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Curtin University Campus in Perth, Australia, has activated two of Edeva’s ActiBump systems along a road traversing around its campus to combat an estimated 70% of vehicles driving over the speed limit. Both platforms have been installed during the Summer break. ActiBump is said to allow users to set the speed limit and other variables via software, which is also programmable for other applications. David Eskilsson, general manager at Edeva, the inventor of the Actibump, said: “The system collects speed

Road safety is a shared responsibility of roads, vehicles and users, according to a key message delivered at Asecap’s Annual Safety Conference, in Brussels. The event provided an opportunity for road stakeholders to discuss the main safety priorities of the new mobility package to be presented by the European Commission (EC) next May. Additionally, the conference found that modern toll roads are the safest roads in Europe. The European Parliament and the EC blessed the memorandum of understanding

ABB has added alternative current (AC) Wallboxes to its portfolio of charging solutions. The systems can be installed in homes and businesses and are said to be ideally suited for companies that want to provide overnight charging facilities for clients that work in sectors such as hospitality. The products are manufactured with a robust all-weather enclosure for indoor and outdoor use and are available in different versions, offering 4.6 and 11 kW AC charging as well as 22 kW AC 3-phase charging. The

VR Group, operators of Finland’s railway network, has selected Conduent to deliver 130 of its Expert 6000 Ticket Vending Machines as part of an upgrade to help improve the end-user experience. The machines will be installed in early 2018. These systems feature a 27-inch LCD ProCap touch screen display with multi-touch and gestures support as well as a back-tilt area that provides space for advertising ticket sales or other products. It also includes an eight-degree inclined display with height adjustable

A smart parking solution which directs city drivers to the likeliest available spaces based on historical and real-time traffic flow data has won the overall prize at the Intertraffic 2018 Innovation Awards. The On-Street Parking Information (OSPI) feature in BMW cars, coupled with an in-dash payments system from ParkNow, guides drivers to the area in which they should have the best chance of parking and then allows them to pay for it. Peter van der Knaap, CEO of Dutch road safety institute SWOV and jury

New Flyer of America will deliver 100 Xcelsior diesel-electric hybrid, forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) as part of the third instalment of its five-year contract. The project aims to support four million people living in and around the city and to replace 95% of SEPTA’s fleet with these models. Additionally, the vehicles support SEPTA’s Sept-ainable 2020 program which intends to achieve sustainability through an approach that includes the

Having won the 2016 Intertraffic Innovation Award, Cross Zlin is back again with a host of new products including a shortlisted fibre-optic based weigh-in-motion system called OptiWim. Marketing manager Libor Sušil describes the system as weigh-in-free-flow as it measures the axle across the full lane width regardless of the position of the wheels and the sensor can also detect underinflated tyres even on twin wheel configurations. He likens the measuring method to that of a strain gauge but adds that

Emovis has announced its toll interoperability cloud-based hub in Ireland has cleared more than 50 million cleared in 2017. The solution is intends to allow drivers to travel with one toll tag across the whole country. The company says there are more than 650,000 toll transponders in use as of January 2018.

An autonomous car operated by Uber has killed a pedestrian in what is believed to be the first death of its kind, in a report by The Independent. The vehicle, according to Tempe Police, was driving in autonomous mode as part of the company’s North America tests that included an operator behind the wheel that was not in control at the time of the incident. Uber Technologies has suspended all of its driverless car tests in Phoenix and Arizona as well as Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto.

Volvo Buses will deliver 90 hybrid models to the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company to expand and modernise the region's public transport. The project is part of the country’s ambition to transition its entire fleet to electric by 2030. In addition, the order also includes service and maintenance of the buses, which will be managed by Volvo Trucks Center Brussels. Most of the fleet will enter regular traffic this year. Håkan Agnevall, president Volvo Buses, said: "Belgium continues to take the l

Jenoptik and Telco will deliver more than 120-speed measurement systems to the Qatar Ministry of Interior during the second quarter of 2018 to help improve traffic safety in the Middle East. Through the agreement, Jenoptik will supply radar-based TraffiStar S390 measurement systems for stationary speed enforcement to Telco, including nearly 100 TraffiTower 2.0 and around 20 TraffiCompact housings. The scope of delivery also consists of six radar-based mobile speed measurement systems on tripod.

Flixbus has confirmed that E-Mobility will test E-Buses on their long-distance bus routes in France and Germany. The project, according to André Schwämmlein, founder and CEO of FlixBus, aims to help shape the future of mobility as well as signal bus manufacturers to develop alternatives to pure diesel vehicles. The first bus will begin test operations in April with its premiere route between Paris and Amiens, France. The second E-Bus will run from Hessen to Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in Summer 2018.

Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) has been named Transport Supplier of the Year at the London Transport Awards 2018 for its relationship with Transport for London (TfL). The ceremony’s judging panel aims to recognise excellence in transport and reward innovation and progress for transport initiatives in the city. Shashi Verma, chief technology officer for TfL, said: “We are delighted for Cubic to be recognized through the Supplier of the Year Award. Our work with Cubic to deliver Oyster and contactless

Manufacturer of rugged CCTV products Redvision has added two pre-built, fixed-camera options to its Vega, rugged housing range. It includes the cable-managed Vega 2052, with a 2MP camera module and Vega 2054, which features a 4MP camera module. Both products are said to offer protection from dirt, moisture and dust ingress. The cable-manged devices come with terminals that aim to provide protection against vandalism. In addition, they can be installed with a pendent or pedestal mount for ceilings, walls

Optex will showcase two above ground ViiK vehicle detectors in Europe, Middle East and Africa at Intertraffic, in Amsterdam. The solutions are said to be ideal for sites where ground loops cannot be installed, such as where the road surface is damaged, unsealed, paved with cobblestones or above drains or pipes. The OVS-01GT is said to be designed for gate, barrier or industrial door activation and combines microwave with ultrasonic technology to sense a vehicle’s movement and presence. It is suited for