September 2009
Federal Highway Administrator Mendez opens I-35W HOT lanes in Minneapolis
Tele Atlas’s latest MultiNet map database includes 1.25 million user community edits
UK DfT stimulus funds allow M62 safety improvement scheme to begin early
Virginia HOT lanes survey shows majority of drivers are distracted
Delphi to lead Active Safety Car research project
Bosch selects ComNet to develop fiber-optic Ethernet interface for AutoDome camera range
Decatur, Georgia, pilots wireless parking enforcement scheme
UK Highways Agency launches new publication for disabled road users
New Zealand’s Transport Minister overrules Ministry on cellphone navigation legality
Renesas carries out first commercial WAVE verification Test in Changchun City, China
Rasilient Systems launches PixelStor IP-SAN video storage system
New automatic warning and braking system for pedestrian safety featured on Volvo S60
Winners of the 2009 eSafety Awards announced in Stockholm
Florida report says new I-95 toll express lanes have significantly speeded up traffic
Ohio Turnpike’s E-Zpass system goes ‘live’ on Thursday
Former President Bill Clinton helps launch US$10 million iRAP scheme
Journey Dynamics analysis provides individual driving style profiles
Stockholm congestion charge study shows 18% reduction in traffic
IRD awarded contract for Nova Scotia mainline WIM system
Study reveals benefits of parking guidance system at Johannesburg Airport
Car OEMS endorse ban on texting and hand-held phone use while driving
TrafficTalk announces localized voice-based traffic information service
iOmniscient uneveils latest surveillance offerings
NCTA announces winners of three Triangle Expressway contracts
Mayrise Street Works software keeps traffic moving in South Wales
VIA integrates Tele Atlas Speed Profiles into its analysis platform
Transport for London joins the SCOOT Steering Group
Leading expert to advise UK to introduce RUC
Vicon introduces new H.264-ready DVRs
Barco launches new control room platform
TRL and TSS announce development of the TRANSYT Aimsun Link
Rumble strips cut crossover accidents by nearly 60%
Kent speed cameras to enforce cellphone and seatbelt laws
Castrol to use ALPR system to advise on engine oil
Exacq announces integration with Basler IP cameras
Kapsch expands VMS for Czech motorways
Sprint provides FEMA with emergency response system
NXP and Skymeter collaborate on new RUC system
Balfour Beatty to buy Parsons Brinckerhoff for US$626 million
TRL and IBS to collaborate on road transportation systems
UDOT awards TransCore US$16 million I-15 Express Lanes contract
Construction to start on UK’s new ITS research center
Kapsch joint venture wins SANRAL open road tolling contract
RedFusion system taken to its limits at Rockingham Speedway
Alcohol Countermeasure Systems gets CA$3 million Ontario grant for interlock research
Navigon announces new Traffic Live feature for its iPhone navigation app
Georgia SRTA announces Intent to Award RFID contract to Transcore
Michigan DOT uses NAVTEQ to collect its real-time traffic data
Quixote releases new version of its roadway weather information software
Nearly one million drivers detected in TISPOL speed campaign
Lumenova and Jenoptik join forces in LED street lighting
Australian Summit to set national ITS strategy for the next 10 years
Colorado DOT installs SpeedInfo sensors on 150 miles of Interstate and highways
NAVTEQ, Nokia and Magneti Marelli collaboration integrates smartphones and infotainment systems
M6 Managed Motorway project starts a year early due to UK Government stimulus funding
CS to update French A86 tolling and payment system
Portable LED traffic system could cut work zone casualties
Telvent to install the first open-road tolling system in New Hampshire, USA
UK Highways Agency announces plans for major new traffic monitoring system
PIPS Technology’s ALPR system is successfully implemented on E-470 open-road tollway
Siemens completes second phase of Aberdeen VMS program
TransCore introduces three new RFID transponders and 5.9GHz reader
Init rolls out new ITS vehicle management and control system for Dublin Bus
Vitronic to launch new red light enforcement system at ITS World Congress
Egis wins three new French infrastructure contracts
Continental reveals new customer for collision-avoidance technology
TomTom extends Live Services to Belgium and Portugal
Sirit awarded US$6.6 million renewal of FasTrak RFID transponder order
California issues final pay-as-you-drive insurance regulations
New cellular-based VMS system to be installed on Cape Town’s highways
Optelecom NKF’s Siqura TrafficServer named as ASIS Top Transformational Product
Pedestrian/animal detection system for cooperative traffic infrastructure
New central reservation gates will ease motorway traffic tailbacks
GSMA and EU framework moves eCall project forward
Traffic jams preferable to congestion charges says CSS survey
Road accidents could become South Africa’s second biggest killer by 2020
Mumbai becomes first Indian city to have CCTV traffic monitoring system
AA president suggests 'simple measures' to reduce CO2
Allegheny County’s new Envista software will coordinate projects
ATS acquires rival Nestor in receivership deal
Amey announced as preferred bidder for Birmingham highways PFI
IRD awarded two contracts in India valued at C$1.5 million
Technical experts and leading racing drivers meet to discuss eSafety
New Zealand’s first online RUC licences purchased using eRoad system
TomTom launches OpenLR open-source navigation project
CIST announces US$11 million contract
Jupiter Systems makes two new appointments
Actelis Networks gets new funding for expansion
Melbourne toll road at the center of US$345 million traffic lawsuit
Bay County, Florida gets US$6.5 million ITS system
AA and Traficmaster report shows record drop in UK congestion
Transport for London marketing chief to step down
European Transport Safety Council releases new study
San Marcos Boulevard Smart Corridor Project to open in 30 days
Data Transfer Solutions wins five major contracts
UK Highways Agency issues RFP for Integrated Asset Management Information System
IBM survey shows fewer commuters think congestion has got worse
Traficon’s AID system being deployed in 22 tunnels around Paris
Toyota to launch DSRC-equipped car ‘soon’
Expert line-up for IBEC road pricing seminar announced
NAVTEQ announces integration of Nokia GPS data into Traffic products
ATX and BMW obtain French certification for eCall in-vehicle SOS system
IPICO and IRD reveal success of their EVI relationship in Latin America
Init to equip a further 800 Dubai buses with its Intermodal Transport Control System
London turns off traffic signals in congestion-relief experiment
511PA ‘good to go’ for Pennsylvania travelers
NAVTEQ launches new 3D junction navigation system in Europe
Sirit to install ETC system in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Discrete Wireless Inc launches MARCUS SpeedLimit real-time speed alerts
Road Safety Expo announces new speakers
New version of MapNow mapping software from Mayrise Systems
UK Highways Agency announces third phase of North West ramp metering project
Georgia SRTA to replace HOV with HOT on I-85
WYDOT expands its VMS and weather monitoring system
Intergraph introduces new geospatial roadway information management system
Visteon offers aftermarket navigation system to SYNC-equipped Ford vehicles
New camera technology to help truck drivers improve safety
New Zealand Transport Agency increases highways budget by 17%
StreetMapper mobile laser mapping system passes California test
EGPI Firecreek Inc to acquire South Atlantic Traffic Corporation
USDOT awards US$100,000 research contract to Solar Roadways
Parsons Brinckerhoff named as CE&I consultant for US 19 project in Florida
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