The panel consisting of V Ramesh, CEO, Varam Parking Pvt Ltd; Nagendra Reddy V, CEO & Founder, VTRAC Worldwide; Udaya Bhaskar Rao Abburu, CEO & Managing Director, iRam Technologies; Arvind Mayar, CEO, Secure Parking Solutions Pvt Ltd and Amit Haware, CEO & JMD, Haware Properties discussed about efficient parking technologies and innovations When it comes to parking, Indians display a ...
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iQuippo launches digitise co-lending platform
iQuippo, India’s first digital marketplace for infrastructure equipment, today launched its upgraded financing portal (www.iquippo.com) and became the first digital platform in the country to digitise the co-lending programmes of banks and NBFCs. The state-of-the-art platform now offers its customers an option to choose offers from different financial institutions; it also negotiates with them online on behalf of the financial ...
J&K to implement RLVD system
Jammu and Kashmir authorities have decided to install Red Light Violation Detection System to manage the traffic and nab violators. The new system would detect the violators automatically if someone jumps a red light and generate e-challan. The system would consist of camera-mounted sensors for better detection of traffic violations, which would relay the data to the central control room ...
Traffic Sensors market to reach $434 mn by 2025: Research
According to an industry research report, the global traffic sensors market is expected to reach $434 million by 2025, up from the currently valued $271.97 million markets. According to the research report, increasing awareness of the adverse effect of road accidents is compelling several cities to implement sensor-based smart traffic signals. According to the report, installation of traffic sensors will ...
Asian Development Bank to aid Chennai Metro
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will aid the second phase of the Chennai Metro project. ADB will fund Rs 2,306Cr to commence the 18-km long elevated structure of the project. The 18-km stretch between Meenakshi College and Poonamallee bypass is part of 26.1 km corridor of Chennai Metro’s phase 2 which will connect from Light House to Poonamallee Bypass. ...
Editors Page Dec – Jan 2020
A good number of pages of this issue of TrafficInfraTech are taken by the coverage of the November 2019 Expos: TrafficInfraTech Expo, Smart Mobility Expo and Parking InfraTech Expo. Rightfully so, this is the Mobility event the Indian Traffic Industry looks forward to every year. Along with its ‘technology character’, the Show also assumes the title of a ‘never to ...
Connected Transportation
Bosch Group, India, showcased its connected products and solutions at the Beyond Mobility 2.0, a biennial event in November 2018. Bosch provides connected solutions for the nation’s security systems. The country’s population of more than 1.3 billion people is constantly on the move, metro stations and airports are crowded and require smart security solutions with big data analysis to increase ...
Hike in road transportation services
The Road Transport and Highways Ministry has notified higher charges for services provided by regional transport offices such as driving licence, learner’s licence, driving permit, driving school licence renewal fee, and three-wheeler registration. The move will help states shore up the cost of running these services. It will also bring uniformity among States on various fees and taxes on road ...
Pod taxi experiments
NITI Aayog panel has cleared a government proposal to test three rapid transport systems using pod cars— futuristic, driverless vehicles that run along a pre-determined course. The three companies that have won approval are: Ultra Global PRT, skyTran, a company created by the US space agency Nasa, and Metrino PRT, which has formed joint ventures with Indian companies. The pod ...
Connaught Place to go vehicle-free
It is reported that the middle and inner circle roads of Delhi’s Connaught Place will be made vehicle-free for three months, as part of a pilot smart city project starting from February. Traffic will be barred on these roads as part of “pedestrianisation” of the area. Union Minister for Urban Development, Venkaiah Naidu is also considering feasibility of “developing water ...