ITS Newsletter Review

Published by: BCC Research

Published: Mar. 1, 2008 - 388 Pages

Table of Contents

Introduction

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Disclaimer

Tolling And Toll Operations

What Happens When Traffic Forecasts Go Bad?

Cross City Tunnel In Sydney Sold To Abn Amro & Leighton For Aud$590m

Some Toll Roads May Never Be Free Of Controversy

Italian Toll Road Merger Has Snag

Is There A Difference Between A Toll And A Tax?

E-z Pass Has Some Compatibility Issues

Cameras Help Enforce Failure To Pay Or Tag Speeders

Report On Toll Plaza Traffic Control

Texas Transportation Institute Suggests Toll Roads Not Needed

Incentives For Leasing Toll Roads To Private Companies

Wyoming Joins States Wanting Toll Roads

Brits Face Pay-as-you-go Toll/Tax

Financing Highways And Transit

Industry Buzz Has Legislative Groups Showing More Interest In 2007 Auto Show

Privatizing May Not Pay Off

Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Version 3.0, May Toll When Completed

Toll Controversy In Pennsylvania Will Not Go Away

Automatic Determination Of Network Cable Connections Using Rfid Tags And Antenna Grid

Private Developers Can Help Finance Kapolei-to-honolulu Toll Road

Can Texas Toll Road Issues Be Solved?

Texas Toll Road Far From Traditional

Texas Achieves Statewide Interoperability

Federal Highway Administration Offers Tool For Rush-hour User Charge Evaluation

Moto-pass Solves Bikers Toll Headaches

Critics Say Newspaper Purchase Meant To Silence Toll Critics

Highway Users Form Coalition Opposed To Toll Privatization

Toll Road Prepares For ‘i-zoom’ Pay Transponders

Transponder Toll Inaccuracy Widespread

Florida Can Lease Toll Roads And Other States Debate

Florida House Considering Toll Road Privatizations

Florida’s Sunpass Welcomes 3 Millionth Customer

Lawmakers Still Looking At Tolls To Pay For Road Repairs

Highway Toll Administration Installs 30,000 E-z Pass Transponder Installations On Rental Cars

Florida’s Lee County Rejects Federal Dollars

Hertz Expands Platepass Videotoll Program To Florida

U.S. Dept. Of Transportation Helps Tackle Traffic Congestion In Innovative Ways

North Texas Tollway To Be All Electronic By 2010

How Not To Collect Tolls In Texas

Privatized Toll Roads Have Citizen Issues

Motorists To Be Monitored On Tacoma Narrows Bridge

How To Get Where You Are Going In A Jam

Indiana’s I-zoom System Experiences Hiccups

North Carolina Could Get Toll Roads By 2010

Orange County, Ca Plans Toll Increases On Two Roads

Disputes Intensify Over California’s Foothill-south Toll Road Extension

California Waits To Put Private Sector Into Toll Roads For Profit

New Fastrak Lanes Debut At California’s San Mateo-hayward Bridge Toll Plaza

North Carolina Registration Fees Would Help Fund Toll Roads

If Not Tolled, Western Part Of I-540 May Not Be Built

Dulles Toll Road May Get Rail Line

Figure 1 Dulles Rail Line Proposal

Massachusetts Fast Lane Is Not Fast Enough

Goldman Sachs Fund Wins Us$4.1b Bid To Run Four Mexican Toll Roads

There Are Known Ways To Avoid The Toll Both In China

Some Employees Bust A Toll And Get A Free Ride

Toll Roads And Airports Make Profits In The Global Infrastructure Sector

Czech Cabinet Approves Addendum For Kapsch To Supply Toll System On New Highways

Puerto Rico Hts Awards Transcore 5-year Contract Extension

Despite Rumors, Dubai’s Roads And Transport Authority Says No New Toll Gates Planned

Virginia Dot Will Refund Money Due To Toll Glitch

Branded Payment Cards Tried For Fare Collection

Drivers To Test Pay-per-mile System

Experts Expect Booth-free Roads

Transit Agencies Continue To Push Fare Collection

Georgia Public Interest Research Group Explains Facts Of Road Privatization

Successful Transponders Adds To Washington’s Tab

Successful Transponders Adds…(Continued)

Optimization

Can Infrastructure Care Be Optimized?

