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Japanese motorway traffic systems supplier, NEC Corporation is providing the Central Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO Central) with traffic control systems for the recently-opened Shin-Tomei Expressway. Installed at NEXCO Central's Tokyo control centre, the system provides real time traffic information by rapidly processing large volumes of data collected from roadway sensors at approximately one minute intervals, roughly five times the frequency processed by existing systems. IP networks efficiently trans

Seattle Department of Transportation has chosen the Peel Traffic ATC-1000 controller for a King County Metro Rapid Ride corridor project. Rapid Ride is Seattle’s bus system; buses send signals to traffic lights so green lights stay green longer, or red lights switch to green faster. The systems have many advanced features including transit signal priority to help synchronise traffic lights with an approaching Rapid Ride bus, enabling the traffic signal controller to provide an effective transit priority re

TomTom is to partner with traffic management experts Duel to provide location and traffic information in the Lazio region of Italy, including Rome. TomTom will deliver a combination of maps, and both historical and real-time traffic information to support forecasting of traffic for the area. Drivers will benefit from a more comprehensive and accurate view of what is going to happen on the road networks, enabling them to choose the best possible route to their destination. TomTom HD Flow delivers speed info

Ambassador Bridge, a key international transit corridor linking Windsor, Ontario to Detroit and one of the most heavily travelled international crossings in the US, is the first organisation in the United States to install the newly available 3M ID6204 Multiprotocol Reader, capable of reading all six tolling protocols used in North America. According to 3M, the ID6204 reader (formerly Sirit) ensures seamless interoperability regardless of tag type deployed on customer vehicles. The ID6204 features an exclus

Image Sensing Systems, US-based supplier of software-based detection solutions for ITS, law enforcement, security and parking, introduces its CitySync Automated License Plate Recognition (LPR) solution, the latest in LPR technology and software. The CitySync ALPR is a complete system and includes the company’s LPR cameras, highly accurate recognition software and their Jet-BOF back-office system, a fully functional, web-based back-office that provides storage, matching and reporting of LPR data. The system

Image Sensing Systems, US-based supplier of software-based detection solutions for ITS, law enforcement, security and parking, introduces its CitySync Automated License Plate Recognition (LPR) solution, the latest in LPR technology and software. The CitySync ALPR is a complete system and includes the company’s LPR cameras, highly accurate recognition software and their Jet-BOF back-office system, a fully functional, web-based back-office that provides storage, matching and reporting of LPR data. The system

Telvent GIT, real-time IT solutions and information provider, is to implement its urban mobility control centre and traffic light installation maintenance service for the city of Castellón de la Plana, Valencia, Spain. As a component of this maintenance contract, Telvent will employ its integrated service management platform, Telvent SmartMobility ICM, which will enable coordinated management of all aspects of the city’s urban mobility. The initial platform focus will concentrate on centralised monitoring o

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed SignalGuru, an app that uses dashboard-mounted smartphones to help drivers avoid red lights and reduce fuel consumption. Researchers say that SignalGuru predicts when a traffic signal is about to change, and the speed that should be driven when approaching an intersection in order to cruise through without stopping.

Developments in the electric vehicle market are expected to boost growth in the electric motor market according to consulting and research organisations IDTechEX and Frost & Sullivan. As electric vehicles head towards mass production, the model of electric motor supply also requires changes in the future. In its 2012 market forecast with a ten year horizon, IDTechEX, a consulting and research organisation, argues that: “Any motor manufacturer without a compelling line up of electric vehicles by 2025 is sign

Improved reporting functions and a new set of forty comprehensive reports for TomTom’s reporting suite for online fleet management application, Webfleet, means their customers worldwide now have access to the richest reporting suite on the market, according to Thomas Schmidt, Managing Director, TomTom Business Solutions. The new reports will provide businesses with better insights into fleet operations to help them reduce costs, comply with legal obligations and improve efficiency, productivity and customer