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The city of White Plains in New York is deploying a new SCATS-based adaptive traffic signal control system from TransCore. The system will collect real-time information and then adjust signal timing parameters on a cycle-by-cycle basis on one of the city’s major arterials. Previous conventional traffic control techniques, such as time-of-day signal timing and responsive timing plan selection, were not able to accommodate all the variable and unpredictable traffic conditions experienced on the Tarrytown Road

According to a new report from Pike Research, ITS will see increased investment in coming years even as government budgets are tightening, because smart transport is seen as a way to maximise existing transportation systems without making major new capital investments. The company forecasts that global investment in smart transportation systems will total US$13.1 billion between 2011 and 2017. “Most of this investment will be in intelligent traffic management systems, as this is the sector with the broadest

Iteris has announced an extension of its existing partnership with TrafQuest to include distribution of its roadway sensors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This includes the Vantage, Versicam and Pico video sensors for adaptive traffic signal control and the Abacus product for automated incident detection and data collection. TrafQuest has active presence in the UAE and is pre-qualified with the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, Abu Dhabi Department of Transport and the municipalities of all other Em

Redflex Traffic Systems has signed a contract for the supply of camera systems, back office software and related services for the automated enforcement system (AES) project in Malaysia. Beta Tegap Sdn Bhd, the company's distributor in Malaysia, has signed a Build, Own, Operate & Transfer contract with the Malaysian Government, subject to finance, for the area throughout central and southern Malaysia, encompassing the main corridor between Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru. Award of this contract comes after exte

Portuguese road operator Ascendi has awarded Q-Free a five year service and maintenance contract, valued at over US$15 million, related to tolling infrastructure deployed in Beiras Litoral e Alta and Interior Norte concessions. Meanwhile, in Brazil, Q-Free has been awarded an order for tags and roadside equipment from Centro Gestao Meios de Pagto (CGMP) in Brazil valued at US$8.68 million. This order is a call off from the framework agreement of $34.25 million announced in October, 2010.

CS Communication & Systèmes has announced the inauguration of the first Fast ETC lanes which the company developed on the A5 Expressway (Ruta Del Maipo) linking Puerto Montt in South Chile with Santiago Del Chile. This milestone is the first step in a wider project won by CS last year in which the company will implement a toll collection system with 80 electronic toll collection (ETC) lanes. These include 12 fast ETC lanes monitored by a full back office suite due to be operational on the three main plazas

The Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA) has launched a new campaign called “10 out of TEN” with the aim of showcasing successfully implemented TEN-T projects. A special publication highlights a selection of 10 implementation successes of this programme while a special section of the TEN-T EA’s website showcases these and other completed projects that the agency has managed on behalf of the European Commission. This section will continue to expand as more projects are successfully co

An ITS toolkit, developed within the 2Decide project funded by the European Commission DG Move (Mobility & Transport), is now publicly available free of charge (registration is required). The Toolkit – funded through the EC’s 7th Framework Programme for Research & Development – covers intelligent transport systems for road and public transport applications. It can be used to search for ITS applications relevant to specific context (geographical region, area of transport, problem or policy goal). It can also

The Sartre (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project, funded by the European Union, has completed initial test demonstrations of a multiple vehicle platoon. The test fleet included a lead truck followed by three cars driven entirely autonomously at speeds of up to 90 km/h (57mph) – with no more than 6m between the vehicles. The project is being driven by seven European partners and is the only one of its kind to focus on the development of technology that can be implemented on conventional highways in

Cofiroute USA, which introduced toll road automation on the 91 Express Lanes in Orange County, California, has installed a fully integrated back office system as part of a five year US$38.5 million contract awarded earlier this year. The system provides for transponder tracking, accounting, a web-based consumer interface and dynamic pricing capabilities. The company worked with its software partner TollPlus to meet the specific requirements of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). This include

Image Sensing Systems (ISS) has amended its agreement with long-time partner Econolite Control Products to expand the exclusive North American manufacturing and distribution agreement to include the RTMS radar product line. "This is the final stage in our RTMS (radar) acquisition integration process for North American sales and in conjunction with planned introduction of our hybrid product in the first quarter of 2012, aligns directly with one of our primary strategic goals; namely, a focus on organic sales

Horizon 2020, the European Commission proposal for a new Research & Innovation Framework Programme which comes into force in January 2014, will be the focus of attention at the TRA 2012 transport event being held in April in Athens. The transport component of Horizon 2020 is worth n7.7 billion. Delegates will be able to take part in a series of 13 strategic sessions covering all modes and tackling the entire spectrum of activities envisaged by the framework programme to achieve smart, green and integrated t