Air Quality & Weather Systems

Iteris and Wavetronix have announced an agreement to settle patent infringement litigation filed by Wavetronix against Iteris. As part of that settlement, Iteris has agreed to remove the continuous mode feature from its Vantage Vector product, and the parties have dismissed their respective claims. Neither party admits liability and the remaining terms of the resolution are confidential.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Strategic Analysis of Real-time Traffic Information Market in Europe and North America, finds that the number of real-time traffic information subscribers in North America stood at 1.9 million units in 2014 and estimates this to reach 14.2 million in 2021. In Europe, the number is expected to go up from 2.2 million in 2014 to 10.2 million in 2021. With traffic expanding at three times the rate of the economy, the research says the need for intelligent systems like real-ti

Swarco Traffic Systems has installed a total of 115 dynamic message signs at five parking areas along the A5 motorway in Germany to provided truck drivers with information about available parking spaces. The aim is to reduce the time spent in looking for parking spaces and increase traffic safety by enabling drivers to take mandated rest breaks. An online platform also provides drivers with real-time information on available parking spaces.

Inrix is continuing its collaboration with Samsung on driving-related apps and services and now includes real-time traffic and travel time apps for the new Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones. Car mode, which enables users to set their S6 to automatically switch to a driver friendly user interface that uses voice controls and larger, crisper fonts and button sizes to make it easier to get up-to-the-minute traffic information, place and receive calls, listen to messages and play music on the road. Car

The Alberta Motor Association (AMA), IBI Group and GreenOwl Mobile have joined forces to deliver a big leap forward in keeping drivers in Alberta, Canada, informed of traffic issues. The next generation AMA Road Reporter app allows motorists to share their own reports, adding shared real-time road condition and traffic information to the already useful road condition data available. Available to both Android and Apple device users, the app is free and can be used to receive and share immediate, real-time ro

Schneider Electric has been awarded the contract to continue providing transportation management centre operations services for the Joint Transportation Management Center (JTMC) in New York City for the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). Schneider Electric has been providing transportation management centre operations services to the JTMC for the past ten years. Located in Long Island City in Queens County, the JTMC is responsible for transportation operations and management of the five b

Iteris has again been selected by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to provide state-wide road weather forecasting and maintenance decision support services using the Iteris ClearPath Weather service. The service agreement is renewable annually for up to three years, bringing the full potential revenue of a three-year contract to approximately US$1.4 million. ClearPath Weather is based on Iteris’ proprietary highway condition analysis and prediction system (HiCAPS) pavement condition model an

Florida’s Traffic Engineering Research Laboratory (TERL) has added Daktronics’ most recent transportation innovation, a single-line 20mm high-resolution (HRFC), full-colour dedicated dynamic message sign, the VM-1020 series LED display, to its approved product listing. In addition to expanding Daktronics product offering, the VM-1020 features variable character and background colours such as black letters or numbers on a white background. The sign’s HRFC capabilities allow agencies to match the display’s

Manufacturer of emissions reduction systems, Eminox, is to take part in a US$4.5 million project to reduce NOx pollution in Hong Kong. The scheme will see buses retrofitted with the latest in emission control technology to help make Hong Kong a safer environment to live and work. Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department (EPD) aims to upgrade 1,400 buses with retrofit selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to dramatically reduce NOx. A pre-qualification programme is currently taking place,

Transport for Greater Manchester has installed variable message signs (VMS) on some of the city’s busiest roads to provide motorists with live traffic information. Eight VMS are now fully operational on roads across the region, displaying live journey time estimates and details of road traffic incidents and disruption. A further 19 signs are expected to be operational by the end of March 2015. Each sign is carefully located near to a key decision point, such as the intersection of a main route, a park