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According to a new survey from AAA, nearly 80 per cent of American drivers are confident in their parallel parking abilities and only one-in-four would trust this technology to park their vehicle. Despite this, AAA testing found self-parking technology outperformed unassisted drivers in four key areas. In partnership with the Automobile Club of Southern California's Automotive Research Center, AAA tested self-parking features on five vehicles: a 2015 Lincoln MKC, a 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML400 4Matic, a 2015

London’s first interactive digital collision map has been launched by the Mayor and Transport for London (TFL) as part of a continued drive to improve road safety awareness to reduce the number of casualties in the capital. The London Collision Map uses extensive data, collected by the police and held by TfL, to shine a light on road collisions in local areas. This creates a useful new way to inform road users about junctions with high collision histories and aiding improvement work in line with TfL’s co

Ertico-ITS Europe is hosting a webinar on 21 September at 1500-1600 CET to discuss the Mobinet platform, which is intended to ensure pan-European coverage of mobility services: the same travel service can easily run in every European country. The webinar will be moderated by Rasmus Lindholm, Ertico - ITS Europe and will provide an introduction to Mobinet and the added value of the platform public authorities and cities. It will also look at relevant use cases/services for public authorities, developed th

New pay and display machines are being installed in parts of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, to help make parking easier for shoppers and businesses. The first machines have just been installed in all council-run car parks and around Woolwich Town Centre, replacing the old-style meters. The next phase will see the new-style machines replacing lollypop meters in Greenwich, towards the end of autumn. The new meters bring a range of benefits, including reduced street clutter as one pay and display machi

Automation and connectivity take centre stage in Brussels during a series of events to be held in the city during the week of 20-23 October. The week starts off with the FIA Policy Conference, Driving change, connecting mobility, on 20 October. FIA Region will host policymakers and stakeholders to discuss new trends in mobility, while also engaging with how these changes will impact areas such as data protection and liability. On 21 October, the plenary meeting of the iMobility Forum takes place unde

Mobile Visual Information Systems (MVIS) and Bartco UK have partnered on the creation of a journey time solution (JTS) for Bam Morgan Sindall Joint Venture (BMJV) and Costain, contracted by Highways England. The JTS comprises 157 A and C portable VMS, manufactured in the UK by Bartco UK, along with 50 Vysionics Vector integrated ANPR cameras and MVIS’ Web Studio sign management system. It forms part of a new customer experience pilot project on the M1 corridor, which incorporates smart motorway roadworks

The US Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the State of North Carolina and the Commonwealth of Virginia have signed off on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Richmond to Raleigh (R2R) passenger rail line along the Southeast Corridor. The completion of the FEIS is one of the final steps necessary before construction of the project can move forward once funding is secured. The 162-mile route between the two cities would utilise existing

The Blaze Laserlight, developed by Emily Brooke, the founder of Blaze, projects a bicycle shape onto the carriageway in front of the cyclist and also helps to warn pedestrians that a cyclist is approaching if they are looking to cross a road or cycle path. The trial is being carried out on 250 Santander Cycle bikes and is being funded as part of the annual budget for the scheme. If the trial is successful, the lights could be introduced more widely across the scheme, paid for by additional funding from S

US-based Intelight, a Q-Free group company, has received the first two orders under a US$9.6 million framework agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation for its state-wide traffic signal software project. The project utilises the latest available advanced transportation controller (ATC) technology in the US including Intelight’s MaxTime signal control software. The first two orders are for delivery in 2015.

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is seeking a transportation specialist for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO), located in Washington, DC.

The city of Arcadia in California has partnered with TransCore and KLD Engineering to install an integrated adaptive traffic signal control system that helps monitor traffic conditions and manage congestion in high traffic areas.

Sensys Gatso Group's North American operations, Gatso USA, has been operating the City of Abington’s photo enforcement program for one year and has just received an extension to the contract for an additional two years.

In an effort to best utilise funding for dynamic message signs (DMS) scheduled for replacement, Arizona Department of Transportation (AzDOT) embarked on a pilot DMS retrograde refit upgrade from DMS supplier SESA.

The latest research published by PTOLEMUS, the Electronic Toll Collection Global Study, indicates that electronic toll collection (ETC) has recently taken a turn and is now becoming a global trend.