FLIR’s latest wrong-way driving safety technology delivered in Arizona
In response to the increase in accidents and fatalities due to wrong-way driving on freeways, camera technology company FLIR has been selected by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to design and implement a detection and countermeasure decision-support system based on FLIR’s Cameleon ITS and TrafiSense video-analytic thermal cameras. When a vehicle passes through the […]
Vision for future of Strategic Road Network mapped in new plan
New proposals for the future of England’s motorways and major A-roads have been published as part of plans to connect the country and grow the economy in an environmentally sustainable way. The Strategic Road Network Initial Report for 2025-2030 sets out National Highways’ advice to government on priorities for one of the country’s most important […]
British SMEs hail European opportunity at ITS Lisbon congress
The Transport Technology Forum is being praised for supporting a British delegation of small and medium sized enterprises taking part in the ITS European Congress in Lisbon next week. Zenzic, Navtech Radar, Clearview Intelligence, Nicander, Now Wireless, ANGOKA, Ito World, Neology, Arup, Grid Smarter Cities, See.Sense and VESOS are participating on the UK Pavilion, which […]
Valerann delivers multi-data traffic management and safety solution in Costa Rica
British data analytics company Valerann has successfully delivered a second fully-remote deployment of its Lanternn by Valerann™ Advanced Traffic Management product in Central America, enabling traffic to flow better and the road to become safer. As part of an integrated new generation of end-to-end solutions for road operators, its software is being used on one […]
Highways UK announces return of Excellence Awards
The UK’s biggest highways and transport exhibition has announced the return of its awards ceremony at the event in October. The Highways UK Excellence Awards will be held on Wednesday 18 October, aimed at “bringing the community together to celebrate quality and excellence in the Highways industry”. Categories are: Individual Awards ???? Associate Laureates (Rising Star) […]
JCT details Traffic Signals Symposium papers
The popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium returns to Nottingham Trent University in September, and its programme has been filled earlier than ever before. The two day event on 14 and 15 September, with the opening social event and the MOVA User Group the night before, attracts delegates from across the public sector, consultancies and suppliers. […]
Operation Brock contraflow to be deployed ahead of Spring bank holiday
The The Kent Resilience Forum has confirmed that the Operation Brock contraflow system on the M20 in Kent will be deployed from Sunday 21 May 2023 ahead of the Spring bank holiday and expected high passenger numbers. Operation Brock is part of a series of measures to improve Kent’s resilience and ensure the smooth flow […]
Further A34 closures near Oxford for viaduct work
Drivers are being urged to plan ahead if travelling around Oxford this weekend as closures on the A34 continue. The closure is for National Highways to carry out essential maintenance work on the Wolvercote Viaduct, a major structure on the A34, and carries the trunk road over the River Thames. Some of the work is […]
Spanish consortium launches 5G sustainability project
A consortium of companies in Spain have launched CRETA, an innovative project to promote sustainable mobility and the reduction of emissions through 5G technology. The objective of this initiative is to create and implement an “active and dynamic management solution” for transport and mobility based on the control of the real emissions of each vehicle […]
PTV Group joins the Overture Maps Foundation to help build a new collaborative standard for open map data
Modelling and simulation software company PTV Group has joined the Overture Maps Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, which was founded by TomTom, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Meta in December 2022. The foundation is aiming to create a new standard for open map data, and PTV will support the collaboration with its expertise in multimodal modelling […]