Industry looks ahead to Montreal World Congress
ITS Canada, the national organisation representing Canada’s ITS industry, was awarded the host country for the 2017 ITS World Congress, in partnership with ITS America. This 24th ITS World Congress will be held in Montreal, Quebec, one of Canada’s most beautiful cities and a strong advocate for integrated mobility in transportation.
IRD demonstrates the power of VectorSense
For many attendees, this ITS World Congress will be their first exposure to IRD’s VectorSense sensor suite – a new technology recently introduced at the ITS Europe conference in Helsinki. An operating model was later demonstrated at the 2014 NatMec conference in Chicago.
PTV shows real-time traffic prediction through Optima
PTV Group is here at the ITS World Congress to demonstrate to traffic operators why they should set up their traffic management in future-oriented fashion and rely on a solution which reacts to their network.
Xerox demonstrates Merge parking management system
Xerox is showcasing its latest transportation innovations in on- and off-street parking, photo enforcement and mobility management here at the ITS World Congress. On display at the Xerox booth is Merge, an analytics-based parking management system, and 360SmartView, an advanced safety e-screening solution.
Flir Systems showcases range of thermal imaging cameras
Here at this year’s ITS World Congress, Flir Systems is showcasing its range of thermal imaging cameras for traffic monitoring and surveillance on highways. Needing no light at all to produce an image, the company’s FC-Series, PT-Series and D-Series can be used for a wide variety of traffic applications.
Lufft demonstrates Marwis smart mobile road sensor
Lufft is using the ITS World Congress to present the new, smart mobile road sensor Marwis (Mobile Advanced Road Weather Information Sensor) which will be available for delivery from next month.
Siemens hosts Bavarian Happy Hour at 2014 ITS World Congress
Siemens invites 2014 ITS World Congress attendees to Booth 2001 during the show for a Bavarian Happy Hour featuring German beer, sausages and pretzels. The event takes place between 3:30pm and 4pm on Tuesday and Wednesday.
World Congress hosts first responders from southeast Michigan
ITS America welcomes the 2014 ITS World Congress to a busy schedule of special events this week. Tuesday has been declared Emergency Responder Day in an effort to put a spotlight on what first responders do on the scene of an accident and how ITS developments can help their life-saving efforts run smoother, faster and safer. Anyone in uniform will be granted entry to the World Congress for free throughout the day and can attend two special sessions focused on emergency response.
Latest in IP video technology from Axis
Axis Communications is here at the ITS World Congress to demonstrate the latest innovations in IP video technology, something the company is uniquely qualified to do. Twenty years ago, all surveillance cameras were analogue and delivered video via a coaxial cable to a recorder that stored the video on a VHS tape. Axis Communications says that when it invented the network camera in 1996, it made it possible to connect a video camera directly to a computer network. The shift from analogue to digital technolog
Mitsubishi Electric displays Cube solution
World-leading manufacturer of high quality and reliable display wall visualisation solutions, Mitsubishi Electric, is here at the ITS World Congress Detroit to highlight important new innovations, including its Mitsubishi Cube and its super narrow bezel LED backlit LCD Monitor ranges. The company, which has over 1,500 installations worldwide, boasting over 45,000 screens installed, was the first manufacturer to introduce DLP technology in applications for critical environments that operate 24/7.
TransCore’s adaptive control wins converts at World Congress
Co-ordinated adaptive traffic light control is a getting a lot of attention on the World Congress exhibition floor, according to TransCore which is displaying the SCATS system.
Cubic and Australia’s SenSen Networks sign alliance agreement
Cubic Transportation Systems has signed a strategic alliance and licence agreement with video analytics specialist SenSen Networks of Melbourne, Australia.
Vaisala unveils iRWIS solution whatever the weather
Road authorities around the world use Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) as their ITS solution to managing weather’s impact on the roadways. These networks of roadside weather stations have become large networks with a high cost to maintain. But as Vaisala’s Jon Tarleton, senior marketing manager and meteorologist, points out,
Skyline introduces OneView video sharing solution
Skyline Technology Solutions is introducing the OneView video sharing solution at ITS World Congress. Expanding on Skyline’s OneView Portal, this integrated solution empowers transportation agencies to share video with a wide range of stakeholders.
Singapore makes pitch for 2019 ITS World Congress
ITS Singapore has a strong delegation at 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit and has bid to host the 2019 World Congress, which has never been held in Southeast Asia.
Moxa demos MXstudio Industrial Network Management Suite
Moxa now offers centralised control over the Ethernet network, with the new MXstudio Industrial Network Management Suite, on demonstration at ITS World Congress 2014.
Bill Ford discusses future mobility at World Congress
Bill Ford’s thoughts on the future of mobility may be a surprise to many as he told delegates about his concerns over what he termed ‘Global Gridlock’. “You can’t just keep on sending more vehicles into the urban environment, it isn’t going to work.”
Secretary Foxx calls for transportation and technology summit
In a wide ranging speech to the World Congress opening ceremony, US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx (pictured) acknowledged the potential gains ITS can provide, praised the work already done and challenged the industry to work with USDOT on technical matters.
SwRI launches Automotive Consortium for Embedded Security
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) launched the Automotive Consortium for Embedded Security (ACES) to investigate leading-edge technologies and understand and reduce the risk of attack.
Marben shows V2X successes at World Congress
Marben Products is here at the ITS World Congress flushed with major successes achieved this year. The US NHTSA connected vehicle decision and the French government Scoop@F initiative (3,000 vehicles and 2,000 km of roads equipped with V2X) are new significant steps towards the large scale deployment of the Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2X) communication technology.