Major companies such as Bosch, di-soric Solutions and ifm electronic are to exhibit for the first time at Vision 2016, to be held in Stuttgart, Germany, 8-10 November.
Bosch will be showcasing one of its three mobile collaborative assistance systems from the APAS family. The APAS inspector features a high-resolution high-speed camera and innovative 3D process which can be used in diverse production contexts such as high-precision surface inspections or completeness testing.
The ifm Group will be exhib
Clearview Traffic’s Astucia IRS2 hard wired intelligent road stud, originally developed to meet the requirements of the UK’s Hindhead Tunnel project, has received type approval from the UK Department for Transport (DfT). The road studs had to meet stringent regulatory, technical and safety requirements for the purposes of carrying out road tests in accordance with the provisions of British Standard BS EN 1463-1:2000 and, to complete the type approval process, underwent a year’s endurance trial to prove thei
The UK's Department for Transport has unveiled new guidance that will make it easier for 40mph (64km/h) speed limits to be imposed on quiet rural roads. These roads currently have a typical speed limit of 60mph but the Government is keen to change this in a bid to reduce road casualties. The latest figures from the government show that there were 1,901 road deaths in 2011, a three per cent increase on 2010. In 2010, 68 per cent of road deaths occurred on rural roads, of which almost 50 per cent had a speed
NXP Semiconductors and IBM have announced the final results of a landmark road pricing trial conducted in the Netherlands, which demonstrated that with the help of technology, drivers can be motivated to change their driving behaviour, reducing traffic congestion and contributing to a greener environment.
