Optimising traffic flow: FLIR presents cutting edge AI solutions at ITS World Congress 2025
FLIR is set to showcase cutting-edge embedded AI innovations that promise to optimise traffic flow at this year’s ITS World Congress. Among the highlights is the introduction of FLIR TrafiSense Dual AI, a revolutionary easy-to-install solution for improving safety and efficiency in urban traffic. In addition to these advancements, FLIR will demonstrate the seamless integration […]
ITS World Congress: US rollout for GovComm’s life-saving Wrong Way Vehicle Detection System
GovComm, provider of artificial intelligence-enhanced wrong-way vehicle detection systems (WWVDS), has announced that its highly accurate wrong-way vehicle detection technology – previously deployed extensively in Florida – is rapidly expanding to agencies and departments of transportation nationwide. This accelerated expansion is made possible by GovComm’s acquisition by transportation safety infrastructure specialists Synapse ITS. GovComm joined the […]
West Midlands Police trial AI camera in ghost plate crackdown
West Midlands Police are deploying an AI camera in an attempt to catch up to two million motorists who doctor their number plates to evade detection in ultra-low emission (ULEZ) and low-speed zones. It is estimated as many as one in 15 motorists may be using “ghost” or fake plates to avoid being caught by the […]
New York City: Stop Waymo’s driverless cars, say taxi drivers
Taxi drivers in New York City are making it clear that they do not want to share the road with self-driving cabs. The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers is asking Governor Kathy Hochul to halt a program passed by Mayor Eric Adams, says Eyewitness News, which is allowing Alphabet’s Waymo to test eight […]
Resurfacing scheme in Burton completes ahead of schedule
A scheme to reconstruct a roundabout in Burton has been completed two days ahead of schedule, thanks to the hard work of highways crews. Staffordshire County Council’s highways team have spent the last two weeks resurfacing the A444 Stanton Road roundabout and its approaches, along with sections of Violet Way. The project also included drain […]
Economist to advise West Midlands mayor on £2.4bn transport plan
Am economist who has worked on projects such as HS2 has been brought in by West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker to advise on the region’s new multi-billion pound transport scheme. Bridget Rosewell CBE has been appointed to provide independent advice, with a focus on the region’s £2.4bn Transport for City Regions package. The project is […]
Monotch and Applied Information team up to power next-generation connected infrastructure
Monotch, the European market leader in real-time mobility data exchange, and Applied Information, the leading US developer of intelligent transportation solutions and connected vehicle applications, have agreed to connect Applied Information’s market-leading devices and Glance platform with Monotch’s TLEX data sharing layer. The combined solution and joint go-to-market activity enables exchange of mobility data between vehicles, […]
Waymo receives permit to test robotaxis in New York City
Waymo has received its first permit to begin testing its autonomous vehicles in New York City with a trained specialist behind the wheel, helping the company advance its self-driving ambitions. Waymo can now begin testing a limited number of its self-driving cars in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, reports Reuters. Until now, Waymo has […]
North Carolina Turnpike Authority and Kapsch TrafficCom to deploy world’s first production-level V2X tolling system
The North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) and Kapsch TrafficCom will deploy the world’s first-ever production-level tolling system based on Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology. This joint initiative will move connected vehicle (CV)-based tolling from the concept and pilot phases into a live, operational environment on the Triangle Expressway (NC-540) near Raleigh, establishing a new global standard for […]
Digging up Britain: Safe digging industry drives 3.9m searches
The UK’s safe digging industry recorded 3.9 million underground asset searches in 2024. Of these, more than 421,000 were highways related, with contractors and highways workers checking for pipes and cables every 17 seconds during the average working day, according to Digging up Britain 2025. Launched today, the annual report from LSBUD, which analyses the digging activity […]