January 2008
Immature technology hinders road pricing
Global Traffic Technologies wins patent dispute
Garmin unveils nuvifone phone and PND
Binocular-sized laser speed gun released
Website reveals US bridge inspections history
Mio and Qualcomm announce PND accord
I-95 deal a 'win-win' for INRIX and DOTs
Olympic hopes for SmartTrans' smart taxis
Hattiesburg, MDOT team on traffic management
New HQ, branding for Global Traffic Technologies
SUNA to offer traffic news for Australian cities
Iteris wins US$900,000 ITS design for Las Vegas
Nighthawk Systems wins American Traffic Solutions order
Arizona DOT tests travel time messages
MDOT program to invest US$ millions in ITS
Research group unveils US$10 radar chip
Railroad borrows traffic technology for safety
Hong Kong Police fight speed gun suspension
Auditor says shelve thruway ETC and ITS projects
China launches national traffic website
Kentucky installs traffic message signs
LA mayor unveils traffic congestion plan
Home warning on navigation units
Rift at Payzone returns to Irish High Court
Inrix wins I-95 traffic info contract
Variable road-charging project wins funding
Dutch consultants to study Sofia's traffic
Quixote reports strong international sales
Bangalore seeks bids to measure its jams
Chongqing invests in US$26.4 million traffic control
Huaqiang PNDs feature u-blox GPS
Mobile traffic news launched in Guangzhou
AirIQ launches vehicle security service
Virtual Cable offers new navigation interface
Bus monitoring debuts in Beijing
E-ZPass soars after New Hampshire toll rise
Nova Scotia is Canada's first 511 province
Maryland, Arizona seek statewide use of speed cameras
Georgia extends program work for Iteris
Mobile navigation will not oust in-car devices
Navteq studies PND impact on used car values
ViaMichelin finds new route in PND market
ITS key to future safety says NTSB chairman
SmarTire secures additional financing
Quixote promotes Corbett to operations role
WSDOT wins TRB communication awards
Hoboken opens automated parking facility
1,200 UK traffic cameras on one website
Maryland's Montgomery County opens storm operation center
FHWA backs two new technologies
Supa offers navigation by phone number
Iteris breaks quarterly income record
Saudi Arabia plan US$530 million ITS spend
Telvent wins New York State travel info contract
South Africa publishes RFID tag standards
Trimble buys roadside asset inventory firm
Nokia's second PND uses Navteq maps
Speed cameras allowed across Hungary
Chicago judge rules in favor of red light cameras
CSR and Samsung develop lower cost GPS
Speech-enabled ITS set to grow
Trafficmaster enjoys buoyant 2007
Inrix expands partnership with TomTom
Oregon's transponders keep on trucking
IBM seeks to make tolls fairer
Modest gains for STMicro's automotive revenue
Mesa names Cleavenger as transportation director
Glonass navigation system gets a rocket
New York congestion charge hearings open
Citilog's real-time video-based incident detection
Online launch for multiple stop route plans
TeleNav GPS Navigator available for UK mobiles
Tolls needed by Ontario - report
Mitgroup develops China's first collision-warning system
Airbiquity raises US$25 million for ITS growth
TrafficCast raises US$3.5 million
BearCom to sell PIPS' ALPR in US
Solar-powered traffic lights for South Africa
Czech toll evaders few and far between
New Louisiana DOT chief backs ITS investment
Spanish police target insurance evaders
Missouri DOT launches video traffic bulletins
New leader for Sweden's transport research
LogicaCMG to deliver Dutch tolling back office
Another contract win for Appian's ANPR system
Toyota checks driver attentiveness
Road safety boosted by brainwave detectors
Call for better ways to assess ITS projects
Camera boom as London looks to 20mph limit?
Hisense to develop China's own ITS technology
Louisiana DOT starts New Orleans TMC construction
Strong winds break weather gates
Scout being prepared for Kansas traffic alerts
Highways Agency opts for M1 ramp metering
Budapest government to buy speed cameras
GPS Wireless names dates in March
Shanghai develops traffic weather warnings
Appian wins ANPR contracts with UK police
Illinois county funds ITS upgrades
Car buyers search for navigation systems
Orange partners with Telmap for mobile service
Microwave radar collects Beijing's traffic data
Two groups reinstated in Slovakia's ETC tender
Legal wrangle distracts from Payzone's toll contract win
Truck safety in China enhanced by GNSS
China's auto aftermarket set to take-off
US drinks retailers oppose ignition interlocks
Mobile mapping allows traffic to flow
New CEO for Kapsch TrafficCom US
Skoda offers navigation with Chinese voice recognition
Quixote launches non-intrusive optical sensor
NYSDOT offers mobile access to traffic cameras
Schwarzenegger backs Foothill South toll way
Dash to face CarTorrent competition?
