Aimsun mobility technology solutions in line for award recognition
Two projects helping people travel around Sydney more efficiently and sustainably are in line for recognition at the prestigious ITS Australia Awards. The international transport modelling and analytics experts at Aimsun have been nominated for the Smart Transport Infrastructure Award for the M4 Managed Motorway – Congestion Reduction System. This system was delivered for Transport […]
Aimsun appoints new CEO
International transportation technology company, Aimsun, has appointed Alex Torday as its new CEO. He replaces Alex Gerodimos, who is moving to take a leadership role with Siemens spin-off Simulytic, which operates in risk intelligence for autonomous vehicles. Aimsun explains that Alex Torday is a veteran member of the its team who has been with the […]
Finding out about the major US event TRB with Aimsun on this week’s Highways Voices
Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! This week’s Highways Voices hears about the major Transportation Research Board meeting in the US, where guest Matthew Juckes of Aimsun explains how “it really started off more as an academic research oriented conference but over the last 10 years… operations […]
Aimsun wins another award for its NEVFMA air quality solution
Hot on the heels of its win at the ITS (UK) Awards last month, the transport modelling firm Aimsun has received another accolade, winning the TechWorks Green Technology Award for its NEVFMA project. NEVFMA, which stands for the Network Emissions and Vehicle Flow Management Adjustment project, uses transport modelling to mitigate against congestion build-up and […]
Aimsun wins new Paris transport planning contract
The City of Paris has awarded Aimsun another four-year contract to provide the modelling framework for all urban planning and operations. This is the fourth consecutive Paris contract for Aimsun, which has been active in the city since 2010. Aimsun says its French team has grown steadily over the last 11 years, providing expert, on-the-ground […]
Aimsun says sustainable mobility solution award proof you don’t always need infrastructure changes or restrictions
The transport modelling firm Aimsun, has won a prestigious UK transport award for their predictive modelling solution to reduce traffic’s environmental impact. The Aimsun-led NEVFMA project won the Innovative Use of Technology Award from ITS (UK) for its solution, recently trialled in Oxfordshire, which fuses real-time modelling with air quality sensors to reduce emissions in […]
ITS (UK) honours Patey and Ali in annual awards, and acclaims environmental, digital and community innovations
The country’s Intelligent Transport industry association ITS (UK) has given its highest honour, the Rees Hills Award for Personal Contribution and Achievement to Ian Patey, WSP’s ITS Head of Profession, Intelligent Transport. Mr Patey has more than 37 years’ experience in transport design and consultancy, and has played a leading role in many of the […]
Final Highways Voices podcast from Hamburg talks traffic jam prediction, stopped vehicle detection and real-time road monitoring
Against all the odds, the ITS World Congress in Hamburg has taken place with around 15,000 people attending, and Highways News brings you one final podcast from the event in Hamburg today, sponsored by SWARCO and GEWI. Paul Hutton speaks to modelling company Aimsun about how they can fix traffic jams before they happen with […]
Aimsun’s latest release focuses on sustainable mobility
Digital mobility modelling experts Aimsun have released the latest version of Aimsun Next modelling software focussing on multi-modal travel. The company says Aimsun Next 22 builds on its ongoing commitment to transportation network analysis and optimisation. New features enhance sustainable, efficient mobility with a special focus on enabling large-scale, multi-modal models for cities, highways, and […]
Using modelling to predict and compare traffic management response plans to mitigate tail pipe emissions in real time
NEVFMA is the UK’s first fully operational, county-wide predictive model for the Highways England strategic road network in Oxfordshire. The model predicts not only traffic but also emissions, with a real-time, traffic-linked pollution dispersion model. As Aimsun’s UK Managing Director Gav Jackman explains, this delivery uses a large-scale model of the county of Oxfordshire that […]