The Nissan GT-R drone is capable of accelerating from 0-100km/h in just 1.3 seconds
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Emerson opens two facilities in Dubai’s Jebel Ali
Emerson has opened a ‘solutions centre’ and an ‘education centre’ at its MEA headquarters in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone
Ford to triple size of autonomous vehicle fleet
Ford has revealed plans to triple the size of its fleet of Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicles in 2016, making it the largest autonomous vehicle fleet of any automaker
Paul Nutzfahrzeuge hires sales and tech director
Thomas Pfister has been appointed to the newly created position of director of sales and technology at German commercial vehicles manufacturer, Paul Nutzfahrzeuge
Hitachi heavy machines to fit Nissan 360 cameras
Hitachi Construction Machinery to be fitted with 360-degree cameras from the automotive sector
Five minutes with: Peter Hedlund, Trimble
Ahead of his appearance at Construction Week’s Leaders in Construction Summit UAE 2015, Peter Hedlund, regional director of Trimble, discusses technological trends within the GCC construction sector
Caterpillar allies with ultrasonic wizard Modustri
Fortune 50 manufacturer partners with emerging tech firm to implement rapid wear inspection
Australian inventor creates robot bricklayer
‘Hadrian’, the world’s first robotic brickie, can build the brick shell of a house within just two days
Volvo unveils automatic all-wheel drive truck tech
The Swedish automaker claims to be the first manufacturer in the world to offer automatic engagement of all-wheel drive construction trucks
Genie gathers feedback following SmartLink upgrade
Customers of equipment manufacturer, Genie, have reported an “excellent” reception from end users following standardisation of SmartLink technology