Trafficware, part of 378 Cubic Transportation Systems, has upgraded its controller software Scout to provide communities with more smart intersection technology.
The controller database has been expanded to support additional phases, overlaps, rings, channels, detectors and logic statements providing traffic engineers with options to enhance intersection features.
Cubic says the controller firmware addresses the requirements for SynchroGreen adaptive traffic signal control and connected and autonomous vehicle applications.
EHang, an autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) company, is to carry out an urban air mobility pilot in the city of Guangzhou, China.
Hu Huazhi, founder of Ehang, says the pilot will explore “the various meaningful ways in which AAVs can solve some of the stressors our congested cities face.”
EHang will help the Guangzhou government establish a command centre to help ensure that multiple AAVs can fly safely. In addition, the company intends to help the city build up the basic infrastructure to support u
Lime has launched 100 electric scooters in the Brookline area of Boston, US.
It hopes the roll-out will help change current legislation which prohibits electric scooters from operating in Massachusetts.
Brookline sits on the border of several Boston neighbourhoods including Fenway-Kenmore and is home to around 6,000 residents.
The project comes hot on the heels of Boston city council’s vote to create new guidelines for electric scooters, which - according to Lime - is an indication that the city is