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Diverse coalition of business, environmental & transportation leaders urge President Obama to invest in smart technologies to accelerate job creation & economic recovery
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A diverse coalition that includes the world's largest business association, environmental and Smart Growth advocates, public safety organizations, highway, transit and automotive associations, former Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters, and other transportation leaders joined forces to urge President Obama to invest in the deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems to accelerate job creation and economic recovery. More
Early registration available for ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition
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Special rates are available for public sector staff and first-time attendees to ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition. This event will bring together a diverse community of transportation professionals, business leaders, elected officials, and federal and state public agency representatives from May 3-5, 2010 in Houston. More
One week left to submit a paper for the 20th Annual Meeting
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Don’t miss out on the opportunity to submit a paper to this major ITS event in Houston, Texas, May 3-5, 2010! To view the list of topics and to submit your papers online by Dec. 29, go to
http://www.itsa.org/amprogram.html.
Request for proposals: Transportation routing and scheduling system
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Loudon County, Virginia has announced a request for proposals for a Transportation Routing and Scheduling System. The deadline for proposal is Jan. 29, 2010.
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AirSage partners with Dewberry for next-generation emergency management solutions
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AirSage, Inc. and Dewberry have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a new generation of products and services for the emergency management community including federal, state, local and private entities.
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Virtual Weigh-in-Motion Systems
METTLER TOLEDO has designed, tested and proven VWIM Systems to help protect interstate and local infrastructures. Weigh Stations are expensive; the VWIM offers a quicker and less expensive solution, with all the aspect of the typical Weigh Station.
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Carnegie Mellon University's 'smart parking' moves ahead
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Drivers circle city streets daily in some neighborhoods, searching for signs a parking spot will open up — a car starting up, a garage without its "full" sign turned on or someone with arms full of packages walking with purpose toward a row of cars. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University hope to put an end to such hunts. They're developing what they call "smart parking" technology, slated for trials in spring in San Francisco, which would determine which spaces are open and tell drivers via cell phones, Web sites or electronic message boards where to go.
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Electronic toll collection system introduced on Belgrade-Nis highway
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Serbian Minister of Infrastructure Milutin Mrkonjic attended today, at the Bubanj potok toll gate the opening of the electronic toll collection (ETC) system for the Belgrade-Nis highway. The public road company "Putevi Srbije" put this system into operation at the 10 main toll gates at the Belgrade-Nis highway.
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Delegation of Chinese automotive execs visits Taiwan Auto Research Center
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A delegation of more than 50 leaders of China's automotive industry recently visited Taiwan's Automotive Research & Testing Center, the island's top vehicle testing facility and automotive-electronics research and development hub.
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With improved features, it's a safer driving world
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Vehicle safety used to begin and end with seat belts, air bags, and crash-test scores. But nowadays the discussion includes an incredible array of new technologies, everything from lane-deviation sensors to pre-collision controls and blind-spot alarms. More important, such safety advances are trickling down from the $70,000, luxury-car set to more mid- and low-end models.
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Japanese shipping lines continue to develop new technologies for cleaner freight
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have announced the development of a carbon-dioxide-reducing, efficiency-boosting fuel additive for merchant ships, which they have created in conjunction with Japan's largest fuel additive manufacturer, Taihokohzai. MOL plan to use the new additive, called TAICRUSH HD, on its operated vessels to reduce the environmental impact of its operations.
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Metrolink awaits arrival of cars featuring crash-resistant technology
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As part of a multi-pronged effort to transform Metrolink from one of the nation's most dangerous rail systems to one of its safest, officials said the agency will soon receive the first delivery of new cab cars designed to better withstand crashes. Metrolink Board Chair Keith Millhouse said the five-county commuter rail agency is expecting the arrival of a cab and passenger car featuring special crash-resistant technologies next month.
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Transportation Calendar
Jan. 7-10, 2010
International Consumer Electronics Show
Las Vegas, Nev.
Feb. 9-11, 2009
ITS Oregon Annual Meeting
March 30-April 1, 2010
ITS Heartland Annual Meeting
Omaha, Neb.
May 3-5, 2010
ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition
Houston, Texas
Oct. 25-29, 2010
17th World Congress on ITS
Busan, South Korea
Oct. 16-20, 2011
18th World Congress on ITS
Orlando, Fla.
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