Green light for more red light cameras
Malaysia buys millionth Efkon tag
New Jersey to get red light cameras
China Unicom and CTHMAX launch Intelligent Navigation
Cameras snap dishonest Harris County drivers
Survey confirms sports tie up traffic
GPS shipments to exceed 900 million units by 2013
Jakarta ETC contract open to all bidders
US Commission calls for tolling and congestion charges
Payzone wins Ireland's M50 toll contract
Mobileye supplies lane departure warning to GM
PIPS launches ALPR data standards consortium
PennDOT 8-0 uses VidShield for digital integration
China develops real-time traffic prediction
Boom ahead for GPS-enabled mobile phones
PND markets in Japan and Korea diverge
MagneMotion wins US$6.3 million maglev grant
London congestion charge wins global award
Garmin teams with Panasonic in US
Nissan signs up to Europe's satellite radio
Single tag for all Melbourne motorways
Delphi develops twin screen navigation
South African RFID order for registration plates
TNO explores traffic data mash-up
Report: Congestion charging can fund UK roads
Ertico seeks ITS project manager
Western Australia to seek more traffic cameras?
Venice plans canal-based speed traps
South Dakota 511 attracts a million users in 2007
Istanbul delivers traffic news to mobiles
Neosho Police introduce electronic traffic citations
China sets 2010 target for digital mapping update
Czech tolls rise; Kapsch to get new deal
TomTom and Vodafone target Germany
Equipment upgrade for West Virginia
Full e-tolling by April for Indiana road
Geely plans tire monitoring launch at Detroit
Rivals bid for Islamabad toll plazas
Steria creates Paris motorway data exchange
Quebec looks at PPP for Turcot interchange
PennDOT's Cutler appointed Philadelphia's transport boss
Quinlan appointed STB acting secretary
Hanoi gets more traffic technology
V2V demonstrator gives timely crash warning
Mio projects eight million sales in 2008
Tire firms vie in navigation market
Traffic safety pioneer Hans Monderman dies
News 12 Networks offers traffic news for mobiles
Deadline extended for ITS World Congress papers
Garmin strengthens ties with BMW
TomTom call centers win JD Power plaudits
Alltel mobile users get new directions
PNDs dominate US car technology sales
More red light cameras from ATS
SK Energy to go global with Destinator Technologies
Netropa refines ETA with speed archives
Vehicle telematics pioneer moves on
Florida looks to join red-light camera debate
Mio Technology and Navman in merger
New signals and cameras follow Hurricane Katrina
Michigan tests environmental sensors
More cameras installed on world's roads
Venture capitalists buy Auto-txt
Russell takes innovation role at TxDOT
Hughes connects drivers to their cars via website
Flat touch-screen PND from Magellan
Galileo satellite set for April launch
BMW unveils new telematics interface
Iowa evaluates red light running program
E-ZPass extends NY customer service contract
Slovak e-toll bidders await verdict
Website and digital signs ease Lahore's traffic
ATX boss predicts global telematics platform
Volvo offers real-time traffic from Clear Channel
“PNDs direct drivers into danger” claims report
Avis unveils new version of Where2
WM-data delivers IT services to Finland's ITS
In-car broadband WiMAX navigation on show
Direct 911 feature added to Ford's Sync
Transit New Zealand to issue tender
North American cities go 3D with Tele Atlas
Toyota prepares G-BOOK services for China
Bangalore trials red light cameras
Utah chooses Iteris to maintain and repair signals' detectors
Delphi unveils iPhone remote control for the car
New Jersey considers red-light cameras
Ask.com Mobile launches speech-activated directions service
North Carolina is installing ITS on I-485
China develops US$2 positioning chip
Toole appointed acting executive director of FHWA
Ankner appointed Louisiana transportation secretary
Sony adds Position Plus to latest navigation device
Ford on target for 1 million SYNC sales by 2009
Pioneer navigation system goes conversational
Moscow plans April SatNav forum
Mazda participates in Hiroshima ITS trials
Digital maps to help Prague plan traffic
Open standard underpins Dash Express
New traffic lights on trial in South Africa
Wuhan puts traffic pictures on website
Traffic.com unveils 'Fastest Drive Now' feature
Garmin plans premium launch in China
Phones to take lead from navigation devices
UK Highways Agency outsources IT infrastructure
Stansted Airport adopts ANPR for parking technology
Electric vehicle fleet may cut Paris jams
Bus-mounted cameras to catch lane blockers
ITS consultants to bid for North Carolina project
Radar ready to lead in driver assistance systems
Cameras monitor Milan's congestion zone
US red light camera programs expand
Faulty cameras cause problems/cut crashes
Carlyle raises cash for toll road projects
Toll tags boost RFID market growth
Phones cause traffic congestion
China invests in bus fleet management
Electronic tolls exceed Czech predictions
Traffic Technologies wins Syracuse airport E-ZPass contract
Tolled lanes could fund ramp metering in LA
Electronic tolling to pay for Slovak roads
Mumbai installs intelligent traffic control
Georgia DOT considers truck only lanes for Atlanta
NEC establishes Chinese in-car joint venture
Call for more electronic toll discounts in Tokyo
Google adds NZ streetscapes to online maps
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