Adam Hill

London

Editor at ITS International

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Articles

US Automated Vehicle Framework to 'slash red tape'

1 week ago | itsinternational.com | Adam Hill

Removing regulatory barriers is at the heart of US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)'s new Automated Vehicle (AV) Framework. "The new framework will unleash American ingenuity, maintain key safety standards, and prevent a harmful patchwork of state laws and regulations," says a statement from US Department of Transportation. US secretary of transportation Sean Duffy says the country is "in a race with China to out-innovate, and the stakes couldn’t be higher".
Star Systems International flies high with Falcon

1 week ago | itsinternational.com | Adam Hill

Star Systems International has launched a dual-frequency transponder called Falcon. The new product combines ultra–high frequency (UHF) capability for traditional tolling systems and near-field communication (NFC) capability, meaning the tag enables real-time interaction between vehicles and mobile applications. It is Gen2V2 compliant and offers advanced embedded cryptographic authentication.
Ridango and Bregal Milestone acquire software firm uTrack

1 week ago | itsinternational.com | Adam Hill

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) specialist Ridango and private equity firm Bregal Milestone are to buy uTrack Software Solutions.
Iteris wins $4m Corona smart mobility deal

1 week ago | itsinternational.com | Adam Hill

One hundred intersections in the City of Corona, California, will be key to a $4 million smart mobility infrastructure management contract awarded to Iteris. The company's Software as a service (SaaS) solution ClearGuide will be combined with new detection sensors and web-based communications. The city will access ClearGuide Roadways, whose traffic data and maps are designed to help improve real-time operations, incident management, workzone mobility and transportation planning.
Power cuts cause transport chaos in Spain and Portugal

2 weeks ago | itsinternational.com | Adam Hill

Traffic lights have been affected, and transit systems disrupted, in a power blackout affecting large parts of Spain and Portugal. Media outlets including the BBC and Reuters reported that traffic lights were not working in some cities, while the metro has been closed in cities including Lisbon and Porto.
Q-Free ATMS deployed on West Virginia country roads

3 weeks ago | itsinternational.com | Adam Hill

West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) has deployed Q-Free’s customisable Kinetic Mobility advanced traffic management system (ATMS) across 35,000 miles of state roads, in all 55 counties. From the mix-and-match modular system, WVDOH deployed the Event Management, Signs, and Video modules, and plans to add modules including Counts, Weather and Travel Time in the future.
Iteris analyses Orange County bus operations

3 weeks ago | itsinternational.com | Adam Hill

Orange County Transportation Authority (Octa) has awarded Iteris a contract to analyse public transit movements and identify improvements. Using the ClearGuide Software as a Service solution, it will focus on routes along Harbor Boulevard, with a study area across five cities and 53 signalised intersections. The two combined routes (Route 43 and OC Bus Rapid Route 543) along this corridor average over 10,000 boardings daily - which is nearly 8% of all county bus ridership.
VW and Uber to launch 'thousands' of AVs in US

3 weeks ago | itsinternational.com | Adam Hill

Volkswagen and Uber have said they are to launch thousands of autonomous vehicles (AVs) onto US streets over the next 10 years, starting in Los Angeles. The fully-autonomous ID. Buzz AD minibuses come via Volkswagen Group of America's autonomous mobility subsidiary Volkswagen ADMT, with testing set to begin later this year and launch expected in LA in 2026. There will be humans inside them in the early stages "to help refine the technology and ensure safety", the companies say.
Hayden AI now has eyes on California city's bike lanes

3 weeks ago | itsinternational.com | Adam Hill

Automated bike lane enforcement has come to the Californian city of Sacramento. One hundred Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) buses are already equipped with Hayden AI's cameras to identify and report vehicles illegally parked along bus stops - and now this technology will be used to target drivers who should not be in bike lanes too.
Compass IoT connected vehicle data used to shape iRAP projects

3 weeks ago | itsinternational.com | Adam Hill

The Road Safety Foundation (RSF) is integrating connected vehicle (CV) technology into its International Road Assessment Program (iRAP) work. The UK charity is working with CV data aggregator Compass IoT to measure speeds directly from vehicles, across a network. The iRAP model, used by RSF, gives roads a star rating from 1 to 5, to identify risks and prioritise improvements to prevent deaths and serious injuries.