New rules to improve road safety and enable fully driverless vehicles in the EU
As the coming into force of the General Safety Regulation empowers the Commission to complete the legal framework for automated and connected vehicles, the Commission will deliver this summer technical rules for the approval of fully driverless vehicles, making the EU a pioneer in the field. These will help to increase public trust, boost innovation […]
TfGM partners with SkedGo on MaaS initiative
Last month, the Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) provider SkedGo announced its newly-established collaboration with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to help ease city congestion and encourage public transport use. The partnership sees TfGM incorporate SkedGo’s journey planner onto its website, offering commuters a wide range of mobility options in Greater Manchester, including buses, trains and trams. Users can see the […]
Boosting rail transport: European Commission invites proposals for cross-border pilot rail services
The European Commission is inviting proposals for cross-border pilot rail services, as pre-announced in its Action Plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail of December 2021. European Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean said: “If more people are to choose sustainable modes of transport such as rail, it must become an attractive option for long and cross-border journeys. We […]
Connectivity and AI with Arval
Today, our smartphones run our lives, from planning and booking, to paying for goods and services. And soon, our vehicles will be able to do the same. AI and connectivity technology in cars has enabled breakthroughs in driver and passenger convenience, comfort, efficiency, and safety. Car buyers and fleet managers now place great value on connectivity […]
Endava publishes a White Paper on Digital Acceleration vs Transformation
Endava, a leading next-generation technology service provider, has recently released new research showing how businesses across the world are using the lessons they learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to shape their approach to ongoing digital adoption. Endava’s research encompassed senior business leaders and IT decision-makers from the US, UK, Germany, Nordics, Australia, and Singapore, representing […]
SkedGo: A MaaS perspective from Germany
At the heart of Europe, Germany is one of the continent’s most important transport hubs covering land, air and water with high traffic volumes thanks to its strategic location. Within its dense, modern transport infrastructure are controlled-access autobahns, high-speed trains, rapid transit systems and a range of public transport. This makes it an interesting candidate for Mobility […]
New report on public transport research and innovation in Europe
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has recently published (2022) a report in the context of TRIMIS (the Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System) on Public transport research and innovation in Europe, which identifies the relevant projects from the TRIMIS database that have a focus on public transport. In so doing, the report provides a quantitative and qualitative review […]
Flowbird Implements Automated Parking System To Palisades Interstate Parks
New Pay Stations and Mobile App Offer Modernized Fee Collection System for Parks Moorestown, NJ — Flowbird Group, a global leader in unattended payment technology and mobile payment applications, has announced the deployment of an integrated fee collection system for Palisades Interstate Park Commission, in partnership with a local distributor, Devo & Associates. The solution expands […]
Denmark Launches its second tramway with SYSTRA
The Odense tramway welcomed its first passengers on 28 May 2022, when the country’s second tramway network, after the one in Aarhus, went into service. A new tram has recently been running in Odense. Located on the island of Fionie, 165km west of Copenhagen, it is Denmark’s third largest city, with a population of more […]
Alstom: Who drives the driverless train?
What technologies are required for a train to operate automatically? There are several intelligent systems that enable a metro to operate without a driver. Sensors and components on the metro communicate with digital objects on the ground like balises as they pass them by. As the metro travels along its route, these systems communicate back and forth with each other continually to ensure that everything is going […]