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Following the launch of release 4.0 of the MOBiNET platform at the European ITS Congress in Strasbourg, Dynniq has expressed its interest in continuing the platform into commercial operation.

The CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium and the C-Roads Platform have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which enables a close cooperation between the automotive industry, road authorities and road operators for preparing the deployment of initial cooperative ITS services across Europe by 2019.

Data analytics experts at Queen’s University Belfast have teamed up with local company See.Sense to create an intelligent bike light, which they say could help to improve road safety.

PTV Group and TNO, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, are to join forces to help cities resolve mobility, urban planning and environmental challenges, by combining PTV Visum and TNO Urban Strategy.

European self-driving car company Vedecom Tech is to use technology developed by Israel-based Karamba Security, to protect its autonomous vehicles from cyber attacks.

The UK Government’s plan to improve air quality will fail because it ignores the growing impact of congestion on pollution in city centres, sustainable transport experts Greener Journeys warn.

The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), US, has launched the Connect Card, a region-wide fare collection system implemented by Init Innovations in Transportation. The system incorporates nine transit agencies covering six counties within the Sacramento region, serving a population of 2.5 million.

According to MarketsandMarkets’ latest report, Smart Fleet Management Market, the smart fleet management market is projected to grow at a CAGR of eight per cent from 2017 to 2022, to reach US$462.48 billion by 2022.

Millbrook Group has announced an expansion of its Test World tyre testing site in Finland. The project will increase the capacity for testing on natural snow and ice and introduce wet and dry braking, aquaplaning and split friction surfaces.

Millbrook Group has announced an expansion of its Test World tyre testing site in Finland. The project will increase the capacity for testing on natural snow and ice and introduce wet and dry braking, aquaplaning and split friction surfaces.

Analysis from car sharing platform HyaCar indicates that nearly half of people in the UK cannot afford to own a car and those who do spend upwards of £2,500 each year on its general upkeep, excluding costs for petrol and overall depreciation.

Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre is developing safe steering for the remote-monitored and controlled autonomous ships of the future.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC), New Zealand, is set to receive accurate road-weather data for the alpine Crown Range road this winter following the signing of a five-year decision-support contract with MetService.

An RFID parking permit developed by the Schreiner PrinTrust business unit has won the innovation category of the 2017 FINAT Label Competition at the European Label Forum in Berlin.

France-based Leti, a technology research institute of CEA Tech, has designed a stress-monitoring wrist-band device for truck and train drivers, airline pilots and travellers that enables personalised real-time travel planning for stress-free travel and indicators for improving public transportation safety.