ITS Monday: Edition 44, 2021

Predicting traffic congestion one IoT dataset at a time

Rusul Abduljabbar and Dr Hussein Dia of the Swinburne University of Technology spoke to several road authorities who told them that while there was plenty of historical and real-time traffic data out there, there was no model available that could inform them about their biggest pain point – what traffic would look like in the next 60 minutes. So Rusul began developing a model for forecasting traffic conditions with high-resolution accuracy for predicting speeds and volumes during peak and non-peak hours.

We must rapidly decarbonise road transport – but hydrogen’s not the answer

More Hussein Dia! Here he has penned an article for The Conversation with Robin Smit and Enoch Zhao. ‘But as independent researchers in transport emissions and energy, we believe the focus on hydrogen in road transport is misplaced.’

Collaboration with Uber and Lyft: Two years on, transactions remain low; suspicions run high over data sharing

Says it all right there in the headline: Suspicions run high over data sharing. Ride-hailing company collaboration has not been strong in Denver and Southern Nevada.

On demand Gold Coast

Details of TransLink’s trial of on-demand transport in two areas of the northern Gold Coast – Pacific Pines and Nerang (west) / Highland Park, including how to book, the cost, and the geographical bounds of the service.

Sydney’s Northern Beaches gets on-demand Poncho buses

More on-demand bus service news, this time in Sydney. ‘Four new Poncho ‘small buses’ have been added to Keolis Downer’s Keoride on-demand transport service in Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Australia’s largest electric bus fleet rolled out in Sydney’s Inner West

Staying in Sydney, and in the world of the bus, 40 net zero-emission buses are being rolled out in the Inner West this month. “Ultimately over the next decade, we’re planning to replace our entire 8000 bus fleet with electric buses,” NSW Transport Minister Rob Stokes said.

E-bus charging: Weighing up cost

‘As e-mobility rolls out, bus operators keen to make the transition will be seriously weighing up the cost of charging infrastructure – which can be daunting. Is it a case of how it is perceived, though?’

Shared e-scooters to be locked out of Brisbane party districts after midnight in six-month trial

‘Shared e-scooters will be locked from midnight to 5am on weekends in Brisbane’s CBD and Fortitude Valley in a six-month safety trial from December 1, Brisbane City Council has announced.’