What makes a journey safe? Better drivers or better roads? While we agree that India’s road safety record needs to improve, how are we going to go about it remains a matter of debate. Trafficinfratech spoke to enforcement and transport authorities of various States to find out the systems being put in place for making the roads safe and commutable. ...

India is building roads at a record rate and the country’s national highway network will rise 37% in the next two years, said Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, while addressing a Global Business Summit recently. The Government target to develop two lakh km of national highway network by 2025 is being made possible on the back of ...

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is set to construct two new multi-level mechanical public car parking facilities. One in Central Mumbai and the other in South Mumbai. The Matunga facility in Central Mumbai will be equipped to facilitate 475 vehicles, while the Mumbadevi facility in South Mumbai will have the capacity to accommodate 546 vehicles. These facilities will be of a ...

Senthil NA Mariappan, CEO of DataCorp Traffic “The allocation of Rs. 2.70 lakh crores in the budget to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is a positive step towards boosting infrastructure development. The strong focus on improving roads, highways, and ports is likely to attract more investments and boost growth in the industry. This emphasis is expected to enhance ...

Mr. Ashish P. Dhakan, MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd. The Union Budget 2023-24 clearly has the visionary roadmap to put India on the path to become $5 trillion economy. The seven priorities of the budget ‘Saptarishi’ are inclusive development, reaching the last mile, infrastructure and investment, unleashing the potential, green growth, youth power and financial sector. It ...

The answer to road safety is technology. Assisting our drivers, road users and infrastructure designers with the technology can become a game changer, writes Rama Shankar Pandey, Managing Director, Hella India Lighting Ltd. As per the data released by National Crime Records Bureau, India recorded approximately 1,33,201 deaths (due to road accidents) in 2020, with millions more sustaining serious injuries ...

There is a lot of hype around ADAS, or Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, and its implementation in the Indian market. With a growing need to focus on safety, Sid Jalan explores this new technology’s challenges implementation India has a dismal record when it comes to road safety, with nearly 500-700 people dying every day on Indian roads. To their credit, ...

In order to apply ITS as a tool for mitigating road crashes, it is paramount to first develop the infrastructure and knowledge system to support it Increased urbanization and the desire to create smart cities have prompted extensive research and development in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to address the increased traffic intensity. As pedestrians are special road ...

CV technology and data are already transforming traffic management and will be the focus of future innovation in the market. The market demands communication between the vehicle/driver and the road operator whether for safety or mobility services including tolling. Industry stakeholders must embrace this transformation or be left behind. Roadway operators today are trying to understand how to utilize CV ...

Moxa Inc., a leader in industrial communications and networking, announced the launch of its next-generation industrial Ethernet switches, the EDS-4000/G4000 Series. The EDS-4000/G4000 Series includes 68 models that will help Moxa’s customers build futureproof industrial networks to strengthen operational resilience in industrial spaces such as power, transportation, maritime, and factory automation. According to IDC’s Worldwide IT/OT Convergence 2022 Predictions, by ...