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April 2008

 

 Losses grow at Tele Atlas as revenues fall

 AND's profits double and sales rise by 20%

 Delaware to expand E-ZPass

 Council joins Porsche to fight charge

 Itis shares rise on strong trading

 CCTV deters parking at school gates

 Leipzig pilots PTV traffic count upgrade

 Google adds directions aid to Street View

 PSA plans China R&D center

 ANPR captures school bus transgressors

 Peters gives Chicago congestion-busting funds

 Healy returns as Alaska DOT chief engineer

 Nokia and ARC to provide real time information

 New Yorkers: congestion is top concern

 EU drafts pan-European congestion charge

 Peters launches USDOT's Blog

 Digital backseat drivers boosting military safety

 DriveCam licenses Qualcomm telematics

 Celevoke buys into Brazil

 Micronet adds Tele Atlas logistics

 GPS will generate US$240 billion by 2013

 Detroit adds VMS, traffic cameras

 Hawaii DUI bill would require ignition interlock

 Chicago wins congestion charge funding

 Victoria eases Melbourne congestion

 North Virginia seeks more gridlock videos

 TRL software improves roadwork flows

 Hong Kong offers traffic speeds on PDAs

 Galileo test satellite launched successfully

 Wayfinder sales grow

 Siemens seeks cost cuts

 Melbourne's traffic-camera plan on hold

 Cameras stalled in Lewisville

 Florida considers 25% Turnpike toll hike

 Personalized driving news for Bay area

 Peters offers cash to relieve LA congestion

 Beijing broadcasters prepare traffic updates

 Illinois Tollway defends collection program

 Sorel appointed Mn/DOT commissioner

 Black boxes boost teens' road safety

 Appian wins fourth UK police ANPR contract

 Mobile device market exceeds expectations

 McGowan joins Traffic Control & Safety

 Washington state to open HOT lane

 Clarion's new PND features digital TV

 ITS study needed in Nevada

 Learner drivers to receive PND teaching?

 Blinking light reveals low tire pressure

 SigmaTel promises cheaper navigation

 NZ changes toll road viability requirements

 UK fleet operators embrace tracking

 Chicago lobbies for radar cameras

 Autonomous reverse parking shown by VW

 Illinois Tollway seeks confirmatory beep

 Glaister is new RAC Foundation director

 Independent tests for GE's LED traffic signals

 Truck-only lane video posted on YouTube

 Tellme adds voice to mobile traffic queries

 Cameras detect San Francisco's cyclists

 New York sale brightens Quixote's third quarter

 OnStar rated top for telematics

 Giove-B prepares for launch

 IRD positive despite first quarter loss

 Police benefit from mobile broadband

 GTT appoints MTA's Rick Krueger

 West Virginia installs VMS on I-64

 Panasonic's Strada brand debuts in China

 TomTom's revenues fall in first quarter

 TNO to develop models with Inrix

 Europe gives green light to Galileo

 TrafficLand wins Michigan contract

 Chinese researchers simulate traffic accidents

 Europe's auto clubs agree Inrix deal

 NDrive launches photo-based navigation

 RITA hires Citizant as ITS project manager

 North Miami selects ATS cameras

 Arlington to reintroduce red-light cameras

 Asia, Europe to overtake US with LBS

 Thunder Bay Transit launches Next Bus

 Chongqing unveils tunnel monitoring system

 San Bernardino expands red light cameras

 Redflex adds toll enforcement capability

 SensorLeg wins award

 Reversing camera in stoplight housing

 UK traffic data for foreign investigators?

