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New Project (Full-Scale)V2XCohda Wireless

Maricopa County Begins Equipping Its Federal V2X Acceleration Zone

The Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) in Arizona is moving its Connected Vehicle Acceleration Zone (CVAZ) into the equipment phase, a federally funded program slated to fit up to 750 physical and virtual roadside units and roughly...

SpinoffWaterXylemAurelius

Sensus International Goes Under AURELIUS After $250M Xylem Spin Out

Xylem Inc. confirmed on 26 May 2026 the completion of the sale of its international water and heat metering operations to German investment group AURELIUS, establishing Sensus International as a standalone metering company serving Europe and other...

AnalysisEV ChargingEnergyFrance

France’s 240,000 New Chargers Test Europe’s Electrification Reset

France’s government and a coalition of industrial and energy operators committed on 26 May 2026 to a fresh wave of electrification investments led by a Stellantis pledge of more than €1 billion to build a new generation of electric vehicles...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficThalesDeeeplabsSingapore

Singapore Picks Thales Consortium to Build Drone Traffic Management System

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Thales and including local technology firm Deeeplabs to deliver the city-state’s national Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM)...

New Project (Pilot)WasteAMA RomaEuropean Space Agency (ESA)Italy

Rome Turns to Satellites and AI to Catch Illegal Dumping Under ESA-AMA Pilot

Rome’s municipal waste utility AMA and the European Space Agency have begun ingesting very-high-resolution satellite imagery directly into the city’s waste-management operations centre to identify illegal dumping sites, monitor ground...

Mergers and AcquisitionsEV ChargingVelianDigitalBridge Group

DigitalBridge and Aberdeen Launch Velian From Equans E-Mobility Unit

Equans Infra & Mobility, the Dutch entity holding electric vehicle charging concessions owned by energy services group Equans, has been sold to a joint vehicle controlled by DigitalBridge Group (NYSE: DBRG) and Aberdeen Investments. The...

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