Emovis will operate the free-flow tolling on Ireland’s M50 up to March 2021 following an extension to its agreement with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). The toll services company Emovis says it has been collecting funds of over €1 billion for TII to invest back into infrastructures of Ireland following a 63% increase in traffic to 143,000 passages a day. In March, Emovis confirmed its toll interoperability cloud-based hub in Ireland cleared over 50 million transactions in 2017. The solution is
October 16, 2018
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8573 Emovis will operate the free-flow tolling on Ireland’s M50 up to March 2021 following an extension to its agreement with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).
The toll services company Emovis says it has been collecting funds of over €1 billion for TII to invest back into infrastructures of Ireland following a 63% increase in traffic to 143,000 passages a day.
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Over 650,000 toll transponders are in use in Ireland as of January 2018, the company adds.
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) is now accepting papers to narrate this year’s theme, Transportation 2.0, for its 27th Annual Meeting technical program. The event will take place from 4-7 June 2018, in Detroit, Michigan. Papers for this year need to be related to one of six main topics: Connectivity, Autonomy and the Future of Transportation; Cybersecurity and Privacy Opportunities and Challenges; Electrification and Infrastructure and; Regulatory and Financial Challenges
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Proposals are sought into five lots which include advanced mobility services for the public; advanced fleet services
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