On 19 December, Dell EMC announced that Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, selected Dell EMCs data domain and data protection suite solutions to create a scalable protection and availability foundation to support rapid data growth
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Volvo CE wins innovation award for its battery-driven carrier

The concept HX1 represents a new approach to a sustainable future concept, one based on electro-mobility and autonomous vehicles. (Image source: Volvo CE)
The HX1 prototype autonomous, battery-electric, load carrier from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has won the Swedish Institute for Quality?s (SIQ) Quality Innovation of the Year Award
Hyperloop system to connect Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in 12 minutes

A hyperloop route could connect Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in eight to 12 minutes. (Image source: HyperloopTT)
Abu Dhabi has signed the UAE?s second hyperloop feasibility study to build a futuristic high-speed transport system connecting the cities of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain
Boeing and Iran Air announce 80 plane agreement
The US$16bn agreement will include wide body, single aisle aircraft and support nearly 100,000 jobs in the USA
Lean safety technology introduced for railway infrastructure
HIMA unveiled their HIMax and HIMatrix commercial off-the-shelf controllers, which can be used for railing companies to lower costs without compromising safety