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ITS REPORT Issue 22
Apr 25 - May 1, 2008
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GENERAL INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
More highway messages coming: Traffic boards, cameras part of national trend (Crain's Detroit Business, Apr 28): "Thirteen massive new electronic message boards sprouting alongside the major highways in metro Detroit are more than springtime companions to the orange barrel blossoms." Read more
ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION
E-Zpass usage increasing at area bridges (PoconoNews, Apr 29): "The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission says E-ZPass collections accounted for 62.2 percent of toll collection in 2007, a new high-water mark for the Commission's electronic toll collection system." Read more
High traffic, high toll (Los Angeles Times, Apr 30): "Could congestion pricing take hold in Los Angeles similar to the way it has in London? What areas here could be targeted for congestion pricing? Peter Gordon and Bart Reed debate." Read more
Toll project needs more govt money (The New Zealand Herald, May 1): "Transit NZ is seeking more government funds to complete Auckland's controversial $365 million toll road between Orewa and Puhoi." Read more
E-Z Pass coming to R.I. bridge (NBC Providence, May 1): "The state announced Thursday it has accepted a bid from Castea Tecnhologies to install the electronic toll collection system on the Newport Bridge." Read more
HOT/HOV LANES
Drivers anticipate HOT lanes (MyNorthwest.com, Apr 29): "Starting this weekend, drivers can pay for the right to drive solo in the carpool lane. The HOT lane pilot project begins on a nine mile stretch of Highway 167 between Auburn and Renton." Read more
LOCATION BASED SERVICES
Nokia Maps 2.0 Adds Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI) (PMP Today, Apr 29): "Mapping on Nokia phones has just improved with the introduction of Real Time Traffic or RTT to the Nokia Maps service." Read more
Location-Based Services Leader Contigo Receives Patent for Monitoring the Movements of Mobile Items (eMedia Wire, Apr 30): "Contigo, the leading provider of turn-key GPS solutions for asset tracking, fleet management and personal safety, announced today that it was issued a U.S. Patent for its innovative technology for monitoring the movements of mobile items." Read more
Your phone knows where you are (Medill Reports, Apr 30): "You are in bumper-to-bumper traffic with a suddenly sick child in the back seat, and you take the next exit but don’t know a route through unfamiliar streets to get to a hospital." Read more
Skyhook Wireless Delivers Upgraded Location SDK with Targeted Ads (Wireless Developer Network, May 1): "Immediately available, the SDK now includes location targeted advertising to provide mobile application developers with a built-in revenue source." Read more
TELEMATICS
Telematics Update Magazine Names Autonet Mobile Finalist in Two Award Categories: Best Aftermarket Device and Industry Newcomer (BusinessWire, Apr 28): "Autonet Mobile, the first wireless Internet service provider for vehicles, has been named a finalist in two award categories by Telematics Update Magazine: Best Aftermarket Device and Industry Newcomer." Read more
Telematics Detroit 2008 (Inside GNSS, Apr 28): "Conference and exhibition on automotive, mobile and web-based telematics takes place in The Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Michigan, USA." Read more
TRAFFIC INFORMATION
Indianapolis Fox affiliate begins cell traffic alerts (DM News, Apr 28): "Indianapolis-based Fox59/WXIN-TV has teamed up with mobile marketing agency 3rd Dimension to develop Traffic Authority: Mobile, a free mobile traffic camera service for commuters and residents." Read more
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