Location Based Systems

Mike Schagrin, ITS Joint Program Office, RITA, and John Harding, NHTSA, describe US progress towards an in-vehicle Intersection Violation Warning system. In 2008, there were 37,261 fatalities on US roadways. Of these, 7,772, some 20.8 per cent of the total, were defined as intersection crashes or intersection-related crashes. Through a multi-agency research initiative led by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has developed a prototype In

Industrial computer manufacturer Acrosser Technology has launched the AR-V6002FL fan-less in-vehicle computer, based on Intel's Atom D425/D525 single/dual-core processor. The device has a wide voltage range, power management, wireless communication, and is fully ruggedised for vehicle applications. It is integrated with optional GPS/ GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE/ UMTS/ HSDPA/ Wi-Fi/ Bluetooth communication modules to achieve mobile communication and navigation. In addition, the AR-V6002FL has a CAN-BUS solution supporti

Videotec has announced that its series of IP-based positioning systems, Ulisse, Ulisse Compact and Maxmus, support the ONVIF protocol. As a result, the entire range of Videotec IP-based PTZ can be integrated easily into a digital system and offer IP control of all PTZ functions. All video and telemetry data are converted and sent over the network. The company claims the system offers the highest video compression rate via MPEG-4 technology for live video. The max frame rate is 25fps with max picture resolut

DAF Trucks has signed a five-year contract extension to continue to offer Iteris’ Lane Departure Warning (LDW) systems as a factory-installed option on its heavy trucks.

Installation of Electronic Stability Control (ESC) will be made mandatory for all cars and sedans below 4.5 tons manufactured from 2012 in South Korea.

Spanish specialist in wireless sensor networks Libelium has launched the Vehicle Traffic Monitoring Platform as part of its Smart Cities solution. The platform is capable of sensing the flow of Bluetooth devices in a given street, roadway or passageway while differentiating hands-free car kits from pedestrian phones. Sensor data is then transferred by a multi-hop ZigBee radio, via an Internet gateway, to a server. Traffic measurements can then be analysed to address congestion of either vehicle or pedestria

Houston TranStar has unveiled a new interactive hurricane evacuation web map for the Houston-Galveston region of Texas, ahead of this year’s hurricane season which begins on 1 June.

TSS-Transport Simulation Systems has announced the release of Aimsun 7 which takes the previous version's ability to integrate static traffic assignment, microscopic and mesoscopic modelling and then ramps up the concept of integration to a whole new level with the introduction of the hybrid simulator. TSS claims this eagerly awaited tool has long been at the top of the traffic modelling wish list and allows users to model large scale networks mesoscopically while zooming in microscopically on any areas tha

WebFleet Mobile, a smartphone app designed to provide managers on the move with essential information about their vehicle fleet, has been launched by TomTom and is now available on iOS and Android platforms. The app includes a detailed map which provides a view of the current traffic situation using TomTom HD Traffic. It allows managers to quickly pinpoint the location of their fleet, obtaining information on each vehicle's destination and estimated time of arrival, as well as trip data such as mileage and