Triangle Software Helps Beat The Traffic

Berkeley Research Group Streamlines Freeway Ramp Metering

Mta Customers Get Real-time Info At Bus Stops

Chinese Algorithm Predicts Bus Arrival Time

Lowering Fuel Consumption Via Route Choice

Algorithm Improves Arterial Road Incident Detection

New York City Cabs Improve Cell Phone Service

European Countries Optimize Through Coopers Integrated Project

Real-time Traffic Data Via Mobile Devices

Improved Way To Prepare International Fuel Tax Association Reporting

Rush Hour Signs Installed On I-40

Sensors Help North Carolina Drivers Plan Route

Kansas City Scout System Crashes In The Middle Of Snowstorm

Freight Matching Logistics Service Adds Automated Commercial Environment

Newer Daylight Savings Time Change May Impact Signal Operations

Commercial Border Traffic Speeds Up

Inrix Offers Predictive Traffic Application For Windows Mobile

King County Gets Funds To Test Drive Innovative Car Insurance Program

Ice Storm Report Cites Communication Breakdown

Ice Storm Report (Continued)

No Easy Answers For Future Transit Problems

Pittsburgh Station Offers Weather And Traffic 24/7

County Weighs Pros And Cons Of Traffic Cameras

Florida Turnpike Enterprise Prepares For Next Generation Asset Data Access

Hipcricket Teams With Clear Channel Providing Real Time Traffic Alerts

3m To Sell Opticom And Canoga Businesses To Torquest

Penndot Adds Cameras To Highways And Intersections

Penndot Spends About $22 Million A Year Statewide For Its Equipment

Expanded Info At Us-canadian Border Offers Drivers More Options

Txdot Expands Transguide From San Antonio To Austin

Txdot Upgrades Pegasis Project

Txdot Adds Traffic Cameras For I-35

Highway System Drives Urban Population Decline

Traffic Cameras Help Florida Emergency Responders

Arizona-sonora 5-1-1 Highlights Successful International Partnership

Clearwater, Florida Files For Traffic Control Device Patent

Intelligent Transportation Society Of America Teams With Department Of Transportation To Grow Peer-to-peer Program

Caltrans Innovative Management Plans Reduce Work Zone Congestion

21st Century Systems Asks For Public Support

London Traffic Cameras Set For Switch To Digital

Dabnab Provides Tri-state Transit Information Via Text Message

Jamcam Eases Seattle Commuters Troubles

Tennessee 511 Celebrates First Year

September Launch Set For Bay Area’s Translink System

Rensselaer Tests Traffic Management Devices

Uk Motorway Signs Give Drivers Journey Time Information

Usdot Names Six Interstate Routes As “corridors Of The Future”

Inrix Delivers Real-time Traffic Data To Wisconsin Dot

Lancaster County Traffic May Be Handled With Monitors

Snow Removal Goes High-tech

Cross-jurisdictional Cooperation Key

Computer Malfunction Can Back Up Traffic

State-of-the-art Traffic Control System In The Works For L.A.

Trafficgauge Asks Consumers To Question Competitors’ Accuracy

Trafficgauge Asks Consumers To…(Continued)

Intellione Provides Rogers Wireless With Live!traffic

Eight Signatures Needed To Ink Deal For Silk Road Project To Link 28 Nations In Asia, Europe

Odot Gets Mixed Message

Toronto Transit Commission Unveils Upgrades

Toronto Transit Commission…(Continued)

