Kapsch TrafficCom

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Kapsch TrafficCom is to test its latest dynamic signalling system and real-time traffic optimiser in the Spanish city of Málaga. 

The global market for traffic management products and services is set to expand in value by 14% per year for the next five years, according to a new study.

Kapsch TrafficCom has won a contract with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDoT) in the US to design and implement a statewide advanced traffic management system (ATMS). Tracy Bumpers, Kapsch executive VP, Solution Center – Traffic, says the high profile deal is valued at between $7m and $10m. Gridlock is a major issue in parts of the state. “Metro Atlanta has some of the worst traffic in the US,” he says. The project will be managed from Duluth, a suburb of Atlanta. “Our entire team is lo

Kapsch TrafficCom is to oversee the infrastructure integration of the Smart Columbus Connected Vehicle Environment (CVE) in the US city of Ohio. The CVE is expected to improve safety and mobility for vehicle operators and pedestrian safety in school zones through connected vehicle infrastructure. It is part of the Smart Columbus programme, an initiative which shares lessons learned and best practices from integrating ITS in a bid to increase transportation mobility and safety. Kapsch will deploy

Kapsch TrafficCom has installed a mobility solution in the City of Valladolid, Spain, to provide commuters with a single point of information on transport schedules.

US lawmakers have supported Kapsch TrafficCom in its patent dispute with Neology. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld an earlier International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling, which said that Kapsch did not violate any of Neology’s patent claims by importing electronic tolling products using the ISO/IEC 18000-6C communications protocol (6C Standard). The Federal Circuit decision confirms the right of industry suppliers to market, sell and distribute 6C Standard tolling tags and re

Kapsch TrafficCom is working with local partner Evocon to provide its urban mobility management solution EcoTrafix to the city of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. EcoTrafix is a software suite which gathers all traffic data into a real-time dynamic visualisation which, Kapsch says, allows operators to further optimise traffic. The €18 million contract is with the local authority, Instituto Nacional de Tránsito y Transporte Terrestre, and includes a 17-month period for the implementation of ne