GroundBreakers - ForConstructionPros

The Guardian Angel Safety Light is a wearable safety light worn by professionals in several industries, including construction, where visibility is a top concern. Company CEO Chadwick Keller talks about how technology advancements in batteries, magnets, mounts and LED lighting are increasing safety in construction.

Listen to this throwback GroundBreakers podcast from CONEXPO 2020 to hear Brian Rauch and Jon Gilbeck discuss how telematics technology and connectivity is changing.

Brian Rauch, Senior VP, Engineering John Deere Construction & Forestry, and Jon Gilbeck, Manager, Product Marketing & Planning John Deere Construction & Forestry, discuss John Deere's focus on telematics and connectivity and how the company is providing solutions to help construction customers enhance their data and productivity.

In this throwback GroundBreakers episode from CONEXPO 2020 Hyundai's Dell Salter talks about why construction equipment technology data can be used to make Hyundai machines better for customers.

In this episode, Karthik Venkatasubramanian, vice president of Data and Analytics at Oracle, discusses the migration of artificial intelligence and machine learning into the construction industry and the growing shift from proactive to predictive data intelligence and how that enables risk management and process optimization. In addition, he provides a glimpse of where this technology might lead the industry in future.

The federal infrastructure plan will likely result in a glut of construction projects across the country and to keep up, contractors will need to use technology to organize, plan and create true ROI. Bassam Hamdy, CEO and co-founder of Briq, discusses how his company helps contractors create accurate estimates and how technology can increase ROI. Hamdy also discusses what he sees happening in the future with construction technology.

Listen to this throwback GroundBreakers podcast from CONEXPO 2020 to hear Serious Labs' Jim Colvin explain how technologies such as virtual reality is a great opportunity to help train the next generation of the workforce.

Bibhrajit Halder, founder and CEO of SafeAI, discusses his company’s autonomous technology solution for heavy equipment and how such technology can save significant project time and costs as well as enhance safety on construction jobsites.

In this throwback GroundBreakers episode from CONEXPO 2020, ForConstructionPros.com conducted interviews with various manufacturers and experts while at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 to discuss the evolution and future of automation in construction.

According to the CDC, there are more than 750 deaths a year resulting from work zone crashes. New connected vehicle technology, like Wejo, can help project owners leverage the power of connected vehicle data to better prepare construction zones and ensure optimal safety. For example, connected vehicle data.

In this episode, Asphalt Contractor Editor Jessica Lombardo talks with Stephanie Ayres, SVP Enterprise and Channel Partnerships at Wejo. Stephanie discusses how connected vehicle data can be leveraged to make work zones safer. Data can let asset owners know everything from vehicle speed to windshield wiper speed and can be used to better manage work zones.

Listen to this throwback GroundBreakers podcast from CONEXPO 2020 to hear how Perkins newest hybrid technology works and how it benefits contractors and OEMs.