January February 2026

Powerful Cloud-based ATMSwithPredictive TrafficForecastsusingAI

Econolite’sCentracs®MobilityPlatform,theindustry-leading, secure,flexible,cloud-basedAdvancedTransportation ManagementSystem(ATMS)integratesPTVFlows,thepredictive trafficmanagementsolutionthatleveragesAItoforecasttravel times,enablingproactivesignalcontroldecisions.

Centracs®Mobility,withPTV Flows,istheATMScapable ofmovingtrafficsignal optimizationsfromreactiveto proactive-enhancingtraffic controlefficiency,improving traveltimes,andensuringsafer trafficflow.

“YOUWONDER WHETHERWE’RE SERIOUSABOUT SAVINGLIVES”

Indrawins£524mTfL ticketingcontract

IndraGrouphaswonamammoth contracttooperatetheticketingand accesscontrolsystemoftheentire publictransportationnetworkofLondon anditsmetroarea.Thedeal,which includesmaintenanceanddevelopment, runsuntil2034,andisvaluedat£524 million(605m).Thiscouldriseto £845m(975m),Indrasays,withpossible extensionsandoptionsuntil2039.TfL's systemsees8.6milliondailyjourneys andmorethan3.6billioneachyear.Indra willmanageturnstiles,validators,ticket vendingmachines,retailsalesterminals andportableinspectionequipment.

ErticoandITF-OECD aimforcloserties

Ertico–ITSEuropehassigneda MemorandumofUnderstanding withtheInternational TransportForum.TheMoU establishesaframework forclosercollaboration betweenITF-OECD-aglobal, intergovernmentalplatform concernedprimarilywith transportpolicy-andErtico, whosepublic-privateroleis todrivedeploymentofITS. Amongtheadvantagesofthe

aremutualcontributionsto research,exchangeofinsights onemergingtransportandITS trends.Sharedplatformsat eventssuchasITSCongresses andtheITFSummitwillalsobe partofthearrangement.

Parkingfrustrates driversto'choose rideshareortransit' Two-thirdsofdriversinUS

citiesfrequentlyspendaquarter ofanhoursearchingforparking, accordingtoanewsurvey.The researchbyparkingprovider T2Systems,partofVerra Mobility,alsosuggeststhisis leadingmanydrivers"tochoose rideshareorpublictransitto avoidparkingchallenges".One

66%ofdriversoverallspendup to15minutessearchingfora spaceincities.Morethanhalf ofdriverssurveyed(54%)say theyhaveusedrideshareor publictransportation"toavoid hassles".

Blyncsyhelps AlabamaDoTasset management

AlabamaDepartmentof Transportation(ALDoT)is usingBentleySystems'Blyncsy solutiontoevaluatethe conditionofroadwayassets.

Blyncsyusescrowdsourced dash-cameraimageryfrom vehiclesandappliesAIto analysethefootage.Theidea istoascertainthestateof roadwayassetssuchasbarriers andsignageontheUSstate's 11,000milesofroads.“We datatoproducecondition assessmentsacrossall districts,”saidMorganMusick, ALDoTassistantmaintenance managementengineer.Bentley saysthatapreviouspilotproject demonstratedthatBlyncsy’sAI modelsachieved97%accuracy.

SensysGatsochosen forDutchspeed enforcement

SensysGatsoGroupisto introduceanaveragespeed enforcementsysteminthe Netherlands.Itisoneoffour vendorstobeselectedina nationwideinitiativefromthe DutchMinistryofJusticeto

replaceandmoderniseexisting averagespeed(point-to-point) systemcoversa9kmsection ofhighwaywherethereis"a highincidenceofspeeding existinggantries,withasinglecamerasystemcoveringtwo lanes.Dutchauthoritiesare seekingtoreduceenforcementdrivencourtcasesbyensuring clear,reliableimageryina fully-automatedprocess.

LyftAVsaimtoboost

Hamburgconnectivity

HamburgandFreenowby Lyfthaveagreedtoadvance theintegrationofLevel4AVs intothenorthernGerman city'staxisector.Theywillset clearguidelinesonhowto integrateAVsintotransport options,suchasmasstransit, scalingfrompilottestingto regular,citywideservices.The partnershipwillpilotAVsin Altona-West,HamburgNorth andBergedorf.Testswillbegin inareaswhereFreenowhas approvalfromHamburg’s AuthorityforTransportand MobilityTransitiontoestablisha servicetoimproveaccessto publictransporthubs.

UKlawmakerswant 65%roaddeathscut by2035

By2035,theUKgovernment planstocutthenumberof peoplekilledorseriously injured(KSI)onUKroadsby 65%-andchildKSIsby70%.

