The ITS World Congress 2016, taking place in Melbourne, Australia, 10-14 October, has attracted 7,000+delegates from 60 countries, as well as over 300 exhibitors, providing a showcase for the latest advances and solutions in intelligent transportation systems.
September 28, 2016
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The 6456 ITS World Congress 2016, taking place in Melbourne, Australia, 10-14 October, has attracted 7,000+delegates from 60 countries, as well as over 300 exhibitors, providing a showcase for the latest advances and solutions in intelligent transportation systems.
The congress themes range from the challenges and opportunities of big open data to smart cities, autonomous vehicles, safety, sustainability, future freight, policy and standards and co-operative ITS.
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Nissen is back at Intertraffic, this time sporting its new brand image that includes a revamped website and entire product information offering.
The company, based in Germany for over 100 years, is a pioneer in mobile traffic safety devices such mobile warning systems, lights and lamps to complex LED applications and software solutions.
Ride-hailing companies could be taxed for starting their journeys in San Francisco following a bill signed by California governor Jerry Brown.
The bill - AB 1184 - calls for a 3.25% tax on net rider fares for single-party trips, or those provided by an autonomous vehicle, as well as a 3.25% tax on shared rides.
Additionally, the city or county would be able to set a lower tax rate for net rider fares for those provided by a lower emission vehicle.
A report by the San Francisco Chronicle says the
Dundee City Council has launched a call of almost £1m ($1.3m) on behalf of the city’s Mobility Innovation Living Laboratory, which is looking for new products, services and business models that can be trialled using the city as a test-bed. The request is part of a joint venture to create and bring together smart mobility knowledge with a deadline for submissions on the 2 March 2018.
Proposals are sought into five lots which include advanced mobility services for the public; advanced fleet services
The Ertico-ITS iMobility Forum is running a series of interactive webinars on the status and recommendations of the iMobilility Forum Working Groups. These webinars are dedicated to topics such as probe data, SafeApp, IRM and Automation.
The next in this series of webinars is dedicated to the topic of vulnerable road users (VRU) and takes place on 10 December 2015 from 1100 to 1200 CET and will discuss topics including: VRU safety priorities and roadmap; Deployment opportunities and obstacles;
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