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Cellular communications drive the way forward for tolling

For more than 20 years prior to joining the ITS industry, Mike Payne of Idris, part of Federal Signal Technologies, worked for Vodafone - the world's biggest mobile operator. Here, he considers how the...

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Connected Vehicles test vehicle to vehicle applications

In the US, the ITS Joint Program Office is about to conduct a series of Driver Clinics intended to gauge public reaction to Connected Vehicle safety technologies and applications. Starting in August,...

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Tags or communication based toll payment systems?

Midland Expressway Ltd's Tom Fanning discusses deployment of Near Field Communicationbased payment on the M6 Toll facility The M6 Toll's introduction from early next year of Near Field Communication...

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Charging trial tests smartphones for road user charging

A new project is under way in Minnesota, investigating whether smartphones are technically and publicly acceptable for use in road user charging. Jason Barnes reports. In Minnesota, trials have been...

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Travel information is heading towards smartphones

Travel information services are undergoing a step change as rapid increase in sales of smartphones brings ITS technology to consumers' fingertips. A virtuous circle of expanding capability is under way...

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Automatic signal control to prevent emergency vehicle collisions?

Field trials under way in Arizona promise eradication of accidents between emergency vehicles at intersections as part of a national focus on 'intelligent signal' infrastructure. Collisions between...

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New York pioneers online mobile real-time bus tracking

An unusual technology collaboration. David Crawford investigates Early in January 2012, the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) rolled out the first borough-wide implementation of...

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Debating contactless toll charging by smartphone

Developments in the mass transit sector could provide indicators of potential for greater use of mobile consumer electronic devices for charging and tolling, according to Consult Hyperion's Mike...

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Wireless technology aids workzone communications

Need for a temporary communication fix during a construction project has led to rapid deployment of a permanent but simplistic wireless broadband network in Chandler, Arizona When a major construction...

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Connected vehicle data promises advanced weather warning

Connected vehicle research and development is being aimed at improving driver safety and mobility, but is also promising advanced weather monitoring and warning systems. Sheldon Drobot reports. Over...

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Social media mooted for traffic management

SQLstream's Ronnie Beggs discusses with Jason Barnes the potential and pitfalls of using social media for traffic monitoring and management. cataclysmic events such as hurricanes and tsunami have...

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Standardised technology aids low cost wireless communication

In the UK, the necessary radio spectrum has been identified and standardised technology developed to allow cost effective wireless communication between cars, devices and other 'machines'. This by...

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Wireless technology aids city-wide traffic management

An extensive hybrid communications network in the County of Los Angeles is proving the capability and benefits of modern wireless technology for traffic management across wide areas. Wireless...

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The move towards shared telematics platforms

Is the end for dedicated, in-vehicle telematics systems now in sight? Some seemed to think so at the recent Telematics Munich 2012 conference Geoff Hadwick reports. Forget smartphone apps leave that...

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TransCore helps New York survive hurricane devastation

New York's Traffic Management Centre faced its toughest test yet when Hurricane Sandy hit the United States at the end of October last year. Power was maintained to the building in Long Island City,...

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DriveWyze wireless Preclear system speeds weighstation waiting

Drivewyze aims to revolutionise the way weighstation bypass systems work with its Pre-Clear system. And it's not just looking at weighstations, either Pete Goldin reports. Truck drivers know the drill:...

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Weathering the elements: how weather affects the network

Weather-related problems can render cost-cutting counter productive, according to CommScope's Philip Sorrells. When severe weather conditions make headlines every winter, motorists and travellers seem...

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Smart Spanish city trials cell-based traffic management

David Crawford reports on an urban electronic nervous system. The northern Spanish city of Santander historically a port - is now an emerging technology showcase attracting global attention as a...

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Opening the closed-loop to realise ITS benefits

Jim Leslie, manager of ITS applications engineering at the Econolite Group looks at practical steps in transitioning from closed-loop masters to a centralised ATMS. Not many years ago the standard...

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America's legislature to consider the future of 5.9GHz

Colin Sowman catches up with the latest moves in the 5.9GHz exclusivity debate. The Wi-Fi Innovation Act, recently introduced to both the US Senate and its House of Representatives, moves into a new...

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Moxa provides clear vision for Caldecott Tunnel's Fourth Bore

Caldecott Tunnel's new Fourth Bore is utilising a bespoke high-capacity monitoring and communications network from Moxa. The Caldecott Tunnel connects Contra Costa and Alameda counties in Northern...

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Wireless bridges widen options for ITS upgrades

Antaira Technologies' marketing engineer Brian Roth explains why the increasing capacity of wireless bridges is reducing the cost of expanding and upgrading ITS networks. With more than half of the...

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Communications redundancy increases VMS reliability

Hybrid communications to variable message signs increase resilience to natural disasters and enable deployment in remote areas, as Alan Allegretto explains. Variable Message Signs (VMSs) are a common...

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ITS America publishes connected vehicle guidance

Guidance on the likely impact of multipath communications on connected vehicle development has been published by ITS America. ITS America's Connected Vehicle Technical Insight looks at the challenges...

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Vehicular networking architecture for local road weather services

The Finnish Meteorological Institute is currently testing two-way delivery of local weather data as Timo Sukuvaara explains. Road weather information is one of the key ways in which ITS can help reduce...

