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To aid the company’s growth in the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) market, Spanish technology GMV has appointed Miguel Ángel Martínez Olagüe as the new general manager of its ITS subsidiary, GMV Sistemas. Martínez, previously GMV’s chief business development and marketing officer was the main driving force behind GMV’s ITS business in the early nineties and worked as the first director of GMV Sistemas when it was set up in 1995. He has driven GMV’s international growth, including the ITS busi

Spanish fleet management and passenger information systems supplier GMV has recently signed an agreement thorough its US intelligent transportation systems company Syncromatics to acquire 100 per cent of Mobilitat Works.

Technology company GMV has been chosen by Alstom to supply an advanced fleet management system with in-station passenger information for the new light rail system being built by the ALTRAC consortium of Alstom, rail operator Transdev, Acciona and Capella in Sydney, Australia. Alstom is responsible for the integrated tramway system for the 12 kilometre line, including the design, delivery and commissioning of 30 coupled Citadis X05 trams It will also provide the power supply equipment, including APS gr

Spanish technology company GMV has been awarded a contract by the Malta Public Transport (MPT) to provide the advanced fleet-management and video surveillance system (SAE-CCTV) and the electronic fare-collection system for the modernisation of Malta’s buses. MPT has purchased 143 new low-floor buses for the modernisation process; these feature an advanced fleet management system along with a state-of-the-art ticketing system. The SAE-CCTV is GPS, 3G and wifi-enabled, with door sensors, connection to a

Solutions for smart cities have come to the fore, so are the main focus of attention from GMV here at the 2015 ITS World Congress. “People are talking more and more about the need for smarter, safer and cleaner mobility in cities,” says GMV’s business development executive for mobility services Sara Gutiérrez Lanza. “The products and services of our GMV Mobility business provide the hardware and software associated with this growing demand for car and bike sharing networks, including the central ITS platfor

Among a range of products being highlighted by Spain-headquartered GMV, a global technology company with a high level of specialisation in ITS for transport and mobility, will be the U10-T Onboard Unit, a reliable OBU designed according to European Standards to provide all on-board functionalities required for GNSS-based Electronic Fee Collection. U10-T is designed to support both thin and thick architectures and is compatible with EETS. The unit integrates a DSRC module (5.8 GHz) that can be used for enfor

According to a new research report from analysts Berg Insight, the market value for intelligent transport systems (ITS) deployed in public transport operations in Europe was US$1.1 billion in 2014. Growing at a compound annual growth rate of 7.2 percent, the market is expected to reach US$1.6 billion by 2019. Berg Insight says that the European market for ITS for public transport is in a growth phase which will continue throughout the forecasted period. In most countries, the fluctuating economic climat

According to figures published by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, about 150,000 vehicles were stolen in Spain during 2013. According to Spanish communications specialist GMV, most drivers are unaware that a tracking device will make it much harder for thieves. Last November, a vehicle fitted with GMV’s fleet-tracking and -management system Moviloc was stolen in Madrid. The car owner reported the theft to the police and showed them the vehicle’s last recorded position on the tracking device. They w