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October 2008

 

 Perceptics enhances border crossing technology

 Southern Maryland supports teen drivers study

 EZPass debuts at Fort McHenry Tunnel

 TDOT upgrades Smartway traffic website

 Idaho considers mileage tax

 Exactrak bought by Central Weighing

 FCC fee plan threatens emergency telematics

 MIO lab to develop ITS for Shanghai World Expo

 ACS wins I-595 toll concession

 South Africa tenders for freeway management system

 Hoon accelerates hard shoulder toll plans

 VW unveils auto@web concept

 GeoEye signs imaging contract with Telespazio

 Telenav tops handset-based navigation ranking

 Horizon integrates CCTN traffic data

 DALSA launches two Genie Cameras

 Goodyear satnavs to feature instant rerouting

 Audi launches real-time traffic service in China

 mxData upgrades TrafficTV service

 San Mateo County to extend carpool lane?

 Journey Dynamics plans European traffic speed offensive

 New York county drawn by camera revenues

 RMDM develops transportation management system

 ETC wins Delaware River toll contract

 Trafficmaster queries GPS jamming claims

 Siemens wins Nottingham traffic control renewal

 Nokia tops navigation software ranking

 Nanjing launches intelligent traffic signals

 Toronto installs red light bicycle detectors

 Bangalore to install GPS, GPRS in city buses

 NTSB lists most wanted safety improvements for 2009

 FHWA launches road departure safety website

 ITS installed in M25 tunnel

 GAO reports on USDOT approach to new technologies

 Ray departs FHWA for White House

 Shanghai plans park-and-ride roll out

 Intermap Technologies hires Eagle

 NJ names towns for traffic camera pilot

 Cape Town invests in traffic safety measures

 AMG wins Indian highway orders

 Katy opens HOV lanes tomorrow

 Kapsch TrafficCom plans New York DSRC demo

 Manchester overhauls congestion charge plan

 Freescale, G4 Apps launch telematics platform

 TrafficCast launches prediction service in Shanghai

 Community input upgrades Tele Atlas database

 Virginia county seeks HOT lanes answers

 Blom signs global 3D pact with Tele Atlas

 Connecticut planners want review of video images

 Europe’s car thieves jam GPS tracking devices

 JourneyPlan changes focus with new top team

 ITS (UK) and ITS Taiwan sign MOU

 Sensys offers arterial travel times

 Riyadh launches traffic control system

 Sao Paulo proceeds with tolling process

 UK’s sustainable transport progress condemned

 AASHTO warns on emergency radio proposal

 ABI: Satnav market hits ceiling

 More Americans curtail mileage

 State officials recommend federal program reforms

 BBC video ‘proves’ cameras cause crashes

 Guilin opts for Spanish traffic control

 Dailey recommended for Illinois Tollway slot

 Wilmington may remove red light cameras

 Report: Low cost route to HOT lanes

 London to re-phase every traffic light

 AASHTO proposes US$545 billion in highway spending

 Tomar plans to appeal patent decision

 ComNet appoints Nave

 Daktronics wins HOT lane sign contract

 US$679 million to repair damage caused by natural disasters

 Nissan to pilot intelligent transport system model

 A decent return on investment?

 Swindon’s speed camera removal plan is “tokenism”

 California: another city dumps red light cameras

 BMW and NXP team up to create ‘smart’ car key

 Grim future for Mobile WiMAX?

