M2M Wireless and Lidar Integral to Jebel Ali Port Automation by DGWorld
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Saturday 20 June 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rajant Corporation, the provider of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, and Velodyne Lidar, Inc., a
market leader in lidar technology, together are playing a vital role
behind the agreement between DP World, UAE Region and the autonomous
vehicle, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI) specialist DGWorld.
The contract will equip DP World’s Jebel Ali Port, the world’s ninth
busiest seaport, with a fleet of DGWorld’s Autonomous Internal Terminal
Vehicles (AITVs), including integration into the existing operational
processes and infrastructures. This deployment supports DP World’s
visionary strategy for future-proofed, seaport digitalization setting a
new global standard for port operations, supply chains, and trade.
Rajant’s fully mobile M2M Kinetic Mesh BreadCrumb® wireless nodes, along with Velodyne’s Puck™ 3D
lidar sensors, are vital to enable DGWorld to deliver and integrate
their autonomous technology into the existing ITV fleet in multiple
phases. DGWorld’s goal is to further increase the operational efficiency
of the terminal and reduce the overall size of the currently used
fleet.
Velodyne
Puck sensors will provide rich computer perception data to help
determine the safest way to navigate and direct AITVs in the complex,
busy DP World, UAE Region seaport. The Rajant wireless mesh network
provides a continuous communications infrastructure to ensure the AITVs
are always interconnected and working together.
According
to Matthias Krause, General Manager at DGWorld, “We trialed other
wireless technologies, including the latest 5G, before discovering
Rajant. They all had the same physical limitation, which is that
wireless cannot go through large, metal container stacks. Rajant‘s
Kinetic Mesh M2M technology allows the vehicles to talk to each other,
which is critical to communicate fleet directions between container
stacks. Velodyne Lidar has proven that their sensors are delivering
unmatched data and can handle even harsh environments without problems,
so it was an obvious choice. Both Velodyne and Rajant provided local
support to ensure the project was a success. We have been impressed with
their professionalism and extra support over the last several years.”
“Velodyne
is honored to be selected to help fully automate terminal vehicle
transport at Jebel Ali Port, the premier port in the Middle East. This
exciting initiative will enable port terminal vehicles to work fully
autonomously without drivers in a hectic, crowded environment,” said
Erich Smidt, Executive Director Europe, Velodyne Lidar. “We want to
thank our valued partner DGWorld for their vision in how Velodyne’s 3D
lidar sensors can power automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that provide a
quantum leap in port terminal automation in the region and beyond.”
“Selecting
Rajant Kinetic Mesh to serve as the backbone for DGWorld and DP World
Jebel Ali Port really highlights the difference between Rajant M2M
InstaMesh technology and Wi-Fi, 4G, and 5G,” said Geoff Smith, Rajant’s
Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “We are pleased to be
chosen to make this AITV fleet deployment possible. Rajant is the only
industrial wireless network for mobile machine-to-machine (M2M)
communication, which is also capable of overcoming RF signal blockages
of large metal containers and signal interference from ships, radar, and
neighboring ports.”
About Velodyne Lidar
Velodyne
provides smart, powerful lidar solutions for autonomy and driver
assistance. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Velodyne is known
worldwide for its portfolio of breakthrough lidar sensor technologies.
Velodyne’s founder, David Hall, invented real-time surround view lidar
systems in 2005 as part of Velodyne Acoustics. Mr. Hall’s invention
revolutionized perception and autonomy for automotive, new mobility,
mapping, robotics and security. Velodyne’s high-performance product line
includes a broad range of sensing solutions, including the
cost-effective Puck™, the versatile Ultra Puck™, the autonomy-advancing
Alpha Puck™, the ADAS-optimized Velarray™ and the groundbreaking
software for driver assistance, Vella™.
About Rajant Corporation
Rajant
Corporation is the exclusive provider of private wireless networks
powered by the patented Kinetic Mesh® network, BreadCrumb® wireless
nodes, and InstaMesh® networking software. With Rajant, customers can
rapidly deploy a highly adaptable and scalable network that leverages
the power of real-time data to deliver on-demand, mission-critical
business intelligence. A low-latency, high-throughput, and secure
solution for a variety of data, voice, video, and autonomous
applications, Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh networks provide industrial
customers with full mobility, allowing them to take their private
network applications and data anywhere. With successful deployments in
more than 55 countries for customers in military, mining, ports, rail,
oil & gas, petrochemical plants, municipalities, and agriculture.
Rajant is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania with additional
facilities and offices in Arizona, Kentucky, and Alabama. For more
information, visit Rajant.com or follow Rajant on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Contacts
Sean Dowdall, Landis Communications Inc. for Velodyne Lidar
415-286-7121
velodyne@landispr.com
Alice DiSanto, AVP of Marketing for Rajant Corporation
914-582-8464
ADiSanto@rajant.com
