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 […]
Ford patents a solution to remotely repossess cars
Ford has come up with a solution that could remove certain car features, or even stop it driving at all, if buyers do not keep up with repayments. Innotechtoday.com has spotted a patent application which “pertains to systems and methods to repossess a vehicle” and lead to the system then “disable a functionality of a […]
Waymo job cuts exceed 200 this year
Google’s driverless car division has cut a further 137 jobs, bringing the total for the year to 209. Reuters reports the engineering jobs have been eliminated so Waymo can “focus on commercial success”. The job losses total around eight per cent of the company’s workforce. A Waymo spokesperson told TechCrunch that the layoffs, mostly in […]
American lorry maker introduces ADAS as standard
The American lorry maker Nikola Corporation has announced a new partnership that means its vehicles will have a host of safety features, effectively turning the driver into a “pilot”. The company is working with safety technology provider Plus to deliver enhanced driver assistance features which it says is a differentiator of its premium driver experience. […]
Acusensus Opens US Headquarters
Australian traffic safety technology company Acusensus is preparing for significant growth in the company’s US with the opening a national headquarters in Las Vegas. The company, which has AI camera technology to spot, among other things, people driving without seatbelt or using a handheld-mobile phone, is undertaking a global expansion after hiring British enforcement expert […]