Simulation And Modeling

Transport Innovations Via Ibm

Evacuation Software Routes Millions Of Vehicles

Dynaflow Traffic Models Validated

Jaguar Simulates Pedestrian Crash Using Long Distance Sensor

Finite Element Modeling And Simulation Of Vehicular Impacts

Simulated Signs Test Visibility And Comprehension

Mygig Infotainment System Powered By Advanced Qnx Software

Software Predicts Best Time To Hit The Road

Networkcar Gets New Director Of Operations

Microsoft And Siemens Vdo To Collaborate

Tomtom To Deliver Embedded Solution Directly To Car Manufacturer

Navigation And Communication

Trafficgauge Introduces Suite Of Map Widgets

New Directions In Navigation

Nations Want Independent Gps

Onstar Advancements

Couple Sues Over Onstar Shutdown

Onstar To Be Factory Option Only

Onstar, Mapquest Agree To Joint Venture

Services Beyond The Car

Instate Traffic Reporter Goes Silent

“sync” Navigation System For Ford Based On Microsoft’s Windows

Chrysler Is Teaming With Hughes Telematics For New Technology Systems

Smartphones Set To Shake-up Gps Market

Dash Navigation Adds Yahoo! Local Search Capabilities

Lg Electronics Enters U.S. Market With Handheld Navigation Systems

Land Rover Brings Latest In Navigation And Maps For 2007

Johnson Controls Has Innovations For North American International Auto Show

Microsoft Enhances Virtual Earth Platform

China Launches Navigation Satellite

Copilot 6 Improved For Navigation Programs

Virus Found In Tomtom Gps Systems

India Chooses Russian Gps System

Europe Slow To Adopt Emergency Technology

Usdot Gets Mixed Industry Message On Gps Backup System

Sirius And Xm To Merge

Esa Touts The “car Radio Of The Future”

Tele Atlas To Power Next-generation In-car Positioning Systems

Lassen Dr+Gps Module Unveiled For Vehicle And Asset Tracking Applications

Radio Data System-traffic Message Channel Systems Vulnerable To Hacking

Lockheed Martin Team Completes System Design Review

Lockheed Martin Completes Gps Satellite Modernization

Isu Professor Leads Gps Precision Improvement Efforts

Gps Sales Estimated To Climb To Us$4.1 Billion In 2007

Acura Mdx (Honda Mdx) Has Acuralink Satellite Communications

Fcc To Host Interoperability Summit

Galileo Transmits First Message

Melted Freeways Trip Up Web Maps

Ieee Completes Wave Radio Communication Standard

Atx Identifies Changes In Telematics Services

Cea Endorses Gps Systems For Auto Safety

Tele Atlas Gathers 3d Road Data

Google Maps Adds Public Transport Info

Galileo Decision Delayed

Airsage Introduces Trafficwise

Magellan Maestro 3140 Gets Good Review

Wifi Assistance For Bay Area Motorists

Quebec Expected To Change Gps Rules

Telmap Mobile Applications Integrate Inrix Traffic Solutions

Panasonic Selects Navteq To Power Its First U.S. Mobile Navigation System

Mapshare Improves Tomtom’s Go 720

U.S. Looks To Single Contractor For Gps Upgrade

Gps Rival Faces Collapse Due To Budget Deficit

Tomtom Makes A Cash Offer For Tele Atlas

Ford Escape For 2008 Has New In-dash Navigation System

Cars Satellite Navigation System Can Be Remotely Hijacked

Nyc Cabbies Threaten Strike Over Gps Proposal

Judge Skeptical Of New York Cabbies’ Gps Complaints

Nyc Taxicab Debate Includes Threats Of Violence

U.S. And Eu Unveil Final Design For Gps-galileo Common Civil Signal

Nissan, Beijing Transportation Information Center Introduce Intelligent Transportation System

Gps Used By 17% Of U.S. Adults

Sat-nav ‘jammer’ Threat To Road Pricing Schemes

Gps-like Device Offers Self-guided Tours Of Yosemite

Novogo S700 Bt Competing In The Gps Market

Enigma Unveils New Skyline Gps Tracking/Security System

India Plans Navigation Satellite Constellation

2008 Jeep Liberty Complete With Mygig Multimedia Infotainment System

Nokia To Acquire Navteq

Gps Experts Offer New Approach To Affordable Satellites

Paper Maps Could Be An Endangered Species

European Commercial Vehicle Market To Get Trimble Product

Garmin Withdraws Bid For Tele Atlas

Startup Plans To Rival Google Earth

Google Allows Users To Edit Google Maps

Mapquest Brings Turn-by-turn Directly To Mobile Handsets

Mapquest Brings Turn-by-turn (Continued)

Safety Research, Features, And Functions

Trucking Groups May Oppose Or Desire Speed-control Devices

Speed Does Kill

Tiny Cars Might Not Be Good For Your Health

Vibrating Earpiece Detects Driver Fatigue

More Than Your Tires May Squeal

Aaa Report Unveils Impact Of Pavement Edge Drop-offs

University Of Massachusetts Studies Drivers And Pedestrians

Safety Applications Of Its In Europe

Child Safety Seat Ratings

New Research Shows That Red Light Cameras Do Work157

Speed Limit Increase Gets Boost In Kentucky

University Of Missouri Study Finds Drowsiness And Injury Risk Not So Related

Autonomous/Adaptive Cruise Control Finding Its Way To Market

Autonomous/Adaptive Cruise Control (Continued)

