• PayiQ is building on a Firm Foundation

    PayiQ is building on a Firm Foundation

    PayIQ have now established our ticketing services all over Finland and can count over 500,000 users. This means that we have now reached technical maturity, found market fit, and have the financial foundation to start taking the next steps. An important focus area is City Acc, and all its possible applications. City Acc is a… Read more

  • Payment unit enables parking and charging payment with credit card

    Payment unit enables parking and charging payment with credit card

    Semel Oy has launched together with Modulsystem Sweden AB a payment unit for parking and EV charging at eCarExpo in Stockholm in February 2023. TouchPayGo payment unit enables parking and charging payment with regular a credit card, no apps needed. TouchPayGo is designed and manufactured in Sweden. It includes an easy to use 10” touchscreen… Read more

  • Observations from the Tampere – Särkänniniemi agile Drone Experiment

    Observations from the Tampere – Särkänniniemi agile Drone Experiment

    In the Tampere City Region, there was an agile experiment to examine the drone use cases. Unmanned aviation has developed rapidly in the recent years. Company Insta Group Oy provided the drones and situational awareness solution for the theme park Särkänniemi event, what was coordinated by Business Tampere. Tampere-based Insta ILS is a specialist in avionics, remotely… Read more

  • Self-driving experiment in Finland successful despite extreme weather conditions

    Self-driving experiment in Finland successful despite extreme weather conditions

    Finnish self-driving technology company Sensible 4 has carried out a successful autonomous driving pilot in Tampere, Finland, despite the worst and most challenging winter conditions in years. The pilot, which started in January 2022 and lasted for 2.5 months, aimed to see how autonomous vehicles work with public transportation networks and collect feedback from users.… Read more

  • Vaisala ranks 5th of Financial Times’ Climate Leaders 2022 list

    Vaisala ranks 5th of Financial Times’ Climate Leaders 2022 list

    Financial Times has listed European Climate Leaders 2022. The list includes European companies that achieved the greatest reduction in their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 2015 and 2020. Vaisala is proud to be in the top 5 of the list, increasing its ranking from place 14 the previous year. Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental, and… Read more

  • Basemark showcasing its latests automotive AR and HMI graphics software

    Basemark showcasing its latests automotive AR and HMI graphics software

    Basemark showcases its advanced automotive instrument clusters with Augmented Reality (AR) and HMI graphics, powered by MediaTek’s latest automotive infotainment platform.   Basemark, the automotive AR company, announced today it is showcasing its automotive AR and HMI graphics software at CES 2023, which is now validated for MediaTek’s latest MT2715 automotive infotainment platform.   As the demand for… Read more

  • Rightware’s Kanzi One is used in Marelli MInD-Xp Cockpit DCU platform at CES 2023

    Rightware’s Kanzi One is used in Marelli MInD-Xp Cockpit DCU platform at CES 2023

    Integrating the latest technologies that drive vehicle personality and performance, Marelli utilizes Rightware’s Kanzi One to create its advanced vehicle platform which is on display at CES 2023. The demo runs on a Qualcomm 4th generation Snapdragon 8295 processor and utilizes seven displays, eight cameras, and a wide range of sensors and data sources, all… Read more

  • Port app that collates schedule data heading towards international cooperation

    Port app that collates schedule data heading towards international cooperation

    Did you know that a flurry of activity starts around a ship as soon as it arrives in port? Cargo is loaded and unloaded, any required maintenance work is carried out, and the ship’s basic needs – such as waste management, fuel and provisions – are taken care of. For passenger ships, the disembarking of… Read more

  • Tietoevry partners with automotive-developer HaleyTek to bring high-end Android-based infotainment to Polestar and Volvo Cars

    Tietoevry partners with automotive-developer HaleyTek to bring high-end Android-based infotainment to Polestar and Volvo Cars

    Tietoevry Create, the global business design and software engineering arm of Tietoevry, has agreed to partner with HaleyTek, a joint venture between Volvo Cars and ECARX, to develop an Android Open Source Project-based infotainment system for current and future Polestar and Volvo car models. The companies will focus on developing the platform software that enables… Read more

  • Business Finland aims to make Finland a globally recognized provider of sustainable, carbon-neutral solutions for cities

    Business Finland aims to make Finland a globally recognized provider of sustainable, carbon-neutral solutions for cities

    The Decarbonized Cities Program launched by Business Finland on April 18, 2023 aims to make Finland a globally recognized provider of sustainable, carbon-neutral solutions for cities. The program helps Finnish companies and organizations to find international cooperation and business partners. New exports are estimated to amount to several billion euros. Smart solutions and sustainability principles… Read more