« back to news archive home

 

June 2008

 

 Winsted launches redesigned website

 Sydney residents back congestion tax

 Manchester delays decision on referendum

 Citilog system debuts on world’s longest bridge

 Cambridge shelves congestion charge plan

 Beijing to offer multilingual traffic hotline

 Jefferson embraces traffic control


 PND market set to triple

 Traffic Online: mobiles good for m’way monitoring

 Lithuania embraces laser enforcement

 San Diego invests in detectors

 Middletown seeks new traffic cams

 Update: Arizona drops speed camera points

 Knoxville drivers get mobile traffic cam

 TxDOT deploys ITS to cut crashes

 Destia wins Swedish TMC role

 Tasmania plans alcohol interlock trial

 Arizona seeks traffic camera bids

 Affordable satnav for NZ Volvos

 A*STAR unveils Black Box for cars

 Central Texas Tollway to go cashless

 Dutch to solve Sofia’s traffic troubles

 GyPSii, Garmin sign global agreement

 Redflex completes two Californian contracts

 Mitac launches in SE Asia

 ITS Tennessee names new Board

 ATS: sprays don’t fool speed cameras

 Tele Atlas improves APAC coverage

 Australia to trial GPS speed control

 Technology helps cut UK road deaths

 Thorn wins Hong Kong traffic control deal

 KDOT launches automated vehicle trial

 Caltrans plans cell phone probe trial

 ITIS launches DAB traffic services

 Suna launch for traffic messaging

 Glassboro chooses ATS photo enforcement

 Study: Highway speeds not linked to accidents

 Yandex to open US center

 Bahrain Police orders TSS mobile CCTV

 New Jersey unveils new 511 phone system

 Beijing completes air monitoring system

 NBC launches mobile traffic cam access

 Manchester public hold charge veto

 US$6.8 million traffic control for Sharjah

 Redflex Radarcam wins EU approval

 Traficon reaches 10,000 TrafiCam installations

 USTelematics integrates Gas Price Finder

 Cellular M2M market to quadruple by 2013

 Bursk takes KORE marketing role

 ITS set for US$8.7 billion Gauteng Freeway

 US in-car demand remains strong

 H3C connects Beijing’s transit trackers

 Minister rejects Sydney congestion charge

 Volvo launches RTI system in India

 MapText sponsors graphIT’s cartography contest

 Nokia buys Symbian to push open platform

 German town scraps traffic lights and road signs

 Motorbikes to escape Manchester charge

 Mio plans Knight Rider PND

 Illinois technology battles drunk driving

 Optelecom-NKF wins top customer rating

 California pays Indians for toll road support

 ComNet releases first product

 Nokia buys location service

 CSST wins Beijing surveillance deal

 Northern Lights block GPS signals

 Illinois and Indiana study cross-state expressway

 GreenRoad wins fleet safety award

 Hami city introduces highway speed monitors

 Portugal plans real tolls by end of 2009

 Study: toll roads increase motorists’ costs

 Pointer tracks a different type of fleet

 New Jersey website eases commute

 VDOT plans variable speed limits

 Philly tests virtual speed bumps

 E-tolls cut complaints in Indiana

 Chrysler reveals mobile WiFi plans

 Manchester reveals C-charge plans

 Mercedes Benz integrates iPhone

 E-tolls to fund Triangle Expressway

 Broader scope for Phoenix’s cameras

 E-ZPass Plus debuts at Atlantic City Airport

 Continental, Airbiquity demo eCall at EURO 2008

 Mumbai to offer SMS traffic info service

 Beijing commits to cut Olympic traffic

 GM, Carnegie Mellon launch autonomy program

 India, Canada, back RFID for traffic flows

 Murtha leaves ITS America for Kapsch

 NavTraffic offered on Porsche Cayenne

 US capital collaborates on traffic info

 Sexes seek different vehicle technologies

 Ritu establishes navigation R&D center

 Yandex to buy traffic monitor Smilink

 Navteq announces Asia-Pacific prize winner

 Florida Governor rejects toll bill

 Signatures sought for traffic jam plan

 Spanish firm wins Italian toll deal

 US transport funds hit by fuel costs

 Mercury PND features Black Box function

 Planners seek SunPass upgrade

 China, Thailand embrace GPS navigation

 Manchester charge scheme to benefit rail?

