International

Wessx Water, a water supply and sewerage utility company in Somerset, UK has launched a modified Volkswagen Beetle car, christened Bio-Bug, to run on methane gas produced from human waste. The gas is produced using the process of anaerobic digestion in which bugs break down bio-degradable material (in this case human waste) in the absence of oxygen to produce the ...

Tata Motors is working with French auto major Dassault to produce an electric car, eMO that would cost around ?10 lakh. The eMO concept was developed by the company?s Vehicle Programs & Development (VPD) Group which operates from four centres ? Pune, Detroit in the US, Coventry in the UK and Stuttgart in Germany, by using a multidimensional approach to ...

Finnish telecommunications major Nokia has released Here, a new mapping and navigation application, for Apple iOS devices. It is available for free on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Here has location and navigation data from around 200 countries. It is based on HTML5 and offers voice-guided step-by-step walk navigation and public transport directions through pedestrian routes and parks. Users also ...

IBM has developed a new traffic management technology called Decision Support System Optimiser that it is testing in Lyon, France. The technology reduces traffic congestion and ensures quicker incident response. It combines incident detection, incident impact prediction and propagation, traffic prediction and control plan optimisation. The technology is powered by IBM?s Data Expansion Algorithm. The algorithm uses descriptive flow models ...

The Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) in the US has approved the use of a Virtual (Dynamic) Message Sign Retrofit Solution developed by SES America. SES has been retrofitting VMSes in the US since 2008, mostly from other manufacturers. SES uses M6000 technology for the retrofitting and does it onsite in a minimum time. The parts are tested and assembled ...

Boomerang Systems, the US based manufacturer of automated parking systems will provide a Robotic Valet Parking System for BrickelHouse, a high-end residential complex in Miami, Florida in the United States. The system uses robots to move vehicles in and out of parking spaces. The robots drive on concrete floors without using rails or tracks. The technology eliminates the need to ...

The German embassy has lent support to a project by a Sri Lankan company Alliance Finance Company PLC to run auto rickshaws or tuk-tuks powered by eco-friendly natural gas in Colombo. Gas conversion units for auto rickshaws were introduced by Alliance Finance in 2010. Now it has collaborated with Eco-Tuk, a Dutch company, to improve the efficiency of the gas ...

3M?s Automotive Aftermarket division has introduced a new tape masking solution in the US market. The new Precision Masking Tape is made out an ultra-thin smooth paper backing which helps to produce sharp paint lines on roads and other surfaces. The adhesive used in the tape makes the tape highly UV resistant compared to other masking tapes. The smooth backing ...

Toyota Motor Company will launch a national driver safety training programme titled The Road Ahead for teenage school students in the United States. The Road Ahead, featuring top race car driver Erica Enders will be launched in select high schools in Southern California. It will train more than 6,000 students in the principles of road safety and safe driving. The ...

Tata Motors is working with French auto major Dassault to produce an electric car eMO that would cost around र10 lakh. The company’s Vehicle Programs & Development (VPD) Group which operates from four centres of excellence – Pune, Detroit in the US, Coventry in the UK and Stuttgart in Germany – and has about 300 engineers, developed the eMO concept ...