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High Sierra Electronics and Innovative Dynamics have announced a new partnership focusing on the ITS industry through which new optical sensor products originally developed by Innovative Dynamics for the aerospace industry will now be manufactured in California by HSE for use in the transportation sectors.

Pöyry's Urban & Mobility Business Group has been awarded a US$3 million contract to provide specialised technical assistance to the consortium in charge of project management for the design and construction of Line 1 of the Panama Metro. Pöyry's services are related to the implementation of the whole metro system. The project began in July 2011 and is expected to be completed by June 2014.

Amerigon Incorporated has been awarded an US$8 million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to lead the development of an energy recovery system that can improve passenger car fuel efficiency by five per cent by converting waste heat from gas exhaust into electric power using a thermoelectric generator.

The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has announced financing for a project by WEG electric motors to develop technology for electric vehicles (EVs). The company will receive US$4.72 million from the Bank, representing 62.3 per cent of the total investment of $7.55 million.

IBM, the Moscow State Automobile & Road Technical University (MADI) and the Scientific Centre for Complex Transport Problems of the Ministry of Transport, have opened an academic competence centre - Intelligent Transport Systems and Modern Technologies IBM (ITS i IT IBM). The centre will work to increase the professional competence of ITS experts, help to develop a legal base, attract international expertise for development of ITS in Russia and actively work on a range of strategic tasks for the development

Goodyear has announced it is developing Air Maintenance Technology (AMT) that will enable tyres to remain inflated at the optimum pressure without the need for any external pumps or electronics. All components of the AMT system, including the miniaturised pump, will be fully contained within the tyre.

Nissan Motor Company has unveiled a system which enables electricity to be supplied from the lithium-ion batteries installed in Nissan Leaf to ordinary households, as part of its comprehensive efforts toward the realisation of a zero-emission society. The new system was unveiled at a house built in front of the Nissan global headquarters by Sekisui House Ltd.

SKRIBT, a research project which is part of the ‘Research for Civil Security’ programme funded by Germany's Federal Ministry of Education, has focused on protecting critical bridges and tunnels. PTV, which was one of the research project's 10 consortium partners, says the knowledge and expertise gained from this project have been used for the company’s traffic simulation tool VISSIM. SKRIBT (Schutz kritischer Brücken und Tunnel im Zuge von Straßen) analysed threat scenarios, such as storm, flooding, expl

UTC Power, a United Technologies company, has announced that one of its latest generation PureMotion System Model 120 fuel cell powerplants for hybrid-electric transit buses has surpassed 10,000 operating hours in real-world service with its original cell stacks and no cell replacements. This powerplant is aboard an Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) bus operating in the Greater Oakland, California area.

Telit Wireless Solutions, a specialist in machine-to-machine (M2M) technology, has announced that its CC864-DUAL cellular M2M module will provide connectivity for the advanced wireless ignition interlock device from Consumer Safety Technology (CST). The Intoxalock Home and Mobile eLERT (Electronic Live Event Reporting Technology) devices are units which combine the reliability of the Intoxalock ignition interlock device with Telit’s CC864-DUAL to allow law enforcement officers, fleet managers and even paren

Azure Dynamics Corporation, a specialist in the development and production of hybrid electric and electric components and powertrain systems for light and medium duty commercial vehicles, has received an award from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a traction system to be used in future Azure products including the recently announced Ford F-Series Super Duty cab and chassis PHEV programme.

According to a survey conducted for the Climate and Pollution Agency (the former SFT), a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, 4, 512 healthy years of life are lost each year in Norway due to traffic noise. The study, which claims to have quantified for the first time the relationship between traffic noise and health problems, also showed that 1.5 million people in the country are exposed to noise levels that exceed the recommended maximum level of 55Db. In such cases, residents can c

According to a survey conducted for the Climate and Pollution Agency (the former SFT), a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, 4, 512 healthy years of life are lost each year in Norway due to traffic noise. The study, which claims to have quantified for the first time the relationship between traffic noise and health problems, also showed that 1.5 million people in the country are exposed to noise levels that exceed the recommended maximum level of 55Db. In such cases, residents can c

Golden River Traffic (GRT), part of the Clearview Traffic Group, has successfully renewed a long-term contract to maintain the road traffic monitoring system on the UK’s A1 Darrington to Dishforth DBFO project with Road Management Services (RMS). This contract win is initially for an eight year duration, with the option to extend for up to a further four years. The A1 Darrington to Dishforth DBFO project comprises improvements to and the operation and maintenance of 53kms of the A1(M) / A1(T) between Darrin

The 12th Asia-Pacific Forum, which opened today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has attracted more than 700 participants from more than 20 countries with eminent speakers and panelists from Europe, North America, as well as the Asia Pacific region. Comprising three plenary sessions, two executive sessions for the presentation of international reports on the latest state of development in the respective member countries, and 13 technical/special sessions covering a wide range of ITS-related topics, the forum is p