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The Traffic Solutions division of Jenoptik has announced it will be supplying over 30 installations, consisting of a mix of fixed, tunnel and mobile speed enforcement applications in the Tsing Ma and Tsing Sha Control Areas. Recently, the approval authority delegation from Hong Kong visited Jenoptik Robot in Germany to successfully perform a factory acceptance test. Close to 70 tests were performed over a period of five days to ensure the systems fully comply with the specifications in the tender. First del

Traficon has been awarded a contract to provide 70 VIP-IP video image processing boards for installation in the Dartford tunnel on London’s M25 orbital motorway. The technology will be installed in collaboration with Vital Technology Ltd, and will provide extensive automatic incident detection (AID) capabilities, including the detection of stopped vehicles and smoke detection. The Dartford - Thurrock river crossing is one of Europe's most heavily used crossings and complex traffic management systems. An ave

Today, the euroFOT consortium published the findings of a four-year study focused on the impact of driver assistance systems in the Europe. The €22 million (US$27.5 million) European Field Operational Test (euroFOT) project which began in June 2008 and involved 28 companies and organisations, was led by Aria Etemad from Ford’s European Research Centre in Aachen, Germany. The study looked at existing technologies and their potential to both enhance safety and reduce environmental impact. euroFOT also reveale

Siemens has launched a new low-cost coating for traffic controllers and signals which provides lasting protection against dirt and acts as an anti-graffiti barrier, making it difficult to attach posters or write on the protected surface. According to head of product management, Keith Manston, the new coating is completely transparent so does not affect the appearance of coated products. Treated surfaces are up to 80% self-cleaning. Coated assets such as VMS signs and controller cabinets require little atten

Video detection specialist Traficon has been awarded a contract to provide video image processors for traffic monitoring inside the Södra Länken and Norra Länken tunnels in Stockholm, Sweden. The company will provide some 763 of its VIP-T modules designed for automatic incident detection and traffic data analysis. 22 VIP-T video image processing modules have already been installed in the Södra Länken tunnel. In cooperation with traffic specialists Swarco Sweden and ISG Systems AB Sweden, Traficon will insta

BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a mid to long term collaboration on next-generation environmentally friendly technologies. Under the partnership, the two companies have agreed to collaborate on development of lithium-ion battery technologies and to identify and discuss other possible collaborative projects. In addition, Toyota Motor Europe (TME), TMC’s European subsidiary, and BMW have entered into a contract under which BMW will supply

Federal Signal Technologies (FSTech) has been awarded a three year back office system and operations contract by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDoT). The contract, valued at US$68 million, also provides for two extensions, each of three years. FSTech's major subcontractors are Faneuil and Municipal Services Bureau (MSB).

The city of White Plains in New York is deploying a new SCATS-based adaptive traffic signal control system from TransCore. The system will collect real-time information and then adjust signal timing parameters on a cycle-by-cycle basis on one of the city’s major arterials. Previous conventional traffic control techniques, such as time-of-day signal timing and responsive timing plan selection, were not able to accommodate all the variable and unpredictable traffic conditions experienced on the Tarrytown Road

According to a new report from Pike Research, ITS will see increased investment in coming years even as government budgets are tightening, because smart transport is seen as a way to maximise existing transportation systems without making major new capital investments. The company forecasts that global investment in smart transportation systems will total US$13.1 billion between 2011 and 2017. “Most of this investment will be in intelligent traffic management systems, as this is the sector with the broadest

Iteris has announced an extension of its existing partnership with TrafQuest to include distribution of its roadway sensors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This includes the Vantage, Versicam and Pico video sensors for adaptive traffic signal control and the Abacus product for automated incident detection and data collection. TrafQuest has active presence in the UAE and is pre-qualified with the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, Abu Dhabi Department of Transport and the municipalities of all other Em

Redflex Traffic Systems has signed a contract for the supply of camera systems, back office software and related services for the automated enforcement system (AES) project in Malaysia. Beta Tegap Sdn Bhd, the company's distributor in Malaysia, has signed a Build, Own, Operate & Transfer contract with the Malaysian Government, subject to finance, for the area throughout central and southern Malaysia, encompassing the main corridor between Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru. Award of this contract comes after exte

Portuguese road operator Ascendi has awarded Q-Free a five year service and maintenance contract, valued at over US$15 million, related to tolling infrastructure deployed in Beiras Litoral e Alta and Interior Norte concessions. Meanwhile, in Brazil, Q-Free has been awarded an order for tags and roadside equipment from Centro Gestao Meios de Pagto (CGMP) in Brazil valued at US$8.68 million. This order is a call off from the framework agreement of $34.25 million announced in October, 2010.

CS Communication & Systèmes has announced the inauguration of the first Fast ETC lanes which the company developed on the A5 Expressway (Ruta Del Maipo) linking Puerto Montt in South Chile with Santiago Del Chile. This milestone is the first step in a wider project won by CS last year in which the company will implement a toll collection system with 80 electronic toll collection (ETC) lanes. These include 12 fast ETC lanes monitored by a full back office suite due to be operational on the three main plazas

The Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA) has launched a new campaign called “10 out of TEN” with the aim of showcasing successfully implemented TEN-T projects. A special publication highlights a selection of 10 implementation successes of this programme while a special section of the TEN-T EA’s website showcases these and other completed projects that the agency has managed on behalf of the European Commission. This section will continue to expand as more projects are successfully co

An ITS toolkit, developed within the 2Decide project funded by the European Commission DG Move (Mobility & Transport), is now publicly available free of charge (registration is required). The Toolkit – funded through the EC’s 7th Framework Programme for Research & Development – covers intelligent transport systems for road and public transport applications. It can be used to search for ITS applications relevant to specific context (geographical region, area of transport, problem or policy goal). It can also