ITS Austria hosts Austrian technology at World Congress
Austria is hosting the ITS World Congress, so you might expect something special on the ITS Austria stand. Well you are not going to be disappointed! About 40 Austrian companies will be represented on Stand E10 to show their products and services. For example, together with the Vienna Transport Authority, Telereal will show its ‘multi-sensual’ sign system, a new type of info point for people with hearing, visual or physical impairments.
September 26, 2012
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The ITS Austria stand at World Congress
Austria is hosting the ITS World Congress, so you might expect something special on the 5499 ITS Austria stand. Well you are not going to be disappointed!
About 40 Austrian companies will be represented on Stand E10 to show their products and services. For example, together with the Vienna Transport Authority, 6621 Telereal will show its ‘multi-sensual’ sign system, a new type of info point for people with hearing, visual or physical impairments.
2264 IPTE will present a ‘virtual’ game fence to mitigate against vehicle and large animal incidents. These wildlife warning systems can be installed along stretches of road that are particularly at risk. They recognise when vehicles are approaching and warn wild animals, such as deer, using light signals and ultra-high-frequency sounds.
6623 Innovametall will show an all-in-one infrastructure solution for electromobility called Safetydock – a locker system with an integrated charging station.
Meanwhile, 6624 ITS Vienna Region will show an intermodal traffic service for eastern Austria that integrates current traffic data into route planning and also plans bicycle and walking routes. Further exhibitors at the ITS Austria stand include 6620 BMVIT, 4793 AustriaTech, AIT – 6625 Austrian Institute of Technology, ÖBB, and 750 ASFINAG.
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The radar-based Bat-Box, from UK traffic and vehicle monitoring specialist Applied Traffic, is inconspicuous, easy to install, user-friendly and can be attached to existing street furniture. It detects and records the passage of vehicle and bicycles in a range of environments – including multi-lane highways, bi-directional traffic lanes, paths, lanes and cycle tracks.
A self-driving bus trial in the Austrian capital Vienna has been halted after a collision between a vehicle and pedestrian, says Bloomberg.
Authorities are now investing the cause of the incident which led to minor injuries.
According to Bloomberg, state broadcaster ORF says the Navya vehicle was driving at 7.5 miles per hour when it hit the 30-year-old woman in the knee.
In a statement given to The Verge, Navya said witnesses had seen the pedestrian wearing headphones and looking at a mobile phon
Making its ITS World Congress debut is Canadian company ACS – Alcohol Countermeasure System – with its Alcolock V3 alcohol ignition interlock The device has been around since 2008 and requires drivers to breath into the device before setting off on a journey. If the driver’s breath contains alcohol, the engine ignition system will not work. (Residual amounts of alcohol, such as those found in some mouthwashes, are allowable.) It has been mandatory for Alcolock to be fitted to public vehicles in Sweden such
America-headquartered MRL Equipment Company, which says it is the largest producer of truck mounted road marking application equipment, will be at Intertraffic Amsterdam 2014 to show its latest innovation – the MRL 4-16000 featuring over 7,200kgs of hot thermoplastic.
The MRL 4-16000 was introduced to meet the demands of professional road marking contractors to increase daily production and thus improve profitability. The unit features four interconnected 1,800kg preheaters with either diesel or liquid