Weather Underground Unveils Streaming Radio Feature

Maryland Officials May Outlaw Electronic Signs

Policies On Median Barriers May Be Changing

U.S. Funnels Millions To Local Governments For Street Cameras

Jafa Technologies Offers Wildlife Crossing Guard

Group Begins Efforts To Reduce Deer-vehicle Crashes

Deer-vehicle Collision Experts Meet

Volvo Alerts Tired And Distracted Drivers

Ertico Examines Motorists’ Safety Systems Opinions

Onstar Data Used To Engineer Safer Vehicles

Wisconsin And Minnesota Take Different Roads To Bridge Safety

New South Wales Unveils Aud$46.5 Million School Zone Safety Boost

Safety Drives Automotive Voice Technology Market

Safe Highway Meeting Goal Is Zero Deaths On Europe’s Roads

Report Examines Advancements In Accident Prevention Technologies

Sensors To Detect Big Game Animals In Dot Pilot Project

Sensors To Detect Big Game Animals (Continued)

Nestor Initiates Pilot Automated Traffic Safety Program

Bmw Presents “wrong-way Driver” Information

More Cable Barriers For I-44 In Oklahoma

Bluetooth

Increases Of Bluetooth Subscribers Up 10% To 15%

Hands Free Jabra Bluetooth

Bluetooth Car Stereo Helps Drivers’ Hands Stay On The Wheel

Program Lets Subway Riders Pay By Cell

Dopod International Launches Feature Packed Phone

Do You Really Want Your Car Or Your Phone To Give A Hug?

Lexus Ls 600h Features Latest Pre-crash Technology

Telematics And Rfid

Boeing Kills Wireless Network Plans

La Mta Orders Wi-fi Feasibility Study

Cas Looks To Hire 50 Software Engineers

Toyota’s Auto Telematics Service

Fleet Tracking

Never Be Lost With Assistnow

Car-to-car Telematics Applications Unveiled

Helsinki City Transport Shows Off Telematics Solutions To Congress Visitors

E-plate Looking For Acceptance

Cross Country And Telcordia Team Up To Deliver Service Networks

Moovera, Vodafone Uk Collaborate On Wi-fi For Public Transport

Ex-executive Director Of Vodafone Becomes Chairman Of Benefon

Webtech Wireless Application Specific Integrated Circuit For Vehicle Assembly Lines

Funkwerk Enters U.S. Market

Sbd Notes: Ecall System Needs More Support From Oems And Mobile Network Operators

Telematics And Networkcar Partner To Provide Advanced Roadside Services

Biometric Access Control

Smarttrip Card Offers New Ticket To Ride

Kimaldi Electronics Controls Access With Fingerprint Reader

Tele Atlas Solidifies Agreement With Bakosurtanal In Indonesia

Chinese Rfid Market Grew 23% In Second Quarter Of 2007

Argentina’s Rfid Road System

Ezurio Opens U.S. Office

In-car Telematics Upgraded By Honda

Fritom Adds On-board Computers

At&T Internet Services Rolls Out First Metro Wifi Service

Update Conference Predicts Telematics Going Mainstream

Ashok Leyland Forms Joint Venture With Siemens Vdo Automotive Ag

Masternaut Covert Telematics Unit Can Identify Authorized Drivers

Xm, Sirius To Offer A La Carte Programming

Webtech Wireless Revises Plans For Brazilian Market

Travelzone Data Analytics For Mission Critical Logistics Unveiled

Search & Send Feature Delivers Directions To Vehicle

Germany’s ‘lifeservice’ Emergency Call System Goes Live

Webtech In Deal With Navteq For Map Data

Toyota Will Leverage Information Technology To Improve Its Chinese Market Share

Coach Usa Selects Smartire As Its Pressure Monitoring System

Faster Way To Pay

External Modulator Product Line Expanded By Avanex Corp.

