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Giuseppe Nardella. 1938 – 2018

Giuseppe Nardella, chairman of the publishing group Tecniche Nuove
Giuseppe Nardella, chairman of the publishing group Tecniche Nuove

Suddenly, on January 6th, Giuseppe Nardella, chairman of the publishing group Tecniche Nuove, passed away. He founded the group in 1964 with the precise aim of spreading professional information, starting from mechanics and gradually developing the activities and editorial products at all the fields of industry.
Giuseppe Nardella builded a large company with the force and concreteness of ideas and he lived to the last day with the enthusiasm of the beginning. Tecniche Nuove is, at the moment, the largest publishing group in Italy covering widely professional and scientific editorial fields.
Employees and collaborators of the group – Tecniche Nuove, New Business Media, Senaf, Accademia Tecniche Nuove, Grafica Quadrifoglio, Ariesdue, Ticino Edizioni, Centro Marketing, Jonio Comunicazione, Brazil Media Communications – along with the family, tighten around Ivo Alfonso Nardella who has been leading the company with his father in the last years and will continue his work.

Giuseppe Nardella, chairman of the publishing group Tecniche Nuove
Giuseppe Nardella, chairman of the publishing group Tecniche Nuove

“I am convinced that in every company there is an invisible soul, a sort of common thread, which can be interpreted as harmony in the relationships between the Management and the people who work around it; if this harmony and soul develop together with the company, success is assured “.

Unusual self-parking amenities

NiNissan’s self-parking slippers
Nissan’s self-parking slippers

Combining the ultimate in traditional hospitality with Nissan’s autonomous driving technology, one Japanese inn is treating guests to some unusual amenities: self-parking slippers, tables and floor cushions.

Nissan’s self-parking slippers
Nissan’s self-parking slippers.

The ProPILOT Park Ryokan looks like any other traditional Japanese inn, or ryokan. Slippers are neatly lined up at the foyer, where guests remove their shoes.
Tatami rooms are furnished with low tables and floor cushions for sitting.
What sets this ryokan apart is that the slippers, tables and cushions are rigged with a special version of Nissan’s ProPILOT Park autonomous parking technology. When not in use, they automatically return to their designated spots at the push of a button.

Hotel guests get a kick out of Nissan’s self-parking slippers.
Hotel guests get a kick out of Nissan’s self-parking slippers.

First introduced in the all-new Nissan Leaf in Japan in October 2017, ProPILOT Park detects surrounding objects and lets drivers automatically park the vehicle in a selected parking space by pressing a button. The same technology is being used in the amenities at the ProPILOT Park Ryokan during a demonstration to entertain guests and reduce staff workload.

Autonomous parking technology
ProPILOT Park is a fully fledged system that helps drivers park by automatically controlling acceleration, brakes, handling, shift changing and parking brakes to guide the car into a parking spot.
By combining advanced image processing technology using four high-resolution cameras and information from 12 ultrasonic sensors around the car, ProPILOT Park guides the car into a space safely and accurately.

ProPILOT Park
ProPILOT Park is a fully fledged system that helps drivers park.

All steering, braking and throttle inputs for various parking maneuvers, such as parallel parking, are automated. The system can automatically identify a parking space around the car so that the driver doesn’t need to set a target parking position. Requiring only three easy steps for activation, this technology liberates drivers from one of the most tedious, and at times the most challenging, tasks of driving.

Innovative electric water taxi

water taxi

A futuristic, zero-emission new design of water taxi, called SeaBubbles, was demonstrated on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The vehicle represents a milestone in the development of new forms of transportation that do not impact the environment or place any burden on urban infrastructure. The water taxi will soon be equipped with the ABB Abilityℱ Marine Advisory System – Octopus, a software solution that helps vessel operators gather and analyze all relevant data to optimize water travel.

Seabubbles
From left to right: Kenneth Nakken, Vice President Digital Service ABB Marine & Ports; Anders Bringdal, Founder and Ceo Seabubbles; Thierry Lassus, Managing Director ABB Sécheron; Alain Thébault, Co Founder & Vice-President Seabubbles.

The development of the demonstration craft was supported by the Geneva cantonal authorities and the Department of Energy, Transport and Agriculture (Deta), represented by State Councilors Luc Barthassat and Pierre Maudet, drawing on technology from ABB. Further trials will continue in the months ahead.
The ABB Abilityℱ Marine Advisory System – Octopus will be deployed by the pilot project. The Octopus system will enable ABB to provide real-time data to the SeaBubbles control center, covering virtually every aspect of the vessels’ operating status.