Theambitioustargetsare behindanew

inoveradecade.Itisbased ontheSafeSystemapproach, whichacknowledgesthatwhile humanerrorisinevitable, deathsandseriousinjuriesare

not.Roaddesign,vehiclesafety, enforcementandeducationare allimportant-inadditionto theindividualresponsibilityof drivers.

Moovitplans

forHiroshima multimodaloptions

UsersofHiroshimaBus servicesarenowabletoaccess theMoovitjourney-planning app,whichwaslaunchedin JapaninSeptemberlastyear. Theapphasintegratedmore than372HiroshimaBusstops informationfromthetransit agencywithcrowdsourceddata

tocalculatethebestroutefor eachjourneywithmultimodal optionsincludingbuses,touristlineferriesandothertransit connections.Featuresinclude real-timearrivalinformation; livedirectionswithdeboarding alerts,providingstep-by-step guidance;andservicealerts, allowingriderstostayinformed ofdisruptions.

ITSKoreapartners withUSuniversity

ITSKorea-hostoftheITS WorldCongress2026in GangneunginOctober-has formedanewpartnership withFloridaPolytechnic UniversityintheUS.They willcollaborateonadvanced academicprogrammes, jointresearchinitiativesand cross-borderinternshipand trainingopportunities.“We canacceleratetheglobal exchangeofideasthatwill shapesmarter,safer,and systems,”saysCheong-Hoe Heo,chairmanandpresident ofITSKorea.“Together,we willcultivatetalent,advance ITSresearchandcontribute tosustainablemobilitythat ourcountriesandaroundthe world.”

Youngpeople'at theheart'ofITS

EuropeanCongress

Ertico–ITSEuropeandYoung MobilityNetwork(YMN)are "placingyoungprofessionals attheheart"ofthe17thITS EuropeanCongress,tobeheld 27-29AprilinIstanbul,Türkiye. “Thefutureofmobilityneeds diversity,connection,and action,"saysAnnaFilby,YMN founder&CEO."Expectreal interaction,freshconnections, andnewperspectives.The organisationsarejointlyhosting aTalentMatchmakingSession

-whichtheysayis"designedto gobeyondatraditionalcareer event"-duringtheCongresson 28April.

InrixandAutomotus makespacefor kerbinfo Inrixhasextendedwhat itcallsits“groundtruth” parkingandloadingzone availabilitycoverageintheUS. Itispartneringwithautomated kerbmanagementcompany Automotustoprovidenewdata onhigh-densityurbancentres suchasMiami,LosAngeles, AtlantaandPhiladelphia. Groundtruthisinformation thatisknowntoberealortrue andwhichisprovidedbydirect observationandmeasurementasopposedtothatwhichcomes frominference.Inrixsaidthe dealaddsnearly400cityblocks ofreal-timedatatoitsparking engine.

'Gobsmacking'riseofANPRinvisibility

SarahCoombes,MPfortheUK'sgoverning LabourParty,whoiscampaigningforlaw changestooutlaw‘ghostplates’,says:"Iwas absolutelygobsmackedbytheamountofvideos onsocialmediaexplainingexactlywhataghost platedid,whichmakesyouinvisibletoANPR, howeasytheyaretobuy…notonlyisthisa hugeroadsafetyproblem,it'sclearlyacriminal problemaswell."ChrisShepherd,headof productsandservicesatMAVSystems,says: "We'venowgottotryandidentifythoseplates .We'redealingwithaproblemthat's alreadyepidemic."

“IRECOGNISETHE MANYHATSTHATHAVE TOBEWORNBYTHIS PARTICULARROLE”

COMPAS

Crossingcontinents

Anintegrated urbanmobility vision

Chaosorcoordination?

Puttingitdown toexperience

IterisVantageApex®nowfeaturesVantageAIPro™

Thewaitingisnearlyover

Speedkills

“Adeliberatestep towardgreaterclarity andsharperfocus”

Howdatais changingthe waycities managethekerb

Roadtrafficcrashesare –makingVisionZeroa globalpriority.

Agenciescanmakeadifference-andwecan help-withthesesolutions:

•Vulnerableroaduserdetection&data

•Automaticincidentdetection(includingpeds)

•Redlightandspeedcompliance

•Rampmetering&queueflushing

•Dynamicspeedlimits

EyesoftheV2Xecosystem

Thescience ofcompliance

Unlocking thegrid

Whoelsecanaddvalue?

