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NEC and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Demonstrate Intersection Safety Using Private 5G and AI-based Video Analytics

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Monday, June 5, 2023

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230605005791/en/
    Intersection safety using private 5G and AI-based video analytics.
  • The use of 5G is expanding throughout a wide range of fields, and demand for 5G networking is expected to continue growing globally.
  • During these tests, cameras and private 5G base stations that are installed on signal poles of VTTI’s private testing facility transmitted high-definition traffic images via private 5G, enabling real-time analysis of the images using AI.
  • The private 5G in this demonstration used the n78 frequency band used by the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) in the U.S.

Smart Cities company Cocoflo Innovations to launch business in Virginia, fuelling economic growth in the United States

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

This initiative will take place in collaboration with the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) and the Stafford County Department of Economic Development.

Key Points: 
  • This initiative will take place in collaboration with the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) and the Stafford County Department of Economic Development.
  • "We are very pleased to announce the expansion of our business operations to Stafford, Virginia," said Jonathan Levitt, Vice President, Growth of Cocoflo.
  • We are excited to welcome this international and innovative business to our growing smart tech economy."
  • Cocoflo will lead the "Commonwealth of Virginia SmartAlerts" initiative, a pilot project that will improve Stafford's critically-identified flood zones.

NEC and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute demonstrate intersection safety using AI-based video analytics

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

Tokyo & Blacksburg, Nov 10, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) have successfully carried out a proof of concept (PoC) to provide safety information and warnings to drivers, pedestrians and other road users near intersections using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based video analysis technologies.

Key Points: 
  • Tokyo & Blacksburg, Nov 10, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) have successfully carried out a proof of concept (PoC) to provide safety information and warnings to drivers, pedestrians and other road users near intersections using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based video analysis technologies.
  • NEC provided AI-based video analytics technology that can detect, categorize, and track road users such as vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles around intersections.
  • NEC and VTTI also worked on traffic safety use cases such as predicting collisions between vehicle and pedestrian, pedestrian crossing detection, and right/left turn vehicle detection.
  • In all endeavors, the VTTI community is charged with finding solutions to the greatest transportation challenges facing our world.

Cape Fox Corporation is Leading the Way With a New Innovation Hub

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

One of the core concepts for Cape Fox Corporations (CFCs) mission is to support, enhance, and provide for our communities.

Key Points: 
  • One of the core concepts for Cape Fox Corporations (CFCs) mission is to support, enhance, and provide for our communities.
  • The CFC Innovation Hub was created to develop emerging and smart technologies that provide, enhance, and strengthen native communities.
  • The vision for CFCs Innovation Hub is tomorrows community today the next generation, the next innovation, the next cure.
  • Cape Fox Corporation (CFC) was formed as part of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971.

Device Authority, Crossroads Innovation Group and The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, Unite to Provide IoT Security “Best Practices” Blueprint

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

The Virginia Smart Community Testbed in Stafford County, Virginia, is home to developing smart technology for the Commonwealth.

Key Points: 
  • The Virginia Smart Community Testbed in Stafford County, Virginia, is home to developing smart technology for the Commonwealth.
  • The Testbed will accelerate smart technology growth in the Commonwealth while addressing the known and emerging challenges of securing critical infrastructure.
  • Crossroads Innovation Group has been a leader in promoting industry standards and is providing leadership in the evaluation of best practices related to important guidelines from NIST, IEEE, and emerging standards like FIDO.
  • Based in Virginia, Crossroads Innovation Group supports public-private partnerships pursing emerging technology deployment and adaptive workforce professionalization.

The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, Device Authority, and Crossroads Innovation Group Unite to Provide IoT Security “Best Practices” Blueprint

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

The Virginia Smart Community Testbed in Stafford County, Virginia, is home to developing smart technology for the Commonwealth.

Key Points: 
  • The Virginia Smart Community Testbed in Stafford County, Virginia, is home to developing smart technology for the Commonwealth.
  • The Testbed will accelerate smart technology growth in the Commonwealth while addressing the known and emerging challenges of securing critical infrastructure.
  • Crossroads Innovation Group has been a leader in promoting industry standards and is providing leadership in the evaluation of best practices related to important guidelines from NIST, IEEE, and emerging standards like FIDO.
  • Based in Virginia, Crossroads Innovation Group supports public-private partnerships pursing emerging technology deployment and adaptive workforce professionalization.