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Atkins wins Oslo metro upgrade contract
March 14, 2012
Atkins has won design contracts to increase safety, functionality and comfort for travellers on the Oslo Metro, Norway’s rapid transit system.
Scania wins 1,000 truck repeat order in UK
March 14, 2012
Eddie Stobart and A. W. Jenkinson Forest Products have signed a joint-procurement agreement with Scania in the UK for the supply of 1,000 trucks in a deal that mirrors the order placed by the two operators in 2010, which at the time represented Scania's largest ever supply agreement in the UK.
Innovative use of SMS for peer-to-peer car sharing
March 14, 2012
Netsize, a leading mobile commerce enabler and a Gemalto company, has announced that CityzenCar, a peer-to-peer car sharing social network with 12,000 members across 2,000 locations in France, has deployed its SMS-based communication solution to secure and simplify car rental for consumers.
Smart Card Alliance white paper explores possibilities for NFC in transit industry
March 14, 2012
With near field communication (NFC)-enabled handsets poised to exceed 100 million in 2012, the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council has announced a new white paper examining how the transit industry can best make use of this popular new technology.
Smart Card Alliance white paper explores possibilities for NFC in transit industry
March 14, 2012
With near field communication (NFC)-enabled handsets poised to exceed 100 million in 2012, the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council has announced a new white paper examining how the transit industry can best make use of this popular new technology.
Smart Card Alliance white paper explores possibilities for NFC in transit industry
March 14, 2012
With near field communication (NFC)-enabled handsets poised to exceed 100 million in 2012, the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council has announced a new white paper examining how the transit industry can best make use of this popular new technology.
Strabag wins Dar Es Salaam BRT system work
March 14, 2012
Austrian building group Strabag has won a US$178 million contract to renovate and expand three major thoroughfares in the Tanzanian capital Dar Es Salaam as part of a scheme to introduce a bus rapid transit (BRT) system which will have separate priority bus lanes.
Container tracking systems set for major growth
March 14, 2012
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of active remote container tracking units deployed on intermodal shipping containers was 77,000 in Q4-2011.
Bangkok to use RFID system for speed enforcement
March 14, 2012
Thailand's government has announced it will deploy RFID technology to identify speeding buses and vans in Bangkok starting 1 April 2012.
Q-Free tag order from Portugal
March 13, 2012
Q-Free has received an order for tolling tags (OBUs) from Portugal’s only tag issuer, Via Verde, part of the Brisa Group which is one of Portugal’s leading tolling concessionaires.
89 million insurance telematics subscribers by 2017
March 13, 2012
According to new research by ABI Research, insurance telematics users will grow at a CAGR of 90 per cent from 1.85 million in 2010 to 89 million in 2017.
NFC payment rollout in Australia
March 13, 2012
Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, is adding multiple mobile phone-based payment options to its range of mobile banking services.
NFC travel tickets set for rapid growth
March 13, 2012
A new report from Juniper Research has found that 13 per cent of North American and Western European mobile users will use their NFC-enabled mobile phone as a metro rail or bus ticket by 2016, compared with less than one per cent today.
Top Vision implements VMS system in Athens
March 13, 2012
Top Vision has announced it has implemented and installed a variable message sign (VMS) in the central Avenue of Athens.
MoU is first step towards an EU intelligent fare management alliance
March 13, 2012
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday by representatives of the organisations for technical specifications of VDV KA (Germany), ITSO (UK), AFIMB (France) and Calypso Network Association together with representatives of UITP (International Association of Public Transport).