BYD Produces 300th Bus in Lancaster; AVTA Nears 1 Million Emission-Free Miles
Lancaster, Calif. – BYD (Build Your Dreams) announced Wednesday it produced its 300th bus at its Lancaster, Calif. manufacturing plant. BYD is celebrating the milestone with its highly valued customer and neighbor Antelope Valley Transit Authority. AVTA is closing in on a landmark of its own -- 1 million miles of zero-emission bus operations. AVTA expects to make that breakthrough in early May. The 300th bus is a 35-foot BYD K9S model transit bus. The vehicle is one of three built for Bat...
IMAGINiT Technologies Earns Sixth Consecutive Autodesk Platinum Club Award
BALTIMORE, MD — IMAGINiT Technologies earned an Autodesk Platinum Club Award for the sixth straight year due to their efforts helping customers select the right Autodesk product collections to achieve their business goals. The team accepted the prestigious Autodesk Platinum Club Award at the Autodesk One Team Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. “As an Autodesk Platinum Club Award winner, IMAGINiT is in an exclusive group of partners that deliver unrivalled results and customer service,” said Pet...
Capgemini to Enter into Alliance Partnership with Autodesk for the Deployment of a Comprehensive BIM Platform
Paris, April 3, 2019 – Capgemini will enter into a new partnership agreement with Autodesk, a leader in 3D design, engineering, construction and entertainment software, to deploy ReflectIoD, a new cloud-enabled and secure digital twin platform. The new Building Information Modelling (BIM) platform for building and infrastructure operators integrates natively 1D to 3D, point cloud, geographical information, and Internet of Things (IOT) data while offering value added services to improve operation...
Topcon Announces Enhancements to Flagship 3D Dozer System
LIVERMORE, Calif., U.S./ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, the Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group announces the release of major updates to its flagship 3D dozer machine control system — 3D-MCMAX. The innovative inertial measurement unit- (IMU) based system, without a mast needed for the blade, is now available for more configurations and diverse applications. Initially released in 2016 with support for 6-way dozers, now Topcon is introducing another first in the industry with support for the 4-way pu...
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $53 Million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today awarded Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) grants valued at $53.2 million to 10 projects to fund advanced technologies that will improve mobility and safety for drivers and enhance the performance of the nation’s highway system. “These highly innovative projects offer high-tech solutions to relieve congestion and improve safety and efficiency on the...
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $8 Million Grant to Alabama for Connected Vehicle and Transportation Technologies
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today awarded an $8 million Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) grant to the University of Alabama for the Advanced Connected Transportation Infrastructure and Operations Network (ACTION). “These highly innovative projects offer high-tech solutions to relieve congestion and improve safety and efficiency on the nation's highways,” said U.S. Transportation Se...
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $8 Million Grant to Bay Area Mobility-On-Demand Project
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today awarded an $8 million Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) grant to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority for the Bay Area Mobility-On-Demand (MOD) Project. “These highly innovative projects offer high-tech solutions to relieve congestion and improve safety and efficiency on the nation’s highways,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao....
Getting Ready for the 21st Century - New STEAM Sponsor for Cedarburg
CEDARBURG, WI - Weil Pump and Scot Pump, providers of pumps and pumping solutions for building services, water management, and groundwater, were proud to become a STEAM sponsor in Cedarburg's School District (CSD) this spring through the Wilo-Foundation. The sponsorship of $100,000 USD over 4 years was announced on March 27 while visiting teachers and students at Westlawn Elementary, Webster Transitional, and Cedarburg High School. "We are excited to support the CEF/CSD and the STEAM initiati...
TTWiiN Portfolio Company OnScale Receives Series A Funding for New Service Platform; Venture Capital Funding is Step Towards Realization of Thornton Tomasetti/Weidlinger Vision
(New York, N.Y. ) – TTWiiN, the technology accelerator of Thornton Tomasetti, a global leader in the optimization, design and performance of structures, materials and systems for projects of every size and level of complexity, announces that one of its portfolio companies OnScale received $10M in Series A funding led by Intel Capital and Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture capital fund. OnScale, which was established in 2016 through $3 million in seed funding from TTWiiN, has qui...
Silicon Valley Clean Water Selects Microsoft Tools to Power First Tunneling Progressive Design Build in the U.S
Silicon Valley, California— Silicon Valley Clean Water’s (SVCW) RESCU program is paving the way for the future of wastewater management and capital improvement upgrades using Microsoft’s collaborative tools and other contemporary technology for its complex and innovative approach to project delivery. The RESCU program, (Regional Environmental Sewer Conveyance Upgrade) is a $495 million capital improvement upgrade that incorporates in excess of 50 construction and consulting companies, five...