Indian Broadcasting Satellite Set For Launch

Horizon Lines Implements Ocean Carrier Tracking Solution

Garmin Bids Against Tomtom For Tele Atlas

Garmin Selects Tele Atlas

V7 Portable Navigation Devices

Highway Research And Maintenance

U.S. Interstate Highway System—great Project Or Poor Planning?

Transportation Research Board Completes System For Speed Limits

Transportation Research Board Awards Three-year Us$2.6 Million Contract To Icf International

U.S. Office Of Science And Technology Policy And Budget Affects Highway Issues

Vtti Receives Us$3m To Plan Driving Study

Speeding Can Cost More Money

Walkers And Highways May Not Be In Harmony

Road Work Rage Closes California Highway

Dow Agrosciences Introduces Herbicide For Rights-of-way

Collapse Of Scotland’s M8 Bridge Feared

Kdot Selects Geodecisions For Pmdma

Security

Georgia Won’t Own Data From New Traffic Sensors

Ads Coming To Airport Security Bins

Eye Scans Will Increase Delays

U.S. Coast Guard Gets Id System Approval

State Lawmakers Approve Border Crossing License

Homeland Security To Allocate Interoperability Funds

Concerns On Mexican Truck Issues

U.S. Requires Mexican Truckers To Speak English

Flexible, Quick-response On Transportation Security Issues Not In Place For U.S.

Greater Paris Suburban Network Deploys Intelligent Rail Security

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Deploys Roadrecorder

Urban Transport And Mobility

Uk And Sir Eddington Transport Guiding Principles

Sydney Ranks Best For Urban Transport

Worldwatch Institute Reports On Improved Urban Living

Fleet Management Improves Using Predictive Information Gathering

“bilhete Unico” Pass Structure To Increase Access To Brazil’s Public Transport

Environmentally Friendly Bus Projects For Canada And Quebec

2010 World Cup Fuels Transit Growth In South Africa

Australian Councils Plead To Fill Gaps In Transport Network

Intelligent Vehicles And Transportation

Can “intelligent” Cars Compete With Hybrid Vehicles For The Best Fuel Efficiency?

India Works To Improve Emergency Response In Mumbai

European Union Raises Environmental And Safety Standards For Vehicles

Fuel Efficiency Gains May Be Less Than Previously Thought

International Energy Outlook Matters

Quantum To Develop Diesel Hybrid Electric Vehicles For U.S. Army

Air Traffic

Ibm Researchers Forecast ‘intelligent’ Cars And Smart Airports

Class Project Reduces Airport Waits

Dfw Incident Catalyst For Retraining

Usfaa Pings On Ads-b Technology

Txdot Oks Airport Weather System

Law And Enforcement

Unintended Consequences Of Red Light Cameras

Traffic Camera Lawsuit Class Action Created

Traffic Tickets Go Digital

National Traffic Safety Legislation Easier To Track

Traffic Related Incidents Leading Cause Of Police Officer Deaths

Maine To Make Non-use Of Vehicle Seat Belts A Primary Offense

Towns Collaborate On Traffic Enforcement

Cleveland’s Red-light Cameras’ Purpose Questioned

Traffic Cameras Have Unexpected Costs

California Works To Improve Enforcement On “blood Alley” Between I-80 And I-5

Gps Used To Beat Speeding Ticket

Texas Governor Signs Bills That Ban Photo Enforcement

Washington State Reports Fatalities Down In 2007

Some Arizona Speed Cameras Go Dark

Amber Alerts Sent To Cell Phone

Mississippi Grapples With Red Light Issues

Los Angeles Cameras Miss Traffic Violators

“rumbler” Siren Gets Drivers’ Attention

Retired Sheriff’s Deputy Pits Gps Against Radar Gun

Rural Incident Response Programs Have Benefits

Driving Edge Improves Incident Response In Missouri

Bridge Safety And Monitoring

Some Bridges Last For Over A Hundred Years

Lanl Sensors Could Provide Bridge Failure Warnings

University Of Missouri-columbia Focuses On Sensor Systems

Bay Bridge Closure Plan Works Well; Bart Mass Transit Ridership Rises

Bridge Monitoring Devices Unused

California Transportation Approves Infrastructure Bonds

Wisconsin’s Governor Orders Sensors For Bridges

California Seeks Simpler Bridge Labeling

California Seeks Simpler Bridge…(Continued)

