2011 ITS World Congress Conference Day 1

October 19, 2011

As this year’s ITS World Congress opens the doors for business, there are a host of exciting new products being introduced that have the very real potential to change the shape of surface transportation. Among them is Transcore that is using the event to premier ROVR, a GPS device with GSM communications that allows infrastructure-less tolling and includes an optional driver safety monitoring feature to reduce accidents, improve fuel economy, and decrease greenhouse gasses. Iteris has also unveiled the latest addition to its Vantage vehicle detection solutions family, the Vantage Vector, which combines video detection with radar sensor technology.

To read more about these exciting developments, and much more besides, ITS International, media partner for the event, will be sending you daily e-newsletters direct from the show. I hope you find them useful.

Regards,

Andrew Barriball
Publisher, ITS International

Kelly Gravelle of Transcore

TransCore calls on ROVR

TransCore has unveiled ROVR, a GPS device with GSM communications that allows infrastructure-less tolling and includes an optional driver safety monitoring feature shown to dramatically reduce accidents, improve fuel economy, and decrease Greenhouse gases (GHG).

Abbas Mohaddes and Greg McKhann of Iteris

Vantage Vector first look

Just last week, Iteris announced Vantage Vector, the latest addition to its portfolio of Vantage vehicle detection solutions, so delegates here will be the first to see this important new device. It’s special because it fuses the company’s proven video detection with radar sensor technology to extend the range and richness of detection data

Michael Doyle, Panos Michalopoulos, David St Amant of Econolite

Econolite and ISS: 20-Year Partnership of Advancing ITS Capabilities

This year, 2011,marks 20 years of a successful product development partnership between Econolite and Image Sensing Systems (ISS). “As a pioneering force in transportation management technology, the Econolite-ISS partnership continues to identify and address the burgeoning need in the ITS industry for automated multitasking detection tools,”

Brian Shockley of Aldis

Smart cookies at Aldis

This morning, former US secretary of transportation Mary Peters will be joining Aldis, creator of the GridSmart solution for video vehicle detection and traffic data collection, to help launch two new generations of its system.

Kjell Amesson of Kapsch

Kapsch TrafficCom put to the test

One could truthfully say these are testing times for Kapsch TrafficCom. Outside in the Technical Showcase, delegates will get a unique opportunity to test for themselves a range of ITS applications built on a 5.9 GHz DSRC platform, while on the company’s booth the talk is about the company’s latest international success.

Richard Neumann

Swarco’s suite success story

Visit the Swarco booth and you will find a suite of the latest products and solutions for better traffic flow, adaptive traffic control, traffic data acquisition and energy-efficient, LED-based signage and lighting.

Trisha Reddan and Tarah Stowe

McCain has key to sucess

Agencies, municipalities, and other entities that manage the roads know it’s not always easy or possible to upgrade infrastructure in a single step. Instead, improvements are made in due course.

J R Richardson of Raytheon

Raytheon inside out

Raytheon is inviting delegates to experience its Infrastructure BSM Generator (IBG) demonstration out in the Safety Village. IBG directly addresses the issues of early adopter and market penetration benefits of ITS by using advanced video analytics-enabled systems to generate Basic Safety Messages (BSM) for unequipped vehicles at safety critical deployment locations

Jason Morrison ofDaktronics

Daktronics lasting connections

Daktronics is here at the ITS World Congress with LED dynamic message signs for all ITS applications with a special focus on using full-colour DMS to boost message comprehension

	Aisin integrates product lines Already an industry leader in designing navigation and automatic transition systems, AISIN AW is integrating the two product lines in its new NAVI-MATIC system and demoing the product at the ITS World Congress this week.

	Bosch systems put safety first Robert Bosch is showing multiple systems at the World Congress designed to enhance driver safety. Among them is Motorcycle ABS, whose speed sensors on both wheels instantly detect a wheel locking up under braking pressure and use a hydraulic unit to momentarily reduce the braking effort to prevent the motorcycle from skidding.

	SQLstream delivers real Insight Today, here at the World Congress, sees the official launch of SQLstream ITS Insight, the first real-time solution for reducing congestion to exploit low cost wireless GPS data as a complement to existing fixed-road sensor investment.

	Wavetronix selected for ITS Moscow project ITS Moscow loves SmartSensor HD from Wavetronix and has selected the device for a nationally important project that seeks to address some of the heaviest traffic congestion in the world. The device was tested extensively prior to being selected as the traffic detection device for ITS Moscow. Source: http://campaign.route2email.com