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New smart system to reduce queues at roundabouts
27 March 2017 8:58
SINC

Long queues at certain approaches to some roundabouts could be reduced using magnetic detection devices under the road surface, which would activate a traffic metering signal at another, less congested approach. Researchers at the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (Spain) have released a guide for technicians to implement this intelligent traffic system, already used on roundabouts in Australia and on various highway on-ramps.

Does the drop in Spanish high-speed train prices constitute an act of unfair competition?
13 March 2017 8:34
SINC

When the owner of the infrastructure and the train operator companies are both managed by the government, the rail infrastructure fee policy set may prompt unfair competition with other transport modes, such as the bus for short routes or the plane for long distances. This could be the case of the Spain’s state owned transport company, RENFE, and the railway infrastructure owner, ADIF, as an analysis carried out by a European team of researchers has shown. The prices of “AVE” high-speed train tickets, though they have now increased slightly, have been frozen since the 11% drop in 2013.

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An intelligent vehicle that can detect pedestrians at nighttime
5 May 2014 9:00
UC3M

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have designed a new pedestrian detection system for cars which works in low visibility conditions; the system is made up of infrared cameras which capture body heat.

Transportation systems technology
WEARBEARD
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Transportation systems technology
The airliner DeHavilland Comet 4 was the first jet aircraft that made a transatlantic voyage with passengers.
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First trans-Atlantic jet passenger service
4 October 2013 13:29
Wearbeard

The airliner DeHavilland Comet 4 was the first jet aircraft that made a transatlantic voyage with passengers.

Transportation systems technology
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Bertha Benz, first road trip driver in history
12 August 2013 12:00
Wearbeard

Bertha Benz drove over a long distance of 104 km.