Insurance group Munich Re, in collaboration with the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool (WSTIP), has launched a pilot program top equip transit buses with Mobileye Shield+ collision avoidance technology, installed by Rosco Vision Systems.
For the pilot, 38 WSTIP transit buses have been equipped with the technology which claims to enable drivers to avoid and mitigate imminent collisions, protecting the most vulnerable and difficult to observe road users, cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists.
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Init has partnered with US mobile ticketing provider Bytemark in the implementation of a ticketing project for Capital Metro in Austin, Texas.
Bytemark’s new mobile ticketing app, CapMetro, incorporates a QR code and has been implemented across all its services. The QR code is read by Init ProxMobil2 readers installed on the new MetroRapid bus rapid transit (BRT) buses. Verification of QR-based tickets is certifiable by fare inspectors using hand-held devices or visually verified by vehicle operators.
UK-headquartered Tyco Integrated Systems has introduced a new lightweight Rapid Deployment Camera (RDC) to provide a compact and powerful video solution where rapid surveillance, monitoring and recording of unfolding events is required. The web-based hosting of the video stream allows simultaneous viewing by many users, wherever they are based in the world. Due to its lightweight construction (6.5kg) the RDC can simply and easily fit to any existing pole, wall bracket or street lighting column, delivering a
The latest technology in crosswalk warning systems, the solar-powered R920 rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB), has been launched by Carmanah Technologies. The pedestrian-actuated system provides a high-intensity rapid flash pattern to alert vehicles approaching a crosswalk that pedestrians are present. The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued an interim approval of the RRFB within the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). “The design and performance of this new product pres