Freight withoutborders

MAVTAKESANPRENFORCEMENTMOBILE

technologyand,themanufacturer says,meetsrequirementsinmore daytime/headlitoperationsand/or

camerasavailable.Theyaredesigned toreadnumberplatesatdistances coverage.Thesystemcanbedeployed invehiclesusingalocalnetwork/WiFi

adoptionofHaasAlert’sSafetyCloud,inabidtoprotectitstechnicianswhile

ApexNetworks,arecoverymanagementsoftwarespecialist."Ourtoppriorityis

extralayerofprotection,helpingensureeveryonegetshomesafelyattheend activerecoveryvehicles.Thealertsarereceivedvianavigationappsand fordriverstoslowdownandmoveovertoavoidthebreakdownscene.

togettheFCCnodundernewregulations. "Thisallowsusandourdistributionpartners hardwareandcriticalsoftware,bringingthis tocommunicatedirectlywithothervehicles, infrastructureandotherroadusers.This newregulationsaysagenciesnolongerneed toapplyforexperimentallicences,although

newproducthasbeendevelopedtohelp enforcementtoproactiveriskreduction, usingintelligenttechnologytoimprove safetyoutcomesratherthansimply registration,inspectionorinsurance contributetoincreasedcollisionrisk, andareoftenassociatedwithcriminal

inchallengingconditionsorwhen says.Theproductalsodeliversdata suchasbehaviouranalysis,movement patternsandcompliancetrendswhich helpauthoritiesunderstandtheriskson theirroads,allowingthemtoallocate resourcesappropriately.

casessuchasroadworks warnings,andalertsfor badweather,congestion andtheapproachof emergencyvehicles.The regulator’sReportand technicalguidelinesfor theuseofconnected vehicletechnology, includingoperational standardsthatestablishradiospectrumusage andinterferenceprotectionmeasurestoensure reliablesystemperformance.FCCapproval providesthelegalframeworkforoperationof

SwarcoUK&Irelandhaslaunchedits PTC1Controller,thePTC3seriesisTOPAS

(UPS)toensurecontinuousnetwork

ThePTC3seriesalsofeaturesSwarco’s

NEWDATAREVEALSBETTERTRAFFIC MANAGEMENTFORMEGA-EVENTS

2026,theOlympicsin2028,orother mega-eventsandmajorconstruction projectsthatdisrupttravel,forecasting

localsiscriticaltoensurearea transportationnetworksarereadyto handlepotentiallyunprecedentedtravel demand.AneweBookfromStreetLight exploreshowtransportationplanning andoperationsprofessionalscan analysepreviouseventstoshedlight neededtokeepeventgoers,residents, andgoodsmovingduringmega-events. “Whenacityhostsamega-eventlike theFifaWorldCup,they’reoftenin facthostingmultipleinterconnected eventsaroundthesametimeframe," saysStreetLight."InthecaseoftheFifa WorldCup,eachhostcitywillmanage matcheventsandFanFestivalson multipledates.That’swhyanetwork-

ripplesthroughoutthenetwork.”The eBookinvestigatesoneparticularly event-richweekendinKansasCity— oneoftheupcoming2026FifaWorld Cuphostcities—torevealpotential upcomingmega-event,suchasroads orcorridorsthatmayrequireadditional transitcapacity.Thisanalysisoffersa frameworkotherjurisdictionscanuse togenerateactionableinsightsfortheir ownplannedspecialevents.TheeBook alsohighlightshowtransitsystems arekeytoapositivefanandresident experienceduringmega-eventsand exploreswhatcitiescandotoexpand transitservicetoavoid“crushloads” andtraveldelaysonkeyroutes.

SERNISENGINEERSPARKINGASA SAFE,GROUND-VALIDATEDPROCESS

"Cruisingforparking"isacriticalblind spotinroadsafetystrategy.Thisdailyritual transformsdriversintodistractedhunters, forcingthemtoscankerbsratherthan crosswalks,whilecloggingarteriesneeded byemergencyservices.Thesolutiontothis hiddendangerliesintheSR-GROUNDSENSEsensor.SR-GROUND-SENSE introducesadual-technologyapproach, integratingmicrowavedetectiontechnology withBluetoothLowEnergy(BLE).This dual-technologyarchitecturecreatesa rigorousvalidationprocess.Byutilising physicalpresence,thesensoreffectively

Thisprecisionisvitalforsafety:ifasystem producesfalsepositives,driverslose trustandrevertto"hunting",immediately

reintroducingrisktotheroadway.However, demandsdurability.DrawingonSernis' extensiveengineeringlineageinroadstud development,theSR-GROUND-SENSE offershighmechanicalresistanceanda robustconstructiondesignedtowithstand theasphalt’sharshreality.Engineered

battery,thesensorensureslong-term autonomy.Whenmaintenanceiseventually required,theunit’ssilicone-freejunction sealingensurestheprocessisfast,clean, anduncomplicated.Thisdesignminimises technicaldowntime,ensuringthatthe safetyinfrastructureremainsactiveand reliableyear-round.Thesafetygainsare measurable:industrystudiesindicatethat smartparkingsystemscanslashsearch

timesbyupto43%.Bytargetingthis eliminatetheerraticcirclingthatendangers pedestrians.Thisreductioninloitering provingthatthemosteffectiveroadsafety innovationsareoftenfoundbeneathour wheels.