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Pune Smart City signs MoU with Tomtom for
Live-Traffic Information

he Pune Smart such as road congestion proactively publish details
City Development and closures in Pune of these traffic incidents
TCorporation Ltd will be monitored by in the near future.
(PSCDCL) recently TomTom’s live traffic PSCDCL will also
signed a Memorandum information services. consider leveraging
of Understanding with Travel time information TomTom’s tools
TomTom, a navigation will be displayed on Pune for better traffic
technology company, to Smart City SPV’s variable management operations
develop Proof of Concept messaging displays and optimum utilization
(PoC) which will help (VMD) at key destinations of infrastructure. A
improve traffic flow and in Pune. At a later stage joint working group
empower citizens of Pune automated alerts on of specialists including
to make smarter traffic traffic incidents are also technical specialists
decisions. Pune Smart City proposed to be shared will be formed for
SPV is amongst the very with the citizens through project implementation.
few cities in the country the network of variable Allied Digital, a partner
to have undertaken a messaging displays of TomTom, will be
step in this direction. installed by the Smart undertaking the system
As a result of the City. Pune Smart City’s integration for PSCDCL
MoU, traffic incidents, social media channels for the proof of concept.
will be also be used to

Ador innovates a mobile trailer-based VMS for
Maha Metro

Ador Powertron Corporation has been the construction work, in
Limited, an Indian first company to use the saving time and help to
manufacturer of ADOR trailer-based VMS navigate people to their
electronic traffic product both in Pune and destination. The VMS also
message boards and Nagpur. Messages on the display Warning Signs,
also platinum partner VMS can be triggered Regulatory signs, Guide
for the forthcoming from a central control signs to control Traffic
TrafficInfraTech Expo room using 3G and 4G without disturbance to
2018 has innovated GSM technology or locally constructions work. It
a mobile trailer based by a laptop. This solution also conveys information
Variable Message Sign is certified & complies to in regional languages by
(VMS) product specifically EN12966 & CE, UL, FCC providing information
designs to be used by norms. on avoiding traffic jam,
metro rail companies at Ador is helping Maha accidents, rallies, cultural
construction sites. These metro to reduce traffic functions events etc. It
trailers are light weight, congestions in the cities can also display Toll free
have a large screen, & to communicate with numbers
can be towed by any citizens and commuters
4WD vehicle such as a about the project,
Mahindra Bolero, Tata hazards, road closures
Ace or Toyota Innova. etc. Ador Trailer based
They require primary Variable Messages Sign
power from light poles boards use manual
but have solar assisted and automatic triggers
charging to work when to communicate with
power is not available. citizens. The VMSs helps
The Maha Metro Maha Metro to secure

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