Cyberattacks on cars double in a year
A new report into the cyber security of connected cars suggests that the number of attacks on vehicles doubled in the year to 2019, and were up seven-fold compared with 2016. The research by U Switch suggests that two-thirds of new cars are now connected, with all cars expected to be online by 2026. It […]
Cycle lane legislation supported by Videalert solution
A video analytics solution has been approved to enforce mandatory cycle lanes when legislation allows the technological enforcement later in June. Videalert is also the only company able to provide its own suite of attended, unattended and Mobile Vehicle CCTV enforcement solutions using the same intelligent digital video software platform. Existing Videalert clients can add […]
Fiat testing automatic hybrid switch
It’s reported Fiat is pilotting a project which automatically switches hybrid plug-in cars to electric-only mode when entering congested city centres. Reuters reports that the project in Turin, named ‘Turin Geofencing Lab’ is based on a prototype system with fully integrated on-board sensors allowing a car to recognise when it is entering a restricted traffic […]
Samsung patents sat nav glasses
The technology company Samsung has filed a patent in South Korea for glasses which have augmented reality and show turn-by-turn navigation. Cnet.com reports that the idea can be described as a “head up display that’s on at all times.” The patent description suggests a camera will work with the glasses to read the road ahead. […]
Birmingham’s World Congress bid 2024 through to next stage
Birmingham’s bid to host the 2024 ITS World Congress has taken a step forward with the bid committee being invited to interview by organisers ERTICO – ITS Europe. “We are delighted to announce that the West Midlands bid to host the ITS World Congress in 2024 has taken a step forward,” says a statement posted […]
Case study highlights bus lane enforcement in Lancashire
The challenge was set by Lancashire County Council to standardise a single multi- purpose platform for the enforcement of bus lanes throughout the county as part of a commitment to improve travel for people using public transport while also providing additional traffic management support. The solution turned out to be a digital video platform from […]
Research body launches second AI competition
An independent and global machine-learning research institute established by HERE Technologies has launched its second annual Traffic4Cast competition. The Institute for Advanced Research in Artificial Intelligence (IARAI) wants the AI community to analyse the datasets in ten cities and create algorithms that predict future traffic flows. Submissions for this year’s competition are due by October […]
Driverless car company gets VW investment to expand to Europe
The American self-driving car company Argo has received a $2.6 billion (approx £2 billion) investment from Volkswagen to expand into Europe. Its CEO Bryan Salesky has blogged that the move to add a centre in Europe “differentiates us as the only self-driving technology platform company with partnerships and commercial agreements for deployment across the U.S. and Europe.” […]
Skoda merges connected car apps into single solution
The Czech carmaker Skoda has improved its smartphone app experience by putting the functionality of two different ones into one. Up until now, the Skoda Connect app provided online services such as remote locking or unlocking of the doors, or displaying the current position of the parked vehicle. Meanwhile the Skoda OneApp used SmartLink+ technology […]
Industry urged to “embrace data” to deal with new transport challenges
The transport industry must embrace data in the coming post-Coronavirus world and make the most of understanding what it can tell us, the latest ITS (UK) webinar discussion on the subject has heard. Watch it here. Senior Director at INRIX, Dominic Paulo, explained how his company’s information gleaned from probes on thousands of vehicles has […]