Features

Heading the right way with Caltrans

October 27, 2020

Wrong-way collisions are relatively rare – but they are often head-on and fatal. After recent studies, California DoT is reviewing its highway design standards

MoceanLab discovers new Covid car-share use

October 20, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted some radical re-thinking of mobility services. Ben Spencer hears how MoceanLab car-share vehicles are delivering care to LA's homeless

Saving the smartphone zombies from themselves

October 15, 2020

As roads – particularly in cities – become busier, companies are fielding a steady trickle of products to keep pedestrians safe and vehicles flowing

Hikvision passes history exam

October 13, 2020

Hikvision technology is being used in the ancient walled city of Xi’an, historical seat of the Tang Dynasty, to boost traffic flow – and it seems to be helping in China’s new high-tech hub

Tolling faces up to unprecedented challenge

October 9, 2020

The next five years are likely to see a number of changes – but the tolling industry will be equal to them, thinks the IBTTA’s Bill Cramer. The best minds in the business are on the case…

Oh dear - and micromobility had been going so well…

October 7, 2020

Rides on scooters and bikes in 2019 were up 60% on 2018 - but they plummeted after March

Tattile explores freedom of movement

October 5, 2020

Dense urban centres are complex enforcement environments – but camera-based traffic systems enable all aspects of monitoring, explains Massimiliano Cominelli of Tattile

Siemens Mobility is clearing the air

October 2, 2020

Tens of thousands of premature deaths in the UK alone are linked to air quality - but it doesn’t have to be that way. Siemens Mobility’s Wilke Reints explains why

Parifex speed cameras: picture perfect

September 30, 2020

From speed cameras to smart cities, image processing and AI – Parifex is not short of ambition. Nathalie Deguen tells Adam Hill where the French company is heading next

The benefit of Lidar: touch, don’t look

September 28, 2020

The benefits of Lidar as a safety device for automobiles rather than as an enabler for AVs are easy to overlook – but Dr Jun Pei of Cepton Technologies tells Adam Hill why that would be a big mistake

Destiny Thomas on transit's racist legacy

September 25, 2020

The killing of George Floyd by US police sparked international protests and put Black Lives Matter into the spotlight. Dr Destiny Thomas, founder and CEO of Thrivance Group, talks to Adam Hill about the legacy of racism in transit, Covid-19, slow streets – and what comes next

Why New York MTA needs $12bn – now!

September 23, 2020

Memo to US government: Public transit has been put under severe strain by Covid-19 – and New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is sounding the alarm

CurbFlow unveils ‘Waze for parking’

September 18, 2020

Solution to find clear spaces for loading and unloading is being trialled in two US cities

Researchers get ahead with Forum8

September 17, 2020

Using good old pedal power and 3D simulation software to create safer road designs for drivers and cyclists is bearing fruit in the US...

Editor's comment: 'We can’t meet in LA – but here’s the next best thing'

September 17, 2020

About now is traditionally the time that thoughts turn to the ITS World Congress – and this year is no different. Actually, that’s nonsense: this year is completely different.