Traffic signals

Applied Information Granted Key Patent Covering Dual-Mode Connected Vehicle Communications and Control of Traffic Signals

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

Applied Information, Inc ., the leading provider of intelligent transportation infrastructure technology, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company a patent covering its technology that uses both cellular network and direct radio communication to control traffic signals.

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  • Applied Information, Inc ., the leading provider of intelligent transportation infrastructure technology, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company a patent covering its technology that uses both cellular network and direct radio communication to control traffic signals.
  • U.S. Patent 11,055,991 entitled Systems, Methods, and Devices for Communication Between Traffic Controller Systems and Mobile Transmitters and Receivers provides for changing the state of one or more traffic signals using both cellular communications and direct radio signals from a vehicle.
  • Applied Information is the industry-leading developer of Smart Cities, connected vehicle, and intelligent transportation system (ITS) solutions designed to save lives, improve traffic, drive commerce, and help the environment.
  • Key product areas are smart traffic signals, school zone flashing beacons, emergency vehicle preemption, transit, and freight priority and ITS systems.

Iteris Awarded $1.1 Million Contract by City of San Antonio for Traffic Signal Optimization Engineering Services

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210511005215/en/\nIteris Awarded $1.1 Million Contract by City of San Antonio for Traffic Signal Optimization Engineering Services (Photo: Business Wire)\nThe three-year program includes traffic signal timing improvements at key intersections throughout San Antonio, one of the country\xe2\x80\x99s largest metropolitan areas, which houses over 1,400 signalized intersections.\n\xe2\x80\x9cWe are proud to be selected by the City of San Antonio to support another important infrastructure project in the state of Texas, one of the largest and most progressive transportation markets in the U.S.,\xe2\x80\x9d said Scott Carlson, regional vice president, Consulting Solutions at Iteris.

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210511005215/en/\nIteris Awarded $1.1 Million Contract by City of San Antonio for Traffic Signal Optimization Engineering Services (Photo: Business Wire)\nThe three-year program includes traffic signal timing improvements at key intersections throughout San Antonio, one of the country\xe2\x80\x99s largest metropolitan areas, which houses over 1,400 signalized intersections.\n\xe2\x80\x9cWe are proud to be selected by the City of San Antonio to support another important infrastructure project in the state of Texas, one of the largest and most progressive transportation markets in the U.S.,\xe2\x80\x9d said Scott Carlson, regional vice president, Consulting Solutions at Iteris.
  • That contract was a three-year commitment with a potential value of up to $1.2 million.\nIn June 2020, Iteris was awarded a $1 million contract by the City of Round Rock to provide mobility intelligence solutions and video detection technology updates throughout the Texas city.\nIn May 2019, Iteris was awarded an IDIQ contract from TxDOT for traffic signal timing, traffic signal operations and signal communication analysis in the Austin district.
  • We apply cloud computing, artificial intelligence, advanced sensors, advisory services and managed services to achieve safe, efficient and sustainable mobility.
  • These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our design, planning and integration services and statements about the impacts and value of the awarded contract.

Insights on the Adaptive Traffic Control System Global Market to 2028 - by Component, Type, Application and Geography

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Meanwhile, as government across the world are investing highly in smart city project coupled with the growing importance of road safety is anticipated to flourish the adaptive traffic control system during the forecast period.\nThe adaptive traffic control system market is segmented based on component, type, application, and geography.

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  • Meanwhile, as government across the world are investing highly in smart city project coupled with the growing importance of road safety is anticipated to flourish the adaptive traffic control system during the forecast period.\nThe adaptive traffic control system market is segmented based on component, type, application, and geography.
  • In 2020, the software segment accounted for a significant share in the global adaptive traffic control system market.
  • In 2020, the SCATS segment accounted for a significant share in the global adaptive traffic control system market.
  • In 2020, the urban (cities) segment accounted for a significant share in the global adaptive traffic control system market.

Worldwide Adaptive Traffic Control System Industry to 2028 - Growing Investment on Infrastructural Development Presents Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

However, the lack of adoption of adaptive traffic control system in certain developing and underdeveloped countries is hampering the growth of the market.

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  • However, the lack of adoption of adaptive traffic control system in certain developing and underdeveloped countries is hampering the growth of the market.
  • Meanwhile, as government across the world are investing highly in smart city project coupled with the growing importance of road safety is anticipated to flourish the adaptive traffic control system during the forecast period.\nThe adaptive traffic control system market is segmented based on component, type, application, and geography.
  • In 2020, the software segment accounted for a significant share in the global adaptive traffic control system market.
  • In 2020, the urban (cities) segment accounted for a significant share in the global adaptive traffic control system market.

Applied Information Selected by Evansville, IN to Provide Connected Vehicle Technology for Emergency Vehicle Traffic Signal Preemption

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Connected vehicle technology from Applied Information had been selected by the City of Evansville, IN, to give emergency vehicles preemptive green lights at traffic signals reducing response times and improving safety at intersections.

