Mark Fontecchio is a Research Analyst for the Internet of Things practice at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. He covers horizontal IoT technology, as well as focusing on the commercial transportation vertical. Previously, he was the M&A Research Manager at 451 Research, where he helped direct the firm's coverage of technology mergers and acquisitions, and its M&A KnowledgeBase.
Prior to joining 451 Research, he spent eight years at TechTarget, where he wrote and directed coverage on datacenters, data management and enterprise applications.
The US Department of Transportation has awarded about $16m in grants to public transit agencies for dozens of projects to mitigate risk in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants signal the opportunities available for public transit agencies to deploy IoT initiatives related to COVID-19 that could help revive ridership.
The buyer gets some lift with the $405m cash-and-stock purchase of military drone maker Arcturus UAV and hints at expansion into commercial markets as it now can offer both land and airborne unmanned vehicles with image-capturing capabilities and centimetric precision.
While robotaxis may grab the headlines and garner the most curiosity from consumers, autonomous vehicles of different types are already in production or will be shortly, hauling goods, earth and people from here to there. A panel at CES 2021 detailed what's in the works.
In a 38-page report, the US Department of Transportation spells out the actions it has taken to prepare for autonomous vehicles on the road, as well as what steps and recommendations it advises for the future.
The telematics and fleet management provider is now fully owned by vehicle supplier Continental AG. That corporate structure gives Zonar opportunities to expand beyond its North American customer base, while pursuing a strategy to offer more telematics apps on mobile devices that are untethered to the cab of a truck.
Adoption of the Internet of Things was already growing rapidly before the global pandemic, which has only served to accelerate projects to help enterprises better cope with the challenges of remote work, workplace safety, and safeguarding employees and customers.
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