Enforcement

Redflex Traffic Systems (RTSI) has been reinstated as a ‘responsible vendor’ by the City of Chicago, allowing it to compete again for City business. As previously announced, the Company has resolved all US issues related to its 2013 inquiry into wrongdoing by former executives. In a letter announcing the reinstatement, the City praised Redflex saying the company had cooperated fully, taken appropriate disciplinary action, effected remedial measures, instituted review and control procedures, and implem

German tolling and machine vision specialist Vitronic has developed a technology for free-flow toll collection and enforcement that uses an optical identification and classification method installed at the side of the road and does not rely on gantry infrastructure. For easy installation, the new system is integrated in Vitronic’s City Design housing, which contains the complete sensor array and processing technology including vehicle-to-infrastructure communication-based on EETS compatible DSRC or on R

Siemens ITS has reached a major milestone in its relationship with London’s congestion charging system since the contract was awarded in 2005. On 19 February 2017, the system run by Siemens has been live and operational for 10 years and during this time over two billion vehicle detection records have been processed, all with security and transactional integrity resulting in high driver compliance. The system uses multi-lane free flow tolling technology which extends throughout London with more than 1,300

Jenoptik Traffic Solutions UK is taking advantage of Traffex 2017 to introduce its new Vector SR new spot speed and red light system, alongside a full range of advanced ANPR solutions. The company will also be showing a wide range of current and future technologies, including Specs3 Vector average speed enforcement and the Vector automatic number plate recognition. In addition, following the recent acquisition of Essa Technology, Jenoptik will also be demonstrating the powerful back office software to

Sensys Gatso Group has received orders for traffic safety systems valued at US$1.3 million (SEK 11.9 million) from the Flemish Government in Belgium. According to Sensys Gatso, the Belgian market is an important one for the company, which has already received an order from the Belgian Capital Region this year. The country’s market is regionalised and consists of several customers.

The UK’s Network Rail is installing red light safety cameras at a level crossing in West Sussex to stop drivers putting lives at risk. The new cameras will be equipped with number plate recognition technology, meaning motorists misusing the crossing can now be automatically identified and prosecuted by British Transport Police. These types of cameras were first introduced on Britain’s rail network in 2015 and, according to Network Rail, have since proven to be extremely successful with driver non-comp

Speed camera specialist Truvelo is launching its new VIA-Cam industrial spot speed camera at Traffex in April 2017. VIA-Cam is aimed at companies with an on-site speeding problem and who need a permanent camera capturing images of vehicles exceeding the speed limit. These include car manufacturers, airports, oil refineries, steel and chemical plants, ports, quarries and distribution centres. VIA-Cam comprises a high definition camera, radar unit and IR lighting module, housed in a modern compact weathe

Kustom Signals is set to add the LaserCam 4 LR, a new long range lens accessory for the LaserCam 4 enforcement camera which will be introduced in 2017.

Following this week’s announcement of a settlement with the City of Chicago, Redflex Traffic Systems (RTSI) says it has resolved all criminal and civil matters in the US arising out of the Company's 2013 investigation into allegations of corruption by former executives. The company has agreed to pay the City of Chicago US$20 million, with $10 million payable by the end of 2017 and the balance to be paid in various annual instalments by the end of 2023, unless extended by the terms of the agreement.

The acquisition of Essa Technology extends the Group’s expertise in software for traffic enforcement and public safety & security. The Jenoptik Group has acquired UK company Essa Technology in a deal which the Group says will extend its expertise in software for traffic enforcement and public safety and security. Based in Plymouth, Essa Technology is a specialist in police automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) back office and traffic enforcement software. Its back office software allows for ANPR d