The University of Michigan, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation, designed and built Mcity, a unique urban-suburban environment for testing connected and automated vehicles and systems.
Read MoreThroughout North America we’ve experienced the expansion of mass transit as a growing form of transportation not only for commuters, but the general public alike. With the growing number of riders utilizing these buses, trains, and light rails each day it is crucial to ensure quality system performance throughout all areas of these platforms.
Read MoreWhether a traffic light controls a congested city street, or a railroad system runs on an almost-empty road, reliable connectivity is essential for the efficient use of traffic control technology.
Read MoreThe roads and freeways of America's cities often become extremely congested during rush hours. As a result, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) is making High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes open to use for Single Occupant Vehicles (SOVs) for a toll.
Read MoreWith the prevalence of crime in America’s cities, it is essential that measures be taken for the safety of those who operate and use law enforcement vehicles or public transportation. Mobile surveillance companies are helping to take these measures through manufacturing surveillance equipment that can be installed and operated in vehicles.
Read MoreWith extensive growth of automobile travel in the United States, the efficiency and reliability of parking automation is critical. It is necessary for customers to experience a streamlined and intuitive process when entering and exiting parking areas.
Read MoreImproving traffic flow is a growing priority for expanding cities and towns, and one of the most efficient ways to reduce accidents and heighten safety is the use of intersection monitoring through video recording.
Read MoreThe Nevada Department of Transportation (DOT) needed to expand their traffic monitoring system along Interstate 80, about 250 miles northeast of Reno. During this expansion project, the Nevada DOT chose Comtrol’s RocketLinx ES8510-XT switch to enable data transmission from their traffic cameras to server room monitoring stations, eventually showing up on live feeds at the DOT monitoring station.
Read MoreComtrol’s DeviceMaster® device servers and RocketLinx™ Industrial Ethernet switches enable interoperability of transportation control system devices compliant with NTCIP standards while providing essential real-time control between traffic management centers and those devices.
Read MoreRecently a southwestern U.S. city with a fiber network needed to reliably network and remotely manage 120 traffic intersections from the city’s traffic management center.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Urban Partnership Agreement awarded Minnesota DOT the funds needed in order to improve traffic flow on I-35W to and from downtown Minneapolis.
Read MoreThe DeviceMaster RTS is giving the green light to emergency vehicles in St. Louis, Missouri.The city’s Department of Public Safety created a plan to install and monitor a Traffic Signal Preemption System on selected intersections.
Read MoreQuickly add economical and reliable serial ports to parking automation systems like gate and access control. Connect to equipment like parking revenue meters, and lane entry and exit monitoring devices. Comtrol RocketPort family of multiport serial cards enable up to 32 additional serial ports via on PC BUS slot.
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