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ITS REPORT Issue 29
June 13-19, 2008
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ITS REPORT NEWS
GENERAL INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
Project aimed at avoiding traffic (USA Today, Jun 13): "On July 1, the I-95 Corridor Coalition and Inrix Inc., will begin providing real-time traffic information on 2,500 miles of highway between New Jersey and North Carolina, including 1,500 miles of I-95." Read more
COMMUNICATIONS
$700 million deal will combine Hughes Telematics with Polaris (Atlanta Business Chronicle, Jun 16): "Automotive telecommunications firm Hughes Telematics Inc. is merging with Polaris Acquisition Corp. in a $700 million stock swap deal." Read more
ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION
Locals could go toll-free on I-80 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15): "If the federal government approves converting Interstate 80 to a toll road, many local drivers could end up paying nothing at all because toll barriers, on average, would be spaced more than 30 miles apart and may be up to 50 miles apart." Read more
FREIGHT AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS
$500m system to boost freight rail (Australian IT, Jun 17): "THE Australian Rail Track Corporation hopes to double capacity on its national freight network by switching to a $500 million computerised management system that allows trains to run safely at shorter intervals." Read more
Cybit signs Ford telematics deal (BusinessCar, Jun 18): "Telematics firm Cybit has signed a deal to supply Ford with a telematics system for its fleet customers." Read more
LOCATION BASED SERVICES
Apisphere and TrafficCast Join to Develop Mobile Navigation Solution (TMC net, Jun 18): "Apisphere, a company that offers location-awareness services for mobile industry applications, recently announced its partnership with TrafficCast International, a provider of digital traffic data." Read more
Experimental Phone Network Uses Virtual Sticky Notes (Science Daily, Jun 19): "The rapid convergence of social networks, mobile phones and global positioning technology has given Duke University engineers the ability to create something they call 'virtual sticky notes', site-specific messages that people can leave for others to pick up on their mobile phones." Read more
PARKING SYSTEMS
Machine solves parking problem (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jun 13): "Set to be completed in late 2009, the Alexa building will have an automated parking garage. Popular in Europe and Asia, these robotic garages recently have been built in congested U.S. cities on both U.S. coasts." Read more
TRAFFIC INFORMATION
SANDAG launches real-time traffic video on cable TV (Ramona Sentinel, Jun 18): "San Diego region’s real-time traffic information service has expanded into television, making traffic conditions and live freeway video available on cable TV." Read more
XM NavTraffic Real-Time Traffic Service to Be Available on All 2009 Porsche Cayenne Models (Stockhouse, Jun 19): "XM, the nation's leading provider of satellite radio, today announced that its award-winning XM NavTraffic service will be available as a factory-installed feature on the new 2009 Porsche Cayenne." Read more
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Canada-India RFID project looks to improve traffic flow, reduce pollution (EurekAlert, Jun 19): "RFID technology may provide the key to better traffic management and improved pollution control in Canada, India and worldwide." Read more
TRANSIT ITS
Smart cards will take time (British Columbia Local News, Jun 19): "A smart card transit fare payment system and electronic gates for SkyTrain may not come as fast as transportation minister Kevin Falcon hopes." Read more
VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE AND VEHICLE-TO-INFRASTRUCTURE
ITS America to Host Free Webinar on Vehicle Technology Demonstrations at the 15th World Congress on ITS (PR Web, Jun 19): "The webinar will provide participants with an overview of the largest fully-integrated demonstration of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside communication technologies and services." Read more
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ITS JOBS
ITS Report, in addition to our regular comprehensive and current news, now has the most comprehensive Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) job listings feature available. The current set was recently updated on June 19 and comprises of 105 up-to-date job listings. We will continue to do regular, new searches to keep the information current and aggregate additional listings.
Number of new ITS job listings for this month, by location, are:
Austria: 1
US- CA: 2
US- CO: 1
US- DC: 3
US- FL : 2
US- MA: 1
US- MD: 2
US- NC: 1
US- NJ: 1
US- NV: 1
US - NY: 1
US- OR: 1
US- TX: 2
US- VA: 1
US- WA: 3
Grand Total: 21
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