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Trimble has joined forces with Qualcomm Technologies to deliver a solution for maintaining absolute in-lane positioning in connected vehicles.

Start-up Nodum has launched a product which allows transit authorities and construction engineers to coordinate road closures to minimise disruption.

Key sharing app Sharebox has launched a white label key management solution which can be used by car-share companies among other types of businesses. Sharebox has a network of key exchange machines in 450 kiosks, shops and meeting points in eight countries. Clients will now be able to make the process – managed on a mobile app - look like their own, integrating with their own applications, with the software white label programme carrying the brand of choice, including preferred colours and icons. They can b

BYD (Build Your Dreams) is operating 285 electric buses in an electric bus corridor in the Chilean capital Santiago.

Whether you think flying taxis are the future of transportation or just pure Blade Runner, the Singapore skyline provided a pretty cool backdrop for the first public flight of the Volocopter last week…

Karhoo is offering its taxis and private hire vehicles as part of Iomob’s Mobility as a Service (MaaS) offerings on projects throughout Europe. Karhoo CEO Boris Pillchowski says Iomob’s solution of marrying scooters and bicycles with Karhoo’s vehicles will help customers navigate cities more efficiently. Additionally, Iomob has secured pilot projects with Spanish rail service Renfe and the government of Sweden. In a separate move, Karhoo has joined the Dutch association for mobility Koninklijk N

Advanced technologies will be incorporated into future road developments in South Korea as part of a 10-year programme. The country will incorporate smart road technology into expressway routes, with charging systems for EVs as they are being driven - as well as tech to remove dust and other contaminants. The country’s expressways will be ready for use by self-driving cars by 2024 and over 100 projects have already been planned, authorities say. Improving safety will be another focus for the smart ro

Indra has been awarded a €75 million deal for work to switch a major US roadway to dynamic pricing.

If you weren’t fortunate enough to be at the 26th ITS World Congress in Singapore – fear not! Stephen Owens of Intelematics takes you through his highlights of the show… Having recently topped the world’s first Smart City Index, Singapore was the ideal host city for this year’s ITS World Congress and provided a fantastic opportunity to bring the International ITS community to the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Themed ‘smart mobility, empowering cities,’ it was an enjoyable week full of networking and lea

Intelematics veteran Brian Smith is to receive the ITS Australia Max Lay Lifetime Achievement Award for advancing the country’s navigation technology. Rod Chapman, CEO of Intelematics says: “Today, thanks in large part to Brian, Intelematics uses the Suna Traffic Channel to provide traffic congestion and incident information to more than 4 million Australian and 2.5 million New Zealand drivers.” Intelematics provides vehicle manufacturers, road authorities and fleets with services including vehicle t

Dublin-based start-up Luna has released a telematic device which it says uses 10cm-level positioning accuracy to help scooter companies ensure their scooters are ridden and parked correctly. The device uses GNSS/GPS positioning with an integrated correction service to achieve this accuracy. It also uses machine vision and artificial intelligence (AI) to recognise parking spaces in GPS blackspots via 2D images (QR codes) located in and around the site, the company adds. According to Luna, the device aug

Police in Estonia have been offering drivers caught speeding with a choice between taking a break from the road instead of paying a fine.

Cohda Wireless has announced its cellular vehicle to everything (C-V2X) software stack is compliant with Chinese standards and specifications via the IMT-2020 certification. Cohda says IMT-2020 is regarded by many OEMs as one of the interoperability standardisation processes that is likely to be adopted – alongside others such as the China Society of Automotive Engineers’ CAICV. The company will now undertake road trial testing of its applications with a range of Chinese OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers organise

Audi is working with Deutsche Telekom and the German city of Ingolstadt to use new 5G technology to improve urban mobility.