August 2008
Revenues, profits rise at Trafficmaster
Optelecom plans camera range launch
Louisiana DOT installs traffic camera sensors
Trafficmaster: congestion eases as fuel costs rise
Low-Car Diet leads to permanent car loss
US reports drop in DUI fatalities
Study: congestion pricing does not hurt the poor
Mississippi DOT invites airport toll proposals
Beat the Traffic to use INRIX traffic data
UK m’way toll lane plan moves forward
Paralympic traffic lanes open in Beijing
NAVIGON extends free real-time traffic updates offer
Singapore unveils public-private payments
Clearview plans soccer ground roadshows
Manchester Airport invests in ANPR cameras
Paulsen appointed president of PBS&J
USDOT awards US$14.7 million for rural roads
Akruti City offers robotic parking in Mumbai
Garmin adds lane assist to satnav
Alaskan trial for video detectors
Xiamen City readies bus rapid transit
Merseyside police choose Futronics solution
Winchester expands pay-by-phone parking
Holyoke buys parking ticket tool
Sachse radar trailer discourages speeding
US Commerce Dept. to hold toll road hearing
TfL publishes congestion charge report
Brisbane to scrap tidal flow system?
Globis Data seeks traffic map volunteers
Michigan DOT video promotes rumble strips
Oakland red-light cameras go live
Truckers in threat over new toll system
Microsoft test-drives WiFi in vehicles
Redflex announces massive profit growth
Ralf Hug joins Airbiquity in marketing role
Texas leaders aim to secure transport funding
Traffic light change saves money
Grey Island posts revenue and income records
Taipei traffic signals ‘inhuman’
New book describes traffic psychology
Airbiquity launches connected services platform for PNDs
Turnpike vote set for next month
Imtech wins contracts, buys DIS Nordic
Japanese toll systems reduce violations
AAA launches mobile navigation program
Korenix links Beijing’s traffic control
SiRF GPS chips face import ban
San Diego makes way for high-tech bus lane
Grim financial outlook for US toll roads
New MDOT signs give information about traffic
Election will decide on tolling in Auckland
Traffic light slices through lorry
Helicopters control road traffic in Bulgaria
Safer Olympic journeys in Beijing
Bus technology to shorten time at traffic signals
US$1.84 million a year traffic camera does drivers a bad turn
Sheffield opts for iMesh solution
Cyprus to treble traffic camera network
Dhaka to build traffic control center
Farragut launches Redflex negotiations
San Marcos seeks traffic control upgrade
Denver’s E470 to end cash collection
Telvent wins Rhode Island E-ZPass contract
St. Louis invests in onboard surveillance
NASA seeks lunar navigation solution
Clarion unveils mobile internet navigation device
Human ‘traffic lights’ debut in Guangzhou
Navitime enhances multimodal navigation
Continental agrees to Schaeffler takeover
3M and PIPS Technology in EVR accord
Beijing plans for more loops after Games
Truck position research tool wins ITE Award
Tunnel speed cameras set for Eastlink
Honeywell claims patent infringement
Groundbreaking today on Bush Turnpike
Alabama to post I-65 travel times
Report: Technical issues stymie connected PNDs
Florida faces Fay with 511 traffic service
Oak Ridge okays red-light cameras
Cameras to ease Macomb traffic
Continental gas pedal warns drivers
Louis Martin joins INEX Technologies board
Manilla’s traffic cameras seek floods
Iteris wins LA transit signal priority deal
Oregon selects Voyage traffic controller
Peters calls for more local control of freeways
Mercedes seeks off-road satnav
Cameras support Louisiana flood response
Schwarzenegger proposes PPP toll lanes at borders
Issaquah signs ATS camera contract
Chip supports BMW 7 Series vision system
Pay-per-use set for Utah’s I-15
Efkon wins three Indian projects
Redflex wins Morristown camera contract
Report: EMEA markets embrace smartphones
Oman’s first toll road nears completion
NRA details plans to demolish M50 toll plaza
Report: predictive models to revolutionize navigation
Maryland camera overestimates speed
Washington DC invests US$4.5 million in ALPR
Olympic maps smooth Games traffic
AvMap offers Drive Safe system
Lonely Planet now on Nokia Maps
Econolite wins Mississippi video order
Washington DC launches bike share
New York tests benefits of live traffic video
Arizona camera vans return to duty
Broadcom claims GPS patent victory
UK plans pay-as-you-drive tax trials
Hough takes control at Tracking Corporation
Sydney offers short-term E-tags
Group challenges camera revenues
Vizzion traffic service now on BlackBerry
Welsh police target bike speeders
Caltrans invests in microwave comms
Federal conservation sued over toll road findings
Redflex accused of FCC violations
USA sees drop in highway fatalities and rate
Oregon to have first interstate solar project
BC Ministry of Transport upgrades roadway software
Singapore’s LTA receive GIS award
Suna expands traffic messaging service to Sydney, Brisbane
Two companies join Greek highway consortium
Transport for London “deliberately obstructed traffic flows”, according to ABD
IP capability offered with new wireless backhaul product
ALPR technology from Appian Technology hits the big screen
New program would photograph cars entering Manhattan
UDOT activates ramp meters a day early
Washington State DOT issues RFI for ATM and DMS technology
US$27 million E-ZPass award for Telvent
EarthSearch Communications launches new safety solution
Roads face ruin as funds fall short
Voters send signal over burned-out traffic lights
Iteris to debut Edgeconnect Ethernet communication module
CAN$1.3 million weigh-in-motion contract in Virginia
FHWA approves rectangular rapid flashing beacons
SFTA officials nix Golden Gate Bridge congestion pricing
Transforming bridges into scales?
