Infrastructure Requirements for the Self-Driving Vehicle

The self-driving vehicle is not a recent concept. Back in 1977, a robotics laboratory in Tsukuba (Japan) had proposed an automated driving …

N°373 (2nd Quarter 2017)

The Connected Car: Delegation of Driver Responsibility and Legal Liability

The vehicle of the future will be connected, cooperative and most likely self-driving. Featuring a variety of configurations, the connected …

N°373 (2nd Quarter 2017)

The Connected Vehicle - Realising the Opportunities

Well before notions of "big data", "connected vehicles" and the "Internet of things" became commonplace, a group of automobile and roads …

N°373 (2nd Quarter 2017)

Improving road safety and heavy vehicle operation on the south eastern freeway through engagement with industry skateholders and the community

The South Eastern Freeway is a multi-lane highway that traverses through hilly terrain within the metropolitan area catering for a traffic …

N° 370 (3rd Quarter 2016)

The establishment of a management program for business continuity at the "Ministère des Transports du Canada-Québec"

N° 370 (3rd Quarter 2016)

Maintenance of the strategic road network in England

In England, the strategic road network is managed and operated by Highways England, a government owned company, on behalf of the Secretary …

N° 367 (3rd Quarter 2015 / July)

Weigh-in-motion for controlling excess loads

Europe's commercial freight fleet has now reached 6.5 million vehicles, including 500,000 in France. These vehicles are responsible for …

N° 367 (3rd Quarter 2015 / July)

Load capacity measurements with the traffic speed deflectometer (TSD)

Assessment of the structural pavement condition plays a crucial role in an economic pavement maintenance planning. An existing database for …

N° 366 (2nd Quarter 2015 / April)

Supporting road management and operations through ITS - The experience of ANAS S.p.A. (Italy)

The systematic and gradual adoption of modern information and communication technologies to improve safety, efficiency, competitiveness and …

N° 365 (1st Quarter 2015 / January)

An innovative training for road operations

The operation of highways has become more and more complex in recent years. Highways and tunnel facilities have been upgraded with …

N° 364 (4th Quater 2014 / October)