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Tighten up on cyber security before hackers infiltrate ITS infrastructure

This year's ITS World Congress in Bordeaux will have three sessions dedicated to cyber security and the issue will also be addressed under connected and automated vehicles categories. Jon Masters finds...

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Making the right connections?

The connected car concept is predicated on fast and reliable wireless communications in all locations but research has revealed wide variations in connectivity. The performance of wireless...

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Trials show fuel savings with connected vehicle technology

American and European trials point to fuel and emissions reductions. A trial by University of California-Riverside (UC-Riverside) has shown connected vehicle technology has the potential to reduce fuel...

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ITS sector must use less confusing industry terms says Q-Free

For ITS to gain the recognition it deserves, Q-Free's Knut Evensen argues that the sector must have a coherent message and avoid confusing the wider community with a bewildering array of terms and...

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Austria's answer to temporary traffic problems

ASFINAG has developed a mobile traffic monitoring and guidance system through a pre-commercial procurement project. Drivers have become accustomed to roadside and gantry-mounted traffic guidance and...

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Connected vehicle trials get big backing from USDOT

Connected vehicle technology will emerge as a sustainable reality at three sites in the US over the next four years. Jon Masters reports. Advocates of connected vehicle (CV) technology have received a...

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Securing V2X communications

Cybersecurity developments are moving fast in the automotive sector, but they're a significant hurdle for the roll-out of C-ITS applications. Jon Masters reports. In the wake of the high-profile...

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Tri-nation cooperation on C-ITS Corridor

In the European C-ITS Corridor project, authorities from three countries are working with the automotive industry on the deployment of Cooperative (V2X) Systems. Cooperative Intelligent Transport...

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RAC survey shows big safety gains with average speed enforcement

Cheaper and easier communications are providing authorities with new options for influencing driver behaviour. Colin Sowman reports. It's official; Average speed cameras (ASCs) cut the number of fatal...

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Australia trials shortened cost benefit evaluation

A shortened and tailored cost benefit assessment is helping show the worth of C-ITS in Australia. An Australian 'rapid cost-benefit assessment' method, introduced to help prepare the ground for...

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Technology solution needed to counter mobile phone menace

With the UK set to increase the penalties for using mobile phones while driving, the RAC Foundation's Steve Gooding considers what else can be done to combat this deadly distraction. The first mobile...

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Dutch strike public/private balance to introduce C-ITS services

Connected-ITS applications are due to appear on a nation-wide scale this summer, through the Netherlands' Talking Traffic Partnership if all goes to plan. Jon Masters reports. The Netherlands' Talking...

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Applied Information's app gets Marietta connected

Must the benefits of connected vehicle technology wait for a generation of new or retrofitted vehicles? The US city of Marietta is about to find out. Can connected vehicle functionality be delivered...

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Communications hold key to expanding ITS wireless network expansion

Wireless transmission of data and control information is making smarter traffic management easier and cheaper to install. It has long been known that connectivity is the key to improving traffic...

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Making connections without compromising security

We listen in as global experts discuss connected vehicles and cybersecurity. By 2019 there will be almost 44 million connected cars globally and by 2022 that figure will be nearer 70 million; some 40%...

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Smarter transport remains key to smart cities

Colin Sowman looks at some of the challenges and solutions that will provide enhanced transport efficiency in tomorrow's smarter cities. However you define a 'smart city', one of the key ingredients...

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Manchester seeks smart but not selective transport solutions

Smarter transport relies on better communications both with travellers and between transport providers. Andrew Williams reports. Inrix's prediction that the cost of traffic congestion will rise by 63%...

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Russia ramps-up technologies for transport communications

Covering an area almost as big as the US and Canada combined, Russia is planning to increase transport-related communications to improve road safety and traffic efficiency. Eugene Gerden reports....

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Venkat Sumantran: 'Smart cities are more hype than reality'

For all the talk of smart cities, investment in systems lags significantly behind organic expansion in most places. Andrew Stone talks to Venkat Sumantran, who has been looking at how to create a...

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Panasonic in Colorado: Rocky mountain way

Panasonic is at the heart of a C-V2X project which began last year in Colorado. The company's smart mobility boss Chris Armstrong tells Adam Hill how it is working out Colorado needs traffic and...

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C/AVs & smart cities: a symbiotic relationship, says WSP

C/AVs and smart cities are still in their infancy. But Mike Warren suggests thatintegrating their data and services can create a co-operative relationship that improves safety, liveability and the...

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Dynniq's FlowSense gives green light for city mobility

Putting an end to traffic jams including those involving freight - and improving the air people breathe are major goals for city authorities everywhere. With FlowSense, Dynniq thinks it may have some...

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Asfinag makes case for ITS-G5 over 5G

Asfinag's Manfred Harrer and Peter Meckel talk to Jason Barnes about the organisation's first steps towards C-ITS deployments - and why ITS-G5 will be the underpinning standard For quite a number of...

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C-ITS in the EU: 'It has got a little tribal recently'

As the C-ITS Delegated Act begins its journey through the European policy maze, Adam Hill looks at who is expecting what from this proposed framework for connected vehicles and why some people are...

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5G or not 5G?

Just a few years ago, there was only one solution in terms of communications protocols for delivering vehicle connectivity. Now, road operators and vehicle manufacturers face choices including a moral...

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