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MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Is your workforce ready for 2022? To help strengthen the workforce for the new year, VKS is offering companies free access to VKS Lite. Companies can leverage this work instruction software to create visually interactive instructions that enhance the knowledge and skills of their workforce.

Theres no getting around it, the pandemic has accelerated the need for digital transformation. Increasing turnover rates, dependence on senior employees, and transitioning supply chains have impacted industries around the world. And issues like the skills gap and long training times have only been exacerbated by the world crisis. But companies are regaining control with work instruction software.

We are enabling companies to pursue Industry 4.0 innovation with no risk to their bottom line. Its very important to us to help people across the globe create stronger and more resilient practices. And this is another step towards that goal. With more companies and people using advanced technology to standardize their processes, increase quality, and enhance the knowledge of the workforce, the whole industry wins. - Kyle O'Reilly, VKS Director of Sales

Go paperless and update all work instructions with the click of a button. Use pictures, videos, annotations, and more to digitally transform your operation and guide workers through their tasks. With VKS Lite, its easy to begin your digital transformation journey.

About VKS (Visual Knowledge Share Ltd.)

VKS (Visual Knowledge Share) is a leading innovator in digital work instruction technology. Backed with over 50 years of manufacturing experience from its parent company CMP, VKS software is designed for manufacturers by manufacturers. With its intuitive and interactive visual platform, VKS Lite is a work instructions solution that equips companies with the tools to push the capabilities of manufacturing further into Industry 4.0.

For more information, visit VKS at VKSapp.com.

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General Motors said Monday that it will start swapping new batteries into Chevy Bolt EVs in October in response to at least a dozen fires that triggered a massive recall. GM did not say when it will restart production of brand new versions of the electric car.

The news comes as LG is once again making batteries for the Bolt after stopping in August. GM says it worked closely with the South Korean conglomerate to make sure the new cells are free of defects that have led to at lest a dozen fires in the automakers electric vehicle and a massive recall.

Owners of older Bolts (model years 2017 to 2019) will have all the modules in their battery packs swapped for new ones. Owners of newer models may only get individual modules changed out, GM said.

GM said Monday that it will also have dealers start installing new diagnostic software on Bolts in the next 60 days. The software will continually scan the battery packs for signs of defects. If none are found, the software will eventually allow owners to once again charge their vehicles to 100 percent, and abandon some of the other safety guidelines GM has put in place while it worked out the recall.

The initial fix for the recall, announced in May, involved an earlier version of this diagnostic software, though at least two vehicles that received it still caught fire. GM did not go into much detail Monday about how this new software differs.

In the meantime, Bolt owners are supposed to continue adhering to that guidance. GM says owners should park outside and away from their homes after charging, and that they should not charge their vehicles indoors overnight. Owners should not charge their Bolts beyond 90 percent, and avoid depleting the battery below 70 miles of remaining range.

GM made one minor tweak to its guidance, though. As long as they follow the above guidelines, GM says owners need only leave ample space between their Bolt and other vehicles, instead 50 feet as it recently advised. It did not define ample, though.

GM first issued a recall for the the earlier models of the Bolt in November 2020 after a handful of fires. But it wasnt until July of this year that it announced what the problem was. In rare cases, some cells that LG made had two different defects a torn anode and a folded separator that, when combined, made it possible for a Bolts battery pack to catch fire while charging.

LG shut down production of the cells in August, around when GM decided to recall all model years of the Bolt. GM said Monday that production resumed at two locations it runs with LG in Michigan, but that factories in South Korea were still not back online.

The recall has already cost GM some $2 billion. The automaker has said it intends to recoup some or most of that amount from LG though the two companies are working together on GMs next-generation Ultium batteries, and will operate multiple new battery factories in the US.

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Remix is a paid web-based software that displays spatial data, models scenarios, and explores equity implications of changes to transportation networks. With high usability and few skill requirements, Remix boasts analysis with the click of a button for its transit agency clients. The software features neighborhood demographics, import of any data source merged with a shapefile, an editor for existing GTFS feeds to reflect potential transit systems, and rapid computation.

Jane is a mapping feature that measures access to destinations on transit (and other modes). Using Jane, one can see how many destinations a transit rider can reach in an amount of time starting from an origin, and how long it takes to travel between two points. The user can modify the destination type (e.g. jobs, hospitals, schools, parks, etc.), the trip duration, and the network itself to evaluate how changing a transit stop, line, or network shifts access from neighborhoods.

Remixs Title VI engine automates the required Title VI Service Equity Analysis. Users input proposed changes, and the engine estimates impacts on low-income and neighborhoods of color, in required report format. Going beyond Title VI, the engine weighs the potential change by how it shifts service frequency and by the number of people impacted by the change. The Title VI Engine simplifies what can be a days long analysis into a manageable, hours long task. In doing so, it benefits agencies, who wont hesitate to change service for lack of capacity to complete the associated FTA requirement, and it can benefit riders if the changes improve service and are equitable.

