The ITS Australia Summit 2024 will explore approaches to safe, sustainable and inclusive transport for vibrant communities by leveraging the ever-expanding capabilities of technology.
The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD, an intergovernmental organisation with 54 member countries that acts as a strategic think tank for global transport policy and organises an annual summit of transport ministers, has announced that internationally renowned academic José Viegas of Portugal has taken office as secretary-general of the organisation. Elected by Ministers from Forum member countries at their summit in May, he joins the ITF from an internationally recognised career as an academi
TransCore’s SCATS adaptive signal control technology is featured as one of the notable success stories in the recent American Society of Civil Engineer’s (ASCE) 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. In the road category, the report spotlights the Atlanta smart corridor project that deployed SCATS along an extended stretch of highway with twenty-nine intersections. The speedy return on investment showed savings estimated at US$5.9 million annually due to reduced vehicle travel times and a 34 percent
Avery Weigh-Tronix, one of the world’s biggest suppliers of weighing equipment and solutions, has completed the takeover of UK-based weighing specialists Central Weighing. Peggi Trimble, general manager, industrial division for Avery-Weigh-Tronix (AWT), said the acquisition would give AWT the opportunity to expand its “global reach” and “bring added-value, innovative products to the market by leveraging existing distribution networks”.
