Kapsch wins first order for OBUs from Brazil

Kapsch TrafficCom has received a first order for the delivery of on-board units (OBUs) from Brazil. The order has come from SINIAV (Sistema Nacional de Identificação Automática de Veículos) which is an agency of the Ministry of the Cities (MC) and the National Traffic Committee (CONTRAN) in Brazil which foresees the mandatory electronic registration for all vehicles in the country, including passenger cars, trucks and motorbikes.
August 14, 2012 Read time: 1 min
4984 Kapsch TrafficCom has received a first order for the delivery of on-board units (OBUs) from Brazil. The order has come from 6363 SINIAV (Sistema Nacional de Identificação Automática de Veículos) which is an agency of the Ministry of the Cities (MC) and the National Traffic Committee (CONTRAN) in Brazil which foresees the mandatory electronic registration for all vehicles in the country, including passenger cars, trucks and motorbikes.

According to André Laux, CEO of Kapsch TrafficCom AB, the order is “the result of years of endeavour and underlines our long term commitment to be part of the converging Brazilian ITS market with the upcoming SINIAV project nearest in mind."
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