Jenoptik’s Traffic Solutions division exhibited its new flexible product range under the theme “Paving your way to Traffic Safety” at the Intertraffic Trade Fair in Amsterdam, from March 25th to 28th. Some of the products exhibited were MiniRack, an optical traffic light detection technology and TraffiTower 2.0. TraffiTower 2.0 is a new flexible outer housing solution which was recently awarded ...

SwaroopSagar, an Engineering graduate and entrepreneur from Vijaynagar, Bangalore has developed a free, crowd-sourced parking app, Parkitektis, designed to help Bangalore motorists to find the nearest, cheapest parking space on a real-time basis on a Google map on their Android smartphones. It gives the route from the origin of the trip and also images of what the route looks like. ...

Ford Motor Company has developed a new generation of steering technology for its vehicles which will help drivers manoeuvre better at low speeds and in tight spaces, while at higher speeds the vehicles will be more agile. In the adaptive steering the steering ratio continually changes with speed, optimising the steering response in all conditions, unlike traditional steering in which ...

In a bid to minimise emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has taken a policy decision to make all its upcoming station buildings green. The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) will issue guidelines for designing the station structures. As per the specifications of the IGBC, all upcoming metro station buildings will have their ...

The Ministry of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping will plant 200 crore trees along the entire 1 lakh km National Highway network across the country in a move to protect the environment as well as employing unemployed youth. A similar scheme could be implemented under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) along the village and district roads and ...

An Intelligent Traffic Management system (ITMS) which monitors traffic along expressways, alerts commuters of traffic movements and ensures swift response will be installed along the 25-km long Noida-Greater Noida expressway by November. The ITMS centralizes the different management functions such as traffic signal control, traffic monitoring, incident management, tunnel/highway monitoring and provision of real-time traffic advisory information along with other ...

Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) has planned a bus rapid transit system for Amritsar covering a 30km route with a fleet of 55 state-of-the-art AC buses. The Union Ministry of Urban Development has approved the purchase of 50 buses for the project and work has already begun for construction of elevated roads. The first phase of the project will be ...

International Road Dynamics Inc (IRD) has been awarded a CAD $1,650,000 contract from the State of Idaho, Transportation Department (ITD) in the US to supply and install an Electronic Pre-Clearance System for the Huetter Port of Entry. The contract also includes two years of equipment, software, and database maintenance to commence upon completion of the installation. The project includes IRD’s ...

The long awaited Mumbai Metro, which was inaugurated on June 8 has won over many commuters who have been using other modes of transport. Travellers were impressed by the large stations, escalators and the courteous staff. Commuters felt that this was the cheapest mode of travel and a real blessing due to the air-conditioned service, given the city’s humid and ...

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up a Dedicated Urban Transport Fund (DUTF) to support fund local transport and urban development bodies in cities with a population of more than 10 lakh. This will help strengthen and provide better access to mass transport services. Some of the measures being considered to raise funds include levying of cess on ...