ABB delivers 20 EV chargers to Egypt
4540 ABB is supplying 20 DC fast chargers across Egypt which it says can recharge electric vehicles (EVs) in 15 minutes.
The company says the deployment supports Egypt’s plans to reduce air pollution by 50% by 2023.
The Terra 53 DC fast chargers are being installed at National Petroleum Company gas stations across the country’s road network, car dealerships and busy urban areas.
Each charger comes with ABB Ability connected services, which continuously collects data to remotely monitor and control the operation of the chargers.
Volvo and Nvidia to develop AV decision-making system
Volvo has partnered with Nvidia to develop a decision-making system which it says will allow autonomous commercial vehicles to operate safely on public roads.
The solution will be built on Nvidia’s full software stack for sensor processing, perception, map localisation and path planning to enable a range of autonomous driving applications such as public transit and freight transport.
The contract includes accelerated computing technology in the data centre for training deep neural networks, large-scale si
Man convicted of driverless car terror plot in UK
A man has been found guilty in a UK court of plotting to use a driverless car for terrorism.
Farhad Salah was convicted at Sheffield Crown Court after prosecutors argued that he was planning to put an explosive device in a vehicle which could then be controlled remotely.
He will be sentenced on 24 July after the jury found him guilty by a majority of 10 to two.
His co-defendant Andy Star was found not guilty of the same offence at the trial.
It is the second time that both men, who are Iraqi nationals,
NeoRide brings EZfare to seven Ohio transit agencies
NeoRide, a consortium of seven Ohio transit agencies and Masabi, is to launch a cashless mobile ticketing and fare payment app called EZfare.
Ben Capelle, NeoRide board chair, says users “won’t need cash, they won’t have to stand in line at transit stations to pay fares or obtain transfers”.
EZfare is available to riders in Laketran, Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority and Portage Area Regional Transit Authority. NeoRide’s other partner agencies - the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority, Metro RTA, M
Grab upgrades on-demand Singapore carpooling service
Grab has added a new option to its GrabShare on-demand carpooling service in Singapore which it says provides passengers with better-matched rides.
The new option requires users to wait up to five minutes to be allocated a ride. GrabShare’s system matches passengers’ rides with other parties upfront to help minimise detours and lower fares.
It also comes with an ‘estimated time to destination’ feature that provides passengers an approximate time that they will arrive at their drop-off points prior to
StreetLight Data expands AADT to Canada
StreetLight Data has expanded its Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) metrics to Canada to assist transportation planners and engineers in analysing infrastructure projects and estimating road safety.
StreetLight Data says AADT provides on-demand traffic volumes for over 4.5 million miles of Canadian and US roadways.
The StreetLight Insight platform will allow users to obtain accurate AADT counts for nearly every Canadian and US road in minutes, the company adds.
Laura Schewel, CEO of StreetLight Data
NEVS and AutoX deploy robo-taxi service in Europe
NEVS (National Electric Vehicle Sweden) is working with AutoX to deploy large-scale robo-taxi pilots in Europe by the end of 2020.
AutoX is to integrate its autonomous drive technology into a vehicle being developed by NEVS in the city of Trollhättan, Sweden.
Jianxiong Xiao, founder of AutoX, says the company will create an artificial intelligence driver “tailored to the specific geolocation it is in; adopting local driving styles, while also navigating in urban and dynamic conditions”.
The zero-e
Q-Free provides ISS to Florida toll operator
Q-Free is to deploy its Intrada Insight Server (ISS) solution to an unnamed tolling operator in Florida in a deal valued at £2.3m.
The company says the solution uses advanced image-based transaction and automation processing technology to achieve a transaction accuracy of more than 99%.
ISS also uses advanced vehicle fingerprinting and grouping analytical techniques to achieve improved accuracy, the company adds.
PTV and Tatweer launch UAE dispatch monitoring
PTV has partnered with Tatweer to set up a system that it says will allow the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to manage car dispatches to respond to emergencies.
Dr. Atef M Garib, CEO, Tatweer, a professional services company, says the role of the dispatcher is to direct emergency response cars to help people who have called the centre for help.
“Operators play a key role in making sure cars are dispatched and reach the incident destination on time avoiding traffic congestion delays,” Garib adds.
PTV sa
Canada and California partner on cleaner transportation
Canada has signed an agreement with the US state of California to collaborate on developing cleaner vehicles and fuels.
Catherine McKenna, Canada’s minister of environment and climate change, says: “Working together means a bigger market for clean cars in North America, giving Canadians more choices to save on fuel costs and cut pollution.”