Environmental

Imports Claim Top 12 “green” Vehicles

Boeing Examines Alternative Fuel Options In Push To “go Green”

U.S. Utilization Of Renewable Energy Sources Is Increasing

Figure 2 Energy Sources

How To Change Your Prius

How To Change Your Prius (Continued)

Contracts, Awards, And Opportunities

Usdot Seeks For Congestio-reducing Grants

Iteris Awarded Its Project In Las Vegas, Nv

Delcan Awarded Its Project In South Africa

Medellin, Columbia Government Seeks To Invest Over Us$4 Billion In 4 Years

Iteris Announces New Georgia Dot Fast Forward Contract

Ivbss Awards Us$25 Million To Umtri

Proposal Solicited For National Scenic Byways Program

Fhwa Seeks Proposals

Trapeze, Parta Receive Usdot Grant

Usdot Provides Emergency Highway Relief Funds

World Bank Approves Us$100 Million To Support Urban Transport In Argentina

I-95 Corridor Coalition Releases Rfp

Ams Awarded New Mexico Dms Contract

North Carolina Board Of Transportation Considers Projects Totaling Us$124.5m

Icx Wins Seattle Consulting Support

Routematch Software Announces $1.6 Million Its Contract With Rhode Island Public Transit Authority

Information Concerning Highway Construction And Maintenance

Maryland’s Wilson Bridge Project Wins International Road Achievement Award

Wyoming 2008 Transportation Improvement Program Agenda Available

Maryland Highway Agency Starts Project At Routes 32 And

Transmediterranea To Bid For Eu Spain-france Port Highway Contracts—report

Oregon State University Works With Oregon Dept. Of Transportation

Government Watch

Dot Rescinds Foreign Ownership Proposal

Michigan And Ontario Sign Border Safety Pact

Tennessee May Assess Gas Tax By The Mile

Homeland Security Finds High Interoperability Among Responders.

Homeland Security Panel Softens Rfid Stance

Hsd Chief Defends “real Id” Plan

Bristol Gives Job To U.K.’s Cityspace

Eu Questions Use Of Air Passenger Data By U.S.

Nationwide Interoperable Communications Assessment Released

Judge Rules Davenport’s Traffic Camera System Unlawful

Los Angeles Engineers Charged With Hacking City’s Traffic Computer

Senate Concerned About U.S.-visit

Connecticut To Deploy 511 By 2010

Ohio Court Hears Automated Traffic Tickets Case

State Bill Could Halt New Toll Road Construction In Texas

Replacing Aging Freeway Has Seattle Politicians In A Snarl

Vermont Legislation Addresses Road Safety

“government Strongholds” On Finances Stifles Improvements To Britain’s Transportation Network

Environmentalists Protest Highway Construction In Poland

Eu Taking Poland To Court Over Highway Construction

Call For Scottish Transport Plan To Be Rejected

Ny Mayor Unveils Plan To Reduce Manhattan Traffic

Arizona Plans Speed Limit Enforcement Program

Texas House Approves Moratorium On Private Toll Roads

Federal Loan For Replacement Of Louisiana’s Highway

California Legislature Contemplates Ban On Rfid Cards

Vietnam Mega-computerization Project Botched

Fuel Efficient Vehicles Impacting Road Budgets

Fuel Efficient Vehicles…(Continued)

New Mexico Freeway Speed Cameras Are On The Way

Big Cities’ Automotive Fleets Going Green

Digital 10 Gets Michigan Tourism Contract

Nist Says Pass Card Does Not Threaten Privacy

Nist Says Pass Card Does Not … (Continued)

New Jersey Pensions To Increase With Toll Road Sale

Getting Serious On Driver Behavior

Romania To Modernize Its Road Infrastructure

Chinese Cities To Go Car-free For A Day

Traffic.Com “monopoly” Continues Despite Legislation

Traffic.Com “monopoly” Continues …(Continued)

Canadian Trucking Ceo Lobbies Congress To Improve Border Infrastructure

More Than Us$171 Million In Federal Funds Rescinded From Tdot In Last 18 Months

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters Announces Finalists For Federal Funding To Fight Traffic Jams

So What Is A Ppp And What To Do About Them?

