UTC

Emergency response teams in the densely populated town of Brookhaven, New York, respond to more than 5,000 emergency calls every month. To enable fire-fighters and emergency services to meet the demand, town officials made the decision to upgrade to Opticom GPS priority control technology on more 500 fire trucks and at almost as many intersections. Opticom GPS uses a global network of GPS satellites to calculate vehicle speed, direction and precise location to pre-empt signals even around corners or obs

The final Drive C2X event will take place at the EUREF campus in Berlin on 16 and 17 July. For the first time, European-wide results of field operational tests (FOTs) are available and will be presented during the event. The Drive C2X final event also includes: a debate about the major outcomes of field operational tests on cooperative systems for smart driving; a business modelling gaming session to plan together the road to deployment; a dedicated conference with Q&A sessions focusing on results, da

Known for its high foot-traffic, congested streets and short blocks, the flow of pedestrian traffic plays a major role in San Francisco’s transportation network. Traffic controller maintenance adds to the problem where the cabinets have single front doors that obstruct pedestrian walkways, restricting the flow of foot traffic, and often forcing rerouting and delays. That’s about to change; the City has awarded McCain a contract for the supply of traffic controller cabinets, including the City’s first-ti

Transurban-Fluor and AAA Mid-Atlantic have released the second annual report on distracted drivers on I-95 in Northern Virginia, which found that despite major construction, distracted driving is a growing problem on the heavily travelled corridor. The report, part of the Orange Cones, No Phones campaign focused on reducing distracted driving in the 95 Express Lanes construction zone, found that the number of frequent I-95 drivers likely to use their cell phone while driving has increased from 56 percent i

The Erskine Bridge vehicle safety barrier replacement team introduced what is said to be a UK first in temporary traffic management on major trunk roads projects with the use of Bluetooth technology to monitor journey times and keep drivers updated on potential delays. Working on behalf of Transport Scotland, with Leeds-based Sky High Technology, contractor Highway Barrier Solutions and the Scotland TranServ project team introduced the origin-destination vehicle movement system to establish how long it w

The UK’s Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is calling for more information and advice on smart motorways for drivers. The call comes after seventy-one per cent of drivers said they would feel less safe on a motorway with no hard shoulder than a motorway with one, according to the latest poll by the IAM.

Peek Traffic and its distributor Northwest Signal have formed a new sales group to support Peek’s aggressive growth strategy. Northwest Signal manufactures and distributes its own range of traffic control products and software in the north-west US and represents Peek’s range of ATC controllers, VideoTrak IQ, software and traffic signals.

Austrian traffic technology group Swarco has acquired the APT group of companies, creating one of the largest traffic and parking management systems businesses in Europe.

NEC Corporation is providing a new operational control software module as part of its Cloud City Operations Centre to enable the city of Santander in Spain to automate the management of city infrastructure in real-time to minimise resource usage and reduce operational costs.