TomTom City, a new traffic portal launched by TomTom, provides live traffic and travel information, including real time traffic status, delay hotspots and road event reporter, for consumers and traffic management experts.
TomTom City, which can be found at http://city.tomtom.com, is accessible from any internet enabled computer, tablet or smartphone and provides freely accessible content showing live traffic status and incidents and other driver-based information in cities. This will enable consumers to
July 7, 2016
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1692 TomTom City, a new traffic portal launched by TomTom, provides live traffic and travel information, including real time traffic status, delay hotspots and road event reporter, for consumers and traffic management experts.
TomTom City, which can be found at %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000oLinkExternalhttp://city.tomtom.comTomTom websitefalsehttp://city.tomtom.com/falsefalse%>, is accessible from any internet enabled computer, tablet or smartphone and provides freely accessible content showing live traffic status and incidents and other driver-based information in cities. This will enable consumers to check their journey routes first and plan the best route. By also being accessible to traffic management experts, traffic issues can now be dealt with even more quickly. The initial launch of 25 cities in 18 countries –including London, Auckland, Sydney, Dubai, San Francisco and Cape Town - will expand to include more cities and products throughout the year.
The Council of British Chambers of Commerce for Europe (COBCOE) has announced a trade delegation to Dubai, UAE, to provide UK and European businesses with access to decision-makers in the UAE focusing on the theme of Future Cities.
Europe is currently active in many of the critical Smart City technologies like IoT, sustainable design, urban mobility and renewable energy, while Dubai is home to an ambitious smart city project, with a pledge to make 25 per cent of all journeys in UAE driverless by 2030.
Key players in the transport sector will debate the challenges faced by local authorities worldwide from new digitised platforms such as Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in a dedicated session at ITS International’s 2019 MaaS Market Conference in London this March.
Taxi-hailing apps have already demonstrated the disruptive nature of new digitised transport services. As a result, some local authorities have struggled to retain control over issues such as traffic management and the vetting of taxi drivers and
How do national policy positions reflect key facets of the European Commission (EC) ITS Action Plan? How useful are memoranda of understanding (MoU) as association tools? How can associations attract more young people to work in ITS? Finding answers to these questions emerged as key challenges for 2013 at the Network of National ITS Association’s November 2012 meeting in Dublin. Commenting on its commitment to work with Ertico-ITS Europe in surveying national action plan stances, Network chair Jennie Mart
InDriver has launched its ride-hailing app in New York City (NYC) which allows the driver and passenger to negotiate lower fares.
The app allows users to set a fare for a selected route. Nearby drivers receive the destination and fare and can either accept or bargain for more money. The passenger receives multiple offers from drivers, allowing them to make a choice based on fare amount, driver ratings, estimated time of arrival and vehicle make/model.
The service is available to communities in Brooklyn,