 New CFO at Jupiter Systems

 UK council pulls funds for speed enforcement

 New automated parking facility developed

 Airbiquity releases aqLINK 5 in-band modem

 Honda debuts pioneering motorcycle safety technology

 Tomorrow’s Volvo truck identifies dangers in advance

 Smart parking in Finland

 IBM buys stake in Hisense TransTech

 Iteris reports record revenues of US$19.1 million

 Nav N Go, Clear Channel Radio speed development time for makers of PNDs

 Consortium submits only proposal for Virginia ORT project

 New territory manager for video surveillance systems supplier

 Inrix report: High cost of gasoline having big impact on congestion

 Georgia transport authority says no to tolls

 Quixote launches non-intrusive sensors

 Redflex wins 2008 Governor of Victoria export award

 Australia deploys noise cameras

 Highways Agency provides Google Maps data

 Dubai cancels signaling system plan

 Taiwan’s ARTC launches APGS

 Kapsch reports tolling trial success

 Visteon supplies driver awareness systems

 OmniVision starts shipping image sensor

 Enterprise Mobility launches wireless mobile computer

 Transport taxes are no quick fix, says FTA

 San Francisco drivers to dial up high-tech parking

 Pennsylvania’s Biehler named AASHTO president

 VMC to start Vijayawada BRTS trial run

 FMA introduces latest graphics display controllers

 deCarta's CNAV service opens for business

 Freescale takes automotive infotainment mainstream

 Hella supplies Opel with traffic sign detection camera

 Ohio Turnpike will join E-ZPass network in 2009

 Kerala state makes speed governors mandatory

 Macau implements speed and red light cameras

 ISS completes G4 RTMS installation

 Texas: Officials use toll fund for meals

 Eco-Log helps fuel efficiency

 Global Ecology sells GPS Technology for US$4 million

 Oak Ridge Testing sensors at weigh stations

 UK councils axe street lights to cut costs

 JV bags Andhra Pradesh BRTS contract

 Radar technology senses forward collisions

 STMicroelectronics launches new CMOS camera

 Baltimore to test-drive gasoline tax alternative

 Ogun to install traffic light system

 China to get innovative stop lights

 Kapsch-Busi wins City Access Control in Bergamo

 Dayton drivers to receive real-time traffic

 AutoNavi updates Mini Map v3.0

 Redflex wins photo enforcement contracts

 Survey: female drivers want sat nav and iPod

 California toll road needs billion-dollar bailout

 Crackdown on UK’s disabled parking

 Texas DOT, NTTA in project accord

 CBP trials drive-through vehicle screening

 IBM strengthens Hisesnse ties

 Delhi to replace speed guns

 SpeedInfo sensors spread across Olympia

 UK ports adopt ANPR checks

 Bay Area releases 511 Traffic RFP

 Inrix boss predicts future of navigation

 FHWA sets fair market rule for PPPs

 UK drivers back pay-per-mile

 Study: Travel no safer today than 320 years ago

 Anderson departs from ITS America

 Highway deaths fall in US

 Navteq launches Argentina map

 CR England orders fleet-wide driver assistance

 UK raises hard shoulder running speeds

 Airbiquity celebrates modem milestone

 Navigation commands mobile device premium

 Ticketing errors continue on M50 toll road

 Bozeman approves traffic camera installation

 Illinois unveils Green Lane plans for Tollway

 Madhya Pradesh plans toll-based parking

 E-tolls to debut in Shanghai region

 AASHTO calls for transport project boost

 Renesas develops satnav on a chip

 ICx wins Caltrans fog detection order

 Siemens experiments with digital graffiti

 Two more contracts for Redflex

 Aegis software blocks car phone use

 Houston gets tough on fine dodgers

 Imtech acquires Austrian presence

 Swindon to decide on speed camera removal

 North Carolina faces toll road bond delay

 South Carolina DOT invests in GPS tracking

 RFM launches wireless sensor networking products

 RITA appoints Monti as Volpe director

 Quadstone Paramics launches pedestrian/traffic simulation package

 Car gadgets drive motorists to distraction

 Taiwan plans peak premium for toll users

 Egypt’s GPS ban slows progress

 Florida Court reinstates toll tickets

 UK plans street lights switch off

 Traffic control center for Bangalore

 NHAI seeks Vadodara-Mumbai feasibility report

 Premier Power installs NJ’s first solar car park

 Gauteng to get ‘smart’ licence plates

 Cintra sees September traffic declines

 Green light for Delhi’s intelligent traffic signals

 India provides rapid transit funds for cities

 Iteris raises US$19.5 million to support growth

 Garmin enhances Fleet Management Interface

 Globe Motors plans Nigeria satnav launch

 New Hampshire creates smart work zones

 ACSTMS wins Connecticut Transitway order

 E-tolls planned for two Indian expressways

 Singapore upgrades traffic news

 Tracker opts for Google maps

 FTA warns on Manchester’s congestion charge

 UK motorway toll lane trials within two years

 Maywood starts red light camera program

 E-Z Pass turns to ALPR to reclaim unpaid fees

 UK takes patchwork approach to speed enforcement

 Lopez appointed Peek Traffic sales director

 Solar future for India’s cycle-rickshaws?

 ATS to launch overheight enforcement system

 Arizona installs freeway cameras on Loop 101

 Toll workers strike against Sydney’s cashless plan

 Lahore’s digital sign educates drivers

 KCI launches in-car video recorder

 Camden County speeds emergency response

 Ondas signs BMW satellite radio deal

 TriQuint offers tiny GPS RF front-end module

 Slow start for Beijing's new traffic measures

 Hefei City tests ZigBee traffic control

 Mobileye appoints Kinford to head US business

 Nissan tests winter safety technologies

 Study: Technology drives us to distraction

 Philadelphia to refund 4,390 red light fines

 Limpopo builds traffic control centers

 Mapflow launches iPhone transport apps

 GM to fit OnStar’s Stolen Vehicle Slowdown

 ACS wins US$10 million Brampton contract

 ASUS launches PND with heads-up display

 GPS destined for widespread GSM use

 Potential suitors circle Redflex

 Mio pitches PND with built-in SIM card

 Insurer’s computer game sharpens driving skills

 CTA tests digital ads on bus flanks

 Volvo’s Svenson wins European Safety Award

 Groups warm to London's western charging zone

 Toll proposed for London borough

 Stamford orders ACS real-time passenger info

 ITS America seeks program manager

 Specs3 cameras set for summer introduction

 Motorola launches GPS-enabled in-vehicle computer

 TomTom offers fuel price service

 Slovakia proceeds with SanToll offer

 CarTel uses WiFi to network cars

 Tokyo researchers develop 'transparent cockpit'

