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April 25, 2012
Increased ridesharing is seen by some in the US as the best opportunity to improve the country's transportation system. However this concept is…
April 25, 2012
Iteris has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Berkeley Transportation Systems (BTS), a privately-held…
April 25, 2012
CNH is planning to build a new factory at Minais Gerais in Brazil in an investment worth some US$341.4 million (R$600 million). The factory will be…
April 25, 2012
With public EV charging infrastructure achieving critical mass in the city of Shenzhen, China, BYD has announced that its five-passenger, long-range…
April 25, 2012
Anomalies regarding the return of driving licenses to people found guilty of serious driving offences have been uncovered in the UK. In a number of…
April 25, 2012
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) board of directors has approved a US$260.56m loan for the construction of the central…
April 25, 2012
The number of people using French public transport rose by 4.5% during the first 11 months of 2011 compared to the same period of 2010, according to…
April 25, 2012
Bavaria Parkgaragen and E.ON AG have teamed up to open the first eight jointly operated charging points for electric cars in Munich. Up to two…
April 25, 2012
Tenders are being invited for the modernisation of a 93km stretch of road between two towns in Moldova. Worth €100.87million (US$131million), the…
April 25, 2012
The opening of Crossrail, the new east-west rail line in London, has been set for May 2017. Trains will initially be able to use the north east…
April 25, 2012
Electric vehicles will play an important role in the decarbonisation of road transport in the EU, according to the European Commission’s Energy…
April 25, 2012
Work on the DFW Connector project in Texas is now 50% complete. When it is finished, the DFW Connector project will reduce congestion for drivers in…
April 25, 2012
Four consortia have been appointed by the DfT to consultancy frameworks for rail and road schemes. A TRL-Halcrow joint venture; Ove Arup &…
April 25, 2012
TomTom has expanded coverage of its portfolio of real time traffic products for licensing customers to include the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,…
April 25, 2012
Atlas Copco plans to acquire the underground equipment business of GIA Industri, which will widen its array of machines for the tunneling market.…
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