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Jo Versavel, Managing Director of Traficon, talks about near-term trends in video camera systems. Jo Versavel starts by making one thing clear: long-term forecasts as to what the future holds for video-based traffic monitoring are to all intents and purposes meaningless. The state of the art is developing so fast that in reality it's impossible to say where we'll be in 10 years' time, says the Managing Director of Traficon. In his opinion making firm predictions even five years out is too ambitious, whereas

Traficon has announced the TrafiCam Collect-R as a cost-effective and reliable solution that combines the benefits of video detection with state-of-the-art CMOS sensor technology, to collect traffic data, detect queues and emulate or simulate loops on highways and inter-urban roads.

Vitronic's new PoliScanspeed remote camera is designed to overcome typical speed enforcement situations: one direction of travel is covered whilst speeding drivers travelling in the opposite direction evade enforcement; offending motorcyclists are captured from the front and the license plate remains unidentified.

Vitronic has claimed a world first for its next-generation speed enforcement solution that enables police forces to provide fixed and mobile speed enforcement from a single installation. The 'dual-use' housing system consists of LIDAR (laser-based) technology which can capture speeding vehicles on up to three lanes in a single direction.

Iteris, has announced an agreement with Qualcomm to deliver safety data to trucking fleets.

International Road Dynamics (IRD) has been awarded a new contract in Mongolia by MCS Electronics.

GE has announced it will purchase 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015 for its own fleet and through its Capital Fleet Services business - the largest-ever single electric vehicle commitment.

San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), in California, has selected Apollo Video Technology’s RoadRunner MRH DVR and back-end management software for its fleet of transit vehicles.

Teri England, Diamond Consulting Services, details the construction of construction of a world first - reversible express lanes with cashless multi-lane ORT - on the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway

Internet search giant Google has revealed that, in an effort to help prevent traffic accidents, free up people’s time and reduce carbon emissions by fundamentally changing car use, it has developed technology for cars that can drive themselves.

Bob Lees, co-founder of Diamond Consulting Services, on why the loop detector just refuses to go away. The more strident proponents of newer and emergent detection technologies are quick to highlight what they see as the disadvantages, and hence the imminent passing, of the humble inductive loop. The more prosaic will acknowledge that loops continue to have a part to play in traffic management, falling back on the assertion that it is all a question of application. And yet year after year the loop, despite

Truvelo Manufacturers has entered into a service partnership with Ethikwini Metro in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa for the installation of twenty-five speed and red-light enforcement sites within the Durban Metro.

Nortech International has developed a piezo-based axle detection card which has enabled Idris technology to use alternative sensors for data collection applications.

COE Group, the advanced video surveillance specialist, has been acquired by Digital Barriers, its third acquisition this year and the next step in its strategy to build a leading mid-market business in the homeland security and defence sectors.

In a previous article Bob Lees of Idris Technology Ltd looked at the appropriateness of toll classes in relation to all-electronic toll fee collection. Here, he looks at how addressing classification standardisation could avoid downstream aggravation and cost

Legic Identsystems has announced that it will support NXP Semiconductors’ Mifare technology in its reader platforms.

Traficon, an exhibitor at this week’s 17th ITS World Congress in Busan, South Korea, has revealed that the company’s involvement with the city will continue long after the event closes.

Siemens Industry has signed an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the stock of Republic Intelligent Transportation Services, headquartered in Novato, California.

Sensys Networks, a leading provider of integrated wireless traffic data systems for smart cities, has raised US$8.5 million in a new round of funding led by Siemens Venture Capital (SVC) with participation from existing investors Fuse Capital, Horizon Ventures, Voyager Capital and Gruener Ventures. SVC’s Michael Sears will also join the board of Sensys Networks. Describing the funding as an important milestone for the company, Dr. Amine Haoui, CEO of Sensys Networks, said, “This capital will allow Sensys Ne

Wavetronix has announced that its SmartSensor HD has been selected as the traffic detection device for a project in Incheon City, South Korea.