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According to a new research report from analysts Berg Insight, the market value for intelligent transport systems (ITS) deployed in public transport operations in Europe was US$1.1 billion in 2014. Growing at a compound annual growth rate of 7.2 percent, the market is expected to reach US$1.6 billion by 2019. Berg Insight says that the European market for ITS for public transport is in a growth phase which will continue throughout the forecasted period. In most countries, the fluctuating economic climat

The UK’s National Car Parks (NCP) has awarded APT SkiData a new contract that extends its existing asset-refresh programme until at least 2018. The company has also been awarded a four-year contract to upgrade the parking equipment hardware and software at some 150 car parks across the UK operated by NCP. The upgrade will enable NCP to offer online booking, through a choice of identifiers including ANPR and barcode scanning across its entire estate. The upgraded car parks will benefit from a range o

US-based Intelight has been awarded a US$9.6 million framework agreement advanced traffic signal management and control (ATMS) frame agreement by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for its state wide traffic signal software project. Intelight, a Q-Free Group company, will deliver ATMS and control software, as well as well as hardware upgrades for the state’s signalised intersections at up to 9,500 locations. The project utilises the latest available advanced transportation controller (ATC

According to a new market research report, Smart Transportation Market by Solutions (Ticketing Management, Parking Management, Traffic Management, Smart Signalling, Multimodal Information Systems, Passenger Information Systems, Cloud Services, Business Services) - Global Forecast to 2020, published by MarketsandMarkets, the smart transportation market is set to grow from US$46.72 billion in 2015 to US$138.76 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 24.3 per cent from 2015 to 2020.

With the aim of fostering innovation and developing the next generation of technology talent, GE Lighting has become the founding sponsor of a unique new urban regeneration initiative, the Intelligent Community Challenge. Centred on a design competition, the initiative aims to crowd source new perspectives and fresh ideas on key urban challenges such as public safety, crime, social inclusion, traffic and pollution, by uniting local councils, communities and university students to develop intelligent and inn

The winner of the Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimisation (VeRoLog) Solver’s Challenge was announced by PTV Group announced at the 2015 VeRoLog conference in Vienna. The competition was initiated by PTV Group and the Association of the European Operational Research Societies (Euro) Working Group on VeRoLog, with the aim of solving a specific transport planning problem derived from practice. Sixteen teams from Europe, India, South America and Africa participated in this year's challenge. First prize was

An audit carried out by the Portland, Oregon, City Auditor’s office found that crash rates at red light camera intersections in the city were lower than before the cameras were installed and were also lower than at most dangerous intersections without cameras. The City of Portland uses 11 cameras at 10 intersections to enforce laws against red-light running and to improve safety. The Police Bureau operates the red light camera program and oversees a vendor who owns the cameras and issues citations once the

Thermal imaging specialist Flir has issued a new report, Thermal imaging Cameras help Guarantee Fire Safety in Tunnels, which looks at the devastating effects of tunnel fires. It makes the case for effective fire prevention, detection and control to save lives and reduce costs and claims that thermal imaging might provide the intelligent technology required.

The International Bridge, Toll and Turnpike Association’s 83rd annual meeting and exhibition takes place in Dublin, Ireland on 30 August to 1 September. The industry's thought leaders from around the globe will discuss the most pressing topics in the field in a country that has gone through a rapid road network transformation in the 21st century.

As the US Congress once again struggles to find funding for a long-term highway bill, a new Reason Foundation study details why truckers should embrace the use of tolling to finance the reconstruction and modernisation of aging Interstate highways, describes how all-electronic tolling can solve the industry’s previous privacy and logistical concerns about toll roads and proposes a set of rules to ensure that the tolls paid by truckers and motorists are used only to rebuild and widen the newly tolled Inters

Following a highly successful trial, AGD Systems’ new generation intelligent radar detection system, the 318, which is specifically designed for strategic applications, has now been fully deployed at the Tyne Tunnel for wrong way detection.

The Indiana DoT has awarded International Road Dynamics (IRD) an additional quantity purchase agreement valued at approximately US$9.9 million. Under the agreement, IRD will be issued task orders to provide weigh-in-motion (WIM) and virtual weigh-in-motion (VWS) systems including site and sensor installation, maintenance and repair for high accuracy traffic and weight data for planning, roadway design, and weight compliance purposes.

The latest research report from Research and Markets indicated that the total Australian intelligent transportation systems (ITS) market is expected to reach US$1,130.2 million by 2020, at a CAGR of 14.41 per cent between 2015 and 2020. According to the report, Australia Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Market by Application, System (ATMS, ATIS, ITS-enabled Transportation Pricing Systems, APTS and CVO), and Territory (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, Rest of Australia) - Foreca

The safety-related technologies that manufacturers are increasingly equipping their new vehicles with are making those vehicles more appealing to their owners, according to the J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study. The APEAL Study, now in its 20th year, is the industry benchmark for new-vehicle appeal, examining how gratifying a new vehicle is to own and drive. Owners evaluate their vehicle across 77 attributes, which combine into an overall APEAL Index score th

New research by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) reveals the shocking extent to which drivers use their phones and tablets to take selfies, make video calls and watch videos while driving. The findings come from research commissioned this month exclusively by the IAM, which asked 500 drivers how they use their smartphones and tablets in the car. Results show that nine per cent of drivers admitted to taking a selfie while driving ‘in the last month’. This increases to 15 per cent of young driv