Automotus has developed a new automated kerb management solution that runs on cameras equipped with computer vision technology. Mounted on existing city or airport infrastructure—such as streetlight poles—the solution enables Smart Loading Zones that minimise distractions, decrease safety hazards and reduce non-tax deductible parking citations for fleet operators.
Invision has automated the way transportation agencies and road operators count passengers in vehicles with its new Vehicle Occupancy Detection (VOD) system. According to the company, the solution is easy to deploy on roadsides or in the median with no on-site tuning, providing a fully automated, mobile solution with 99% accuracy that can be moved between sites as needed.
Canada’s Quebec City, with a population of round 550,000, has a specific challenge when it comes to building new roads and maintaining existing ones. Harsh winter weather means roadworks have a short window of opportunity – April to October at best. During these summer months there can be upwards of 2,000 sets of roadworks, causing major traffic snarls.
There’s no hiding now for drivers and front seat passengers who aren’t wearing seatbelts or are using their phones while driving. The latest addition to the QCAM range of optical imaging cameras has a colour polarised lens that sees clearly into the front seat of vehicles.
Polara Enterprises is expanding into international markets with its iNS Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS), designed to make pedestrian crossings easier to negotiate for the visually impaired.
The Opening Ceremony of ITS World Congress 2022 began in spectacular, noisy, bucket-drumming fashion with a performance which rocked a packed crowd. A hush then fell around the Plenary Stage for a touching ‘moment of silence’ for the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II, whose funeral took place on Monday.
