Yunex Traffic deploys new emergency preemption solutions in the USA
Yunex Traffic, has partnered with and intelligent connected traffic technology solutions company LYT to deliver Next Generation emergency vehicle preemption solutions for the City of Seattle Department of Transportation and the University of Washington. As part of an approved grant for multimodal Integrated Corridor Mobility for All (MICMA) project, the companies will initially deploy LYT’s […]
San Francisco Police chief backs fire counterpart’s driverless warning
The Chief of Police in the Californian City of San Francisco has backed the city’s fire chief in questioning the roll-out of driverless vehicles there. Last week Fire Officer Jeanine Nicholson called for the “pause button to be pushed” on driverless use because of evidence they were getting in the way of fire trucks by […]
British innovator Valerann wins contract in US state of Virginia
The technology and innovation platform Openvia, has announced the successful deployment of Lanternn by Valerann™ (LbV) on the Pocahontas Parkway in Virginia, USA. This AI traffic monitoring system is designed to help increase traffic safety and efficiency on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge, which is prone to high winds and fog, and manage the motorway […]
Union blocks driverless expansion in San Francisco
The Teamsters Union in the USA has effectively stopped the expansion of autonomous carmaker Waymo following a unanimous vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The Union reports that the board agreed with its claim that the company “had not been forthright in its application to alter the use of a large distribution center […]
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 […]
Waymo doubles driverless area of Phoenix
Google’s driverless car division Waymo has announced it is expanding its Waymo One ride-hailing service area in Metro Phoenix in Arizona, USA, and growing in San Francisco to connect more communities and serve more riders. In Metro Phoenix, one the fastest growing cities in the US, it’s doubling the Waymo One service area and connecting […]
American state trials pay-per-mile road user charging
Oklahoma is the latest US state to explore the potential of pay-per-mile in collaboration with Emovis, the toll-based mobility solutions company. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently announced a six-month, pay-per-mile pilot progamme called Fair Miles Oklahoma that will launch in July. The Oklahoma state legislature mandated the study in 2021 as guidance for future policy […]
California moves towards driverless lorry ban
A ban on the use of driverless trucks in the state of California has moved closer to becoming law after passing the committee stage in the state legislature. The rule would mean any vehicle weighing more than 10,000 lbs (approx 4.5 tonnes) would require a human safety driver. Industry bodies have criticised the move saying […]
American project delivers message sharing to improve vulnerable road user safety
Digital infrastructure development firm P3Mobility has successfully integrated with road safety data company Advanced Mobility Analytics Group’s computer vision-enabled SMART Platform to create and broadcast Sensor Data Sharing Messages for cooperative perception. The SDSMs are being broadcast at the University of Michigan’s connected and automated vehicle proving ground Mcity – with the aim of delivering […]
One.network delivers road management technology in Florida
British-based road management and roadworks data technology provider one.network has signed an agreement with the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority in Florida to provide traffic management, work zone notification and construction planning software solutions for the agency. THEA is widely respected as a progressive traffic management and road safety agency and is one of only 10 […]
