26.07.2021
Japan Traffic Technology Today
SkedGo Partnership and AIBase Technology accelerate the implementation of MaaS in Japan
SkedGo, a global provider of mobility as a service (MaaS) technologies, has partnered with the Japanese company AI Base Technology to accelerate the seamless development of MaaS throughout Japan.
The new jointly created platform "Fukurou GO" will be mainly used by municipalities, prefectures and transport agencies of Japan. SkedGo provides specialized MaaS routing technology, AI Base provides behavior analytics based on machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), which allows deep data analysis.
"Fukurou GO is a revolutionary new mobile services platform for Japan that integrates all available mobility models," said Korhan Saglam, co-founder and CEO of AI Base Technology. "We are facing major changes in the way people travel around Japan, due to urbanization, population growth and decarbonization. With Fukurou GO, we not only offer public transport services transport, but also data transmission services for analyzing mobility trends. In partnership with SkedGo, we will combine our artificial intelligence and data analysis technologies with the best routing capabilities on the market."
"This is a great opportunity for us to enter the Japanese market together with an experienced and visionary local partner," says John Nuutinen, CEO of SkedGo. "We hope to create a symbiotic relationship that will provide an excellent user interface and a valuable offer for our potential Japanese customers. MaaS can change the way we travel, and given Japan's exceptionally well-built public transport system, the advanced MaaS platform will work very well."
27.07.2021
Canada Traffic TechnologyToday
New high-resolution Teledyne cameras for Machine vision
Teledyne has announced the release of their new high-resolution cameras Lt Series USB3. Thanks to the robust housings and fully lockable USB3 connectors, these new cameras are designed for round-the-clock use in adverse weather conditions.
The Lt series cameras are part of the Teledyne Lumenera product line and are designed to meet the challenges of modern image processing systems. They provide an improved image, consuming less energy and taking up less space, while they are characterized by a low price.
Equipped with Sony Pregius™ sensors with a resolution of 3.45 microns, these new cameras are available with a resolution of 17 to 31 megapixels and work in a wide range of image processing applications where high resolution is key, including aerial photography, ITS, automated inspection, etc.
"The latest Lt series cameras offer a complete set of functions to solve the most complex tasks in the industry," says Manuel Romero, senior product manager for 2D scanning cameras in the Teledyne Industrial imaging group. "These cameras allow system developers to deliver high-resolution performance through simple integration USB3 interface, which is 15% faster than competing USB3 vision cameras."
27.07.2021
Germany Traffic TechnologyToday
ITS World Congress - Sustainability in the spotlight
The ITS international community is looking forward to the first major physical event in more than 18 months - the ITS World Congress in Hamburg on October 11-15, 2021. The World Congress will consider some of the initiatives and product announcements, including real-life examples of the introduction of electric vehicles, the sharing of transport and autonomy.
Hamburg is providing cleaner transport through a mobility strategy as part of its Climate Change Action Plan, which includes closing roads to traffic, providing bicycle rental services and building new metro routes. "Hamburg has been a pioneer of mobility for several years in Germany. That's why we are very pleased to host the ITS World Congress," said Anges Tjarks, Hamburg Senator for Transport and Mobility. "Currently, about 64% of our share of mobility is carried out by environmentally friendly modes of transport, and we want to increase it to 80% by 2030. We want to make our city more eco-friendly, healthier, and suitable for pedestrians and cyclists." Within the framework of the Congress, among other things, the following topics will be considered:
Autonomous mobility
One of the main participants is Siemens Mobility, which renamed its subsidiary in the field of ITS Yunex. She is a leader in the transformation of mobility not only in Hamburg, but also around the world.
Yunex Traffic will present its new flexible and adaptable traffic and mobility management platform in Hamburg, as well as its environmentally friendly solution for minimizing emissions. It will also demonstrate the modeling functions of digital twins, which will help the authorities to plan more effectively and make mobility safer, and cities more comfortable to live in.
On the World Wide At ITS Congress, experts from all over the world will share case studies of solutions that already provide more environmentally friendly, safe and efficient transport. For example, the International Public Transport Association, UITP, is working together with ERTICO on a SHOW project to understand how collaborative, connected automated mobility (CCAM), such as robotaxi, can be integrated into existing public transport. The SHOW project aims to deploy shared, connected and electrified fleets of automated vehicles aimed at reducing CO2 emissions in cities by 90% and noise by 30% while improving access to transport for isolated groups such as the elderly, the disabled or children. It involves not only 69 partners and more than 20 European cities, but also organizations from the USA, South Korea, Australia, China, Taiwan and Singapore.
Exhibition City Moonshot ERTICO
The ITS Congress will also present the first announcement of the results of a global study conducted by ERTICO as part of the City Moonshot initiative, which includes talks with 300 cities around the world to learn about various problems, needs and trends of intellectual mobility.
