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MoRTH signs MoU with TFL to
revamp public transport system

he Ministry of Road Transport and Highways signed
Tan MoU with Transport for London in New Delhi. The
MoU is aimed at using the expertise of TFL to revamp the
public transport architecture in the country. The Minister of
Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari stated that
the country needs a good transport policy that promotes
convenient and comfortable public transport system. An
effective public transport system would be one that ran on
electricity or other less polluting, indigenously produced fuels
like methanol, ethanol and bio-diesel. Such a system would
ITL bags surveillance project not only reduce pollution, but would also be cost effective.
TFL has created a unique system of operating buses in
he IL&FS Technologies Limited has been awarded the PPP model with over 17 operators under a single brand. A
Tcontract for surveillance project of 200Cr ITL will conduct salient feature has been their double decker buses which
survey, design and establish the live feed from the various field provide for high capacity with low road space requirement.
devices installed in the cities across the state and integrate with They have also been operating large number of electric and
the environment in the Command Control Center to enable the hybrid buses. The common mobility card is another successful
various state agencies to carry out the coordinated response product launched by TFL which has made travel easy for the
plans effectively. commuters and accounting easier for the operators.
Under this project, ITL will help the state government to The MoU can see an increase the use of electric vehicles
provide safety, security and timely assistance to the residents in public transport and promote digital transaction for
during emergency and otherwise. This project would integrate ticketing. It can also help improve major procurement
surveillance systems of different stakeholders with the objective strategies including PPP models for operations, infrastructure
of enhancing safety and security in the cities. maintenance strategies, infrastructure design and delivery,
besides promoting behavioral change towards promotion
Delhi Traffic police to introduce 600 hi- of public transport.
tech bikes

he Delhi Traffic Police will be revamping its collection of Unveiling of new automotive
T600 motorcycles by equipping them with hi-tech gadgets. solution
This move is expected to change the overall appearance of amsung and Harman plan to introduce Driveline, the
the motorcycles and help monitor and discipline motorists at Snext stage in autonomous driving technology. The new
jam-packed junctions. Digital Cockpit platform is designed for all vehicle segments.
The policemen riding these remodelled bikes will be equipped It can control every function, from the instrument cluster
with a host of equipment like pistols, electroshock weapons, to the air-conditioning controls and the sound system. The
body-worn cameras, and pepper sprays. This will also be used knobs can be customized for different functions and also to
to rush traffic police to jam packed areas. But the agency has display different content. The premium unit, on display in the
planned not to use these vehicles to chase and prosecute traffic photos, weaves a driver’s connected presence through the
rules violators. Due to high risk of injuries, for the past three company’s Ignite platform. This also allows for the Android
years, traffic police has reduced the practice of “chase and OS to be integrated on four displays - a first for the industry.
challan”. Samsung and Harman also unveiled a new Digital
A fleet of 600 remodelled motorcycle is set to be used in three Cockpit platform that offers an in-car screen that can
months and each traffic circle will be given a total of 10 such display vital vehicle information and features. By leveraging
vehicles. The new features include side frames for an enhanced the phone as a key service, the system can automatically
appearance, strobe light and flashlights for better visibility and access subscription services associated with user profiles
hooters to alert motorists about its presence. the revamped while Bixby offers intelligent personal assistance to help
motorcycle will have charging point for the challan machine occupants complete tasks by voice, touch, gesture and
and a large dicky at the rear end for storage. context-based triggers.

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