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July 2010

 

 Minnesota's Smart Lanes go live

 Local bereaved mother joins forces with Brake to campaign for speed cameras

 JCT announces papers confirmed for its Traffic Signals Symposium

 'Games lanes' on London roads for Olympic athletes

 Inrix expands European real-time traffic coverage

 British 'Plug-In Car Grant' will go ahead from January 2011

 Six new UK gas/EV projects

 TRW forecasts electric parking brake on one in five European cars by 2015

 Mercedes launches first van with ex factory battery-electric drive

 LaHood announces second National Distracted Driving Summit

 SmartBeam assist system now offered on nine VW models

 Roads minister hails progress on UK's longest under-land road tunnel

 TRMI to replace AVI system at Los Angeles Airport

 TSS opens New York office

 OnStar to enable GM car owners to control functions via smart phones

 Brake reacts to road safety cuts

 PC*MILER Solutions now integrate with Oracle Transportation Management

 Dartford charge suspension considered at busy times

 Study suggests American prefer tolls over taxes

 RoadSafe welcomes new EC safety program

 Illinois DOT deploys BlueTOAD to monitor road speeds on Eisenhower Expressway

 VisLab’s magnificent autonomous journey

 USD’s parking guidance system reduces stress and search times

 M2M specialist joins ERTICO

 TIO selected to provide a network of payment locations to assist Florida’s Turnpike in transition to AET

 Braidwood to offer new service

 ACEM reinforces its advertising policy to promote better PTW safety

 Omission of drugs-driving from EC road safety action plan a concern for TISPOL

 Bridge structural monitoring technology claims ITS America prize

 European Commission reveals initiatives to meet 2020 road safety targets

 HNTB Corporation hires Jim Ely

 Saudi motorists warned against attempts to dodge Saher system

 TrafficLand adding new cameras to its network

 DAF Trucks signs contract extension for Iteris LDW systems

 Tanzania en route to growth thanks to JICA grant for road networks

 Motorway lighting to be switched off to save energy

 First London Cycle Superhighways go live

 Elektromotive announces biggest-ever order for recharging points

 Road safety library launched by Brake

 TomTom launches Custom Travel Times at user conference

 New toll signs welcome all tags in Texas

 70% of consumers want the most current road information in their GPS device


 Lockheed Martin to evaluate wireless network architecture for USDOT

 Iteris selected as American Traffic Solutions' video detection supplier

 F1 champion Lewis Hamilton calls on fleets to run cars equipped with ESC

 Industry research shows driver assistance systems are on the up

 Information Display Company reduces energy use of its radar speed signs by 50%

 5% discount for all ETC users in Taiwan to begin late July

 Automated license plate readers to be installed across Northeast Ohio

 New ALPR camera launched by Imagsa Technologies

 Development work begins on new traffic management facility in Hawaii

 Indian police look to pyramid power to cut accidents

 Scotland's speed camera system costs taxpayers £3 million

 NAVTEQ selected by US DOT for the advancement of technology in the transportation system


 Iteris deploys Bluetooth-based solution to measure arterial travel times

 Many fleet managers overlook the importance of buying or leasing safe vehicles, says Roadsafe

 Photo-enforcement cameras to be turned off in Arizona this week

 Korean speed limits to be lowered in toll collection areas

 Safety drive in Manchester sees road death toll drop by a fifth

 PennDOT invites motorists to take online highway safety survey

 The shocking costs of ‘free’ navigation abroad

 Euro NCAP to reward advanced safety technologies

 World Bank to assist Nigeria in improving road safety

 Safety measures being cut in Gloucestershire despite road collisions costing £130 million

 UK government to encourage employers to let staff work from home to reduce congestion

 Two transportation projects land state funding in New York

 Mobile device ban while driving has pulled in more than half a million dollars in Hawaii

 Iteris awarded US$2 million contract to prioritize and implement highway projects in Los Angeles

 New Hampshire DOT successfully opens New England’s first Open Road Tolling system

 London Mayor and TfL announce major initiatives to improve cycle safety around lorries

 Ford improves Sync to give drivers safer alternative to handheld texting

 Numerex offers new real-time vehicle intelligence services

 IRD awarded data collection equipment and software service contract by California Transportation Department

 EMCOR Group subsidiary awarded contract from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation

 Cameras could replace Dartford Crossing booths in the UK

 TomTom provides traffic management and environmental planning solutions for City of Aalborg

 NYSDOT and NYSERDA fund research to improve transportation efficiencies in New York State

 Commission welcomes European Parliament approval of new legal framework for ITS

 Innotrek wins major traffic management contract in China

 Indian Government to implement country-wide automated toll system

 New generation of rapid deployment ALPR solutions launched

 ERF actively committed to reducing road fatalities involving PTWs

 Low-cost options improve safety on UK’s roads

 UK charity Brake calls for increased telematics use

 New variable message road signs for Abu Dhabi

 Camera system’s flaws cost North Texas Tollway Authority millions in lost revenue

 License plate recognition cameras must be regulated, claims UK home secretary

 National Federation of the Blind to debut car that can be driven independently by the blind

 Arizonans speak out about road safety cameras

 RAC Foundation claims future road pricing is ‘inevitable’

 New cat’s eyes installation improves road safety in Quezon City

 Colorado DOT extends Speedinfo Solar-Powered Doppler Sensor coverage

 Volvo Trucks teaches children the importance of being seen in traffic

 Elektromotive powers launches of all-new plug-in vehicles

 TRW’s Collision Mitigation Braking delivers affordable city driving safety

 WMUR-TV deploys Beat The Traffic system for real-time traffic information on New Hampshire roads

 OBU-free cars to be allowed in ETC lanes on freeways in China

 Police in Northern Ireland get £13 million ALPR system

 IBM Global Commuter Pain Study reveals traffic crisis in key international cities

 Latest technologies used to improve transport in the North Sea Region

 DriveGain launches fuel-saving iPhone application

 Euro NCAP to announce new initiative at an upcoming advanced vehicle safety technologies event

 Arcadis awarded US$35 million contract with Georgia Department of Transportation for traffic management

 National Share the Road Safety Program returns to Montana, USA, to teach teens safe driving techniques

 Operation Sentinel in Hertfordshire, UK, celebrates first anniversary

 Sensys Networks launches Innovations in Transportation Research Center

 Infinova solves sodium lighting problem for Indian highway project