Remix does not advise users on how to interpret results from its software analysis. But it notes that the Title VI Engine analysis should only be a final check on equitable service multiple equity measures and robust public engagement are necessary for an equitable system. As additional resources for that work, Remix proffers its Jane access to destinations metric and Explore, its spatial data layering tool. It also notes that software can be used to present tradeoffs of potential service changes, as a way to make community meetings more productive and interactive.

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A global software development firm founded in London was named large business of the year at the London Chamber of Commerce business achievement awards Wednesday night.

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LBMX, which creates technology for buying groups, took the top honour at the event that drew about 600 people to Londons RBC Place convention centre a long-awaited reunion of the citys business community.

This event produces extremely impressive nominees . . . that cover the gamut from high-tech financial services (to) health sciences and LBMX exemplifies that, said Graham Henderson, the chambers chief executive.

It really does demonstrate the depth and breadth of the business community in London and that diversity is our strength.

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LBMX is a shining example of the type of innovative technology companies that are putting London on the map. Thanks to their unique software products, LBMX has been growing internationally and steadily building their team in London, said Kapil Lakhotia, chief executive of London Economic Development Corp.

They are a great community partner in our tech sector and we are delighted for their recognition tonight.

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LBMX, founded in 2001 and headquartered on Fullarton Street in London, has offices in Australia, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S. Its software lets businesses buy goods with other businesses, reducing costs.

We are very surprised and delighted, said LBMX chief executive Greg Dinsdale. We just want to continue to grow and do the right thing. (The win) underlines all the hard work (our staff) have done.

Joel McLean, chief executive of Info-Tech Research Group, says the London tech firms icon of the year nod comes as the business enjoys sales growth of 35 per cent this year and projects a 40 per cent rise next year.

This (honour) is special. It is greatly appreciated, said McLean. We believe we will see continued growth. Were very lucky.

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The 21-year-old business has built a large downtown presence with a new office building on Ridout Street, near Budweiser Gardens. It offers workers a hybrid option of returning to work or working from home.

Were set up to offer full hybrid work. Were very focused on that, he said.

While it has more than 30 job postings on the website London Tech Jobs, it likely will hire many more than that, he added. Info-Tech added 160 staff last year and now has about 800 workers in London, Toronto and in the U.S. More than half work here.

Were having a lot of success in the marketplace and we want to scale that up, McLean said.

This was the first London chamber gala for Henderson, the former Music Canada head who also chaired the Ontario Chamber of Commerce after working as an entertainment lawyer and executive with Universal Music Canada. He is married to Margo Timmins, lead singer of Cowboy Junkies.

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Here are the winners and finalists at the London Chamber of Commerces 2021 Business Achievement Awards, announced Wednesday at Londons RBC Place convention centre.

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WSJ: Apple Car arrives 2019

Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty shared her thoughts recently about how tech giant Apple might approach the development of the rumored Apple Car.

Apple has been working on projects related to car development since at least 2014. Rumors and reports have been inconsistent. At one point, reports indicated that Apple had decided to focus on vehicle software. But now it appears that Apple is focused not only on software but also a car for consumers.

Adam Jonas, also an analyst at the investment firm, talked with Huberty about the Apple car project in an interview published by Morgan Stanley,

"The car is essentially the next mobile device, and this is a category that Apple has focused on for years," Huberty said, adding that Apple tends to focus on markets where "computing will become central to a humans everyday life."

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Apple does software and hardware

One of the most common questions is, "Why doesnt Apple just focus on software and services?" Huberty said. After all, making the hardware and software right out of the gate as Tesla has done is fraught with complexity. And for a new car company, getting it right isnt always possible.

"Apple takes the other side of that. The strategy is about doing fewer things, but doing them really well, and increasing the chances of success," she said.

"Apple is successful when they're vertically integrated. They want a hand in the design, in how the software communicates with the hardware, what are the right components and technologies to use," Huberty said.

"So, they cant be successful in services until theyre successful in selling the device that this new type of computer and services sit on top of," she said.

That means it is probable that Apple will come out with an electric vehicle.

"I wouldn't be surprised if Apple comes to market with an EVThey did this with the iPhone, where in the first iPhone, there was no app store. It was first about getting the hardware right," Huberty said.

"I think the focus right now, Im sure, is on design and the vehicle itself, but with well thought out plans around what services could emerge longer term," she said.

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EVs vs AVs

As Tesla has shown, development of an autonomous or "self-driving" vehicle is a major focus. For example, Teslas FSD (Full Self Driving) option on vehicles like the Model Y adds $10,000 to the cost of the car but provides hands-free driving in many scenarios using Teslas AI software.

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"The right question is, How big is the auto market and can Tesla help transform all of the auto market into EVs, and eventually AVs [autonomous vehicles]?" Huberty said.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that Apple is focusing on autonomous systems for self-driving cars as part of thecar project.

"We sorta see it as the mother of all AI projects. It's probably one of the most difficult AI projects," Cook said in 2017.

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