 Navman Wireless chooses Kore comms

 Opel Eye recognizes danger

 Delhi plans intelligent traffic system

 Clear Channel Radio expands Mio links

 Philippines traffic programs in court battle

 New York region okays signal cameras

 Trafinfo turns to Rabbit Technology

 MATE to provide video analytics for Delaware River

 Allied Digital secures GMR Projects contract

 Nordic Capital buys SafeRoad

 NTSB chairman: technology reduces highway accidents

 IDOT buys Citilog’s VisioPaD

 Bangalore installs more traffic cameras

 TrafficCast partners with Apisphere

 Shanghai plans real-time TV traffic info

 TomTom: research shows satnavs boost safety

 ComNet appoints marketing VP

 Insurer ends Pay as You Drive

 Navteq offers Indonesia’s first digital roadmap

 Weiss-Electronic completes Berlin tunnel system

 Manchester residents oppose C-charge

 TRW launches automatic emergency braking

 Navteq supports ‘amAze’ initiative

 Polaris to buy Hughes Telematics for US$700m

 Denso highlights dangers ahead

 Red-light camera contracts ruled legal

 Microsoft unveils dedicated PND operating system

 Plenary loses North Tampa toll concession

 Ertico elects new Supervisory Board

 Glibert police get traffic-signal interrupters

 Kapsch wins London charge role

 Feenstra takes ITSA government affairs role

 Turnpike criticised on safety record keeping

 Cybit signs deal with Ford Fleet Telematics

 Stevens steps down at ITS UK

 Westminster tries variable car park pricing

 Ramp meters set for debut on I-285

 Dublin Bus upgrades data system

 APT Controls acquires Signpost Solutions

 Maricopa issues video RFP

 Capital Beltway completes HOT lane financing

 Wellington plans transit tender

 Insurance group in telematics promotion

 China pledges satcoms support for Nigeria

 Kuwait to replace cameras with radar

 Posdsata helps Yangi’s U-city plans

 Budget bonanza from Maryland speed cameras

 GPS will help drivers go more with traffic flow

 Telematics entrepreneur wins top business accolade

 Study: Fewer accidents on Friday the 13th

 Ford working to tackle congestion and mobility challenges

 Secretary Peters announces funding to fight traffic in the Twin Cities

 Strix wins Korean intelligent highway project

 Carlyle exits Transics

 ACLU says Providence is losing money on traffic signal cameras

 Rearview mirror navigation system

 New study shows LA worst in nation for traffic congestion

 New filtering capabilities boost surveillance

 California transportation measures speed ahead

 New initiative would control truck traffic

 CTA to test traffic signal prioritization for buses

 Bright outlook for Olympic forecasts

 Company offers Jakarta electronic road pricing system

 Alabama law enforcement turns to e-citations

 UPS uses technology to keep trucks on the move

 Lou Neudorff joins Iteris

 Tele Atlas announces latest platform

 Work to start on Bognor Regis transport masterplan

 Las Vegas to copy traffic management ideas

 Indiana DOT increasing ERDAS investment

 Trafficmaster to appoint Coleman as finance director

 MTA, Google Transit launching trip planner

 VTT Finland selected for European ICT project

 Stockholm congestion charging reduces traffic

 ICx wins US$15.6 million California ITS contract

 Taiwan ITS to launch this year

 Taking care of traffic in Boca Raton

 GPS market to grow by 17% by 2010

 Tele Atlas’ supervisory board changes

 Traffic office management system launched

 IBM Research and Kyoto University partner for urban solutions

 Telecom veteran named CIO of ATX

 Wi-Fi could be the answer to traffic congestion

 NAVTEQ secures all NAVIGON off and onboard business for three years

 Greater Bridge Oversight Sought

 Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority launches new ITS phase