Continuing Danger: Driving While Distracted By Mobile Technology

U.S. Department Of Transportation Responds To Congressional Request Related To Fuel Economy Regulation

Connecticut Lawmakers Hold Hearings On Highway Problems

Motorola To Build Multi-million Dollar Communications System In Mississippi

Fcc Rules On Responder Spectrum

Modot Web Site Offers Safety And Examination Information

Ibm And University Of Michigan Reveal India’s Automotive Industry Challenges

U.S. Lags In Infrastructure Boom

Repair Fund Could Combat Crumbling Bridges

India Revises Infrastructure Needs

China Working To Develop Urban Public Transport System

Texas Law Changing In Response To Red-light Cameras

On-duty Law Enforcement Must Also Deal With Red-light Camera Violations

Nsw Considers Media Ban At Traffic Meetings

Direct Road Investment Vehicle (Drive) Newest Innovation Of Transurban

Ahmedabad, India Starts Traffic Help Line

Arizona Dps Vans To Enforce Speed Limits

Red-light Cameras Reduce San Francisco Accidents

Data Indicates U.S. Flight Delays Continue To Rise

Brazilian Highway Project Pits Development Against Environment In Amazon Region

Fmcsa To Initiate Real-time Tracking For Mexican And U.S. Trucks

India Signs Moc With U.S. On Urban Transportation

Korea’s Construction Giant Sungwon Wins Aed 40 Million Isa Town Gate Road Project Contract In Bahrain

Kosovo Government To Finance The Merdare-morine Highway

Mumbai Hopes To Advance Real Estate Options With New ‘intelligent’ Railway System

Secretary Of Transportation Approves Creation Of New Office

Eu Rail Freight May Get Improvement

Problem-driver Database Plagued By Security Flaws

Txdot Begins Construction And Testing An Intelligent Transportation System

Business Contingency Group Launches Trafficcast Travelzone

Robotic Vehicles Use Multitasking Sensors To Link Systems

Figure 3 Robotic Vehicle

Affiliated Computer Services Gets New Hampshire E-zpass Contract Extension

Orbital Tapped For New York Public Transit Fleet Management System

U.S. Transportation Secretary Peters Unveils Effort To Reduce Motorcycle Fatalities

European Commission Has Plans For New Telecom Entrants

Debate Continues On Structure Of European Co2 Limits

New Publications From Fta

Preliminary Findings Result In Changes To Provincial Trucking Laws In Alberta, Canada

Societe De Transport De Montreal To Purchase Biodiesel-electricity Hybrid Buses

Japan Awards Highway Maintenance Grant To Nepal

Japan Pledges Us$33 Million For Pakistan’s Highway Tunnel

Jamaican Transport Center Could Be Ready Before October Deadline

Solar Powered Real Time Traffic Conditions

Uk Drivers Face Fines And Penalties For Talking On The Phone While Driving

Sbd Report Compares Cellular, Wifi, And Wimax Options For Vehicle Telematics

Telenav And At&T To Provide Gps-based Workforce-management Solution

New Trams On Order For Greater Manchester’s Metrolink System

Most Car Renters Want Hybrids

Riverside County Transportation Commission Allocates Us$11.885 Million To Upgrade 91 And 71 Freeway Interchange

More Cameras For Houston

Service Delivers Traffic Information To Finland’s Drivers

Trafficmaster Study Shows Britain’s Traffic Hotspots

Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. Sues In U.S. Court

Savi Technology And Unipart Logistics Form Partnership

Mobilus 3.0 Approved

New Telematics Solution

I-95 Said To Be Deadliest Highway In Virginia

Kapsch To Build Toll Bridges Throughout Future Czech Motorway Network

Minnesota’s Highway 7 Study Underway

Highway Speed In India May Be Capped At 50 Kph

Intelligentz Automotive Opens Doors For Business In Michigan

Mydealerlot And Keyper Systems Announce First Integrated Key Management System With Rfid Real-time Vehicle Tracking

