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ITS REPORT Issue 10
Sept 16 - Sept 30, 2007
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GENERAL NEWS
1) THE EC OUTLINES NEW PLANS FOR INTELLIGENT CARS
"The European Commission outlined new plans to accelerate the drive for safer, cleaner and smarter cars."Infrasite News, Sept 18, 2007. Read more
2) STUDY SAYS TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS WORSE
"Drivers waste nearly an entire work week each year sitting in traffic on the way to and from their jobs, according to a national study released Tuesday."Associated Press, Sept 18, 2007. Read more
3) TELEMATICS-BASED CAR INSURANCE SYSTEMS FACE TREMENDOUS GROWTH AHEAD
"The European market for telematics based car insurance systems is poised for explosive growth from 2007 to 2015, mainly due to the continuous entry of new participants, the positive impact of the emergency call (eCall) legislation expected to be implemented in 2010 and the overall growth in the global positioning systems (GPS) market."Insurance News Net, Sept 18, 2007. Read more
4) COPS UTILISE eNATIS
"The South African Police Service was the single biggest user of the electronic National Traffic Information System (eNatis) last month, says the Department of Transport."IT Web, Sept 20, 2007. Read more
5) TECHNOLOGY WILL HELP ENFORCE HOT LANE TOLLS
"Officials at Transurban say they will use multi-band infrared technology to help police enforce high occupancy toll lanes in Northern Virginia."Patomac News, Sept 21, 2007. Read more
6) TRAFFIC ANGEL TAKEN FOR A TEST DRIVE
"Seminar at RPI demonstrates an electronic system that warns drivers of changing signals, work zones."Albany Times Union, Sept 21, 2007. Read more
7) PND'S BECOMING "MUST-HAVE" FOR MOTORISTS
"Since the start of 2006, awareness of GPS-based navigation technology has exploded into the public consciousness, moving rapidly from the 'nice-to-have' to the 'must-have' category."Evertiq New Media, Sept 21, 2007. Read more
8) MTA PLANS TO SEND RIDERS TEXT-MESSAGE ALERTS
"MTA hopes to begin text-messaging alerts by the new year and will increase its ability to send out more e-mails faster when service is interrupted."Newsday, Sept 21, 2007. Read more
9) CROSS-BORDER TRUCKS TO BE TRACKED BY SATELLITE
"The U.S. and Mexican governments plan to track by satellite each vehicle participating in the ongoing cross-border trucking program, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced."eTrucker, Sept 27, 2007. Read more
10) ANN ARBOR SMART-ROAD PROVING CENTER OPENS
"Technology allowing vehicles to communicate with one another and with traffic infrastructure to improve road safety is hoped get a boost with the opening of a new proving center in Ann Arbor."Oakland Business Review, Sept 27, 2007. Read more
11) COMMISSION PRESENTS VISION FOR URBAN MOBILITY
"A vision of free-flowing traffic and greener cities is at the heart of the new Green Paper on urban mobility adopted by the European Commission."Cordis News, Sept 27, 2007. Read more
12) FLORIDA'S SUNPASS GOES VIDEO TOLL WITH FIVE MAJOR RENTAL CAR COMPANIES
"Florida will soon have the nation's largest video toll program with two statewide rental car deals and others on the way."Toll Roads News, Sept 27, 2007. Read more
13) MODOT TO TEST TRACKING PROGRAM
"With a new program being implemented through the Missouri Department of Transportation, drivers could be able to plan their driving routes with more up-to-date information. Delcan Corporation, an international firm that works with transportation technology, teamed up with MoDOT in late 2005 to begin a project that would anonymously collect the cell phone signals of drivers along Missouri highways."The Maneater, Sept 28, 2007. Read more
14) COPS HOPE NEW SYSTEM SPEEDS UP STOPS
"Carroll County [Maryland, is] testing out a new state police computer program police hope will reduce their time spent on traffic stops and give them faster access to more information about drivers they pull over."Carroll County Times, Sept 30, 2007. Read more
15) L.A. TRAFFIC CAMERAS LET 40% OF VIOLATORS GET AWAY
"Los Angeles' $15 million, high-tech camera system that snaps photos of motorists running red lights let 40 percent of violators off the hook last year because the drivers couldn't be traced or identified, the LAPD says."Contra Costa Times, Sept 30, 2007. Read more
INDUSTRY NEWS
1) NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER TRACKS MEDICAL TRANSPORT FLEET
"OuterLink Corporation today announced that North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) is deploying its solution to more effectively manage, track and communicate with its fleet of 15 ambulances and single medical transport helicopter throughout its 150-mile rural coverage area."Telematics Journal , Sept 17, 2007. Read more
2) STATE-OF-THE-ART CONTAINER SECURITY SYSTEM TO HELP BETTER PROTECT CARGO, HOMELAND AT PORT OF OAKLAND
"GE Security, Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the General Electric Co., today announced a deployment of its CommerceGuard™ container security system at the Port of Oakland, the United States' fourth busiest port for containerized goods."CNN Money, Sept 18, 2007. Read more
3) TOYOTA TO UNVEIL CUTTING-EDGE ITS TECHNOLOGIES
"Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that it will showcase cutting-edge intelligent transport system technologies at a world convention to be held here on Oct. 9-13."Japan Corporate News Network, Sept 20, 2007. Read more
4) SIGALERT.COM ADDS TRAFFICCAST DYNAFLOW™ FOR INTERACTIVE PLATFORMS - WILL FILL IN DATA GAPS FOR SIGALERT.COM COVERAGE
"Sigalert.com, the leading provider of personalized traffic reports in California and TrafficCast International, Inc. the leader in real-time traffic data aggregation and analysis, today announced agreement to incorporate Dynaflow™ into Sigalert.com's services to improve the quality of its data and to extend its coverage to roads not included in the Caltrans sensor network."Directions Magazine, Sept 25, 2007. Read more
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