 MDOT adds maps to traffic data website

 HeFei plans intelligent traffic control center

 Verizon adds real-time traffic from Navteq

 New York plans carbon footprint website

 New Delhi stalled by traffic measures

 Honda's satnavs warn of crime spots

 Chrysler advances WiFi plans

 Avis parent agrees to settle unpaid tolls

 Emirates link traffic systems

 Brazil opts for German barrier technology

 Hyder wins Queen's Award for International Trade

 Telling tales on satnav accuracy

 RITA seeks solutions from small firms

 Japan plans Tokyo ITS tests

 Idris' innovation recognised by Queen

 Tele Atlas revises sales prediction

 Google provides predictive traffic

 Vehicle and driver monitoring can aid insurers

 Maine to loan E-ZPass devices

 FHWA seeks project director

 Galileo set for 2013 debut

 Altek launches navigation device with camera

 Telematics helps Welsh gritters

 BAE Systems develops anti-jamming GPS

 Continental prepares Mandarin voice recognition

 Tag the road to make it smarter

 HCL launches APEX solutions

 Emergency services charity commits to eCall

 Korea plans green traffic management

 Workshops to steer SF's transport future

 ATS awaits Brooksville decision

 San Francisco plans to micromanage parking

 Rail company data supports road works

 Georgia advised against toll road proposals

 FDOT I-95 project winner named

 E-mail warnings for Tennessee drivers

 Navitime offers Vista navigation

 Traffic control center to open in Xinxiang

 Tests vital for V2V and V2I success

 Ford takes to virtual test track

 Abu Dhabi adopts parking technology

 Washington state plans I-5 speed cameras

 Appian upbeat about ANPR prospects

 IIHS names star safety technologies

 Sky High wins Northern Ireland contract

 Traffic light timings key to emissions cut

 Traffic cameras entertain social networkers

 MapMechanics offers real-world road speeds

 Satnav built in rear view mirrors

 Identec teams with Mark-It on reefer tracking

 Traffic signals attract sponsor

 RFID chips to improve Manila bus flow

 Changzhou City Bus invests in GPS

 IRD wins US$3.7 million Mexican contract

 Eight bid for Bahrain ITS project

 Europe and Japan sign ITS agreement

 Bird's eye parking camera wins award

 Oakland safety system wins US plaudits

 New Jersey TMC to welcome first staff this week

 WiFi cameras to track drivers' average speed

 Electronic tolls slow Czech traffic growth

 Nissan testing alcohol-testing device

 Alabama DOT struggles with message boards

 Rest stops to get security cameras, phones

 WSI teams with Inrix for TV services

 Indian traffic to get Tele Atlas maps

 South Florida readies ITS network

 ABI: PNDs set to communicate

 Experts: funding key to curing congestion

 Telvent wins Brazil toll contract

 Summer road heat stops winter icing

 RITA asks for feedback on ITS plans

 Commuters film traffic to pressure legislators

 Navteq develops TV traffic news platform

 Chip maker backs eCall program

 Navitime plans free US mobile navigation

 Researchers: speed sign proves effective

 Navigation by image recognition from Nokia

 In-car camera saves lives

 Sussman receives CCNY award

 Jacket displays cyclist's intentions

 Paniati appointed FHWA executive director

 Dutch prepare extensive truck safety trial

 Semi-automatic parking wins insurance award

 Thrifty Oman offers GPS navigation

 Report out on China's PND market

 Live traffic on web for KL

 IVBSS program enters second phase

 US-wide traffic alerts launched by INRIX

 Daimler tests intersection warning systems

 Turkish delight for Traficon

 Oregon offers congestion reduction funds

 TV station launches mobile camera service

 Quixote laser counts LA traffic

 Sanyo PNDs warn of theft blackspots

 MIT economist claims E-ZPass hides tax hikes

 Microsoft unveils Clearflow traffic service

 Cape Town plans World Cup TMC

 West Carrollton considers red light cameras

 Weather cameras added for Kansas

 Australian PM launches Olympics technology

 China TransInfo wins Chengdu GIS work

 TfL rejects Porsche's CO2 claims

 HD Radio group to broadcast Navteq Traffic

 Redflex wins three new contracts

 Stratus servers to manage Olympic traffic

 Congestion charging on Katy Freeway?

