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  • EU to boost long distance travel for fuel cell cars
    December 8, 2014
    The EU's TEN-T programme will invest almost US$4.3 million in studies preparing a European network of hydrogen infrastructure for transport. The network is expected to enhance the use of fuel cell vehicles in Europe leading to cuts in overall transport emissions. The uptake of fuel cell cars, zero emission vehicles that run on electricity powered by hydrogen, depends on the availability of refuelling infrastructure on the main European roads. This project is the second part of a larger action aiming
  • PennDoT's travel information website reaches two million visits
    July 5, 2012
    Pennsylvania's 511PA system, which provides free travel information including construction alerts and real-time traffic cameras, reached a milestone in June of two million total website visits, PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch has announced. The 511PA telephone system has received more than 1 million calls and more than 15,000 people have signed up for personalised text or email alerts.
  • Trip planner selects destinations according to their distance in travel time
    July 12, 2012
    Germany’s Deutsche Bahn (DB) has introduced proximity search for bus and rail travellers as an additional search option in its HAFAS-based journey planner. From any starting point in Germany, the DB's journey planner generates all destinations that can be reached within a certain period of time. HaCon's 1:n search facilitates not only excursions to the countryside, but also helps to find destinations like theatres, museums and theme parks. These are shown on a map, along with their respective distances in t
  • Next-gen NaviGAtor 511 travel information system launched
    May 18, 2012
    The Georgia Department of Transportation, home of one of the most popular, heavily used real-time traveller information systems in the US, has unveiled the next generation of Georgia NaviGAtor 511. The new system brings new features and, through a public-private partnership, new sponsors, allowing the Department and its 511 provider, Meridian Environmental Technology, an Iteris company, to operate and maintain the system at no cost to Georgia taxpayers.