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ITS practitioners' guide to Europe
March 1, 2012
ITS (UK) has published The Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Practitioners' Guide to Europe. The sixteen-page booklet aims to be an introduction to EU institutions for ITS professionals.
Dr. Bill Sowell joins Aldis executive team
March 1, 2012
Aldis, a specialist in next-generation vehicle detection and traffic management systems and developer of the GridSmart vision-based traffic monitoring and control system., has announced that Dr. Bill Sowell has joined its executive management team as senior vice president - international. Most recently serving as managing director for Swarco Middle East, Sowell’s background includes senior level roles in organisations such as Econolite, Peek Traffic, Image Sensing Systems, TEC Engineering and Swarco AG.
Innovative use of CCTV on Niantic River Movable Bridge Project
March 1, 2012
Earthcam has revealed an innovative construction camera deployment on the Niantic River Movable Bridge Project in Connecticut where work began in February on an Amtrak railroad bridge scheduled for completion in May, 2013.
Innovative use of CCTV on Niantic River Movable Bridge Project
March 1, 2012
Earthcam has revealed an innovative construction camera deployment on the Niantic River Movable Bridge Project in Connecticut where work began in February on an Amtrak railroad bridge scheduled for completion in May, 2013.
Ford wins award for inflatable seat belt
March 1, 2012
Ford's rear inflatable seat belt has been named the '2011 Best New Technology' by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) at the Canadian International Auto Show.
Delcan Technologies formed
March 1, 2012
Delcan Corporation and Intelligent Devices have announced the launch of Delcan Technologies, a new partnership that leverages the strengths of both companies within the transportation market.
Royal academy report warns of over-reliance on global satellite navigation systems
March 1, 2012
Society may already be dangerously over-reliant on satellite radio navigation systems like GPS, the Royal Academy of Engineering warns in a report published yesterday. The range of applications using the technology is now so broad that, without adequate independent backup, signal failure or interference could potentially affect safety systems and other critical parts of the economy.
VW Passat world record: nearly 2,500kms on a single tank
March 1, 2012
A Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance travelled by a standard production passenger car on a single tank of fuel.
NextBus to be deployed in Montreal
March 1, 2012
WebTech Wireless has won a contract award for its NextBus intelligent transportation system with the Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport Laurentides (CITL), which provides intra-urban bus services to several communities near Montreal, in Canada.
Continental enhances EV safety
March 1, 2012
Continental, the international automotive supplier, has developed a system for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles which will immediately shut off the high-voltage battery in the event of a collision, enabling emergency service personnel to come to the aid of accident victims without the risk of suffering an electric shock.
Telmap introduces multi-modal routing as part of the EC's In-Time Project
March 1, 2012
Telmap has introduced multi-modal routing as part of its involvement with the In-Time project that will pilot and validate an innovative pan-European approach to Real Time Traffic and Travel Information (RTTI) services.
Latin NCAP launched
March 1, 2012
The launch of Latin NCAP has taken place simultaneously in Montevideo, Uruguay and São Paolo, Brazil with the new association releasing test results of nine cars from the popular small vehicle class using the same frontal impact test that is included in Euro NCAP’s test programme. The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile), FIA Foundation, ICRT (International Consumer Research and Testing) and GRMF (the Gonzalo Rodriguez Memorial Foundation) with support of the IDB (the Inter-American Developmen
New world record for fastest car on ice
March 1, 2012
A new world record for the fastest car on ice has been set this week by Nokian Tyres' test driver Janne Laitinen who drove 331.610 km/h (206.05 mph) on the Gulf of Bothnia in Oulu, Finland.
All-electric delivery trucks hit the streets of Columbus
March 1, 2012
Frito-Lay North America division, the US$13 billion convenient foods business unit of PepsiCo, has started rolling out some of its fully electric delivery trucks in Columbus.
Broadband threat to GPS accuracy
February 14, 2012
A coalition of leading manufacturers, contractors and associations from various industries called the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) has sent an open letter to US Secretary for Transporation, Ray LaHood, expressing concerns over a major threat to GPS signal accuracy.