Both governments will develop regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty vehicles operating in Canada, California and the 13 other US states inclu
Isle of Wight invests in Flowbird’s solar-power parking
Island Roads has replaced around 40 parking terminals with solar-powered systems from Flowbird Urban Intelligence at a variety of locations across the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of the UK.
Island Roads is responsible for the island’s highways network and associated services and selected the Flowbird Strada Rapide terminals in a bidding process.
Flowbird says the machines are linked to its Smartfolio, allowing Island Roads to remotely monitor its estate while also providing parking and paymen
Boeing and Kitty Hawk partner on air urban mobility
Boeing has joined forces with California-based Kitty Hawk with the aim of advancing air urban mobility.
Steve Nordlund, vice president and general manager of Boeing Next, a subsidiary focusing on exploring urban air mobility, says the partners will focus on "safely advancing the future of mobility".
Kitty Hawk's range of electric transportation solutions includes Cora, a two-seated air taxi, and Flyer, a vehicle for personalised flight.
In January, Boeing completed a test flight of its autonomous
Renovo launches platform for AV products
Software company Renovo has launched a data management platform to aid the development of autonomous and advanced driver assistance systems products.
Speaking at the TaaS (Transportation as a Service) Conference in the UK city of Birmingham this week, Dennis Hamann, head of Europe at Renovo, says the Insight platform is targeted at the developers and data scientists in charge of “bringing these fleets to fruition”.
“There's benefits of faster access to AV data, minimal error rates, complete traceabi
Didi and CSPG to develop EV charging in China
Didi Chuxing has joined forces with China Southern Power Grid (CSPG) to develop on-demand electric vehicle (EV) charging and automobile services across South and Southwest China.
Didi, a ride-hailing firm, says the deal will allow its app users to access CSPG charging spots.
CSPG has more than 100,000 charging points across China's southern regions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan, including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay area.
Careem offers transport for Saudi Arabia hospitals
Careem is to provide a transportation service to patients travelling to and from Saudi German Hospitals (SGH) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
SGH is a provider of healthcare services located in the Middle East and North Africa region with hospitals located in areas such as Egypt and Dubai.
Makarem Sobhi Batterjee, vice chairman, SGH, told the Saudi Gazette: “This agreement will help pave the way in addressing our patient’s transportation needs.”
As part of the agreement, patients will receive 20%
Micromobility must focus on safety, says Trafi
Micromobility must focus on safety and lowering accidents as much as possible, says technology firm Trafi.
Speaking at the TaaS (Transportation as a Service) Conference in the UK city of Birmingham this week, Sigrid Dalberg-Krajewski, head of marketing and communications at Trafi, says electric scooters can be unlocked by someone who is drunk or under the age of 18.
“But it is not only about restricting usage, it is also about connecting cities in the suburban areas and how to incentivise these people
Grab secures $300m to expand presence in South-east Asia
Grab has received $300 million to further accelerate its expansion in South-east Asia.
Justin Leverenz, senior portfolio manager at Invesco – the company which has put up the cash - says the investment will support Grab in its “bringing more everyday services, greater accessibility and convenience to users in South-east Asia”.
Earlier this year, Grab began working with property developer Sinar Mas Land to deploy electric scooters in Indonesia and to help strengthen BSD (Bumi Serpong Damai) city’s posi
C/AV planning turns to business cases, says DfT
Darren Capes, DfT ITS lead, said projects are working on the business case to understand the benefits of C/AV technologies and what the issues may be.
He was speaking at the ITS (UK) Connected Vehicle Forum in Birmingham, where Zenzic - an organisation created by the UK government to accelerate self-driving technology - explained its roadmap to 2030 implementation, summarising co-ordination efforts and project management.
If efforts are not coordinated, it may take another 50 years for the technolog
VW launches electric car-share in Berlin
Volkswagen has launched an electric ‘free-floating’ car-share service called WeShare in Berlin.
The fleet comprises 1,500 e-Golfs, and they are to be followed by 500 additional e-up!vehicles in the German capital at the beginning of next year.
The first units of its full-electric ID.3 are due to be deployed in mid-2020, the manufacturer says.
Initially, WeShare will cover around 150 km2 – in the city centre and beyond the city train ring line. The service costs €0.19 per minute but will increase to
AMG introduces Mini media converters for transport applications
AMG Systems has launched Mini media converters which it says are designed to protect transport cameras from extreme temperatures.
The Mini media converters can be installed in confined spaces provided by camera poles and street cabinets and can operate in temperatures between -40 to 70 degrees Centigrade, the company adds.
According to AMG, the converters provide a 100Mbps or Gigabit Ethernet uplink across fibre via the SFP port, providing a cost-effective means of converting IP signals for transpor
