The smart grids of tomorrow will comprise thousands of smart meters – all in constant 'conversation'. How can power companies keep them efficient and secure? The answer is to give every meter a unique identity...
Who doesn’t dream about it? A cheap, inexhaustible energy source, with no waste or radioactive emissions. This is the promise of a unique laser-based inertial confinement fusion (ICF) process developed by German start-up Marvel Fusion. The process requires the use of u...
Stellantis, a leading global automaker, selected Thales to simplify its vehicles’connectivity management, enabling massive and remote cellular updates.
Experts say the adoption of cloud computing could prevent the emission of more than 1 billion metric tons of CO2 in the three years to 2024. So is migrating from 'on-premise' to remote services the key to a green tech revolution?
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As part of the Digitale Schiene Deutschland sector initiative, DB Netz AG, Thales, SYSGO, Fraunhofer IESE, University of Rostock and ESE, have taken a first important step in this direction and have developed the basic architecture of a "SIL 4 Cloud".
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The Detroit People Mover (DPM) is a 2.94-mile (4.73 km) elevated automated people mover system in Detroit, Michigan, United States and can reach a top speed of 56 miles per hour.
Metro operators face huge challenges. Rising electricity costs are now top of the agenda, with power prices in many regions surging to all-time highs. Finding ways to cut energy consumption is a priority. In parallel with this, operators are under growing pressure to i...
Ticketing is in the grip of a digital revolution. Smartphones, bank cards and other contactless fare media have now all but replaced traditional cardboard tickets. Meanwhile, new “hands-free” ticketing solutions are fast becoming a reality.
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