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A new technology partnership between UK traffic enforcement systems supplier Videalert with digital video recording and video management software provider Wavestore will add to the level of interoperability between Videalert’s intelligent digital video platform and Wavestore’s video management software. Developed for civil traffic enforcement, traffic management and community safety applications, Videalert’s intelligent digital video platform combines ANPR with video analytics using additional intelligen

Announcing the short list of finalists for the enhanced National Intelligent Transport Systems Awards Judging Panel Chair and ITS Australia Director Gino Dompietro said the high quality and record number of entries for the 2014 National ITS Awards reflects the growth and maturity of the Australian ITS industry and presented judges with a challenging task.

Inrix is expanding its partnership with Volkswagen to launch Inrix Park and Inrix Fuel services in new Passat models equipped with Discover Pro and Car-Net navigation in Europe.

Road users on the vast majority of the UK’s M25 will benefit from four-lane capacity now that the final section between junctions 25 and 27 has become a smart motorway. The road has been upgraded from three to four lanes in each direction, with the hard shoulder converted for use as a permanent traffic lane and enhanced on-road technology to manage traffic flow to improve the reliability of journey times, providing a boost for businesses and the wider economy.

Sixty percent of transit initiatives before voters on election day in the US last week were approved, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The group said that 15 out of 25 local public transportation initiatives were approved, totalling more than US$6 billion.

The Electronica exhibition in Germany this week sees the start of a large-scale practical test of vehicle-to-X (V2X) communication technology, according to a report in EE Times. NXP, Cohda Wireless, Siemens and Honda, along with safety validation company TÜV Süd will depart from NXP’s booth for a communicating cars test drive along the projected Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems (C-ITS) corridor between Vienna and Rotterdam, travelling through Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.

The Skanska joint venture with Traylor Brothers, Inc. and J.F. Shea Construction has been awarded a design-build contract by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to extend the Los Angeles Metro Purple Line.

The market for hybrid and pure electric cars homologated as such is set to be US$188 billion in 2025 according to IDTechEx analysis. However, according to Dr Peter Harrop, chairman of IDTechEx, the world has changed for cars overall and now big is not always beautiful for mainstream car manufacture. EVs will reflect this. Although Sergio Marchionne, boss of Fiat Chrysler, famously said six million units a year is needed for a car maker to be profitable, his head of research Pietro Perlo left to successf

In an effort to boost a weakening economy, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced a nearly US$4.2 billion transport infrastructure plan, including one new metro line in Santiago, cable car systems in three other cities and rail projects. The plan includes US$1.9 billion in new concessions, with the expansion of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to the metro system and US$2.2 billion in works directly funded by the government. In Santiago, the program involves developing feasibility studie

With the economic prosperity of British Columbia and Western Canada relying increasingly on global trade and our ability to deliver goods to foreign markets, the Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) has released Building BC for the 21st Century: A White Paper on Infrastructure Policy and Financing in advance of its second annual BC Business Summit today. The paper examines the existing infrastructure networks – including transport, utilities, telecommunications, hospitals and schools – and their

A new report shows a 30 per cent increase in fatal traffic collisions and a 117 per cent increase in total traffic crashes at 51 intersections in Houston where red-light safety cameras once stood. New figures from the Houston Police Department released by the National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) show total traffic collisions more than doubled from 4,147 in 2006-2010 when cameras were in use to 8,984 in 2010-2014, when cameras were not in operation. The city ended its red-light safety camera program

Blind spot detection and rear-view cameras with park assist were the two features that tied for consumers' most-wanted car safety technology in a recent Edmunds.com survey. Edmunds polled more than 2,000 active site visitors to explore the vehicle safety technologies that most appealed to them for their next car purchase. “The most wanted features, like the blind spot detection, act more like co-pilots for your car,” said Edmunds senior analyst Ivan Drury, “providing drivers with 360 degrees of informati

After a period of research and testing by Florida International University, OHL School of Construction, and supported by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), officials have opted to deploy the Sensit truck parking system from Belgian company Nedap. The combination of increased commercial motor vehicle traffic, tighter delivery schedules, and federally regulated limits on driving time (HOS rules) has led to a nationally recognised problem on interstate highways: increased demand for commercial

The largest highway operator in Europe, French highway concessionaire Vinci Autoroutes has extended its frame agreement for tags with Q-Free with an order estimated to be a minimum of US$4.2 million. The contract will be fulfilled within 2016, with an option for further extension. “Q-Free has been present in the French market for many years. We are very pleased to receive this extension of the frame agreement with this important customer. During the delivery period, Q-Free will be able to introduce new e