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Nuro’s R2 driverless goods carrier has received the green light to operate from the US Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Velodyne has released a Lidar solution which it says utilises surround-view technology to meet specifications for autonomous mobility. 

Tieto and the Finnish city of Tampere have launched a pedestrian recognition system which it claims can achieve up to 99% accuracy - and 75% at night.  

European cities expressed support for ‘The New Paradigm for Safe City Streets’ declaration at the annual Polis Conference in Brussels.

Sensys Gatso Australia has received technical and legislative approval for a road safety camera which it says will enable Victoria Police to deter speeding motorists. 

The third edition of the European Startup Prize for Mobility (EUSP) will be launched in Berlin on 20 February.

Oil giant Shell is to invest an undisclosed amount in ticketing company Masabi.

The Data Science Institute (DSI) at New York’s Columbia University is designing an intelligent headphone system that uses miniature microphones and intelligent signal processing to detect sounds of approaching vehicles.

Databricks is providing a solution to Wejo which it says will help meet growing data challenges resulting from the increase in connected vehicles. 

Two pieces of prospective US legislation on electric vehicles (EVs) have received support from environmental lobby groups.

People wishing to submit a presentation for the 48th Asecap Days event have just a few days to do so.

Road signal priority is a key facet of urban traffic management, designed to improve traffic flow.

The global market for traffic management products and services is set to expand in value by 14% per year for the next five years, according to a new study.

A consortium of European partners demonstrated this week how the Internet of Things (IoT) can be used to improve autonomous driving.

Autopilot (Automated driving progressed by IoT) is a large-scale pilot funded by the European Commission in which partners such as Ertico – ITS Europe and TNO tested IoT-enabled autonomous vehicles (AVs) in France, Finland, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain. 

Other partners involved in Autopilot include IBM, Continental and Huawei.

Ford has become the latest vehicle manufacturer to do its bit for air quality – this time by using renewable diesel fuel in some of its vehicles.