ERTICO aims to organize a physical event with almost 50 demonstrations and 20 technical visits that are difficult to reproduce online.
28.07.2021
United Kingdom Traffic TechnologyToday
Consortium of experts has allocated funds for the study of electrification of highways in the UK
The Department for Transport (DfT) has allocated funding to a consortium of companies that will lead the UK's first study on the electrification of long-distance trucks with dynamic charging using overhead power lines on motorways.
The study is part of a project for 20 million pounds (28 million US dollars) allocated for testing zero-emission trucking in accordance with the recently the announced Transport Decarbonization Plan (TDP). The funding provided through Innovate UK was allocated based on the consortium's experience in the field of sustainable transport. The consortium includes Siemens Mobility, Scania, Costain, the Center for Sustainable Road Freight Transportation (Cambridge University and Heriot-Watt University), ARUP, Milne Research, SPL Powerlines, CI Planning, BOX ENERGI and Possible.
Heavy-duty trucks (HGVs) currently account for 18% of all vehicle CO2 emissions , despite the fact that they account for only 1.2% of the total number of vehicles on the roads.
The consortium proposed an "electric road system" using Siemens Mobility's "eHighway" technology as the fastest and most cost-effective way to reduce the carbon footprint of the road freight transportation industry. The study starts this month and will aim to electrify the UK's largest motorways by the 2030s. This will allow specially adapted trucks to run on electricity, similar to railway and trolleybus systems. Trucks are equipped with a battery that charges while driving, so they can detach to overtake cars and reach the final destination with zero emissions.
Consortium members Siemens Mobility, Scania and SPL have previously tested small electric road systems in Germany and Sweden, but this British initiative is the first in the world on such a scale. As part of the project, it is planned to electrify at least 30 km of the M180 motorway as an experimental one, which will connect the port of Immingham with the logistics centers of Doncaster and its airport. The partners plan to learn from the experience of Europe and provide technical, economic and environmental recommendations for the installation of an experimental system with a large demonstration park.
A fully functioning electric road system across the UK is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs in a range of environmentally friendly industries, with around 200,000 new electric trucks to be built over 10-15 years. It will also provide an opportunity to completely upgrade the British truck manufacturing industry and its supply chain, preparing it for the future by accelerating the digitalization of the fleet; a key a lesson learned by the entire industry in the recovery from the 2020 pandemic.
The consortium's research has even shown that the initial investment of operators in new cars can pay off within 18 months due to lower energy costs, and the electrification infrastructure will pay for itself in 15 years.
30.07.2021
USA Traffic TechnologyToday
The city of Coral Gables in the USA installs technology based on artificial intelligence from Ekin
The city of Coral Gables in Florida became the first city in the United States to install a smart city technology solution based on artificial intelligence (AI). The innovative Ekin Spotter complex based on artificial intelligence provides government agencies and law enforcement agencies with new generation data analysis capabilities. This will improve urban planning, traffic and law enforcement, public safety, environmental protection, Wi-Fi access and much more.
The "pillar for a smart city" by Coral Gables (the complex is designed as a circular pillar) is the first of its kind implemented in the USA. The urban pilot project includes the installation of the Ekin Spotter in the western middle of Alhambra Circle and Ponce Streets in downtown Coral Gables. The technology has been specifically designed to meet Coral Gables' smart city goals, as well as Florida building codes with wind load requirements, urban Engineering Standards (ASCE 7-10), as well as telecommunications and sensor technology requirements and compatibility.
Ekin Spotter includes public free Wi-Fi, video surveillance, traffic and security sensors (vehicles, pedestrians, multimodal transportation, speed, red light, public safety, situational awareness), environmental sensors (air quality, noise, weather), provides real-time video surveillance and analytics for the Center Public Information (CIC) and Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Spotter has also been integrated with the city platform artificial intelligence Urban Analytics, which provides sensor data and useful information to citizens and city employees on the smart city hub platform www.coralgables.com/smartcity .
Ekin Spotter has no external wiring or protruding equipment, which allows you to withstand hurricane winds.
Ekin smart city solutions use artificial intelligence and high-resolution video sensors, including analysis of traffic patterns and congestion points during rush hour to improve traffic flow and prevent accidents. Video surveillance includes analysis of multimodal traffic, parking management, forced shutdown of traffic lights and speed detection. Its compact design makes it easy to place it against the backdrop of the urban landscape.
Ekin's modular design gives local governments the ability to customize each device, as well as collect and analyze the data needed to make informed policy changes to create a safer and healthier living environment. Ekin Spotter is an autonomous device that does not require additional equipment or infrastructure. Using the patented The dynamic software solution Ekin Red Eagle (OS) with a user-friendly interface, open architectures for integration into existing solutions, municipalities can centrally manage all data collected using Ekin products throughout the city.