in air springs, belts, conveyor belts and tires.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Qualcomm jointly announces with Foxconn Industrial Internet the design, manufacture, and launch of Gloria AI Edge Box with the Qualcomm® Cloud AI 100 inference accelerator.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  NEC announces new industry-leading multi-carrier radio solution to address higher capacity demands for 5G networks

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Siemens makes first industrial 5G router available

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  AB InBev has revealed a new bottle design which it claims is lightest beer bottle in the world. It reduced glass bottle weight from 180 g to 150 g and cuts CO2 emission by 17%.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  ABB launches world’s first Power over Ethernet flowmeters

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Bose gets into hearing aid business with new FDA-cleared SoundControl hearing aids

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Volvo wants to make Hydrogen Fuel Cell construction equipment.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Google showcased a glimpse of its Project Starline at the ongoing I/O conference?. With Project Starline, Google aims to make video conferencing more immersive by turning you into a hologram.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  JCB has announced a hydrogen-fuelled piston engine that emits no CO2 and which it believes can help the transport industry achieve the UK government’s zero-emissions target quicker than any existing solutions.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Q Cells to invest EUR 15.5m more in solar R&D at its R&D centre in Thalheim, Germany for the next-generation photovoltaic (PV) technology it is developing

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Tesla Cybertruck’s Solar Panel Tonneau Cover comes to life in new patent. When design meets convenience, engineering, and sustainability!

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Unilever reveals world-first paper-based laundry detergent bottle

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Nokia and KDDI trial Japan’s first liquid cooling innovation to promote sustainability

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  HERE, Vodafone and Porsche partner on real-time warning system. The aim of the study is to improve road safety with the help of 5G technology and highly precise, real-time identification and localization of hazardous traffic situations.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  H3 Dynamics and Thales have jointly trialled a real-time autonomous drone flight monitoring system in an urban environment in Singapore.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  In a challenge to conventional tyre setups, Volvo Cars will equip its fully electric cars with Recharge tyres for use all year round as standard in Northern and Central Europe. With a single set of tyres capable of safely handling a wider range of weather and road conditions than summer or winter tyres, Volvo Cars aims to simplify customers’ lives by avoiding the bi-annual hassle of tyre changes, while also reducing CO2 emissions.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Japanese precision instrument maker Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is working on a one-hour test kit for the coronavirus. This shortened diagnosis time can help people take timely actions in treatment and slowing down the spread.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Ontex Develops New Smart Diaper Solution for Incontinence. The smart diaper automatically alerts caregivers via an app when the pad needs to be changed, freeing up time and budget for other essential care tasks.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Regular bitumen products usually receive complaints from affected on-site workers as well as residents of communities surrounding construction areas. Addressing this concern while putting sustainability in mind, Shell developed Bitumen FreshAir at its world-class R&D Centre in Bangalore, India. It significantly reduced the levels of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, and carbon monoxide by an average of 40% during asphalt production and road paving when compared to using conventional bitumen.The product has been tested in four major locations such as France, United Kingdom, Thailand, and Netherlands where positive changes in air quality are being reported. Now it is being offered in Philippines.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  SE Aeronautics to Manufacture Greenest Widebody Aircraft. Fuel is not stored in wings but on the top of the fuselage. Lower fuel consumption by 70% and lower CO2 emissions by 80%. It can carry up to 264 passengers with a non-stop range of 10,560 miles. Double the lifespan of the aircraft.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  The Climate Corporation, Bayer’s digital farming arm, has announced the commercial launch of its industry-leading digital farming platform, Climate FieldView, in South Africa.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  “ASKResearch” A bot by Morgan Stanley for financial research analyst work.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Apple iPhones can now tell blind users where and how far people are. Accessibility engineering.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Danfoss debuts Alsense IoT Food Retail Services, powered by Microsoft Azure.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  MediaTek Introduces i350 Edge AI Platform Designed for Voice and Vision Processing Applications

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Danfoss debuts Alsense IoT Food Retail Services, powered by Microsoft Azure.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Apcoa, Bosch, and Mercedes-Benz are working to provide the world’s first commercial automated valet parking (AVP) service (SAE Level 4)

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Apple has started building its own cellular modem for future devices, a move that would replace components from Qualcomm. Vertical integration is increasing in technology industry.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Carrier Infinity Whole Home Air Purifier Helps Eliminate Coronavirus in Filtered Air

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Carrier Transicold Launches First Autonomous Electric Refrigeration System – the Vector eCool

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Cisco announced two new cloud-managed IoT sensor solutions that help businesses simplify asset and facility monitoring across their organizations, from indoor IT closets to outdoor Operation Technology (OT) spaces at scale.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Cold storage pods with temperature monitoring using IoT. Solution by Carrier HVAC. Engineering services/ IoT play in vaccine distribution.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  DENSO Developed New Generation Battery-Monitoring Integrated Circuit for Lithium-ion Batteries, a Key component of Battery ECUs

