In terms of vision, joined-up thinking and exploiting the potential of ITS, the authorities in Riyadh are showing how it should, and can, be done (see page 52). Faced with a fast-growing population and ever-increasing congestion, the city’s authorities decided the situation required a solution beyond the gains that can be made by deploying ITS alone, so it is adding a metro – a completely new travel mode.
The global market for traffic management products and services is set to expand in value by 14% per year for the next five years, according to a new study.
Connectivity is essential for the development of autonomous, electric and shared technologies, according to international media outlet Bloomberg.
“Connectivity is at the heart of this as autonomous cars need high-definition maps that are connected through 4G,” said Phil Robinson, head of research and insight, EMEA Bloomberg Media. “For electric, you need to know where the next charging station is by being connected to the app while Uber users are connected to 4G or Wi-Fi to make it happen.”
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The US National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) has launched an interactive map that showcases the 7,799 red-light running fatalities that occurred in the US between 2004 and 2013.
The fatalities are mapped to the city and state that each incident occurred, all the way down to the actual intersection where a fatality occurred in a collision involving red-light running. Through its search function, the map allows viewers the opportunity to find out how many red-light running fatalities occurred in a part