 VMS, cameras planned for Florida interstate

 Global Traffic Network wins major UK contract

 Porsche claims TfL hid CO2 findings

 Lower revenues put pressure on TomTom

 Qatar plans 25 weighbridges

 US plans GNSS toll trial

 Thinkware offers 3D navigation

 Washington State readies HOT lanes

 Jones moves from PIPS to Quixote

 Blue Dasher maps cities with 360° photos

 Ford extends drivers' vision

 Real-time traffic on Texas petrol pumps

 New York assembly buries congestion charge

 Trucks cross Europe in toll demo

 Taiwan drivers order OBUs from 7-Eleven

 Arizona's car counter changes traffic lights

 Oregon improves traffic enforcement with APS

 Fountain Valley okays traffic control upgrade

 Galileo pioneer company sold

 TrafficLand boosts camera coverage by 15%

 Bosch gains Indian trafficam foothold

 Nav N Go enters Chinese market

 CanDrive to study aging drivers

 Speed trap warning site launched for drivers

 Chengdu upgrades intelligent parking

 TMCs needed in all large Indian cities

 Navteq to add ads?

 Emirates police buy Sagem Doppler radar

 Russian Ladas to get Glonass GNSS units

 London mayor seeks 32km/h residential limit

 Shillong faces UTC teething troubles

 Motorola joins nav market with Smart Rider

 Arup appoints Corr to ITS business

 US DOT seeks VII proposals

 Transurban opens fourth US office

 GTN to speak via mobiles

 Road markings turn pink when icy

 Brusselmans returns to Ertico

 Signal failure in Vietnam

 Weather Network offers free mobile traffic and weather

 Budget Truck Rental offers Garmin GPS

 Spill Center launches on-board truck spill reports

 Central Weighing adds to WIM range

 Quixote's Solar-powered radio warns drivers

 Chesapeake's cams go live on the web

 Vaisala fits Beijing weather warning network

 Porsche vs Mayor at High Court?

 Avis earns millions from ETC

 Mobile LBS to generate US$13.3 billion by 2013

 UK plans more ramp metering

 Taiwan boosts OBU demand

 South Africa details Gauteng toll plans

 ACS wins huge Saudi contract

 Derwent launches traffic management solution

 Zaydman predicts point-to-point success

 Navteq maps for Where and Buddy Beacon

 Two wheeled solution to beat congestion

 Software protects electronic toll privacy

 PTV adds Vissim pedestrian module

 A STAR is born at Intertraffic

 Clearview debuts Mark IV stud at Intertraffic

 Police costs hurdle for managed motorways

 Satellite OBU launched by Princip

 Europe debut for Global Traffic Technologies

 Kapsch to equip Australia's longest tunnel

 GM's OnStar upgrades navigation

 Garmin seals two mobile deals

 Congestion charge plan for Prague

 Maryland votes for speed cameras

 Mio plans internet access via PND

 Camera boosts school bus safety

 Tag supply problems for the Netherlands

 Live!Traffic toolkit available for Greater Toronto

 Toyota establishes US research institute

 Indiana ETC goes into operation

 AT&T launches Navigator

 Vitronic goes mobile with Poliscan

 XM NavTraffic added to more GM cars

 Gatso updates mobile speed camera system

 Asia navigation exports to exceed 185 million

 Iteris' VersiCam launched at Intertraffic

 Potters unveils new glass bead system

 Verizon adds Navteq Traffic to mobile service

 US, French robotic vehicle researchers collaborate

 GeoMicro offers TrafficCast to Mobium users

 China's ETC project to start this year

 Siemens offers a greener future for all

 Peters salutes I-95 quick clearance

 ALPR boost for Cincinnati police

 Live traffic video for Indianapolis cell phones

 MapQuest route uploads for Garmin

 Tex-Mex crossing to get traffic website

 Optelecom-NKF unveils Siqura cameras

 March Networks launches VideoSphere

 BAM scoops two Intertraffic prizes

 TCS offers personalized traffic for all

 DOT to automate I-5 express lanes?

 Mobile Traffic settles patent disputes

 PhantomAlert warns of speed cameras

 Blackberry gets TrafficGauge

 Speed camera case could lead to appeals

 Iteris introduces low-cost video

 ESRI offers latest upgrades at Intertraffic

 American Signal debuts at Intertraffic

 TSS extends Legion deal