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EVs to power Kenya’s bus rapid transit system

TechCrunch

The BRT is a bus-based public transport system that delivers fast, comfortable and cost-effective services within metropolitan areas. This is due to several challenges, including weak electricity grids, insufficient charging infrastructure and a general lack of awareness.

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Transport and Logistics App Development

Mobilunity

In the transport business, it is all about planning, monitoring and execution. This is the key to running a successful transport business, and achieving it sounds a lot easier than it is. Transport businesses face loads of challenging factors such as planning, communication, maintenance, speed and reliability.

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EU’s AI Act challenge: balance innovation and consumer protection

CIO

Essentially, the AI ​​Act is about categorizing AI systems into specific risk classes ranging from minimal, to systems with high risks, and those that should be banned altogether. Open-source systems in particular allow more transparency and security when it comes to the use of AI.

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Optibus taps $100M at a $1.3B valuation for its AI-based mass transit operations platform

TechCrunch

Optibus , which uses AI to help public transportation bodies and their mass transit partners plan and operate their networks, has raised $100 million, funding that it will be using to continue expanding its product set and wider business footprint, CEO and co-founder Amos Haggiag said in an interview in London this week.

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SAP aims for more digital and resilient supply chains

CIO

The number of complaints would also fall as a result, and the condition and maintenance of systems would be optimized, the provider said. While production itself is fully automated—order-controlled from the SAP system—things are different in the warehouse, as manual processes with forklift drivers continue to work more profitably.

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SmartRyde, a Japanese online platform for airport transfers, spurs global expansion with Series A

TechCrunch

SmartRyde , a Japanese online pre-booked airport transfers service platform, is a marketplace that connects travelers to local transportation operators/online travel agencies (OTAs). Due to the impact of COVID-19, there has been a change in the way people travel, such as avoiding congestion. since December 2020, as per its statement.

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Guarding the gates: a look at critical infrastructure security in 2023

CIO

Uncovering the domestic and foreign threats to critical infrastructure Critical infrastructure refers to the physical and virtual systems and assets so vital to our society that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic stability, public health, or safety.