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  • Connected vehicle technology from Applied Information had been selected by the City of Evansville, IN, to give emergency vehicles preemptive green lights at traffic signals reducing response times and improving safety at intersections.
  • Traffic Control Corporation of Woodridge, IL, is Applied Informations partner on the project that includes installing the technology at 230 traffic signals and on 40 emergency vehicles.
  • Traffic in front of the emergency vehicle is kept moving while oncoming and cross-traffic is brought safely to a halt.
  • Key product areas are smart traffic signals, school zone flashing beacons, emergency vehicle preemption, transit, and freight priority and ITS systems.

Iteris Continues Midwest Expansion With New Illinois Department of Transportation Contract for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Traffic Signal Synchronization Program

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210330005141/en/
    Iteris Continues Midwest Expansion With New Illinois Department of Transportation Contract for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (Photo: Business Wire)
    The project includes the modification and modernization of existing traffic signals with state-of-the-art traffic signal systems, and signal coordination and timing (SCAT) improvements at key signalized intersections.
  • Under the project agreement, Iteris will provide phase II engineering services associated with the preparation of plans, special provisions and estimates for traffic signals and/or ITS projects.
  • The program consists of new traffic signals and ITS systems, modification and modernization of existing traffic signals and ITS systems, system interconnect design, varying communication systems, developing IP addressing schema and emergency contract plans.
  • We are proud to support IDOTs goal of improving the safety and mobility of Illinois road users by embarking on this traffic signal modernization and synchronization project, said Scott Carlson, regional vice president, Transportation Systems at Iteris.

CES 2021 Taiwanese startup Let-Win's innovative indicator lights combine color and digitals numbers signals

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

TAIPEI, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Let-Win has invented indicator lights that combine color-based signals and digitals numbers signals, including green, blue, yellow, purple and red signals to help managers make decisions based on the working hours of each machine as provided by these patented indicator lights technology.

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  • TAIPEI, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Let-Win has invented indicator lights that combine color-based signals and digitals numbers signals, including green, blue, yellow, purple and red signals to help managers make decisions based on the working hours of each machine as provided by these patented indicator lights technology.
  • In the past, conventional indicator lights use red, yellow and green lights to indicate the working status of equipment.
  • Therefore, this inventor proposed the best solution for this problem based on the concept of conventional indicator lights.
  • Let-Win's invention is indicator lights that combine color-based signals and digitals numbers signals, including green, blue, yellow, purple and red signals along with LED-based digits.

GTT Provides Better Opticom Priority Control Accuracy with New Geo-Locating Chipset

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

In fact, many connected vehicle applications, including emergency vehicle preemption and transit signal priority, rely on GPS to determine the real-time location of vehicles.

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  • In fact, many connected vehicle applications, including emergency vehicle preemption and transit signal priority, rely on GPS to determine the real-time location of vehicles.
  • "It's well-documented that urban canyons and multipath effects can negatively impact the accuracy and overall performance of GPS-based locating," GTT VP of Product Development Ravi Shah said.
  • Adding GNSS will enable more consistent, reliable priority control in dense urban areas with obstructions such as bridges, tunnels and tall buildings.
  • Thousands of emergency, transit and traffic agencies have trusted the innovative, comprehensive Opticom traffic solutions for more than 50 years.

Traffic Management System Market to Hit $25B by 2026; Global Market Insights, Inc.

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

SELBYVILLE, Del., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Global Market Insights, Inc. has recently added a new report on the traffic management system market, which estimates the market valuation for traffic management systems will cross US $25 billion by 2026.

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  • SELBYVILLE, Del., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Global Market Insights, Inc. has recently added a new report on the traffic management system market, which estimates the market valuation for traffic management systems will cross US $25 billion by 2026.
  • Growing adoptionof innovative traffic management systems, powered with technologiessuch as IoT and video analytics for effective traffic management systems, will drive market growth.
  • The on-premise deployment model will grow at a remarkable rate in the traffic management system market over the forecast timespan.
  • The adaptive traffic control market is forecast to witness significant gains in the traffic management market at the end of 2026.

Intelligent traffic management: helping vehicles to flow through an ancient city

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Friday, July 24, 2020

Vehicles can only enter and exit through the city gates, but with some three million vehicles in the city, the limited number of entrances was beginning to cause serious congestion.

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  • Vehicles can only enter and exit through the city gates, but with some three million vehicles in the city, the limited number of entrances was beginning to cause serious congestion.
  • What's more, there are also many ancient ruins in the city, which were further limiting the development of the urban area.
  • The Xi'an traffic management team also employs congestion management practices to ease the flow of traffic, largely through the optimization of signal timing.
  • Using Hikvision intelligent video cameras coupled with augmented reality (AR) technology, the intelligent traffic management system analyzes traffic flow data and dynamically alters the timing of signal lights accordingly.