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August 17, 2015

Electric Bus Route 55 launched in Gothenburg, Sweden

Gothenburg is launching the public transport of the future. Gothenburg’s first route for electric buses will open on 15 June. The buses are silent and emission-free and run on electricity from wind power and hydropower. The bus route is among the most modern in the world. Among other things, passengers can recharge their phones onboard […]

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August 13, 2015

Upcoming Frankfurt show to showcase new mobility; connected cars, autonomous driving

Among the features of the upcoming IAA in Frankfurt will be the “New Mobility World” exhibition area, designed to showcase the emerging digital mobile world that will span all sectors. The area will also include telecommunications companies. The exhibition area will incorporate five areas: Connected car Automated driving E-mobility Urban mobility Mobility services The area […]

August 11, 2015

Google Map Maker will be enabled in Ukraine

The first phase of Map Maker’s reopening has begun, starting with six countries. Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, India, Philippines and Ukraine are now open for editing. Regional Leads in every country will be able to moderate: Mappers in each country were selected as “Regional Leads” to moderate edits done by other mappers in their respective regions. […]

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August 10, 2015

Prague tests electric buses (Czech Republic)

The city of Prague is testing new electric buses with a view to fully introducing the vehicles on routes in September this year. The aim of the testing is to verify the operational, technical and economic parameters of the vehicle which, with a fully electric vehicle heating system, ensures zero-emissions at the point of operation. […]

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August 10, 2015

Testing virtual reality to improve transport will soon be possible in Milton Keynes

Elite technology innovation center, Transport Systems Catapult (TSC), has announced the opening of a ‘Visualisation laboratory’ at its headquarters in Milton Keynes. The laboratory will allow designers and engineers to use cutting edge virtual reality technology to improve the UK’s transport network. The laboratory includes the UK’s first commercially available omnidirectional treadmill built by Swedish […]

International ITS News, News
August 7, 2015

Civil drones market development in Europe

European Union is framing the future of aviation by declaring main principles for developing drone service market. The European aviation community gathered in Riga in March 2015 established the following basic principles: Drones need to be treated as new types of aircraft with proportionate rules based on the risk of each operation. EU rules for […]

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August 7, 2015

EU Bank lends €400 million to upgrade municipal infrastructure in Ukraine

The European Investment Bank has provided a loan of €400 million to finance projects devoted to the modernisation of public infrastructure in Ukrainian cities. The aging infrastructure of many Ukrainian municipalities requires substantial modernisation. “Up to 80% of municipal infrastructure networks are in lousy condition,” says Hennadiy Zubko, vice prime minister and minister of regional […]

European ITS News, News, News from ITS Ukraine
August 6, 2015

Paypal & cross-border payments coming to Ukraine.

Ukrainian residents to be able to use the international online payment systems (such as PayPal, ApplePay, GoogleWallet and others) to receive cross-border payments.  The National Bank of Ukraine points to and welcomes the strong interest shown by businesses and the Internet users’ community of Ukraine in the use of the state-of-the-art online payment systems (such […]

International ITS News, News, News from ITS Ukraine
August 6, 2015

Ford Challenges Game Developers to Revamp Journey Planning and Urban Travel

Ford Motor Company announced today during Gamescom a competition that challenges video game developers to create solutions for global mobility issues. The Ford Smart Mobility Game Challenge, developed with Cologne Game Lab, encourages developers to turn the challenge of integrating different transport modes within a city into fun and engaging online games. Gamescom 2015 – […]

International ITS News, News