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CSRS is a new no-dig technology and construction method from MaxCell that removes inner ducting from around active fiber optic cables with virtually no load on cable and no interruption of service. Inner ducts can be are removed at a rate of up to 3m (10ft) per min and up to 90% conduit space is recovered. The cables fall to bottom of conduit allowing up to nine more cables to be placed in recovered space. Replacing with new ducting can cost upwards of $3000 per metre ($1,000 per foot) in cities.

Swarco Traffic Americas has introduced its third generation of optic LED dynamic message signs (DMS) to the North American market. The third generation signs deliver contrast ratios more than double the NEMA TS4 requirement and are said to use a fraction of the power consumed by its competitors’ signs.

International Road Dynamics (IRD) is highlighting a deployment of its weigh-in-motion solution on the Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong, showing how the system is able to calculate vehicle weights to predict potential stresses in the roadway.

Intelight remains focused on its ATC compliant X2 controller at this year’s show, reminding conference goers that it features a color touch screen interface that allows for third-party applications to run in tandem with traffic applications without interference.

MG Squared, the leader in lowering systems, has had a run of successful implementations worldwide in the first quarter of 2013. From Toledo to Rotterdam, MG Squared lowering systems are making it easier to install, maintain, repair and replace camera systems deployed on transportation infrastructure.

Moxa makes the switches, routers and gateways, but now the company is putting all those pieces together as an end-to-end traffic management network.Moxa makes the switches, routers and gateways, but now the company is putting all those pieces together as an end-to-end traffic management network.

"By the end of the decade there will be 20 billion devices connected to the internet and everybody is fighting for spectrum. So it is right that Congress looks for underutilised areas of spectrum - but this needs to be done in an orderly and transparent fashion,” Marsha Blackburn (R), Representative for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District told a breakfast meeting at ITS America.

An instrumented motorcycle is on display at ITS America as part of a joint project with Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the US Motorcycle Foundation. The Honda Goldwing motorcycle has been fitted with smart display which warns the rider of vehicles ahead braking sharply, vehicles in the blind spot, approaching intersections and other hazards.

Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) is in the driver's seat for driverless vehicle innovation. SWRI's latest autonomous vehicle model, an upgraded Polaris MRZR, is parked on the show floor at ITS America, and it is ready for action, literally. The latest SWRI intelligent vehicle systems are being tested by the US military.

Thales is to supply the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) with an advanced passenger information system for the new Jaipur Metro rapid transit system in India. Currently under construction, the metro will be one of the largest metro rail systems in India, with eight elevated and three underground stations. It is due to be commissioned in 2013. The Thales passenger information system will be interfaced with the traffic management system and will use a single software platform to enable the Jaipur Metro to

To celebrate Earth Day, Nissan and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg have launched a new electric vehicle taxi pilot with the Nissan Leaf, putting six Leaf taxis into service to help Nissan, the city, the taxi industry and the public understand how zero emission vehicles can be integrated into future taxi fleets. As part of the pilot, Nissan and partners in New York City will also install several CHAdeMO-based DC quick chargers, which will enable drivers to re-charge their electric taxis quickly during

As part of a recently implemented new fare payment system, the ManjaLink card, based on NXP’s Mifare Plus technology, Malaysian bus operator, Handal Indah, has ordered Mifare Plus ticket validators from Swedish company Arcontia. The order includes ARC2330 validators, as well as ARC3300 validators for check-in/check-out, making payment onboard buses faster, easier and more convenient. The ARC2330 validator is a compact smart card reader with a graphical LCD display, while the ARC3300 validator is an interac

Data technology company Inrix used the 23rd Annual ITS America Annual Meeting and Exposition to announce a partner program that expands access to the company’s analytics and historical traffic archive. Launch partners Transpo Group and Fehr & Peers, transportation planning and engineering services firms will leverage Inrix analytics and historical traffic data to help transportation agency customers conduct congestion management studies, inform system planning and better measure performance of their road ne

UK company StarTraq has completed the implementation of its StarTraq Dynamic Offence Management and Enforcement (Dome) browser-based road traffic offence processing software for Fiji’s Land Transport Authority (LTA), enabling the authority to process high volumes of offences promptly, efficiently and cost-effectively. StarTraq’s Dome system enables the LTA to capture, adjudicate and process road traffic offences with very little manual interaction, despite the challenge of interfacing with three major syste

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has selected TransCore to design and build its I-66 ATM (Active Traffic Management) system on northern Virginia’s main highway into the District of Columbia - one of Virginia’s most congested interstates.