Elemaster Group, another goal for the strategic global development

Elemaster
Elemaster

Elemaster announces to have finalized the acquisition of 100% of GDM Electronic’s shares. This investment represents another strategic step for the realization of Elemaster’s globalization plan, according to the business plan “Vision 2020”: now the Elemaster Group’s plants are located in Italy, Germany, Belgium, Romania, USA, China, India and Tunisia.

Gabriele Cogliati, Elemaster’s President & CEO
Gabriele Cogliati, Elemaster’s President & CEO

Mr. Gabriele Cogliati, Elemaster’s President & CEO states: “I’m really proud to evidence that, in the same year when Elemaster celebrates its 40th anniversary since its constitution, we have achieved another important goal for the strategic global development of Elemaster Group. Our Company is strengthening its presence in the world and this year we will complete three additional projects: the inauguration in May 2018 of a new and larger facility in China, the opening in July 2018 of a new and state of the art plant in the USA (Duluth, Georgia) and the expansion of our German subsidiary, CAD UL GmbH, where we would like to create an European center for electronic engineering and fast prototyping”.

Mrs. Valentina Cogliati, Elemaster’s Managing Director.
Mrs. Valentina Cogliati, Elemaster’s Managing Director.

Mrs. Valentina Cogliati, Elemaster’s Managing Director, concludes : “This investment opens our Group to new opportunities and enables us to be identified as the ideal partner for the strategic growth and competitiveness of our Customers: we will get closer to our Clients in the Centre of Europe, achieving also new opportunities in northern Europe”.

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Cybersecurity. Automotive market requests a certified management

With the introduction of the new European security guideline according to ECE level (UNECE WP29; valid in the EU and partly in Asia), in future vehicle manufacturers will be required to verify the cybersecurity of their vehicle systems before their products can obtain type approval.
From now on, manufacturers must prove every three years that they have applied a certified cybersecurity management system which covers all stages ranging from vehicle engineering through to documentation. Using the cybersecurity management system, manufacturers must test the cybersecurity of all vehicle types, identify and document potential threats, address security-critical problems and suggest solutions, and finally demonstrably verify that these problems have been solved.
In this context, comes the launch of an Austrian product, ThreatGet, jointly developed by the AIT Austrian Instituteof Technology and Sparx Services CE. It helps developers identify threats at an early stage, allowing them to quickly assess the associated.
This cybersecurity verification requires a modern tool which, for the first time, allows manufacturers to test their systems for ECE compliance.
Peter Lieber, the founder of Sparx Services CE: «We have been working with AIT on this solution for two years and are proud that we can launch it on the market so quickly. ThreatGet offers IT system designers effective support for security procedures designed to prevent potential cyberattacks, or threats».
Set against the background of a strongly growing security engineering industry, ThreatGet is targeted at vehicle manufacturers, as well as all companies involved in analysing vehicle architectures and systems in order to issue certification.

Smart electric vehicle: charging network in Amsterdam

Flexpower

Vattenfall and the City of Amsterdam, together with grid owner Liander, the infrastructure competence center Elaad and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, launched Flexpower, the largest public smart charging network for electric vehicles in Amsterdam.
This innovative solution enables faster charging, maximal use of renewable electricity and more efficient use of the electric grid in Holland’s capital.
Operated by Vattenfall, a total of 456 charging stations with 912 charging points – a third of all charging stations for electric cars in the city – have been upgraded and connected in the Flexpower smart charging network.
«Flexpower Amsterdam is a smart network of charging stations that enables faster charging of electric cars when the sun is shining, primarily using locally generated renewable electricity from households in the neighbourhood. This lowers the need for investments in the electric grid and thus makes the solution a role model for many large cities in Europe» – says Tomas Björnsson, Head of e-mobility at Vattenfall.
Flexpower has been developed to make optimal use of the available grid capacity, by tailoring charging speeds to the electricity consumption and renewable energy production. The charging stations provide slightly less electricity during the hours that households demand a lot of energy, typically between 18.00 to 21.00 hours, and catch up by charging more at night when energy consumption is low or during the day when a lot of local solar power is being produced.
As most electric cars are charged outside peak hours, electric car drivers will benefit from quicker charging.

Vehicle to grid. Maximize self-consumption in Italy

The technology that allows cars to store and return energy for the net stabilization is called Vehicle to Grid (V2G). The first experimentation in Italy is in starting phase by Enel X, Nissan and RSE.
The project provides for the use of two bi-directional recharge infrastructures by Enel X, installed in the experimental micro-net by RSE, which through a special control platform allow using Nissan Leaf for the net stabilization.
The project target is testing the functions of V2G according to the habits of private users and of those who use corporate fleet vehicles. During recharge times, batteries will be used as energy accumulation systems connected to the net, able to assure advantages for the electric system and car owners.
In particular, V2G technology will allow maximising the self-consumption of renewable energy by domestic plants, optimizing the flows of energy produced and consumed locally and granting the continuity of the energy supply in case of interruptions.
The possibility of exploiting batteries for more purposes through Vehicle to Grid on one hand will permit to make use, without additional costs, of a domestic or business accumulation system and, on the other hand, to give an important contribution to the stability and the efficiency of the electric system; an instrument able to further favour the diffusion of electric vehicles in Italy.

