Christine Lotz honoured with the TISA Award 2013

At this year’s General Assembly, Christine Lotz, from BASt (the German Federal Highway Research Institute), and member of the Steering Board as representative of the Public Authorities, received the TISA Award for her exceptional work in promoting and supporting TISA activities. Ms Lotz is the person behind the TISA position paper titled “The provision of a free minimum universal traffic Information service” and her involvement in the ITS Directive on behalf of TISA has been greatly appreciated by the membership.

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Mediamobile first to broadcast Traffic Information Services over Digital Radio in Norway

On 30 May Mediamobile, announced the launch of the first commercial traffic information service to be broadcast over Norway’s digital radio network, in collaboration with popular Norwegian radio station P4. The service is already live, and will reach 90% of the country’s population by the end of 2013. 

Now Norwegian motorists can expect to receive traffic information that is richer, faster and more accurate, covering the major Norwegian road network. GPS devices and in-car navigation or infotainment systems can communicate this information in multiple ways, using text, images, maps or voice.

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Mediamobile delivers first Digital Radio Traffic service in Germany

On 15 May Mediamobile announced the launch of the first German national traffic and travel service on DAB+ digital radio, using the TPEGTM protocol. 

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TISA Member INRIX to launch new Park Service for Audi

Audi is simplifying the unpleasant task of finding off-street parking with the addition of INRIX Park – a real-time navigation service for all existing and new Audi connect® subscribers. Audi is the first automaker to offer the breakthrough service developed by INRIX to customers around the world. It will be available immediately with all active Audi connect accounts. In the US market, the service instantly brings new benefits to more than 100,000 Audi models already on the road today plus thousands more new vehicles sold every month. With the INRIX Park, Audi connect customers gain the ability to easily compare rates, gauge proximity to their destination and get turn-by-turn directions to the entrances of more than 18,000 participating parking locations in the US and 42,000 more across Europe. The roster of available parking destinations will continue to grow as data on the locations and available spaces builds.

Successful participation for TISA at the ITS European Congress 2013

Also this year TISA was present with several activities at the ITS Congress in Europe. The TISA special session “New traffic and traveller information services – state of development and standardisation” was well received with more than 60 participants. Attendees listened to very interesting presentations from BeMobile, Bayerische Medientechnik GmbH (BMT), Institute für Rundfunktechnik (IRT), and Trinity College Dublin.

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