Blog: ITS World 2022 – a showcase for intelligent traffic in the City of Angels
ITS World, the Intelligent Transportation Systems World Congress, is the world’s largest single event in the intelligent traffic sector. It brings together world leaders, professionals, policymakers, researchers and private-sector representatives. This year’s ITS World Congress was held in Los Angeles, USA on 18–23 September 2022, and its theme was “Transformation by Transportation”.
Rising fuel prices and Russian invasion impact traffic
The rapid growth in road traffic levelled off during the early summer. On the railways, the number of freight trains has decreased considerably on the previous year. Even though air traffic picked up during the early summer, traffic volumes are still clearly lower than before the pandemic. All these insights were gleaned from Traffic Management Company Fintraffic’s April–June statistics.
New Boost to Traffic Service Development at a Critical Juncture – Operators Agree on Ground Rules for Data
Improvement of traffic services for businesses and households received a boost with the adoption of an open-source Rulebook by operators in the sector. The goal here is to promote service development in the industry, in both goods and passenger traffic, with means such as data sharing. The traffic sector is thus at last following the lead of the banking and telecommunications sectors, which have for a long time now had interoperable customer services in place.
Traffic volumes and traffic data usage increased in 2021 – public transport lagged behind private motoring
Whereas the pandemic caused an unprecedented reduction in traffic in 2020, the lifting of restrictions in 2021 was reflected as an increase in various modes of transport. Demand for traffic data is also higher than ever before.
Temporary truck park control system at the Vaalimaa border crossing to be discontinued 7 August 2021
The temporary truck park control system at the Vaalimaa border crossing will be discontinued on 7 August 2021. From then on, goods traffic will be directed from the parking area to the Customs service point using a system of traffic lights.
There are now a record number of special transports on the road – do you know what to do when you encounter one?
Have you ever met an oncoming vehicle with a warning sign and yellow flashing lights? Did you stop to marvel at the awesome column of vehicles that was transporting an exceptionally large load among regular traffic? An increasing number of drivers are now encountering special transports, which demands patience and sometimes also a quick reminder of the rules of the road.