TomTom chooses Vaisala’s road weather service to improve driver safety
The global weather, environmental, and industrial measurement company Vaisala has announced an agreement with location technology specialist TomTom, to bring accurate insights and actionable road weather data to the TomTom Hazard Warnings service. TomTom Hazard Warnings creates time-critical signals that alert drivers and automated vehicles to safety critical incidents as they happen. These incidents include […]
Vaisala, Vivacity and TfWM analyse street level weather and its effect on congestion
The weather company Vaisala has analysed the link between weather and traffic and its effect on transport as a whole. Business Development Manager, Weather and Environment Daniel Johns has written a blog pointing out it is mostly the chance of an accident that we think of first. Ice and snow are the most obvious culprits, […]
Vaisala expands its modular Indigo product family
The global weather, environmental, and industrial measurements company Vaisala has launched a new Indigo510 transmitter, which is compatible with all Indigo smart probes. The features include modular support for one probe at a time, and a large touchscreen display for local data visualization. The new Indigo510 is the latest addition to Vaisala’s top-of-the-line Indigo transmitter […]
Vaisala and JCDecaux provide air quality information to selected public transport shelters
A pilot in the Finnish capital Helsinki is providing air quality information at two public transport stops until the end of the year in an attempt to enhance people’s understanding of air quality issues in the city. Weather data specialist Vaisala is working with a series of partners to disseminate hyperlocal information about the air […]
Vaisala to deliver webinar on best practices in road asset management
Technology company Vaisala is to host a webinar on best practices in road asset management as road operators and maintenance organisations continue to look for more efficient, cost-effective and safer ways to maintain their networks. Taking place on Fenruary 25th at 10amET, the webinar will include a sesison by the Region of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada). […]
Vaisala and Hyundai team up on weather info to boost safety
The global weather, environmental and industrial measurement company Vaisala has announced it’s working with Hyundai to deliver proactive weather and driving conditions to drivers’ infotainment systems. The companies say the provision of Vaisala Infotainment weather will bolster Hyundai’s focus on driver safety and “positions the company as an advocate for innovative connected car services.” The […]
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 […]
