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US based CISCO, through its Cisco Connected Transportation Solutions and L&T Technology Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the L&T Group, have come together in a project to provide connected transportation solutions in the country. The solutions offered will integrate multiple in-station networks and retail communication systems into a standards-based IP network. It will lower the cost of network operations, ...

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) in USA is working with U-M Mobility Transformation Center (MTC), a University of Michigan (U-M) consortium and the two auto majors General Motors and Ford to deploy vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication technology on more than 120 miles of Metro Detroit roadway. The stretch of I-96/I-696 from US-23 in Brighton east to I-94 in St. Clair ...

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has given EFKON India an order for the supply of more than 6000 vehicle tracking devices for its fleet. EFKON had submitted bids for seven IOCL tenders for the supply, installation, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance of vehicle tracking systems, and was able to win tenders to supply VTS devices for four states: Uttar Pradesh: ...

International Road Dynamics Inc. (IRD) exhibited at the recently held 2014 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Conference & Exhibition in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IRD presented the VectorSense tyre sensor suite for the first time at a Canadian conference. The VectorSense tyre sensor suite is a new in-road sensor technology that provides vehicle position and individual tire footprint data for use ...

Sonja Heikkila, a 24-year old transportation engineer from Helsinki has developed an app and a plan that would help residents of Finland’s capital plan on-demand commutes from their cell phones. The plan uses minibus shuttle service combined with city bicycles and ride-sharing to achieve its aim. There would be real-time marketplace in which commuters could mix and match various available ...

The 21st World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems(September 7-11) in Detroit had participation from thousands of delegates from more over 65 countries showcasing the latest developments in all aspects of high-tech transportation. “We are on the cusp of an incredible transformation in the way we get around from Connected Vehicles that reduce the possibility of a crash to vehicles that ...

Omnicomm, a leading developer and manufacturer of precise fuel monitoring equipment and other solutions for fleet management presented its key products at Baja Telematics 2014 held recently in Baja California, Mexico. The industry event is held on the initiative of Argus Telematics, software developer and integrator, for its distribution network including eight regions of Mexico. Mexico, the second largest oil ...

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has come up with a plan to turn a 24,000 hectare area in Najafgarh, Kanjhawala and Narela into an integrated Smart City.The Smart City will have dedicated bicycle lanes, high frequency mass transport, 24×7 water and power to all households, no waterlogging, 100% internet coverage, 30 minutes emergency medical response time and facilities like parks, ...

The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has installed CCTV cameras on 80 of its bus as a part of a pilot project aimed at strengthening security in buses. In the first phase 200 buses including low-floor AC and non-AC buses will be fitted with the cameras. The cameras have a recording capacity of seven hours. A Control Room has been set ...

With the exhibition space for both Trafficinfratech Expo and Parking Infratech Expo getting filled up fast, the stage is all set for the 4th International TrafficInfratech Expo being held from January 7-9, 2015 in New Delhi. Enquiries and pre-registrations from around the country and abroad indicate that the event is going to be fruitful to the traffic industry and the ...