HANNOVER, Germany, Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CDTL, a developer of commercial vehicle e-drive systems, electromechanical braking (EMB) and chassis actuation technologies, will showcase its latest e-drive & EMB technologies and solutions for a full range of commercial vehicle applications at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hannover.

Under the theme “E-Drive + EMB — Defining Actuation for Driverless Commercial Vehicles,” CDTL will present how drive and braking technologies can support the physical actuation layer of next-generation commercial vehicles.

As commercial vehicles become increasingly electrified, software-defined and automated, the industry is moving beyond how vehicles perceive and make decisions to a more fundamental question:

How are digital commands reliably converted into real vehicle motion?

CDTL sees distributed E-Drive and EMB as two key areas of vehicle actuation. Distributed E-Drive converts independently controlled propulsion and wheel-end torque, while EMB converts braking commands directly into wheel-end braking force through electromechanical actuation.

At IAA Transportation 2026, CDTL will highlight its EA5000NP distributed e-axle for heavy-duty commercial vehicles and its EMB system, alongside e-drive products for heavy trucks, city buses and advanced transit applications.

CDTL’s distributed e-drive technology is already deployed across multiple commercial vehicle platforms and operating scenarios, providing a field-proven foundation for the company’s next step toward more integrated drive and braking capability.

Visit CDTL at Hall 21, Booth D37.
IAA Transportation 2026
Press Day: Sept. 14, 2026
Exhibition: Sept. 15–20, 2026
Hannover, Germany

About CDTL

Hangzhou Contemporary e-Drive Technology Co., Ltd. (CDTL) is a China-based developer and manufacturer of electric drive and vehicle actuation systems for zero-emission commercial vehicles. With 15 years of industry experience, the company has established in-house capabilities spanning product design, R&D, engineering, testing and manufacturing.

CDTL’s product portfolio includes distributed electric drive axles, electric drive systems, electromechanical braking (EMB) systems and related control technologies, serving applications across heavy-duty trucks, buses, Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) vehicles and specialized commercial vehicles. Its core control capabilities include DCU electronic differential control, EASR electronic acceleration slip regulation and DABS energy-recovering intelligent decoupling anti-lock braking technology.

The company’s products and technologies have been deployed in commercial vehicle applications across China and international markets including France, Spain, the United States, Canada, Brazil and Australia. CDTL continues to advance its E-Drive + EMB technology platform to provide integrated drive and braking actuation solutions for next-generation commercial vehicles.

Website: www.cdtlevtech.com
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The new office deepens NeuralTrust’s investment in the UK, where enterprises are moving AI agents into production faster than most security teams can govern them.

LONDON, Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NeuralTrust, the Barcelona headquartered platform for securing AI agents, today announced a new, dedicated office in London. The move strengthens the company’s presence in the UK, where enterprises are deploying AI agents at pace and running into risks that traditional security tools were never built to catch.

The London office, located at 167 Great Portland Street, becomes NeuralTrust’s hub for UK customers, partners, and hiring, supporting a growing base of financial services, technology, and enterprise clients across the region. NeuralTrust already partners with major UK industry bodies, bringing the same expertise that secures agentic deployments for global banks and airlines to leading companies across the UK.

“We built NeuralTrust because AI agents create a new kind of risk that traditional security tools weren’t designed to catch,” said Joan Vendrell, Co-Founder and CEO of NeuralTrust. “The UK market understands that risk earlier than most, and we want to be here to help solve it.”

Why AI Agent Security, and Why Now

As companies move from experimenting with AI to running autonomous agents in production, they hit a problem traditional tools can’t see: agents take actions, call tools, and touch data in ways standard security controls were never designed to monitor.

A single compromised or misconfigured agent can leak sensitive data, take an unauthorised action, or get manipulated through prompt injection, at machine speed and often with no human in the loop. Gartner predicts that by 2027, 40% of enterprises will demote or decommission autonomous AI agents because governance gaps only surface after something has already gone wrong in production.

NeuralTrust builds the security layer for this new environment. Its platform includes:

TrustGate, an AI gateway that sits between applications, agents, tools, and models to enforce policy, control access, and manage traffic.TrustGuard, runtime security that detects and blocks malicious or unsafe agent behavior as it happens, across every platform and endpoint.TrustTest, a red teaming product that proactively probes AI systems for vulnerabilities before attackers do.

