AUTHOR ARCHIVES: Mark Glover

Powered by AI, Surfsight AI-12 captures both the drive and driver behavior in real-time, providing fleets of all sizes with a powerful solution to enhance driver and fleet safety and reduce safety related costs.

Ericsson has been selected by Korean communication service provider LG U+ as a 5G radio access network (RAN) vendor for its 3.5 GHz Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G network. Ericsson has already been selected by LG U+ as a preferred 5G core network vendor.

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As our roads become increasingly congested, driven by several factors including the increasing urbanisation of our populations and the mega-trend of click to order replacing the bricks and mortar high street, field service engineers can face significant challenges just to get to the job on time. Is last-mile facing a cross-roads and if so, which technological route does it need to take? Mark Glover finds out more...

Telematics outfit win Innovative New Product category at Commercial Fleet Awards. Microlise has won the Commercial Fleet Award for Innovative New Product 2019 for its Driver Hazard Warning (DHW)
The Microlise R&D team created the DHW app by layering the space ahead of a vehicle into regions. The UK-wide, DHW hazard database was then created by collating local authority information, crowd-sourced map data and Microlise’s own Big Data. app. 



The app warns drivers about height, weight and width issues as they approach them, but stops when a driver diverts away from the hazard.

Speaking after the award event, Microlise Chief Executive Officer, Nadeem Raza said: “Innovation is in our DNA and underpins our credentials as a global leader in telematics and transport management solutions. We are delighted to receive recognition for our DHW application as it addresses a very current and real issue for the road transport industry and for the wider community.

“DHW is the result of a concerted body of work, from the Microlise product management and development teams and draws on insight from customers and other stakeholder groups. We have made a significant investment to bring the application to market, to support hauliers and fleet operators in minimising bridge strikes and more widely, in helping to maintain the highest safety standards. We are also working on additional features to future-proof the application, by adding in other alerts including poor driving hotspots, seasonal weather–related events and crime hotspots.”

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LivePerson's tool, LiveIntent, measures customer intents, enabling brands to optimise operations and automations for improved customer experiences, firm says.