PTV offers authorities assistance with free Public Transport Playbook
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Transport modelling and software company PTV is offering transport planners and consultants free support through a new publication called the Public Transport Playbook. The company talked to public transport experts around the globe to get the full picture and says “they voluntarily shared their knowledge with us”. The company has summarised the output and its […]
PTV Group to develop integrated, multi-modal transport model for the Hamburg
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Modelling and simulation software company PTV Group’s consulting division has been chosen to develop an integrated, multimodal transport model for Hamburg. Over the next two years, PTV Transport Consult GmbH will build a comprehensive demand model for both passenger and commercial transport, focusing on the analysis year 2023. This will provide the Authority for Transport […]
PTV Group celebrates 30th anniversary of the PTV Vissim traffic simulation software
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The PTV Group – part of Umovity – is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its PTV Vissim software. This integrated simulation of all road users has already contributed to improved traffic flow and lower emissions in more than 120 countries. The software considers both regional and cultural differences in mobility behaviour. In addition to offering […]
Companies come together to compete with Apple and Google maps
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A group of leading tech companies have come together to deliver an open map dataset aimed at providing app developers with free geographical data, and take on Google and Apple Maps. Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and TomTom have jointly launched the Overture Maps Foundation, collaborating “to enable current and next-generation interoperable open map products, today announced […]
PTV releases cloud-based real-time traffic management tool
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Modelling and simulation software company PTV Group has launched a new cloud-based tool for real-time traffic management. It says PTV Flows can visualise incidents in the road network and forecast unexpected congestion up to two hours in advance, enabling cities and road authorities to proactively manage traffic flows even without access to advanced traffic management […]
PTV Group to support new urban mobility data analytics project
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Transport modelling company PTV Group is one of the partners of the new Horizon Europe research project EMERALDS on urban mobility data analytics. A team of experts in data science and mobility from 10 European countries will develop a Mobility Analytics as a Service toolset over the next three years with the aim of improving […]
Historic traffic demand now integrated with automated model generation solution PTV Model2Go
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Mobility software and modelling company PTV Group has launched what it calls a more sophisticated version of PTV Model2Go. PTV Model2Go Demand now combines automated model generation technology with comprehensive traffic demand data based on TomTom’s analysis of trips, preferred routes and most driven streets throughout time. The new cloud-based solution provides users such as […]
PTV Group joins the Overture Maps Foundation to help build a new collaborative standard for open map data
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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 […]
PTV launches public transport planning tool
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Mobility software developer PTV Group has launched a new web-based tool for public transport service planning. PTV Lines allows planners and operators to shape new and existing public transport lines, without requiring expert knowledge in complex planning software. The company says PTV Lines enables planners to quickly test different ideas and new measures in the […]
PTV Group, Econolite, and Conundra continue their integration by creating two strong and distinct businesses, mobility and logistics
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PTV Group, Econolite, Conundra, along with backers – Bridgepoint, the quoted private assets growth investor, and Porsche Automobile Holding SE have announced the further integration and strategic reorganization of PTV, Econolite, and Conundra into two strong and distinct businesses serving their respective end markets mobility and logistics. Under the new mobility brand Umovity, Econolite and PTV Mobility are integrating their […]