A combined approach involving data, hospitality management, and the sociology of work helps gain a better understanding of the interaction between spaces and the uses to which they are put. VINCI Energies has a special observatory: La Factory. What impact can a common space have on its users? This is the crucial facility management issue […]
Enhanced by artificial intelligence, visual recognition improves robot efficiency in assembly lines by moving closer to zero defects. “Hey! I think this part has a defect; it’s a pinhole-size puncture. Want to take a look and confirm?” At the IBM Watson artificial intelligence centre in Munich, a robot is talking to the operator in charge […]
The Big Apple is counting on new technologies to implement the Mayor’s One New York Plan for a Strong and Just City. His strategy for achieving this goal has four tiers: expanding connectivity for all; piloting and scaling smart technologies to improve government services and better the lives of all New Yorkers; fostering education and […]
Does the development of artificial intelligence pose a threat to society and humanity? Is it inevitable that automation will destroy jobs? Will the Gafa(1) monopoly get the better of digital innovation? No, reply futurist Joël de Rosnay(1) and Hervé Adam, general manager of VINCI Energies France. Provided we defend a collective and connected vision of […]
Big data analytics is now key to driving artificial intelligence efficiency in business. Deep learning, machine learning, neural networks… artificial intelligence (AI) jargon was everywhere in 2016 and remains so in 2017. “The potential of AI seems to be significant,” note Gilles Babinet and Bruno Walther, co-founders of Captain Dash, a company that provides decision […]
Fuel savings, fewer emissions: electric propulsion systems come aboard.
Improved traffic flow, safer and more comfortable roads for the travelling public, reduced CO2 emissions… these are some of things that smart roads promise to deliver.
Several French industrial players, including VINCI, have joined forces within the French Renewable Energy Group for Indonesia, whose launch was announced by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs in Jakarta at the end of February 2017. In conjunction with various French ministries, the member companies intend to promote their technologies and solutions in Indonesia, foster […]
Architects, urban planners and engineers are carrying out an increasing number of projects designed to improve life in cities that are increasingly feeling the effects of climate change.
