January 2010
Nicholas Davoren rejoins Parsons Brinckerhoff in business development role
Kapsch incident detection system ensures tunnel safety
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to deploy Intergraph’s public safety system
IRD supply six WIM systems for Qatar highway project
International jury selects 17 candidates for Intertraffic Innovation Awards 2010
Intermap Technologies and Hella collaborate on 3D map-based headlight system
Serco awarded US$50 million Georgia DOT ITS contract
LaHood announces federal ban on texting for commercial vehicle drivers
Work starts on European ‘interactIVE’ safety systems project
Clearview Traffic awarded Sector 7 accreditation for LED road studs installation
USDOT award US$8.7 million grant to I-15 corridor ITS project
OmniAir completes EPSNIS draft and prepares for 5.9GHz DSRC trial
Waze announces map deal and half a million users for its crowdsourced driving app
Environmental advisers propose installing average speed cameras on all UK motorways
Road Safety Foundation announces UK’s EuroRAP safety ratings
New ITIF report shows the USA is falling behind in the international ITS revolution
Telvent to install US$20.5 million tunnel management system in Brazil
INRIX hires former OnStar vice president, Don Butler
Southwest Research Institute models traffic behavior during disaster evacuations
China TransInfo awarded US$22.8 million ITS contract in Zhejiang Province
TomTom data shows the fastest and slowest interstates in the USA
Continental to release Android development kit for its AutoLinQ platform
RoSPA says Christmas drink-drive figures shows need for review of law
NAVTEQ map data powers new Brazilian PND from AR70
RAC launches free mobile traffic application for the UK
Two European OEMs select new head-up display from Continental
Brake announces UK road safety ‘Parliamentarian of the Year’ award winners
Mott MacDonald upgrades Greater Manchester’s urban traffic management system
Slovakia’s satellite-based tolling system declared a success by key supplier
Nokia makes navigation free on its smartphones with release of new Ovi Maps
David Webster Ltd first company to use new Mayrise Online management system
Highways Agency responds to Campaign for Better Transport report
India to invite bids for 122 highways projects worth US$20 billion
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Trafficmaster acquires California-based Fleet Management Solutions
Traffic Tech installs tunnel management system in Qatar airport project
London to get UK’s first urban average speed camera system
PACTS conference to address vulnerable road users and technology
Florida DOT’s new ITS project goes live on I-75 with real-time traffic information
New ComNet product allows Ethernet connection by CCTV coax or phonelines
China TransInfo expands real-time traffic coverage and forms relationship with Baidu
TraxEyes photo-luminescent road studs provide safer cycling in Swansea
TeleWare provides real-time traffic information for Forth Road Bridge users
RoadSafe Traffic Systems acquires CSW Safety Services
NAVTEQ to supply data to Hungarian navigation software developer, Nav N Go
EU launches EWENT project to study the effects of extreme weather on traffic systems
Axis introduces new range of outdoor-ready fixed network cameras
TRL and Ian Routledge Consultancy collaborate on promotion of IMTRAC software.
China successfully launches its third navigation satellite for Compass system
G4S Technology installs fire warning system in Israel’s Carmel Tunnels project
Utah DOT selects ETC Corporation to provide customer service for I-15 toll system
Siemens introduces Sitraffic Wimag detection system
Egis Projects wins two Polish toll motorway contracts
Research shows brain training cuts crash risk of older drivers in half
Australia’s state of Victoria to introduce GPS system to warn speeding drivers
London’s Blackwall Tunnel to get £70 million safety refurbishment
Federal Signal signs definitive agreement to acquire Sirit
URS to serve as toll system operator of NCTA’s Triangle Expressway project
Isle of Wight’s parking machines protected by new technology
European Transport Safety Council says ambitious road safety targets are needed for 2020
New safety group formed after study reveals 28% of traffic accidents involve cell phones
New Jersey DOT updates its 511 website
Record numbers of potholes reported as UK thaws after prolonged freeze
Highways Agency signs storage and distribution contract with Norbert Dentressangle
TomTom introduces Lifetime Traffic Updates in North America
Ford’s new SYNC system to use TeleNav’s GPS navigation software
VEGA radar-based inventory management system keeps German highways open
Hyderabad police to install RedSpeed cameras in US$549,000 safety project
IRD’s NCPass scheme issues over 200,000 preclearance signals
Luna Road's solar road studs and solar cat’s eyes illuminate new Coastal Beltway in Panama City
Traffic Tech completes Qatar truck weighstation project
Sagem Sécurité to supply its automatic speed control radars for Belarus expressway
NVIDIA’s Tegra chip integrated into all Audi’s 2010 vehicles
Texas Transportation Institute to use INRIX data for 2010 Urban Mobility Report
NAVTEQ launches intelligent visual texturing into its 3D City Models product
State Farm Insurance sponsors travel assistance program for New York State DOT
Construction begins on Tampa’s US$400 million I-4 Connector Interchange project
Cambridge Systematics awarded FHWA planning research and technical support contract
INRIX’s new SpeedWaves technology to provide Ford’s SYNC system with real-time traffic information
EGPI Firecreek Inc signs Letter of Intent to acquire Traffic & Lighting Corp
INRIX technology breakthrough improves accuracy of real-time traffic information
NAVTEQ introduces its ‘True’ advanced mapping collection system
UK MPs’ report says Highways Agency “failing to ensure taxpayers get value for money”
EU awards first Galileo satellite navigation contracts
Cobra enhances its AURA camera and driving hazard database
Continental unveils its new in-vehicle Multi Media Platform at CES Las Vegas
E.ON and Advanced LEDs Ltd introduce Marlin LED streetlights
EmerGeo announces US$1.4 million software contract with Abu Dhabi Police
Tele Atlas unveils new ADAS product featuring gradient and curvature enhancement
Westwood One announces acquisition of Sigalert
Inrix’s new iPhone app is specifically designed for the daily commute
Roger Wilson appointed to innovITS ADVANCE commercial role
Pennsylvania DOT to install more cameras and VMS for real-time driver information
SAIC acquires Spectrum San Diego’s CarScan traffic scanning system
Estonia meets traffic deaths target six years early
New figures show nearly 60% of new UK car sales have ESP fitted
Global Traffic Technologies announces new Opticom LED Emitter and Coding Unit
ComNet names Acquarulo as new president and COO
China TransInfo wins US$3.9 million emergency response center contract
Slovakia’s new electronic toll system has first few days of successful operation
Louisiana DOTD project will give drivers real-time traffic information on I-10 and I-49
New figure show Illinois road deaths at lowest level since 1921
Electronic Transaction Consultants to manage Washington State’s tolls
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