MapQuest, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AOL, has announced that it has integrated traffic and road condition cameras into its maps and directions.
March 14, 2012
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3891 MapQuest, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3890 AOL, has announced that it has integrated traffic and road condition cameras into its maps and directions. Now available in over 100 markets and featuring more than 11,000 cameras from partner 163 Inrix, the majority of the images are updated within a couple of minutes. The company says more cameras will be added in the next several months and traffic cams will also be available on MapQuest's mobile web and mobile apps in the near future.
There’s no hiding now for drivers and front seat passengers who aren’t wearing seatbelts or are using their phones while driving. The latest addition to the QCAM range of optical imaging cameras has a colour polarised lens that sees clearly into the front seat of vehicles.
Ile-de-France Road Directorate (DiRIF) has selected PTV Group, in collaboration with Inrix, to monitor traffic and congestion in real-time across the Greater Paris metropolitan area, which serves a population of 12 million people.
DiRIF will use the PTV Optima analytics platform, which delivers traffic-related insight based on real-time data from Inrix, allowing DiRIF to monitor traffic flow and gridlock across its road network more effectively.
David Crawford records an upsurge in ground travel.
Express buses are powering ahead of air and rail as the US’ most-favoured form of intercity travel and major operators are investing in passenger-attracting and retaining technologies. At the same time ‘kayak’-style price comparison websites are emerging to widen rider choice. Modelled on airline industry search engines that find cheap flight deals by comparing carriers’ offers, these new websites aim to fill the same gap for a ground-travel equivalent
With the number of heavy goods vehicles on Germany’s roads growing, German automobile association ADAC reports that most truck drivers struggle to find parking up to six times a week. Another study finds there is already a shortfall of almost 11,000 truck parking spaces across the country’s autobahn network.
However, new truck parking information system which provides real-time data on parking space occupancy at rest areas is now available to help drivers plan ahead and aim for a specific parking locatio
