⊲ Transport for Wales ⊳ Transport for Wales (TfW) reports it is the first UK train operator to introduce VR-based training for front-line staff, using a simulation of the new Class 197 trains....
Author: Andy Fawkes
Andy Fawkes curates Simulation News. He is Special Correspondent for Military Simulation & Training (MS&T), co-chair of NATO MSG-234 on Training Data, and co-author of "The Military Metaverse." He also publishes r2.news, covering military drones, uncrewed systems and AI.
Practising for Nuclear Armageddon
⊲ Business Insider ⊳ At the National Museum of the US Air Force, visitors can see a Cold War-era Minuteman II missile procedures trainer once used to prepare crews for launching nuclear weapons....
Simulation Weekly News
⊲Last Week's Sim NewsSummary ⊳In a significant development for predictive modelling, Google's DeepMind announced its "Weather Lab" AI model demonstrated superior accuracy in short-range forecasts...
Enhancing XR Battery Life & Accuracy
⊲ New Electronics ⊳ VoxelSensors, a Belgian company, is collaborating with Qualcomm to improve its depth sensing technology, known as Single Photon Active Event Sensor (SPAES), for XR...
China’s Transparent Tank Armour & Eye Targeting
⊲ Defence Blog ⊳ China is developing AR headsets for tank and armoured vehicle crews, offering real-time 360° vision and overlaid data via a transparent HUD. Tested on the ZTZ-201 tank, the...
Digital Twin Reveals Hidden Battery Issues
⊲ pv magazine ⊳ A collaboration between Brussels-based 3E and the Free University of Brussels (VUB), under an EU-funded project, revealed that relying solely on battery management systems (BMS) may...
Incoming Samsung XR to Rival Apple
⊲ TechRadar ⊳ Samsung’s upcoming XR headset, codenamed Project Moohan, is expected to launch at Galaxy Unpacked on 29 September 2025, with South Korean sales starting 13 October before a wider...
China’s Brain-Tech Strategy
⊲ Wired ⊳ China has unveiled a five-year plan co-authored by seven ministries to boost brain-computer interface (BCI) development, aiming for core breakthroughs by 2027 and global competitiveness...
AI Challenges Physics in Weather Simulation
⊲ Ars Technica ⊳ Google’s DeepMind “Weather Lab” AI model delivered the most accurate short-range forecasts for Hurricane Erin, this year’s strongest Atlantic storm. Over 72 hours it outperformed...
Bohemia’s Simulation for Canadian Forces
⊲ Defence Industry Europe ⊳ Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), part of BAE Systems, has announced that after a competitive evaluation process it has won a five-year enterprise licence to...
AR Emojis Tackle Road Rage
⊲ Vice ⊳ XPeng, a Chinese electric car company, has introduced the “Road Rage Reliever,” an AR system that projects emojis like angry faces or running shoes onto the road via the windshield....
Prada Meets Meta’s Metaverse Portal
⊲ AInvest ⊳ Meta’s Hypernova smart glasses are designed as the on-ramp to its $70 billion metaverse strategy. Reportedly launching in September 2025 at $800, they combine AI, gesture control via a...