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Issue 41: Sep 5-11, 2008
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ITS REPORT NEWS
GENERAL INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
Driving The Future Of In-vehicle ICT (Science Daily, Sep 8): "Information and communications systems in road vehicles are progressing steadily, but the research community behind these developments remains fragmented." Read more
National Transportation Technology Experts Gather in Orlando To Share Innovative Ideas (Travel News Gazette, Sep 11): "One of the nation's largest Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) conferences, Transpo2008, will bring together experts from around the nation to share technology breakthroughs that are improving transportation in Florida and nationwide." Read more
ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION
Kapsch TrafficCom meets tight deadlines to deliver 30,000 transponder units (Cambridge Network, Sep 9): "Kapsch is delighted to announce that it has sucessfully met tight deadlines to supply Eazy Pass in Ireland with 30,000 tags for the free flow tolling road system in Dublin." Read more
Locals give un-EZ reception to EZPass (East Bay RI, Sep 10): "A steady stream of residents from across Narragansett Bay flooded officials from the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority during a recent series of open houses with their concerns and questions over the installation of an electronic toll collection system at the Claiborne Pell Bridge." Read more
US Transportation Dept. rejects I-80 toll proposal (philly.com, Sep 11): "Federal regulators on Thursday rejected Pennsylvania's plan to impose tolls on Interstate 80, reigniting a sticky debate over where to find billions of dollars to fix roads, repair bridges and subsidize mass transit systems." Read more
FREIGHT AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS
IRD'S Brazilian Subsidiary Receives CAD$6.13Million Contract (Marketwire, Sep 9): "International Road Dynamics Inc. announced today that PAT Traffic Sistemas de Transporte Inteligente Ltda (PAT Traffic Brazil) of Sao Paulo, Brazil has received a contract from Consorcio Operacao de Rodovias (COR) for the maintenance of 19 Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) truck weigh stations and 7 portable WIM systems for a period of 40 months." Read more
IN-VEHICLE SYSTEMS
Volkswagen presents the technologies of tomorrow (Al Bawaba, Sep 9): "Recent study shows: Volkswagen AG is the most innovative car company." Read more
LOCATION BASED SERVICES
Loopt CEO discusses future of mapping on cellphones (Los Angeles Times, Sep 10): "These days, we use our phones for a lot more than just phone calls." Read more
NAVTEQ Welcomes deCarta as a Global Sponsor of the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge (MarketWatch, Sep 10): "The Global LBS Challenge invites developers around the world to build innovative LBS applications that work with mobile phones and/or wireless handheld devices using dynamic positioning technology and NAVTEQ map data." Read more
PARKING SYSTEMS
Robotic cycle-storage system could be a congestion beater (Hexus, Sep 9): "Take a look at the wonders performed by Tokyo's high-tech cycle storage solution, as shown by The Washington Post in the following clip:" Read more
Westminster Council promises £6m saving with "pay by phone" parking (Computer World, Sep 10): "Westminster Council has said it will save £6 million annually by offering 'pay by phone' parking across the borough." Read more
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
Woodbridge, N.J. Chooses American Traffic Solutions to Run Photo Enforcement Program (MarketWatch, Sep 5): "We are exploring the installation of the red-light camera system along Route 1, which is one of the most heavily traveled corridors in New Jersey." Read more
TRAFFIC INFORMATION
AirSage CEO seeks traffic answers in technology (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sep 7): "Smith's idea was always to use cellphone signals to track the whereabouts of the people carrying them." Read more
Garmin Offers Ad Supported Traffic (Twice, Sep 10): "Garmin will allow advertising in its traffic reports for personal navigation devices (PNDs), it said during the CTIA show here." Read more
TRANSIT ITS
Turn Your Car into Public Transportation With Avego. But Would You Really Use This? (Mashable, Sep 8): "Mapflow's Avego is a mobile phone-based service that allows you to save gas and time by using the empty seats of your car as public transportation." Read more
Digitally Networked Mass Transit (World Changing, Sep 8): "What do you get when you combine the convenience of a door-to-door taxi ride, the environmental benefits of mass-transit, the intelligence of satellite technology and the speed of cellular communication? Taxibus." Read more
"Smart Cards" a smart move: Retailers (Ottawa Business Journal, Sep 8): "Move to replace paper bus tickets with electronic debit cards will shrink costs at local stores." Read more
USB-enabled smart transit card to trial in France (Gizmag, Sep 10): "Smart cards that combine RFID Radio-frequency identification contactless transaction capability with USB connectivity will be trialed by French public transportation company SNCF according to a report from RFID Journal." Read more
ITS REPORT EXTRAS
ITS JOBS
6 new ITS job postings (California, Georgia, Kansas, Virginia, Washington state, multiple other locations) have been added on our website this week.
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