US-based Xilinx, a leader in making programmable logic devices with an operations base in Hyderabad, has developed a smart chip Zynq that can be used for drivers’ assistance modules and information-entertainment applications in vehicles. The Zynq-7000 EPP (Extensible Processing Platform) is powered by the dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore 800 MHz processor. The stamp-sized chip will help the vehicle’s electronics to ...

In a bid to contain rampant over-speeding on Delhi roads, the traffic police have procured ten speed interceptor vans which will be placed at random locations in the city. The interceptor vans have cameras that will take pictures of violating vehicles, and record the time and location of the violation, and speed of the violating vehicles. These details would then ...

The Central Government has decided to opt for a polymer based technology to build three roads in Chattisgarh under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) – in Dantewada, Bijapur and Narainpur districts. The technology, which stabilises the soil with a liquid polymer, has been accredited by the Indian Roads Congress. Laboratory tests on the technology have been carried out ...

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India and Bangaladesh will construct a 15km railway line which will connect Agartala in Tripura to Akhaurah in Bangladesh. The track will pass through five km of Indian territory with the remaining part being in Bangladesh. While the rail line will improve accessibility in remote areas of India’s north-eastern states, on the Bangladesh side it will link the capital, Dhaka ...

Top bus and truck manufacturers are set to introduce new and better models of the vehicles in the Indian commercial vehicle market. The move is thanks to the good economic conditions in the country, and the sustained expansion and improvement in transportation infrastructure. At the recent Auto Expo 2012, top players from India and abroad – Man Force, Paccar, Tata ...

The Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), in collaboration with Canada-based Commonwealth of Learning, has launched a unique graduation programme, Yash Sankalp (BA in Road Transport), for educating drivers in road safety and imparting them essential skills in vehicle maintenance. The programme was inaugurated by Sir John Daniel, President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning in the presence of ...

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The temple town of Tirupati is all set to become more accessible to pilgrims with the central government planning to introduce international flights from the nearby Renigunta airport. The operations will begin with the introduction of night landing facilities for international flights at the airport. The Andhra Pradesh government will acquire 400 acres of land for building the airport. The ...

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