The iMobility Awards Ceremony, which took place during the ITS European Congress in Helsinki, recognised the ambitious and innovative iMobility deployments carried out by winners of the awards, paving the way to safe, smart and clean road mobility.
Hermann Meyer, CEO of Ertico–ITS EUROPE, and Lina Konstantinopoulou, iMobility support coordinator, presented the awards and congratulated all the nominees, paying tribute to their high calibre and professionalism before awards were presented to: TomTom for
The connected car concept is predicated on fast and reliable wireless communications in all locations but research has revealed wide variations in connectivity. The performance of wireless communications between two vehicles (V2V) or a vehicle and the infrastructure (V2I) is highly dependent on the environment and any surrounding interacting objects which can attenuate or support the wireless propagation.
Bird is to roll out an app feature which allows people to report poorly parked or damaged electric scooters to the company.
It is an attempt to solve one of the biggest bugbears surrounding the deployment of scooters and dockless bikes – the issue of what happens when users abandon or abuse the vehicles.
Bird says the app’s new ‘community mode’ will improve parking and safety in the cities where it operates, such as Portland and Salt Lake City.
The company will use reports to reposition poorly parked e-
Registration is now open for the five-day 23rd ITS World Congress, to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Australia from 10-14 October 2016.
More than 7,000 international delegates are expected to attend the Congress, hosted by ITS Australia, on behalf of ITS Asia Pacific, Ertico and ITS America, the Congress theme is ITS - Enhancing Liveable Cities and Communities.
The Congress will include Plenary and keynote speakers, special interest sessions and more than 300 exhibitors.