Georgia And South Carolina Plan Heat For I-85

Best Telematics Component Award

Plan Signed To Fast-track Slovak Highway Construction

Stmicroelectronics And Istituto Superiore Mario Boella

Florida’s Traffic Problems Worsen

Bourque Data Systems Integrates With Satellite Provider

One In Five People Risk Their Lives To Text Message While Driving

Its America Searches For New President And Ceo

British Motoring Groups Asking For Review Of Government’s Speed Camera Policies

Melexis And Umc To Supply Chips For Automobile Applications

Clear Channel Transmits Traffic Data Via Hd Radio

Usdot Toll Facilities Database Available

Toyota Develops Plug-in Hybrid Car

Intermap Inks Deal With Automotive Firm

Australia’s Macquarie Infrastructure Submits Bid For Mexican Toll Roads

Jaguar Tops J.D. Power Customer Service Index

Toshiba Licenses Cortex-m3 Microcontroller For Automotive Applications

Safety Corridor Concept Gets Support

Telargo, Inc. And Leaseplan Usa To Offer Mobile Asset Management

Earth-friendly Bumper Post Sleeves

Point To Point Technology Usa Granted U.S. Licenses For Patented Technology

Chinese Bridge Collapse Reignites Concerns About Faulty Construction

Chinese-made Tires Recalled In The U.S.

Apple Discusses Possible “icar” With Vw

Anadigics Acquires Fairchild Semiconductor’s Radio Frequency Design Team

State Of Kentucky Awards Us$2.7 Million For County Transportation Projects

Arizona Awards Speed Enforcement Contract

Parents Want School Bus Seatbelts

Trafficland Signs Agreement With Cnn

Intelligent Transportation Society Of America Names New Ceo

Georgia Dot Awards Highway Reconstruction Contract To Jacobs Engineering Group

Nigeria: Power, Transportation Critical To Productivity

Government Of Philippines Offers Infrastructure Projects To Private Sector

European Wants Citizens Safer And The Cars Smarter

China To Help Congo Modernize Its Infrastructure

Eis Wins Wavetronix Lawsuit

China’s City Of Urumqi Dot To Add Gps To Taxis

Nadaguides.Com Reviews Cars For Tech-savvy Drivers

E85 Hybrids Delivered In Illinois By Ford

Google Maps And Google Traffic

Truckers Can Ship “green”

Speeders In Spain, Beware

Aaa Mobile Launches On Verizon Wireless

Some Think Toll Roads Are Good

Nhtsa Looks At Tire Pressure Monitoring For Heavy Vehicles

Delta Pavesi Launches Vehicle Protection Program In Mexico

Pinal County, Az Seeks Route Feedback

Pennsylvania Awards Four Highway Contracts

Cross Country Automotive, Kore Expand Telematics Applications

Country Focus

Focus On Argentina

Focus On Australia

Focus On Austria

Focus On Brazil

Focus On China

Focus On Denmark

Focus On Egypt

Focus On Finland

Focus On France

Notes On Germany

Focus On India

Focus On Italy

Focus On Japan

Focus On Norway

Focus On Saudi Arabia

Focus On Scotland

Notes On South Africa

Focus On South Korea

Notes On Spain)

Brief Look At Qatar

Briefly Noted

Clear Channel Expands Inrix Partnership

Kore Selected By M2m Magazine Editors

Bmw Group Sales Drop 1.8% In January 2007

U.S. Department Of Transportation’s Urban Partnerships Initiative—should Our Cars Drive Us?

Inrix And Tomtom Expand North American Partnership

Gtt Wins Order Of Infringement In U.S. Patent Suit

Telvent To Implement And Manage Ny 511 System

Interstate Projects Improve Safety

E-zpass Holders For Easy Swap To Get New Transponders

Killer Curves Ahead

Transportation Association Of Canada Offers Products And Services Focused On Transportation Issues

Celebrating Indiana’s Scenic Highways

Mexican Government To Sell Airport Stock To Fund Highways

Indian Company’s Intelligent Technology Reads Signs

List Of Figures

Figure 1 Dulles Rail Line Proposal

Figure 2 Energy Sources

Figure 3 Robotic Vehicle

Abstract

The 2007 ITS Newsletter Review provides a summary of all major news and other events that affected the global market for products, systems, and services used in the global intelligent transportation market. The Review includes major news stories from BCC Research's two ITS newsletter, The Intelligent Highway and Inside ITS.

The 2007 ITS Newsletter Review summarizes coverage of:

• Major technology advances
• Global business dealings that affect the ITS market
• Major initiatives by countries and municipalities that advance ITS
• Significant contracts
• New products and how they will further ITS efforts
• Current and pending legislation that affects the global ITS market.

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