American driving sees eighth month of steady decline
Third of UK drivers risk dying in a road tunnel fire
Toll road transponder security hacked
Amey awarded southeast UK TechMAC contract
Mobile toll collection aiding Olympics traffic flow
German consortium starts car-to-x trial
Hughes Telematics enters agreements with IBM, Oracle
ORBCOMM launches six new satellites
Quebec police using ANPR to catch problem motorists
Cold comfort for Washington’s roads
Upset for Manchester congestion charge plans
Beijing CBD establishes traffic inquiry system
AASHTO names transport awards finalists
TomTom kicks off Map Share contest
Navteq expands its North America offering
Another UK speed camera torched
GPS helping waste collection efficiency
Fridges, toilets named ultimate car accessories
Website geared toward helping drivers save gas
deCarta secures US$20 million financing
Indiana finds red-light cameras illegal
Illinois plans statewide speed camera installation
Brits sticking with cars at all costs
Compensating for toll problems
City signs up to re-invent the traffic light
Traffic police using surveillance cameras
Technology to help handle Hertfordshire traffic
MIPS launches next-generation GPS RF tuner
CGSE to sign agreement with DigitalGlobe
Toll agencies eye automatic increases
Motorists see some strange signs
Portuguese toll road outlook negative
Redflex wins contract in Blue Island, Illinois
Speeding: just the ticket to fight crime?
Ford to add blind-spot mirror on 2009 Edge model
Lotus develops system to simulate sounds for quiet cars
Segways and ticket machines aid Seattle parking enforcement
Los Angeles awards contract to Iteris
Bad roads causing more breakdowns
BMW expands high-beam assist to new X6 model
So smart, cars that talk to each other
Transportation PPPs soar to record levels
Woman seeks reimbursement for gas wasted in traffic
IACP certifies speed enforcement technology
Less traffic drives down toll profits
More ‘tools on tall poles’ to help traffic flow
Beijing opens bus rapid transit to ease traffic woes
Nissan prototype hints to the future of advanced safety
London traffic congestion is at its worst since 2002
San Francisco debates congestion tax
Study shows gridlock increases by 10.9%
Delhi BRT CCTV to give real-time traffic info
Contractors urge EC to accelerate Galileo procurement
EU reserves radio frequency for ITS technology
Green light for speed camera website
Garmin, Harley-Davidson launch Road Tech zumo
Kasik to lead US subsidiary of Telegra
Sirit reports Q2 2008 financial results
New Irish roads not on sat-nav until 2010
Hong Kong issues traffic telecoms tender
Iteris, Delphi team to market active truck safety
Beijing completes traffic sign Olympics upgrade
Virginia start-up to roll out 3-in-1 service
VeriFone drives transportation payment in Turkey
Mio, SMG launch TMC services through DAB
Australia to get digital radio in 2009
UK develops cooperative transport systems
West Virginia mulls toll network upgrade
Dubai focuses on more road cameras
Virginia drivers see the light
Plans in place to tackle inconsiderate parking
Cities given green light to catch red-light runners
No barrier to success in China
RITA poised to change US ITS program
Privacy watchdog gives Street View the go-ahead
Free traffic news for Detroit mobiles
MTA appoints Telvent for ETC maintenance
International center for connecting vehicles, highways and technologies
UK’s West Midlands receives cash boost for congestion-busting schemes
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