Smart Transportation

The City of Chattanooga announced on Tuesday it has been selected to join Transportation for America’s (T4A) new smart cities collaborative, supported by Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs, to explore how technology can improve urban mobility. Over the coming year, Chattanooga will work with the collaborative’s other fifteen cities to tackle the challenges related to implementing smart city policies and projects – sharing best practices and technical assistance, and piloting new programs. Chattanooga was selected from the nearly 60 cities that applied to be a part of the collaborative, which will hold...

The railways and urban development ministries have joined hands to redevelop stations and adjoining areas along railway lines running through smart cities in a bid to provide better amenities and easy access for passengers. They will also develop residential and commercial spaces around railway stations. The initiative will be first implemented in the 100 cities included in the Smart City Mission and later extended to more than 500 cities under two schemes—the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, and the Heritage Infrastructure Development and Augmentation Yojana. The two ministries signed on Wednesday...

Seeking to add best-in-class Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology and services, specifically in the connected vehicle and mobile enterprise management sectors—as well as expanded distribution relationships—to its Verizon Telematics subsidiary, Verizon Communications Inc. recently announced it has signed an agreement to purchase Telogis, Inc., a private company based in Aliso Viejo, California. “With a comprehensive enterprise product portfolio and partnerships with some of the world’s leading vehicle and equipment manufacturers, Telogis brings a world-class software platform and new distribution relationships to Verizon Telematics’ already expansive suite of connected vehicle solutions for consumers and...

Toshiba Corporation has developed a fast, cable-free contactless charger for electric vehicles (EV) , and will field test it on a medium-sized EV bus designed to handle the power demands of regular high-speed journeys on expressways. Field tests will start from June 1 and continue until December. The 45-seat bus is powered by a long-life, high-output SCiB™, Toshiba’s advanced lithium-ion rechargeable battery, and will make regular trips between All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. facilities in Tonomachi, Kawasaki and Haneda Airport in Tokyo. The 11-kilometer journey will test the bus and...

Belgrade, capital city of Serbia, has introduced an innovative solution to enable motorists to quickly find a free parking spot. Nedap is selected by the public utility company Parking Servis for its SENSIT system. Dynamic signs along the streets display the realtime parking availability. Over 3,500 parking spaces within time restricted parking zones will be equipped with this smart parking solution.With the implementation of smart on-street parking spaces, Belgrade presents itself as the leading city in Eastern Europe for safer, more efficient and environmental sustainable traffic solutions. Belgrade is the...

Toyota recently announced that it will launch Toyota Connected, Inc. to significantly expand the company’s capabilities in the fields of data management and data services development. The new company will serve as a data science hub for Toyota’s global operations and will support a broad range of consumer-, business- and government- facing initiatives. The launch of Toyota Connected builds on Toyota’s global vision of a future of mobility that is clean, safe and convenient. The company will leverage the power of data science through Microsoft’s Azure cloud technology to develop predictive,...

Civic Resource Group International (CRGI), Urban Systems and Rhythm Engineering recently announced they have joined forces to launch a strategic Smart City Alliance a multi-company collaboration with the goal of designing and delivering a cloud-based, multifunction transportation solution that provides data and decision insights to metropolitan transportation managers, professionals and users. The three organizations are pioneering the first complete “Smart City Intelligent Transit Module.” The application will include key functional features such as traffic optimization and reporting; upgraded communications network and facilities; physical and cybersecurity design at all layers of...