9 April, 2018
This month’s news includes:
Opportunities Ahead…
TRL Makes SCOOT Software Available
TRL Software is seeking new outlets for the software behind the SCOOT (Split Cycle and Offset Optimisation Technique) adaptive traffic control system, after the original arrangement through which it supplied the software was dissolved. Read more on this here…
Infrastructure Australia Priority List Released
Infrastructure Australia has released its 2018 Infrastructure Priority List, identifying a $55 billion pipeline of infrastructure investments for the country’s cities and regions. The list identifies 96 major infrastructure proposals. Read more here…
Solar Powered Freeway
This is an interesting proof of concept with alot of potential, especially when coupled with inductive technology that can power electrical vehicles, maintain street lights and supply surplus power back to the grid. If you are interested in this latest initiative from China, please visit the link attached…
News
5GAA USA Road Operator Workshop
5GAA is pleased to present a C-V2X Workshop for North American transportation planning and road operations communities (State DOTs, MPOs and local agencies). This workshop is intended to jumpstart a dialog between technology providers, cellular network operators and the transportation community on the capabilities, timeline and potential role of cellular technologies to transportation systems management and operations (TSMO). Read more here…
Mobility as a Service 2018
The inaugural ITS Australia Mobility as a Service 2018 will be hosted in Sydney on the 3rd May.
More details here.. We hope to see you all there.
If you are interested to find out more about our public transport on demand trial with TfNSW please don’t hesitate to contact us here…
25th ITS World Congress Copenhagen
Our paper on ‘Next Generation Transport Management Centre Operations’ has been accepted and we will be presenting at the ITS World Congress in Copenhagen in September. You can read our paper here..
Staff Spotlight: Colin Grainger
Colin is our Asset Management Lead with extensive subject expertise in transport operations and maintenance. Specifically, Colin is specialised in; Whole of Life Asset Management, Peer Reviews, Asset Manager and Monthly and Annual Asset Management Reports. His recent work includes establishing the new Maxim Asset Management System for Interlink Roads. You can read more about Colin here…
Something out of the ordinary…
Did you know that – Amazon uses 30,000 Kiva robots in its global warehouses, which reduce operating expenses by approximately 20%.
A note from Henry…
IoT devices combined with Smart Data Analytics platforms present themselves as a new kind of industrial revolution for the world of tolling, as new digital technologies redefine business strategy and operational execution. We will be presenting some of these next generation applications/ opportunities at the NeTC 2018. If you would like to find out more please let us know.
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