Together, they give CISOs and security teams the confidence to run AI agents with the same rigor they already apply to every other system in the enterprise.

“UK enterprises are moving fast with AI agents, and they need a partner who understands both the opportunity and the risk,” said Cameron Brown, UK Managing Director at NeuralTrust. “A dedicated London office lets us work even more closely with the banks, airlines, and enterprises here that are already putting agents into production, so they can do it with the visibility and control it takes to do it safely.”

Backed to Grow

NeuralTrust raised a $20 million seed round in June 2026, the largest cybersecurity seed financing raised by an EU company to date, to fund engineering, deepen integration across its platform, and expand internationally. The London office is a direct result of that growth: NeuralTrust plans to hire across sales, customer success and engineering in the UK over the coming months.

About NeuralTrust

NeuralTrust is the leading platform for securing and scaling AI agents. Its platform, TrustGate, TrustGuard, and TrustTest, gives security and engineering teams the visibility and control they need to govern AI agents in production. Headquartered in Barcelona, NeuralTrust also has offices in London, and New York, and counts global banks, airlines, energy companies, and government agencies among its customers. The company is recognized as a category leader by Gartner, KuppingerCole, and MarketsandMarkets.

Learn more at neuraltrust.ai 

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BANGKOK and SINGAPORE, Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Six chess players representing all six inhabited continents will travel to Antarctica and the Geographic South Pole this Antarctic summer season to attempt the Polar Chess Expedition, the most geographically extreme chess tournament ever played.

The FIDE-rated tournament will be played at rapid chess time-control, with every round broadcast live. Play opens with early rounds on the Antarctic ice before culminating at 90° South, in an attempt to be certified as the southernmost chess tournament ever played.

The six players, each represent a different continent, and every player also serves their national or regional chess federation in some capacity

Aung Kyaw Moe, Candidate Master (Myanmar), AsiaDamaris Abarca González, Woman FIDE Master (Chile), South AmericaJesse February, Woman International Master (South Africa), AfricaNigel Short, FIDE Grandmaster (England), EuropeShaun Press, FIDE Master (Papua New Guinea), OceaniaTris-Ann Richards, Woman Candidate Master (Saint Lucia), North America

The field is led by Grandmaster Nigel Short of England, who in 1993 became the first Englishman in over a century to challenge for the World Chess Championship, taking on Garry Kasparov. Nigel currently serves as FIDE’s Director for Chess Development and lends the event both competitive weight and international recognition.

The story behind the Polar Chess Expedition

The idea took root two years ago when Aung came across an interview in which Nigel mentioned that he had won tournaments on every continent except Antarctica. ‘I’ve won tournaments on six continents. Antarctica is the one still missing,’ says Nigel.

Aung decided to embark on the project. Together with Nigel, they spoke to national chess federations across all six continents, turning a shared idea into a FIDE-rated tournament. “Nigel had the idea; my job was to make it real. Now it is, and we’re taking it to the end of the earth,” says Aung.

Two of the players sum up the appeal of the challenge in their own words.

‘I live by a simple rule: If something scares you a little, it’s probably worth doing. By that measure, chess at the bottom of the world was never really a question,’ says Jesse February, the tournament’s Africa representative.

“Chess has taken me to some strange places over the years. This might be the first one where the biggest opponent isn’t across the board; it’s the weather,” says Shaun Press, representing Oceania.

World record attempt: southernmost chess tournament ever played

The Polar Chess Expedition is aiming to set a new world record. Potential record categories include the southernmost chess tournament ever played and the first chess event to bring players representing all six inhabited continents to the Geographic South Pole.

For two of the players carrying continents to a chessboard for the first time, the record is personal as much as historic.

‘Saint Lucia is a small island, but chess has never asked me to think small. Representing my country, and an entire continent, is proof you can do big things from small places; there’s no ceiling on where the game can take you,’ says Tris-Ann Richards, representing North America.

‘Chess has always been a bigger board than the one in front of you. Carrying South America to the bottom of the earth is just the latest way I’ve found to keep playing for something larger than myself,’ says Damaris Abarca González, representing South America.

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