ITS World Congress 2022

The Opening Ceremony of ITS World Congress 2022 began in spectacular, noisy, bucket-drumming fashion with a performance which rocked a packed crowd. A hush then fell around the Plenary Stage for a touching ‘moment of silence’ for the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II, whose funeral took place on Monday.

Recognising the inherent safety concerns with gaps in C-V2X connectivity, Qualcomm has developed a way to extend coverage to places where Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals are not available—such as a long tunnel or deep parking structure.

If you ride a motorcycle, a visit to the Honda booth is a must. The company’s Road Hazard Condition Monitoring System is designed to save lives and make motorcycling the safest it has ever been.

Visitors to IRD’s stand will notice a new look to the company’s brand here, the result of two main factors – the maturing of the ITS market and the company’s place within it. This refresh reflects a move from focusing on technological aspects to an emphasis on IRD’s purpose and what it stands for and delivers worldwide.

Just when you thought that the IntelliCross Intelligent Pedestrian System from Canadian manufacturer Novax Industries couldn’t get any smarter – or safer – it did.

AEye and its system integrator partners are showcasing the unrivalled flexibility of software-configurable Lidar to support any ITS application and improved 3D perception. Demonstrations include long- and short-range detection capabilities for automated tolling, incident detection, pedestrian traffic flow and smart intersection safety, powered by AEye’s 4Sight perception solution.

Winter road maintenance professionals need to monitor road conditions and predict surface freezing risk across the road network to make proactive treatment decisions. They’ll want the most accurate systems but they can be costly to maintain over the long run.

Miovision Scout Explore expands on the capabilities of Miovision Scout, a portable video-based traffic data collection solution. This next-generation model is even easier to transport and set up since all components are contained within the device.

CityMoS says its City Mobility Simulator has matured from a research project in Singapore to a market-ready mobility simulation product. The spin-off company, called intobyte, provides computational modelling using CityMoS, a simulation mobility platform.

An innovative ‘Worker Presence’ reporting feature is part of the Smart Work Zone and WZDx integrations from Castle Rock Associates, a specialist in capturing and sharing travel knowledge. It is being demonstrated on the company booth along with its other software deployments in Colorado, Indiana, Minnesota, California, Massachusetts, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.