A new mobile app called RideScout provides Transit as a Service (TaaS) by consolidating multiple public, private and social transit options in a single platform.
September 10, 2014
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A new mobile app called 7867 RideScout provides Transit as a Service (TaaS) by consolidating multiple public, private and social transit options in a single platform. Typing in a start and a finish location, users can get various point-to-point direction options from walking, taxi and bus to bike and car share. Fresh off RideScout’s acquisition by car2go, the company is looking to expand upon its 330 ride provider feeds and 70 locations in North America.
Mobile Mark will feature its three- and four-feed SMW multiband antennas which the company claims offer impressive flexibility. Bands supported are 400 MHz to 6 GHz, so offering multiple combinations including LTE 700 MHz, UHF, GSM/GPRS, Wi-Fi - Diversity or Single, 3G UMTS, 4G, WIMAX, Public Safety 4.9 GHz, PTC 220 MHz – configured with or without GPS for Positioning. Mobile Mark says these antennas are ideal for mounting to any vehicle, train, cargo container or trailer.
The SmartCycle software upgrade to the entire Vantage family discriminately detects bicycles anywhere in a VIDS’ field of view while simultaneously providing “regular” detection of all other vehicles in the same unit. The separate bike only detection output enables enhanced safety for cyclists and signalised intersection efficiency - longer passage times are granted only when a bike is detected.
Flir has teamed up with Traficon to develop automatic detection for cyclists using thermal imaging. The two companies have jointly developed a thermal video solution that meets all federal and state guidelines for tracking cyclists throughout the approach to an intersection.
The Scanacar Parking Space Classifier recognises and classifies empty parking spaces. This opens the way to mapping out parking areas and informing drivers and navigation systems about available parking spaces. It also enables efficient enforcement of illegal parking, for instance in loading bays or disabled places.
