ITS America 2016 San Jose, with its theme of ‘Integrated Mobility. Transportation Redefined’ begins with pre-show public-private offerings on Sunday 12 June, including a discussion with state Department of Transportation executives on intelligent transportation deployment.
Day 1 of the congress, on 13 June, will revolve around the Xerox-sponsored ‘Wheels & Things’, all things using, altering or creating new ITS technology.
“We are in an exciting time in transportation with the changing face of cities,
Total transportation expenditures in 2016 corresponded to 15.8% of all personal expenditures, down from 18.9% in 1989. Meanwhile, analogous trends were present for the lowest and highest quintiles of income, according to a new report by the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute. The report is based on data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey and performed by the Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labour Statistics.
Xerox is showcasing its latest transportation innovations in on- and off-street parking, photo enforcement and mobility management here at the ITS World Congress. On display at the Xerox booth is Merge, an analytics-based parking management system, and 360SmartView, an advanced safety e-screening solution.
The Greater Dijon region in France has awarded public transport operator Keolis a ’comprehensive mobility’ contract covering the management of all transport services in the region.
Keolis will continue to operate the region’s transport network, Divia, for a further six years until 2022. The new comprehensive mobility contract includes buses, trams, solutions for people with reduced mobility, car parks, short and long-term bike rentals and car and bike impoundment lots.
As part of the contract, Keolis