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International Road Dynamics (IRD) has announced the award of a quantity purchase agreement (QPA) valued at approximately US$3.8 million by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). Under this agreement, IRD will be issued task orders to provide all necessary electronic equipment, software, and services required to build, reconstruct, test, calibrate and maintain the weigh-in-motion (WIM) and virtual weigh-in-motion systems (VWS) equipped with IRD manufactured hardware and software. The systems s

TomTom is to partner with software development services provider Luxoft Holding in an agreement which will see the integration of TomTom’s navigation engine, NavKit, with Luxoft’s AllView reference design platform for creating an in-vehicle user experience, enabling easy integration of TomTom’s navigation engine into the automotive infotainment solutions provided by Luxoft. Luxoft’s proprietary navigation technologies and its augmented reality and computer vision software framework make its navigation solut

During 2012 to 2015 the CONVERGE project has defined the organisational and technical foundations of an open and collaborative architecture for V2X-communication. The results of that work have now been made public. Although the technical requirements for safe and efficient transport of individuals and road freight have long since been fulfilled, a flexible and secure communications network is still required. "Only if we manage to combine various communication systems such as wireless LAN, mobile data networ

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) and the National League of Cities (NLC) have spoken in favour of the six-year surface transportation reauthorisation bill, the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, introduced by US senators Jim Inhofe and Barbara Boxer and other members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The legislation is scheduled for a committee business meeting today. “I am proud of the bipartisan work that has culminat

New South Wales Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Duncan Gay has announced an historic US$5.8 billion investment in this year’s budget to support the huge infrastructure program currently underway to build and upgrade critical road, maritime and freight networks. Budget highlights include US$3.1 billion for regional NSW including US$1.5 billion to continue fast tracking major upgrades of key regional highways, US$1.3 billion to build a world class motorway for Sydney and US$139 million towards easing

The Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada (ITS Canada) has recognised Peek Traffic’s new Marlin (multi-agent reinforcement learning integrated network) adaptive control software with its New Canadian Commercial Industry/Academic ITS Technology/Innovation/R&D Award. Marlin is a state-of-the-art traffic control system based on artificial intelligence and game theory. The technology is the result of a decade of research at the University of Toronto and can reduce traffic waiting times at interse

The latest research report by RnRMarketResearch forecasts the global ADAS market to grow at 24.97 per cent CAGR to 2019 and segments the market into seven categories: tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), park assistance system (PAS), adaptive cruise control (ACC), blind spot detection (BSD), night vision system (NVS), lane departure warning system (LDWS) and others (including adaptive front lighting, drowsiness monitor, forward collision warning, head-up display, and driver monitoring systems). The r

Among the participants in the program International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association’s (IBTTA) 83rd annual meeting are technology company Intel and the European Union’s Directorate- General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move). Hosted by Ireland’s National Roads Authority, the meeting takes place in Dublin, Ireland on 30 August to 2 September, bringing together toll industry professionals to share knowledge and ideas and discuss the most pressing topics in the field in a country that has gone thro

The City of Tampere has awarded Tralli, a consortium of Pöyry, VR Track and YIT, a contract worth approximately USS$281 million to carry out the light rail project in Tampere, Finland. The 23.5 kilometre light rail system will be constructed in the busiest part of the Tampere public transport system, from the city centre to Sampola, with 23 to 25 stops. The development phase of the project will begin in July 2015, with Pöyry and VR Track jointly responsible for all engineering, both in the develop

UK enforcement supplier Videalert has launched a civil enforcement as a service (CEaaS) solution. Using the company’s Department for Transport Manufacturer Certified hosted platform, CEaaS enables councils to significantly change the way they specify and procure CCTV–based enforcement systems. It introduces the ability to purchase CCTV traffic services on demand with installations taking place in days rather than months. Available for a fixed monthly cost per location or on a fee-per-PCN basis, CEaaS

Sensys Traffic is to acquire Dutch enforcement company Gatso in a deal worth around US$33.9 million. Sensys’ acquisition of Gatso and the merger of the operations the two companies will create the largest supplier of traffic enforcement equipment with a strong presence in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, as well as the North American managed services market. The combined company will operate under the name Sensys Gatso Group, with an installed base of 18,000 systems and 202 employees. The

Private sector players are interested in US$45.8 billion of infrastructure concession projects planned as part of the second round of the country's logistics improvement program PIL. According to planning minister Nelson Barbosa, who said each of the concessions had attracted the attention of at least two potential bidders, the government was working to award tenders based on the highest canon payment offered as opposed to the lowest tariff and to reduce the 49 per cent participation of national airport

Bombardier Transportation’s Chinese joint venture, CSR Puzhen Bombardier Transportation Systems has received a US$130 million order from the Shanghai Shentong Metro for a turnkey Bombardier Innovia APM 300 automated people mover (APM) system, including 44 Innovia APM 300 automated people mover vehicles. The new 6.6 km, dual-lane elevated, driverless Innovia APM 300 system with six stations will serve as an extension to the existing Shanghai Metro Line 8. It will connect the large residential district of

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has launched plans to utilise innovation and construction rebuild the state’s oldest interstate highway, Interstate 90. It is to make the highway from Kansas City to St Louis available to private industry, entrepreneurs and innovators as a laboratory for construction of the next generation of highways. Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) chief engineer Ed Hassinger has appointed a team of MoDOT experts to solicit and evaluate ideas fro

Jim O’Sullivan has been appointed as the new chief executive of Highways England and will lead the government-owned company which is responsible for delivering US$17 billion of improvements to England’s motorways and major A roads by 2020. O’Sullivan is an experienced engineer who is expected bring significant leadership experience the role. He has a broad range of experience working on safety critical transport projects, in the utilities industries and in world renowned businesses including British Airw