A number of innovative forces are coming together to define the future of mobility; right from electrification of vehicles, superfast transportation- both ground and underground- flying cars, to autonomous & connected cars or robocars. Frost and Sullivan forecasts eight million semi- and highly automated vehicles to enter the market within the next 10 years. Fully automated cars are expected to ...
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Cameras on Cabs
The Gurugram traffic police is planning to install cameras on top of cabs and police vans to record violations and send challans, real time. The move was aimed at reducing dependency on constables to track violations and bring down chances of corruption. This will also reduce face-offs between violators and cops on the road. As part of a mechanism to ...
Thermal Cameras
ThermiCam from FLIR Systems Inc is an integrated, unibody design thermal camera and detector with embedded analytics for vehicle and pedestrian detection for smart intersection control applications. It does not need light to operate but provides reliable presence detection in the darkest of nights, over a long range and in the most difficult weather conditions. It offers unsurpassed detection performance ...
Unlocking Delhi
A fast, reliable and safe mobility system like RRTS will act as the backbone of urban and regional transportation in NCR reducing congestion and pollution significantly writes Sudhir Kumar Sharma, CPRO, NCRTC The National Capital, Delhi is the nerve center of National Capital Region, one of the fastest growing city in the world both in terms of population and economy. ...
Making construction work zones safer
Road construction and maintenance work is hazardous for both the site workers and the road user. Engineering, Education and Enforcement are the three pillars to ensure a safer construction work zone says Amandeep Singh Business Head, South Asia and East Africa, Avery Dennison Reflective Solutions. According to statistics, 4.64 lakh road accidents took place in 2017 of which 1.3 lakh ...
Emerging Tolling Technology and implementation Challenges
Neeraj Sanghi: Highway Concessions One is operating seven projects, of which five are tolling projects and rest are annuities. In the last two years, share of ETC on our roads as a part of our revenue has increased significantly. The benefits of ETC are multi-fold as it reduces waiting time, improves the operational efficiency and saves fuel. FASTag, a scheme ...
Women, Cities and Transport
The highlight of the Driving Smart Mobility Conference held during Smart Mobility 2018 was the ‘Women in Traffic’ session. The vibrant discussion emphasized the significance of environment sustainability and gender equity in transportation. Through two enlightening sessions, the panelists presented some key research findings on the ways that half of our population, our women and girls travel , and their ...
The Success Reaffirms Expo’s Top Position
ITS, Multi-level Parking, Tolling, EVs, Mobile Apps, Safety Barriers, Security Products , Telematics, Display Systems , Breath Analysers, Reflectors… name it, I could find every solution here. What a fantastic show!” said an elated visitor after completing his rounds on the second day. The same sentiment was echoed all through the three days of the integrated twin Expos – TrafficInfraTech ...
Bosch India strengthens its beyond mobility solutions
Bosch, a leading supplier of technology and services, continues to give boost to its beyond mobility business with smart solutions based on growing infrastructure and consumer demand. “Our business is in a process of profound transformation from a hardware focus to models that focus more on services and data. We have the capability to develop greenfield technology that can power ...