US traffic control equipment supplier, McCain, has enhanced its range of full colour dynamic message signs (DMS) by incorporating Swarco’s LED technology. The range, including variable message, blank out and lane control signs now includes new features that improve viewing and maintaining dynamic message signs, while offering lower power consumption.
McCain signs are used communicating traffic conditions, emergency alerts, detours, lane changes, rerouting, and the like to drivers. Building on technology
A quartet of companies – Swarco, construction firm Heijmans, on-board unit specialist V-Tron and chipset manufacturer NXP – are proposing a cooperative system which they say will improve safety for road workers in the Netherlands. Using Infrastructure to Vehicle (I2V) communication, it will aim to prevent collisions when drivers ignore the red cross on a motorway lane indicating that it is closed.
When it comes to driverless cars, there are many variables – but one thing is for certain: autonomous driving will have a significant impact on vehicle design, says Andreas Herrmann
The transition to autonomous vehicles (AVs) means that many of the factors which have shaped automotive design for the past 130 years no longer apply. At present, the design of a car is largely determined by the anticipated direction of travel: the car’s silhouette immediately shows where the front and back are. Driverless ve
As visitors to Jenoptik’s stand will see, the company provides innovative and sustainable smart mobility solutions, including technology and services for road safety, public security and road user charging. They can experience the company’s brand new video-based camera family covering a wide range of applications in road safety, civil security and commercial use.