Transportation

Automobile Dealership Sales and Management Training is Not One-Size-Fits-All: How the Kintz Group Ensures a Perfect Fit

The automobile dealer industry experienced quite the rollercoaster over the past few years. Everything from crazy consumer demand, empty lots, supply chain issues, personnel shortages, rising interest rates, and higher gas prices. With the art of selling automobiles shifting and changing with each new loop, how do dealers face strategic shifts in training their teams?…

With Millions of Passengers to Protect Every Day, How Does the Federal Aviation Administration Get the Job Done?

For many of us, airline travel is almost as ordinary as driving a car.  In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handles more than 45,000 flights a day and over 16 million flights per year in the United States.  How, exactly, does the FAA regulate so many flights and help ensure safety for the more…

Tactical AI-Powered Planes are Breaking Ground. How Will this Impact the Role of Test Pilots?

You would probably never guess that way back in 1939, General Motors developed the first self-driving car model controlled by electromagnetic fields. While this was a magnificent feat in 1939, today we don’t even bat an eye at AI-powered cars, which held a market share of over 6 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. But what…

Should More Companies Deploy Large Language Models as a Customer Service Tool?

So much of customer service is just anticipating customers needs. Businesses need to know when clients need more information, when their needs will increase, and what issues will arise along the way. It is in this very anticipation, this proactivity, that large language models and generative AI like GPT-3 shine. At its most basic, all…

SmartSky Expands Patent Portfolio to Protect Industry Leading Innovations

Research Triangle, NC – February 21, 2023 – SmartSky Networks, LLC has asked the U.S. District Court in Delaware to add two recently issued patents to its 2022 infringement lawsuit (C.A. No. 22-266-GBW) against Gogo Business Aviation, LLC, and Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO). The newly amended complaint alleges that Gogo has been illegally selling and offering to…

The FASTEST-DRIVING Conference of the Year: NADA 2023!

The NADA (National Automobile Dealers Association) annual conference is THE automotive industry event of the year!  And NADA 2023 in Dallas, Texas continued this trend, with the top companies in the industry showcasing their newest products, services, and cutting-edge technologies!   MarketScale’s Grant Harrell, Host of the transportation/mobility-focused video podcast series, Are We There Yet?, decided…

Can the SHIP IT Act Help Truck Drivers, OTR Freight, and Global Supply Chains?

When the global supply chain broke down in the COVID pandemic, most of the focus was put on the international supply chain and the myriad of canal blockages and empty freight containers. What didn’t get nearly as much mainstream or even industry attention were the issues hundreds of millions of workers were facing, including…

The Last 747 is Delivered to the FEAM Hangar at CVG Airport

CINCINNATI, OH – After an iconic history, the last Boeing 747-8 Freighter has rolled out of the Boeing plant in Everett, Washington. This marks the end of an era for the aviation giant, as the Boeing 747 played an integral part in the development of commercial aviation since its introduction in 1969. The iconic humpback design…

Fly Anywhere. Anytime. Are We There Yet?

Flying is a chore for many individuals today, often laden with many layovers and alterations in flight times. The charter aviation industry is starting to bring ease to many customers in eliminating these travel pains, and new jet delivery is expected to grow with 6,362 new jet sales between 2020 and 2029. What are private…

Top Trends at CES 2023 from Bosch, John Deere, and More

Top notch technology and top notch attendance secured CES 2023 its gold medal; to put it simply, this year’s CES was a huge success. The world’s largest and most prominent consumer electronics and technology exhibition, CES served its usual role as a testing ground for ground-breaking innovations across multiple verticals. From 5G to Web3, and…

SmartSky Receives Supplemental Type Certificate for Dassault Falcon 900 Aircraft

Research Triangle, NC – January 17, 2023 – SmartSky Networks, the leading provider of inflight air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity for business aviation, today announced the completion of an STC for the installation of SmartSky’s flagship hardware system on the Dassault Falcon 900 series aircraft. The Falcon 900 series, with more than 400 aircraft in service, joins a…

Forum Mobility’s Plans for 2023

Trucking is transporting goods by road using large vehicles, such as semi-trucks, tractor-trailers, and other commercial vehicles. The trucking industry plays a vital role in the economy by moving goods from manufacturers to retailers and consumers. Truck drivers are responsible for operating these vehicles and delivering goods on time and in good condition. Tune in…

The FASTEST-MOVING Conference of the Year, CES 2023

The Consumer Technology Association’s annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) gathering is the premier event in consumer technology. This year’s fast-moving CES 2023 event featured exhibitions from global tech powerhouses and presentations from entrepreneurs and industry-leading keynote presentations.  During this weeklong Las Vegas event, transportation/mobility was very much a hot topic, and in fact, led…

A No-Go for NOTAMs—Flight Delays Caused by Major Computer Issue

Severe weather caused significant flight delays during the holiday season, but with clearer skies, passengers resumed regular air travel until late evening Tuesday, January 10, 2023. An overnight outage of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Notice to Air Missions System (NOTAMs) grounded thousands of flights in the U.S. on Wednesday morning, causing massive delays. Investigations…

CES 2023: Mobility Technologies Drive Discussion and Innovation at CES

It’s that time of year again: CES time, with CES 2023 now behind us and a week’s worth of insights and standard-setting technologies carving a yearlong path for the consumer electronics industry. The spread of CES 2023 technologies and products was as exciting as ever, and MarketScale had a firsthand look at the top products…

United States Postal Service Buys 66,000 Electric Vehicles

The United States Postal Service is purchasing 66,000 electric vehicles as they work to upgrade their fleet. The entire purchase will bring 106,000 new vehicles to the fleet by 2028. The cost for the upgrade is in the neighborhood of about $9.5 billion, about $3 billion of which is from the Inflation Reduction Act….

Electric Vehicle (EV) Auto Market Share is Increasing. How are Delivery Services Implementing EVs?

The electric vehicle (EV) market is getting hotter in the U.S., accounting for 2.2 percent of car sales in the third quarter of 2020 and making a jump to 6.1 percent in the third quarter of this year. It seems that delivery services may be jumping on the EV bandwagon lately, with U.S. Domino’s…

LeddarVision: Scalable raw data fusion & perception solution for ADAS & AD

LeddarVision™ is a comprehensive raw data sensor fusion and perception software platform that delivers superior perception performance from any sensor combination (i.e., cameras, radars, LiDARs) into a single, unified environmental model. As a result, LeddarVision software enables the scalable development and faster deployment of high-performing ADAS and autonomous driving (AD) solutions.

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Top Nine Highlights About the Biz Jet Market

Jason Riggs, Director of Sales Americas at Technetics, highlights the positive trajectory of the biz jet market, with expectations of a rapid recovery to pre-pandemic delivery and expenditure levels by 2023, surpassing previous forecasts. Honeywell, a key industry player, reports that the demand for new business jets is at its highest level since 2015, and…