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German manufacturer of digital industrial cameras, Basler, has concluded the acquisition of embedded vision company mycable, with the aim of increasing its presence in the embedded vision technology market.

Q-Free has been awarded a new contract by Norwegian transport organisation Fjord1 for the supply of AutoPASS solutions for ferry connections between Hareid-Sulesund and Magerholm-Sykkylven (Sulapakken).

Egis subsidiary Tunnel Network Services (TNS) has been selected by Transurban Queensland, Australia, operator of the go via network, to deliver incident response and routine maintenance services for its tunnel network in Brisbane.

Parsons recently received the Operational Efficiency Project of the Year award from the California Transportation Foundation (CTF) for the I-80 SMART Corridor Project that uses Parsons’ intelligent transportation system technology to maximise safety and efficiency of one of the busiest transportation corridors in the Bay Area of California.

New research by Frost & Sullivan indicates that e-mobility solutions, autonomous vehicle technology, and other digitisation advances are creating new and exciting opportunities in the automotive industry.

US car-sharing and ridesharing platform provider Ridecell is to power a new car-sharing program, Omni, being offered by Škoda Poland (part of Volkswagen Group Poland).

A consortium including HMI Technologies, La Trobe University, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV), Australian Road Research Group (ARRB) and Keolis Downer is to conduct a trial of autonomous vehicles in Victoria, Australia to explore the use of driverless shuttles in the context of a university’s student mobility requirements.

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE) has acquired traffic and transport specialist, PTV Group, for a purchase price in excess of US$338 million (€300 million) as part of a long-term investment strategy.

WSP USA has appointed Kenneth (K.R.) Marshall as a vice president and senior transportation technical manager. Based at WSP’s Baltimore office, Marshall will serve as the northeast regional manager for intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and transportation technology.