MV Transportation Joins Global Fleet Safety Initiative
MV Transportation, North America’s largest privately owned passenger‑transport contractor, has joined the international safety NGO Together for Safer Roads (TSR). The move brings the company’s five‑decade‑long experience managing fleets across hundreds of cities into a global forum that pools data, technology and best practices. MV serves public transit agencies, universities, corporations and municipalities, emphasizing safety at every operational level. By participating in TSR, MV will help shape safety strategies for both public and commercial transport sectors worldwide.
AUDIO: The Impact of International Conflict on the World’s Oil Pipeline
The episode examines how simultaneous disruptions at three key maritime chokepoints—the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea/Suez Canal corridor, and the Panama Canal—are creating a system‑wide shock to global oil and LNG shipping. The guest from the Center for Ports...
USDOT Launches National Crash Responder Training Programme
The U.S. Department of Transportation hosted its inaugural National Day of Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Responder Training, a cornerstone of a federal effort to certify one million emergency responders in traffic‑incident practices. More than 100 law‑enforcement officers, first responders and...
The Institute for Driverless Transport Event Debates Britain’s AV Rollout
The Institute for Driverless Transport convened experts, lobbyists and taxi operators in London to debate Britain’s autonomous‑vehicle (AV) rollout. The UK’s 2024 Autonomous Vehicle Act will take effect in 2026, allowing pilot programs on public roads for the first time....
OPINION: Why Standards Beat Proprietary Systems
JJ Eden, executive director of the North Carolina Turnpike Authority, argues that the biggest hurdle for tolling and connected‑vehicle technology is no longer proving the tech works, but ensuring disparate systems can interoperate. He highlights that payments now span toll...
LMT Group Traffic Monitoring Solution Drives 66% Reduction in Red-Light Violations in Riga
LMT Group’s AI‑driven traffic monitoring system, installed at nine intersections in Riga in March 2025, cut red‑light violations by 66% over six months, dropping from a peak of 3,636 in August 2025 to 1,134 by February 2026. The automated solution...
Cavnue Wins VDOT Contract for Lane-Level Traffic Data Service on I-95
Cavnue, a Consor Engineers subsidiary, secured a Virginia Department of Transportation contract to deploy its Smart Road Platform along the I‑95 corridor in Richmond. The managed service will deliver lane‑level traffic data, enabling real‑time incident detection and corridor management for...
US Traffic Deaths Fall 6.7% but MARS Coalition Calls for Better Results
Federal data released by NHTSA shows U.S. traffic fatalities fell to 36,640 in 2025, a 6.7% decline from the previous year. Despite the drop, the loss of over 36,000 lives remains a public‑health crisis. The Modern Analytics for Roadway Safety...
The Ray and Georgia DOT to Roll Out 10 Highway Habitat Schemes
The Ray and the Georgia Department of Transportation have signed a memorandum of agreement to install native pollinator habitats at ten highway sites across the state, merging ecological restoration with slope stabilization. Soil preparation and the seeding of climate‑adapted native...
ITS ISTANBUL: Countdown to ITS European Congress Begins
The 17th ITS European Congress will convene in Istanbul from April 27‑29 at the Istanbul Congress Center, organized by ERTICO‑ITS Europe with the European Commission. More than 100 sessions span four strategic themes—safety and resilience, multimodal mobility management, smart sustainable...
ITS AMERICA 2026: Nearly 200 Exhibitors Confirmed for Detroit
Nearly 200 exhibitors and sponsors will converge in Detroit from June 9‑12 for the ITS America 2026 Conference & Expo, hosted at Huntington Place. The showcase spotlights AI‑powered traffic management, autonomous mobility platforms, and introduces a dedicated Cybersecurity & Data Zone....
Ghana Officials Complete UK Roads Study Tour with TRL
Senior officials from Ghana’s Ministry of Roads and Highways completed a week‑long study tour in the UK, focusing on road asset management, safety, and emerging transport systems. The core of the programme was a four‑day session at TRL’s Woolwich Living...
New AV and Drone Safety and Traffic-Management Research in Kentucky
University of Kentucky computer scientist Yang Xiao has secured a $534,264 NSF CAREER grant to develop RESONET, a framework that enables real‑time, fault‑tolerant coordination between autonomous vehicles and drones. The five‑year project focuses on preventing cascading failures caused by sensor...
ViaPlus Wins Free-Flow Tolling Contracts on Two Key Delhi Corridors
ViaPlus, the Texas‑based tolling arm of Vinci Highways, secured two contracts to install and operate multi‑lane free‑flow tolling systems on the Delhi–Jaipur Expressway and the Delhi‑Faridabad Skyway. The projects, awarded through Indian banks under IHMCL, will deploy ViaPlus’s Alpha back‑office...
ITS Australia’s RTT Conference Report: Turning Data Into Action
The ITS Australia Roads, Tolling & Tech (RTT) 2026 conference in Sydney gathered over 30 senior speakers to spotlight the shift from raw data collection to actionable road‑network decisions. Attendees highlighted the urgency of reforming road‑user charging as fuel excise...
