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July 17, 2015

Cubic to Highlight Future of Big Data at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America Seattle Symposium

Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), a business unit of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), today announced that Phil Silver, director of business development for its subsidiary Urban Insights Associates, will be a panelist at the “Data Gathering, Data Usage, Data Sharing” session of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) Seattle Symposium. The symposium takes place […]

July 16, 2015

Austrian Intelligent Transportation Systems specialist installs Automated Access Control in Prato, Tuscany

Kapsch TrafficCom AG, listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange in the prime market segment, implemented a new system to regulate city access into Prato (Tuscany, Italy). The Automated Access Control System in the Limited Traffic Zone (LTZ) started operations in early July 2015. The system consists of a central system, software managing and issuing the permits and […]

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July 16, 2015

Install this app, drive in Ukraine and automatically map road quality

The online portal http://uaroads.com provides information on 42,000km of Ukrainian roads, updated automatically via users who have installed a free smartphone app. Needless to say, of the 42,000km measured, 36% are considered poor and 7% very poor but the information provided can help motorists plan their trips to avoid bad sections of road as well as […]

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July 10, 2015

Real-time tracking for fans: Deutsche Telekom connects 130 triathletes

This July 12 at Challenge Roth, the world’s largest long-distance triathlon, 130 of the some 3,500 triathletes at the starting line will be “connected”: a matchbox-sized transmitter on the athletes’ start number belts sends their current locations, placings in the competition, distances to other competitors and speeds – all based on GPS data. Family members, […]

July 10, 2015

Ericsson leads European Union 5G standardization projects

Ericsson continues to spearhead 5G system development as coordinator of the new METIS-II EU project to develop the overall 5G radio system design and roadmap recommendation for 5G standardization. On a strategic level, METIS-II will provide the 5G collaboration framework within the 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (5G-PPP) for a common evaluation of 5G radio […]

July 7, 2015

ITS Ukraine welcomes new board member – Iryna Bondarenko

ITS Ukraine are delighted to welcome Iryna Bondarenko as a new member of our Executive Board. Iryna Bondarenkois the Executive Director and coordinator on national policy work in Kyiv Cyclists’ Association, NGO. She has initiated and developed cycling concepts across Ukraine and has been instrumental in organising events during European Mobility Week, cycling parades and contests. […]

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July 6, 2015

On the road to urban transformation

More than half of the global population now lives in cities, and ICT is leading changes in many aspects of city life, including radical new approaches to urban transportation. The growth of cities raises a range of social, economic and environmental challenges, putting pressure on infrastructure, natural systems and social structures. However, as the challenges […]

July 6, 2015

Four key themes for rail innovation

The Transport Systems Catapult has published the findings from four recent workshops aimed at creating a better experience for UK rail passengers. Produced in cooperation with the Rail Executive and transport user watchdog Transport Focus, the Innovation Consultation report pulls together the ideas and insights from the February 2015 workshops held in Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge […]

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