 Atlantia CEO sees economic slowdown affecting motorway traffic

 New VIP X1600 XF series offers decoding as well as encoding functionality

 Pittsburgh radio station switches to NAVTEQ Traffic

 Iran and Kazakhstan join forces for new highway

 TomTom says navigation application already running on iPhone

 Charting a new course


 Helping drivers to see in the dark

 Congestion charge referendum could still be key in Manchester

 Texas to implement tolls on its streets

 Staten Island looking for ‘smart' traffic solutions

 Traffic signals still off after two years

 Telvent wins Meishan City traffic contract

 Kapsch TrafficCom acquires TechnoCom

 Psychologists: Traffic taking toll on psychic health

 UK TIF award announcement due today

 JasPar creates in-vehicle Bluetooth working group

 Road signs to warn against UK satnav shortcuts

 US traffic cameras operating in the red

 Coalition pushes against traffic cameras

 Cellint expands in southern Sweden

 Eight firms bid for Alligator Alley

 Lincoln’s rating ‘Syncs’ in JD Power ratings

 Nassau faces red-light bill battle

 Lichtblau launches ComNet

 PB develops LA congestion charge

 Koreans embrace bus service information

 Arlington County chooses ATS

 Honolulu bus stops gain electronic signs

 Trafficmaster wins three contract extensions

 Nokia purchase of Navteq approval assured?

 John Clough joins Astrata’s board

 Coming soon: adverts on satnavs

 GPS tracks down prank 911 callers

 Logica, AirSage partner for real-time traffic

 Mayor faces congestion charge referendum?

 Microsoft researchers explore smart GPS

 More speed sensors for North Carolina

 Satnav thieves lose their way

 TRW unveils next-generation control panel

 Expressway amblers reach record in Japan

 RMI Alchemy partners with Horizon for PNDs

 Chinese ETC system begins tests

 New name for ITS America Advisory Group

 Trimble shares downgraded by analyst

 Robotic Teddy shows the way

 De Taeye to step down as Tele Atlas is sold

 AvMap, Peugeot launch PND with breathalyzer

 US transport coalition prepares for launch

 Redlands’ red light system goes live

 PTP plans gradual move to e-tolling

 Florida’s 511 promotes eco driving

 Gainesville begins traffic control upgrade

 Somerville considers red light cameras

 Mio introduces camera-GPS

 Singapore buys bus video enforcement

 Salt Lake synchronizes to improve traffic flow

 ActionGPS buys GPSblog.com

 AND releases navigable map data for Austria

 Mothers’ Day prompts navigation record

 Toronto considers road pricing

 Virginia DOT shortlisted for Harvard award

 Self-checks ordered for China map websites

 Sacramento uses cameras to ease I-5 delays

 Virginia publishes vehicle crash data on web

 New York State Thruway plans toll study

 Malta plans intelligent traffic management

 Phoenix reviews traffic-camera program

 Nissan unveils anti-drunk driving vehicle

 Most dads want GPS for Father’s Day

 Dhanus appoints Ramnath as group president

 AccordMP re-brands as enterprisemouchel

 Vaisala predicts non-invasive growth trend

 ESRI maps GIS for traffic managers

 Q-Free to demonstrate V2V

 Gewi predicts convergent traffic data

 Poliscan in-car goes mobile

 Swarco optimizes movements of people and goods

 Knürr: Greater demands placed on traffic control

 Fela focuses on open systems

 Infotrip sees trend to service

 Traffic Futura unveils LED signs

 SICE highlights taffic regulator

 TrafficLand puts ConnDOT cameras online

 ACS acquires Transportation Management Systems

 JAI unveils new multirole traffic camera

 ODOT unveils traffic monitoring website

 US DoT seeks border congestion cures

 Autonet Mobile wins industry newcomer award

 Cameras focus on Seattle school zones

 Texas affirms five tolling principles

 Durham Police battle vehicle cloners

 Florida seeks Alligator Alley privatization proposals

 TomTom closes in on Tele Atlas

 Garmin targets GPS phone market

 Motorists think speed cameras worsen driving

 Jamaica tracks cars

 New Delhi police demand signal improvement

 US vehicle visibility market to grow

 Toyota’s night view highlights pedestrians

 Mazda’s cars prompt each other’s braking

 IBM study highlights commuter stress

 Oak Ridge’s micro gyroscopes improve navigation

 Massachusetts considers I-93 tolls