Enforcement

Commsignia has received a major commercial boost with the certification of its first cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) on-board (OBU) and roadside (RSU) units.

A valiant attempt to ease the UK’s congested strategic road system? Or an idea that should never have seen the light of day? Alan Dron reports on the controversy over smart motorways...

Kapsch TrafficCom is to test its latest dynamic signalling system and real-time traffic optimiser in the Spanish city of Málaga. 

Japan’s Odakyu Electric Railway is using Nokia’s SpaceTime scene analytics to identify ways of improving rail crossing safety. 

Technology provider Hayden AI has launched an automated system designed to enforce transit regulation in bus lanes.

Road safety is being compromised due to lack of money, according to new research by IRU.

Using published crash statistics, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s report found that 939 people were killed in red-light running crashes in 2017 – a rise of 28% since 2012. Moreover, more than a quarter (28%) of crash deaths at signalised intersections “are the result of a driver running through a red light”.

Sensys Gatso Australia has received technical and legislative approval for a road safety camera which it says will enable Victoria Police to deter speeding motorists. 

Vulnerable road users (VRUs) such as cyclists and pedestrians are still at significant risk of injury on Europe’s roads, according to new research.

Jakarta is restricting electric scooters to designated areas in the Indonesian capital amid plans to toughen up rules on their use following two fatalities.