7. 10. 2026

Connected traffic signals are being tested to give emergency vehicles a faster route through Detroit

Detroit launched a free 90-day pilot at five Corktown intersections testing emergency vehicle preemption (EVP), which automatically gives fire trucks a green light to speed up response times and improve road safety.

7. 10. 2026

Edge AI is bringing ANPR processing directly to the tolling gantry

e-con Systems has introduced TrafficSenz, an edge-AI camera with automatic license plate recognition that combines imaging, infrared illumination and local AI processing in a single unit for seamless tolling systems.

22. 9. 2026

China is emerging as a major testing ground for electric truck technology

Mathias Miedreich, CEO of German automotive supplier ZF, identified China as the leading technology hub for electric trucks, with an approximately 30% market share, creating growing pressure on European manufacturers facing a significantly slower transition to zero-emission transport.

22. 9. 2026

Mobile dashcams are giving traffic managers a wider view of the road network

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has become the first state transportation agency in the U.S. to integrate live footage from commercial vehicle dashcams into its traffic management systems. Through Iteris’ ClearGuide analytics platform, this enables the agency to monitor traffic conditions, crashes, and work zones in real time, including in areas without fixed camera infrastructure.

18. 9. 2026

Robotaxi safety needs to be measured beyond crash statistics

As commercial robotaxi deployments expand globally, evaluating autonomous vehicle safety must extend beyond conventional crash statistics to address broader road behavior and civic impacts.

18. 9. 2026

Rigorous GNSS testing needs both statistical evidence and real-world context

FocalPoint applies a rigorous testing methodology combining real-world data collection and synthetic signal simulation to evaluate its Supercorrelation® signal processing technology and S-GNSS® Auto software.

10. 9. 2026

Safety benchmarks for autonomous vehicles need to reflect where and when they drive

New research from Waymo demonstrates that safety benchmarks for autonomous vehicles must account for specific contextual factors, such as location, road type, time of day, and day of the week, rather than relying on broad averages.

10. 9. 2026

Standardization is becoming a prerequisite for trustworthy AI in vehicles

As artificial intelligence becomes deeply integrated into vehicle development, standardization is emerging as an essential prerequisite for trustworthy AI and software-defined vehicle interoperability.

2. 9. 2026

Uber Is Building a Real-World Data Engine for Autonomous Driving

Uber has launched AV Labs, a specialized team dedicated to transforming its extensive real-world mobility operations into structured data to support autonomous vehicle development.

1. 9. 2026

Boca Raton Is Adding Autonomous Shuttles to Its Downtown Mobility Network

The City of Boca Raton, Florida, has introduced MiCa—a fully electric, eight-seat autonomous shuttle developed by Auve Tech—into its downtown mobility network.

26. 8. 2026

Digital Twin Standardisation Could Make Transport Decarbonisation More Systematic

Researchers at Cranfield University have developed a new standardized framework for transport digital twins, adapting the manufacturing standard ISO-23247 to help decarbonize road, rail, air, and maritime networks.

26. 8. 2026

AI Dashcams Are Moving from Recording Risky Driving to Predicting It

Motive has introduced new AI-powered driver safety capabilities—including Lane Swerving Detection, Smoking Detection, and Forward Parking Detection—designed to identify early and reliable indicators of high-risk driving.

18. 8. 2026

Open 4D LiDAR Data Is Giving Autonomous Driving Research a New Benchmark

Aeva has released AevaScenes, the industry's first open-access dataset combining synchronized multi-sensor FMCW 4D LiDAR and camera data with direct object velocity measurements . Featuring 100 curated urban and highway sequences with ultra-long range annotations up to 400 meters, the dataset is designed to accelerate research in autonomous vehicle perception, tracking, and motion forecasting.

17. 8. 2026

Driver Monitoring Systems Are Expanding the Way Vehicle Impairment Can Be Detected

Seeing Machines’ latest technical paper highlights how Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) assess driver impairment in real time by focusing on functional capability rather than unreliable chemical concentration thresholds . This cause-agnostic approach directly evaluates operational capacity relative to driving demands to effectively reduce crash risks.

10. 8. 2026

Cycling Data Is Becoming an Essential Part of Europe's Digital Mobility Infrastructure

The Velo-city 2026 conference focused in several thematic sessions on the growing importance and availability of cycling data, which local authorities are increasingly requiring for urban management, the development of strategic measures, and scientific research.