 L&T to build three tolled Gujarat ‘road corridors’

 TRMI joins Idris partnership

 PCTEL launches smart GPS antenna

 PNDs killed the radio reports

 Study: China poised for LBS boom

 Sensys Traffic wins new overseas orders

 San Jose police oppose red light cameras

 Students to improve satnav signals

 Iran plans parking aids in women-only car

 Efkon India wins two further toll contracts

 Bangalore to build traffic management center

 Jentro and Bouygues to offer Berlitz Mobile

 Fiat launches eco:Drive

 Minnesota starts US$183 million project to ease congestion

 Video surveillance market to treble by 2013

 Idris Technology projects win ATA awards

 Tait to showcase radio system at Euro Bus Expo 2008

 Qingdao plans real-time traffic future

 Canada photo radar trial underway

 Aldis unveils GridSmart traffic management solution

 Michigan scientists plan V2G electric car trials

 Kyiv wants ‘smart’ traffic control system

 ATS wins Arizona State University award

 Study: photo radar prevents collisions

 Ford to launch active collision-avoidance system

 TomTom announces Map Update Service

 Pay-as-you-go insurance includes risk factors

 GPS is inevitable in China

 New director for Nokia Siemens Networks

 Bosch introduces new video management system

 Electronic tolls for Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

 Yellow light extension leads to fewer wrecks

 Highway projects threatened by bailout plan

 Sarantel antenna boosts LBS

 Gateway Bridge to get e-tolling

 KRON helps Bay area drivers Beat the Traffic

 Digital radio traffic info debuts in Australia

 Ford’s MyKey enhances teen safety

 UK to remove streets signs in safety trial

 Israel tenders for national traffic management system

 India removes bid limits on road PPPs



 Electronic tolls planned for Golden Ears Bridge

 Frowning road signs fail to curb speed

 Pulse launches “world’s smallest GPS antenna”

 Austin chases Travis County for unpaid citations

 Navteq plans embedded vehicle GPS

 North Las Vegas counts red light offenders

 South African AA opposes Gauteng tolls

 Galway plans traffic control room

 ADB funds back Vietnam tollway

 California seeks approval for VMS advertising

 Nissan launches green sat nav option

 NHTSA and NTIA unveil 9-1-1 grant program

 EuroFOT tests assistance systems

 EC opposes ‘unfair’ Slovenian toll structure

 Hoon replaces Kelly as UK transport secretary

 David Kelly nominated to lead NHTSA

 European project: Satnavs could save lives

 Ithaca seeks pod car funding

 Study claims technology can cause queues

 Mayrise Mobile maps street lighting

 Broken meters cost Boston millions

 Utah embraces traffic technology

 Orange unveils Europe wide traffic data plan

 New York plans smart parking demonstration

 Massachusetts governor to dismantle MassPike?

 Mitac predicts 10 million PND sales in 2009

 Autoliv Night Vision adds pedestrian detection

 Reading completes wireless travel info project

 Redflex returns to Virginia Beach

 China TransInfo buys Shanghai Yootu

 ITS (UK) launches women’s forum

 Cree’s XLamp MC-E LED glows brighter

 M50 toll system suffers 10% misreads

 Siemens tests taxi probe data in China

 Caltrans selects Sensys wireless detection

 Fairfax County readies new operations center

 Trafficmaster lauded at Green Fleet Awards

 u-blox releases low power GPS module

 Researchers hack into satnav signals

 Changes at the top at Binatone

 Galileo satellite hit by radiation

 Kapsch wins Australian order for 500,000 tags

 Eureka upgrades parking meters

 Mark IV tests 5.9 GHz tolling

 Penn DOT faces funding crisis as lease plan fails

 More American drivers switch to transit

 Study: Traffic accidents spike on Election Day

 ACS enters parking system license agreement

 Phelan leads campaign for Manchester C-charge

 Rearview orders roll in for Digital Ally

 Carrozzo appointed to head ComNet sales

 Microsoft's landmarks update Live Maps

 Mitsubishi tackles hands-free transition

 Iowa traffic camera study slated

 Self-cleaning breathalyser promises long-term accuracy

 Calls to cut London congestion charge timings

 CDOT begins wildlife detection program