The national permit vehicles can now ply without two drivers. Besides, there is also no requirement of having dark brown body colour for such vehicles, as was mandatory earlier with amendment in Central Motor Vehicles Rules. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways made amendments to CMVR 1989. Henceforth, National Permit or N/P would be inscribed in the front and ...

With Chennai Corporation getting a nod to implement Red Light Violation Detection (RVLD) system by installing ANPR cameras under Smart City, catching of red-light violators and managing traffic at busy junctions of the city are set to get automated. The ANPR cameras will be powered by Optical Character Recognition technology to read the number plates of violating vehicles. The system ...

The Delhi government planning to redesign its streets to make it safer for those using the footpath.The state government has roped in Former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, who will work along with an NGO – Savelife Foundation on redesigning the national capital’s streets to make them safe and walkable. The first priority is to redesign ...

Contract vehicles in UP can no longer be red, maroon or black. The state government recently passed an amendment to the motor vehicle regulations, determining the colour of various contract vehicles and also making it compulsory for bike taxis to function on permits. Under the amendment, while a bike can be of any colour other than the three prohibited colours, ...

The Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited has started the process of installing registration number trackers and smart cameras to capture images of vehicles that are found to be flouting traffic rules. The traffic violation detection system, the trackers and cameras will automatically track and capture the violators’ motorcycle or car registration number once they zoom past the traffic post. For easy ...

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is expected to soon appoint urban development experts to create a Geographic Information System (GIS) map and a comprehensive database of all parking slots in the city. This will be a step forward towards creating the country’s first special parking authority. The move comes over six months after the development plan 2034 was unveiled. The development ...

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced it is partnering with SAP to build the Intelligent Rail Digital Maintenance (iRDM) solution. The solution leverages cutting-edge technologies including Internet-of-Things, machine learning, advanced analytics, big data, drones and mobility components of SAP® Leonardo ( iRDM solution) to carry out drone-based safety inspections, remote monitoring of the condition of all asset classes, including rolling ...

One factor that contributed to the success of Smart Mobility 2018, was the right mix of business activities and the Conference that had very relevant and issue based content. Responding to the positive feedback and the request for sharing the session content, TrafficInfraTech magazine is bringing to its readers most of the discussions happened during the three-day event. While the ...

Videonetics launched its AI & Deep Learning based ‘Detection of Use of Cellphone While Driving’, an ultra-smart video-based technology that aims to detect in real-time those drivers using cellphones while driving four-wheeler, consequently violating traffic laws and putting their lives to risk. Powered by patented AI & Deep Learning framework, ‘Detection of Use of Cellphone While Driving’ technology is trained ...

Dahua Technology recently received the prestigious “Outstanding CSR Brand of 2018” award at Social Responsibility Conference 2018 held in Beijing for its dedication to sustainable development and public welfare. Initiated by Huanqiu.com and other influential Chinese media, Social Responsibility Conference 2018 attracted representatives from organizations and enterprises of different industries to discuss ongoing public welfare issues, including environmental care, philanthropy, ...