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Plus completes 20-mile driverless demo on public road in China

Driverless software developer Plus is still convinced it will take billions of safety driver-monitored autonomous driving before it can remove the driver from the equation.

But, under the right circumstances, it is possible to go driverless now.

Plus recently completed a 20-mile driverless demonstration drive on the newly built Wufengshan highway in China’s Jiangsu Province near Shanghai. The startup videotaped the steering wheel moving and the unoccupied cab along with aerial shots of lane...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/plus-completes-20-mile-driverless-demo-on-public-road-in-china

HyEng Corporation Established for Joint Development

HyEng Corporation Established for Joint Development

Three of Japan’s leading marine engine manufacturers, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd., and Japan Engine Corporation have concluded a joint venture contract for combined investment, and today announced the joint establishment of a new company HyEng Corporation.

With a view to contributing to decarbonization in Japan, and promoting development of shipbuilding and maritime industry, the three companies have...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/04/hyeng-corporation-established-for-joint-development/

Canadian Coast Guard deploys Iridium Certus technology

The Canadian Coast Guard is using Iridium Certus connectivity to help it meet its mission requirements, which include extensive operations in polar regions that are outside of the footprint of other satcom services.

With support from Iridium partner MetOcean Telematics, the Coast Guard has deployed dozens of Iridium Certus Thales VesseLINK 700 terminals on its vessels, including icebreakers, to contribute to reliable internet connectivity as crew members deliver programs and services.

The...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/canadian-coast-guard-deploys-iridium-certus-technology/

Lucas Systems, Fetch offer model for human-robot warehouse collaboration

Warehouse automation is the key to meeting the increasingly stringent demands placed on shippers, but simply adding automation may not be enough. Fully automated warehouses may have some restrictions when it comes to flexibility and the ability to adjust on the fly. That’s why many robotics companies and warehouse software platforms are developing solutions to allow robots and humans to coexist.

Lucas Systems, which makes voice and warehouse optimization software for fulfillment and distribution...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lucas-systems-fetch-offer-model-for-human-robot-warehouse-collaboration

FreightWaves Classics: Inventor of first practical internal combustion engine is largely unknown

An illustration of Lenoir's internal combustion engine. (Illustration: Encyclopedia Britannica)

Background

Nicolas Carnot, a mechanical engineer in the French Army, as well as a military scientist and physicist, is often labeled as the “father of thermodynamics.” At the age of 27 Carnot published a book, Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire (Paris, 1824). In his book Carnot wrote the first “successful theory of the maximum efficiency of heat engines,” as well as outlining the idea of the internal combustion engine. In doing so, he began the discipline of thermodynamics. Carnot’s writing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-inventor-of-first-practical-internal-combustion-engine-is-largely-unknown

STORD rethinks the warehouse with Atlanta innovation hub

STORD is opening an innovation warehouse in Atlanta

When it comes to warehouse innovation, automation is the hot trend. But what other technologies — or design — could increase accuracy, speed and throughput? The answer is, no one really knows, but cloud supply chain technology company STORD intends to find out.

The Atlanta-based company announced on Wednesday morning a state-of-the-art fulfillment and innovation hub in Atlanta. The 386,000-square-foot facility will include robotics and automation tools serving customers, but it will also feature...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stord-rethinks-the-warehouse-with-atlanta-innovation-hub

Warehouse automation the next necessary frontier of logistics digitization

Due to strong consumer spending, the growth of ecommerce and other factors, transportation companies are incorporating more automation and tech into their operations to streamline administrative tasks and give more visibility to customers. The industry’s digital transformation is well underway. Based on a PitchBook report from 2020, venture capital investment in warehousing automation technology in particular saw a 57% increase from 2019 to 2020.

Last month, 3PL Central, a cloud-based warehouse...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/warehouse-automation-the-next-necessary-frontier-of-logistics-digitization

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