Traffic Technology International

1 week ago | traffictechnologytoday.com | Navtech Radar |Tom Stone

Intelligent transport systems rely on a range of technologies to monitor and manage road networks and tunnels efficiently. While video cameras, inductive loops, and lidar are widely recognized, 360-degree radar remains a lesser known but highly effective solution. Its ability to detect objects over long distances and in poor visibility makes it a powerful tool for automatic incident detection and traffic management.

1 week ago | traffictechnologytoday.com | Greg Winfree |Tom Stone

In Subterranean Homesick Blues, Bob Dylan claims that “you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” Sure, weather forecasts are easy to joke about because they’re attempts to predict the weather, which is notoriously unpredictable. But what if, while you’re traveling on the road, you could know in real time what’s happening with the weather just up the road?

3 weeks ago | traffictechnologytoday.com | Tom Stone

Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a leading non-governmental organization dedicated to advancing road safety through cross-sector collaboration and technological innovation, has announced the formation of the TSR Direct Vision Leadership Council.

3 weeks ago | traffictechnologytoday.com | Tom Stone

This week Samuel Kapsch been appointed to the executive board of Kapsch TrafficCom as COO, effective from April 1, 2025. As a representative of the fifth generation of the Kapsch family, he will assume responsibility for the areas of supply chain management, production, the Latin America and Asia-Pacific regions, the operational implementation of the strategy as well as marketing and communication.

3 weeks ago | traffictechnologytoday.com | Saul Wordsworth

Wes Marshall is a traffic engineer and author. His new book – Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies Our Transportation System – is a fascinating exploration of why we continue to engineer roads the way we do in the face of stubbornly high road casualties. And – crucially – what to do about it. Interview begins at 6:30Killed by a Traffic Engineer is available now in print and audiobook formats. This episode is sponsored by MAV Systems.