An important workshop is being held prior to the ITS World Congress in Vienna, with the aim of promoting discussion between the ITS community and the EU Future Internet Public-Private Partnership programme (FI-PPP). Instant mobility is a two-year research project in the EU FI-PPP that is exploring the potential of future internet technologies to improve the mobility of people and goods, and the operation of transport networks and systems.
The 28th ITS World Congress takes place this September in Los Angeles.
Think you know the City of Angels? All palm trees and Hollywood stars? Think again: for one thing, commuters spend more than 100 hours a year stuck in traffic - and that's one reason why city authorities are looking at intelligent transportation to improve quality of life...
Dublin City Council is one of 16 cities and regions around the world to be awarded an IBM grant worth US$500,000, which aims to help it use data analytics technology to solve a problem.
The IBM Smart Cities Challenge will see a team from the computer giant analyse a specified problem over a number of months, and then travel to Dublin on a pro-bono basis to try to solve that problem using technology.
Dublin City Council is already working with IBM on a smart city project analysing the use of transpo
Streetline will showcase smart parking technology that combines sensors and a suite of applications to provide cities with real time and historical data and offer flexible parking options for residents and visitors while reducing traffic congestion in downtown areas. As the company points out, cities are facing the challenge of aging infrastructure, a growing population and limited financial resources.