Compact electric excavator for the world renowed garden

It is electric the motor that has shared in the building of Morgan Stanley’s Chelsea Flower Show Garden, designed by Chris Beardshaw, park situated at the core of London, winner of the Best Show Garden. ECR25 Electric vehicle by Volvo CE, electric compact excavator, shared in fact in the construction of this futuristic experiment of urban gardening, able to host about 157,000 visitors.
The machine was used to excavate the ground and to position the foundations for the main structure and the trench for tree pits and to house the central fountain. The recharge was carried out at the end of each working day, at night, using a standard domestic outlet. When fast recharges during the day were asked, the operator used the recharger on board.
«Zero emissions and the lower noise level are an absolute turning point – affirms AhcĂšne Nedjimi, Electromobility Specialist by Volvo CE. – Now the challenge is understanding the best way to optimize them at best for each application. The question is no longer when, or if, the shift to electromobility will occur but how quickly it will happen. We are really at the point of no return. We must reduce emissions, pollute less and build the world where we want to live».

The world first driverless parking officially approved for everyday use

Fully-automated and driverless parking function (SAE Level 4): Daimler and Bosch have reached a milestone on the way to automated driving: the two companies have now received approval from the responsible authorities in Baden-WĂŒrttemberg for the automated parking system in the multi-storey car park at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.

Bosch and Daimler have reached a milestone on the way to automated driving: the two companies have obtained approval from the relevant authorities in Baden-Württemberg for their automated parking system in the Mercedes-Benz Museum parking garage in Stuttgart.
The two companies started developing fully automated driverless parking in 2015, and in the summer of 2017, their pilot solution in the Mercedes-Benz Museum parking garage in Stuttgart reached an important result: automated valet parking in real conditions, with and without drivers at the wheel, was presented to the public for the first time. This premiere was followed by an intensive testing and start-up phase. Starting in 2018, museum visitors could use the parking service live, accompanied by trained safety personnel, and share their experience. One aspect of the pilot project involved testing lighting concepts on the vehicles. Turquoise lighting indicates that a vehicle is in automated driving mode and informs passers-by and other road users that the vehicle is driving itself. The insights from these tests are reflected in the recently issued SAE standard 3134.
Obtaining final approval from the the Baden-Württemberg authorities is a further major milestone for Bosch and Daimler and sets a precedent for obtaining approval in the future for the parking service in parking garages around the world.
Interested parties will be able to experience the innovative valet parking service live in daily operation in the Mercedes-Benz Museum parking garage without additional supervision from a safety driver.
The automated valet parking service is accessed via a smartphone app and requires no safety driver. This makes it the world’s first fully automated driverless SAE Level 4 parking function to be officially approved for everyday use.

Safety & technology
From the very beginning, Bosch and Daimler’s top priority for the driverless parking service was safety. Since there is as yet no official approval process for automated driving functions that do not require a driver, the local authorities – the Stuttgart regional administrative authority and the state of Baden-Württemberg’s transportation ministry – oversaw the project along with experts from the German technical inspection service TÜV Rheinland from the outset. Their aim was to assess the operating safety of the automotive and parking-garage technology.
The result is a comprehensive safety concept with appropriate testing and approval criteria that can be applied beyond this pilot project. In the concept, the developers defined how the driverless vehicle detects pedestrians and other cars in its path and reliably comes to a halt when it encounters an obstacle. They also set up secure communications between all system components and took steps to ensure the reliable activation of the parking maneuver.

The technology behind driverless parking
Drive in to the parking garage, get out, and send the car to a parking space just by tapping on a smartphone screen – automated valet parking has no need for a driver. Once the driver has left the parking garage to go about their business, the car drives itself to an assigned space and parks. Later, the car returns to the drop-off point in exactly the same way. This process relies on the interplay between the intelligent parking garage infrastructure supplied by Bosch and Mercedes-Benz automotive technology. Bosch sensors in the parking garage monitor the driving corridor and its surroundings and provide the information needed to guide the vehicle. The technology in the car converts the commands from the infrastructure into driving maneuvers. This way, cars can even drive themselves up and down ramps to move between stories in the parking garage. If the infrastructure sensors detect an obstacle, the vehicle stops immediately.

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