In Switzerland, the ETAVIS company installed a redundant uninterrupted power supply system to secure train traffic and ensure continuity of service. An outage can have serious and even catastrophic consequences in some activity sectors. Hospitals very early on addressed this risk by acquiring generators to ensure that power is continuously supplied, even in the event […]
Solutions based on the Internet of Things and innovative networks like LoRa and PoE are increasingly being used in buildings to address business problems. At VINCI Facilities, the possibilities seem endless when it comes to Internet of Things (IoT) applications in business. Julien Delbecchi, information systems director at VINCI Facilities, the VINCI Energies Facility Management […]
Businesses, administrations and even governments are increasingly being hit by cyberattacks. In a digitalised world and a globalised economy, who can claim to be safe? Protection solutions do exist. With the digital transformation, a large number of networks – telecommunications, computers, smartphone apps and connected objects – are now interlinked, giving hackers opportunities to seek […]
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.
