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March 2, 2020
Coronavirus: World Tunnel Congress in Malaysia postponed
Fears about the spread of coronavirus mean that World Tunnel Congress (WTC) 2020 in Malaysia has been pushed back to the autumn.
February 28, 2020
Kapsch trials capacity management in Málaga 
Kapsch TrafficCom is to test its latest dynamic signalling system and real-time traffic optimiser in the Spanish city of Málaga. 
February 28, 2020
Einride hires ‘remote’ driver for EV pods
A driver is to be hired in March by Swedish technology firm Einride – but he or she will not be required to sit behind a wheel.
February 28, 2020
Sidewalk hoggers beware! Lime can see you
Micromobility firm Lime has launched technology which it claims can tell ‘with 95% accuracy’ when an electric scooter rider is using the pavement. 
February 27, 2020
Nokia tests AI safety at Japan rail crossing
Japan’s Odakyu Electric Railway is using Nokia’s SpaceTime scene analytics to identify ways of improving rail crossing safety. 
February 27, 2020
NYC extends Brooklyn bus lane enforcement 
MTA New York City Transit, one of the main operating agencies of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), has extended its bus-mounted lane enforcement cameras to Brooklyn’s busiest bus route.
February 27, 2020
Peek and Signal change names to Oriux
Peek Traffic and its parent Signal Group have changed their names to Oriux in a rebranding exercise.
February 26, 2020
E-scooter use ‘safer than cars’ in cities: ITF report
Riding an electric scooter in a city is safer for road users than driving a car, according to the International Transport Forum (ITF).
February 26, 2020
Hayden AI unveils traffic violation solution 
Technology provider Hayden AI has launched an automated system designed to enforce transit regulation in bus lanes.
February 26, 2020
Mercedes supplies e-vans to Amazon in Munich 
Daimler subsidiary Mercedes-Benz has provided 10 battery-electric vans to operate in Amazon’s fleet in the German city of Munich.
February 25, 2020
New mobility + public transport = sustainability
Cities can introduce all the clever new mobility solutions they like – but if they are not linked to public transportation they will not be environmentally friendly, according to new research.
February 25, 2020
Oregon joins #FREEtheMIBs campaign
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODoT) has become an advocate of the #FREEtheMIBs campaign – which was started by Q-Free as part of an effort to publicly open management information bases (MIBs). 
February 24, 2020
ComfortDelGro Australia gets ‘green’ loan to fund hybrids
ComfortDelGro Australia has secured a ‘green’ loan from OCBC Bank to finance a fleet of 50 hybrid buses in the state of Victoria.
February 24, 2020
Canada invests $4.2m in green bus research
The Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (Cutric) has entered into a partnership to establish research institutions dedicated to battery electric and fuel cell electric buses. 
February 24, 2020
Grab and Volocopter eye Asia air taxi routes 
Singapore-based ride-share firm Grab is carrying out a feasibility study on urban air mobility (UAM) with Volocopter in south-east Asia.