The aforementioned sensitivity to non-tech factors, that’s what clicked for team Get My Parking. They focused on how parking technology can be designed to make it work for the operators in the ever-changing consumer mobility space. It is this sensitivity and a big picture vision that have helped Get My Parking (GMP) to digitize 300+ parking lots with 85,000+ bays ...
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Reducing false alarms with Deep Learning
The concept of Deep Learning takes inspiration from the way the human brain works. Our brains can be seen as a very complex deep learning model. Brain neural networks are comprised of billions of interconnected neurons; deep learning simulates this structure. These multi-layer networks can collect information and perform corresponding actions according to an analysis of that information. In the ...
IR’s first high-speed Electric Locomotive
Indian Railways’ all new 12,000 horsepower electric locomotive — being produced at Bihar’s Madhepura plant in collaboration with Alstom of France — is to be rolled out in March. The locomotive can run at speed of 120kmph. The new WAG 12 electric locomotive would be used to haul freight trains. It can haul about 9,000 tonnes of goods. The fleet ...
The 28th International ARRB Conference
Scheduled to be held from April 29 – May 2, the 28th International Australian Road Research Board Conference will connect researchers, practitioners, academia and industry to discuss “Next Generation Connectivity”. The event for the transport industry will take place after the commonwealth games in buzzing Brisbane. The conference focusses on the future of a connected Australia in transport & infrastructure. ...
Incident Management System of NHAI
The National Highways Authority of India is in the process of rolling-out an integrated setup through the Traffic Incident Emergency Management System (TIMS), where Incident Management Contractors will be appointed at a state/regional office level for providing ambulances, tow-away cranes and highway surveillance vehicles across all highways in the state / region, and a Regional Command and Control Centre for ...
IWAI engages KPMG as consultants
The Inland Waterways Authority of India has engaged KPMG to study and devise a framework for operationalization and maintenance of the assets being built on NW-1 under the World Bank funded Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP). This framework will include various institutional and operational models ranging from outsourcing to Special Purpose Vehicle formulation with participating states and other authorities like ...
Managing traffic real-time with Google data
The Kolkata Police wants to deal with the long vehicle queues at major traffic junctions in the city by introducing an inbuilt algorithm based on the using the Google line traffic data that can calculate the traffic queue at an intersection and predict the exact signal cycle according to the shifting real-time needs. Kolkata police has phased out standalone signals ...
Vehicles with tools to rescue trapped passengers
The Delhi Traffic Police is in the process of inducting “Road Disaster Management” vehicles equipped with tools to rescue trapped passengers from vehicles following accidents and to deal with exigency on the roads. These vehicles will be fitted with multiple tools and gadgets for crucial use in disaster situations. They will have cutting tools that can pierce through heavy metal ...
Drone Cameras for Railways
West Central Railways with headquarters in Jabalpur has become the first Zonal Railway to procure Drone cameras (UAV/NETRA) to be used for various railway activities especially project monitoring and maintenance of tracks and other railway infrastructure. Drone cameras shall be deployed to undertake monitoring activities of relief and rescue operation, project monitoring, progress of important works, conditions of track and ...
Toll plazas to have Food and Beverage kiosks
Toll plazas run by NHAI will soon have kiosks selling drinking water, tea/coffee, and packaged food for the convenience of highways users. Termed as Highway Nest (Mini), these kiosks are under construction on both up-side and down-side at all 372 NH run toll plazas. These are being built on 10mx20 m paved platforms about 200- 250 m from the toll ...