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Dubai develops smart universal charger for electric vehicles. The research team of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has registered a patent for the innovation.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Evonik launches new oral drug delivery technology for enteric protection and rapid release in the upper small intestine

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  FHI Clinical and Oracle bring critical Clinical Trial capabilities to market. Global health organizations can take advantage of Oracle Health Sciences Clinical One cloud platform to improve clinical trial efficiency

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  GE Healthcare Powers First-of-Its Kind Virtual ICU, Creating Access to Critical Care Specialists throughout State of Oregon

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  GE Healthcare introduced Edison HealthLink, new edge computing technology designed specifically for the needs of healthcare providers, that allows clinicians to collect, analyze and act upon critical data closer to its source.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Intel Xeon Scalable Platform Built for Most Sensitive Workloads

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  KLA Introduces Two New Systems that Take On Semiconductor Manufacturing’s Toughest Problems. PWG5 attacks 3D NAND process issues while Surfscan SP7XP tackles 3nm logic defectivity.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  NCR Introduces a New Digital First ATM Platform.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  NEC and Realeyes jointly develop emotion analysis service in support of video communications

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Nokia helps broadband builders to accelerate into the cloud era with Altiplano platform

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Nokia launches world’s first self-optimizing mesh Wi-Fi 6 solution for CSPs

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Nokia launches world’s first 25 Gbps symmetrical PON solution.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  NVIDIA has unveiled AI face-alignment to save on bandwidth. Only key facial movements are recorded and transmitted; the rest of the face is AI-generated in real time.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Oracle Banking Payments is supporting SWIFT’s latest service to make global cross-border payments fast, easy, predictable, and frictionless for small and medium enterprises (SME) and consumer markets.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Panasonic commercializes an Anti-Glare type Anti-Reflection Film. Engineering and R&D priorities of automotive display films: 1. Good anti-reflection characteristics. 2 High durability during actual use 3. Excellent cost performance 4. Short production lead time.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Panasonic has introduced a world-first with a bed that converts into a wheelchair. Called Resyone, it is developed by R&D team by understanding real word issues in nursing facilities.One of the most difficult nursing tasks is transfer between beds and wheelchairs. This new approach merges the nursing bed and wheelchair.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Rakuten to double its engineering headcount in India as it is difficult to find talent in Japan. Currently Rakuten has 1000 employees in India which it plans to double it to 2000 by next year.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Rockwell Automation Introduces Next Generation Edge Gateway to Accelerate IT/OT Convergence.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Scania will develop a solar cell clad trailer to power a plug-in hybrid truck. Initial tests indicate possible fuel savings of 5–10 percent in Sweden and twice that amount in sun-rich southern Spain.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Siemens Energy, joined by Porsche, is developing and implementing a pilot project in Chile that is expected to yield the world’s first integrated, commercial, industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels (e-fuels).

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  The new Mercedes me Logbook App: The digital solution that saves time when recording business trips

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  The world’s first ‘intelligent’ electric vehicle battery bas been unveiled by, InoBat Auto. The battery has been developed through a combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High Throughput (HTP) technology. The new batteries will deliver an increase in operational range for current best-in-class electric vehicles of almost 20%. This technology also enables InoBat to reduce its dependence on cobalt and boost energy density.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Twice the steering power: ZF launches next generation AKC active rear axle steering system in volume production.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Vitesco Technologies Launches the World’s first Transmission Control System with Comprehensive Overmolding Technology

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  World’s first fully integrated split screen for motorcycles rolls out on the road by Bosch.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Zoox, a self-driving startup backed by Amazon, unveiled a fully autonomous, bidirectional EV with no steering wheel.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

Other News

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  Foxconn unveiled first three EV prototypes. The prototype vehicles were made by Foxtron, a joint venture established last year between Foxconn and Taiwanese car manufacturer Yulon Motor.

  Q4, 2021

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  Ericsson and Unikie optimize factory parking with a 5G private network and automation

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Nokia and TPG Telecom launch world’s first live 5G standalone 700MHz service in Australia

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Microsoft launches Windows 11

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Netflix enters e-commerce space with new online store to sell show-related merchandise

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Bosch’s wrong-way driver warning system now a feature in ŠKODA vehicles

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  PepsiCo is shaking up the cocktail mixer category with the launch of Neon Zebra, a new line of non-alcoholic cocktail mixers

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Medtronic Strengthens Leadership in Navigated, Robotic Spine Surgery with FDA Clearance of Midas Rex Drills and Navigated Disc Prep and Interbodies for U.S. with Mazor Robotic Guidance System

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Apple targets car production by 2024.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Ericsson announces Cloud RAN portfolio for increased network flexibility

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Panasonic to Conduct Field Test of Home Delivery Service by Compact, Low-Speed Robot in Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Waymo and Daimler Trucks are partnering to build an autonomous version of the Freightliner Cascadia truck. This is Waymo’s first deal in the freight business.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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