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“With FENIX we have developed 5 digital applications to make operations in the cargo area of Malpensa airport more efficient”. Interview with Mauro Dell'Amico of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, president of the ICOOR consortium.
From North East to North West, from the Adriatic to the Tyrrhenian. From the port of Trieste to the ports of Genoa and La Spezia and Malpensa airport, the cargo city dedicated to the air transport of goods. From apps for road haulage to those to monitor loads that take off and those that, after getting off the ship, get on trucks and trains to reach their final destination. After having explored with Professor Maria Pia Fanti the 8 connectors that generated 18 services of the European project FENIX (European Federated Network of Information eXchange in LogistiX) which insist on the Julian airport and are followed by the University of Bari together with TTS Italia, the he interview in this newsletter completes the story with the second national "leg" of FENIX, coordinated by Professor Mauro Dell'Amico of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, president of the ICOOR consortium.
In short, FENIX is a project that was financed in April 2019 with European funds from the 2014-2020 Connecting Europe Facilities programming, and has the objective of creating a network of telematic platforms for the exchange of data in logistics. It is the first European federated architecture for information sharing. The European coordinator of the project is ERTICO-ITS Europe, while at the national level the beneficiary is the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport which has chosen TTS Italia for the national coordination of the activities, the scientific community, service providers and national logistics operators.
Let's start with air transport and Malpensa airport, the main Italian cargo hub with around 80% of all air cargo leaving or arriving in the country. What did you work on Professor Dell'Amico?
Through FENIX we have developed a series of digital applications to make operations in the cargo area of the airport more efficient. 5 of which one shared with Brussels airport. A first app is aimed at hauliers entering the cargo city and is used to book the arrival slot, having a clear understanding of the traffic situation, the main access routes and the flow of vehicles. A second app tracks the movements of the goods within Cargo City, towards the shipper's depot, then to acceptance and entry via a network of sensors that detect the passage of the vehicle or the driver's phone. The goal is to make these unloading and delivery operations more efficient, which can also take several hours, for example to understand the position of the truck in the airport area.
Who are, potentially, the users of these apps?
The Malpensa airport operator, i.e. the SEA, the airport cargo operators who manage this phase of the transport and entry of goods, the shippers, the road hauliers.
So far, the so-called land side. And on the airside which pilots are you experimenting with?
Here too, these are applications that improve the exchange of information, in this case between the companies that physically move the loads from the depot on board the aircraft, i.e. the handlers, who communicate with customers. What should be loaded and on which plane? Where is the cargo located? Then we intervened in the management of rolls, i.e. the mobile platforms used to get the goods on board, platforms shared between operators and which are tracked and monitored so as to know where they are located in order to then be able to use them. Finally, we have digitized a piece of customs operations, which the Customs Agency is implementing, transferring the so-called 'fast corridors' already tested on ships to the aircraft when they arrive in port.
How long have you been testing these solutions?
We are at different stages of use, the first ones have been in use since June, all since at least November. By the end of March 2023, the tests will be completed and these apps can already become operational from this year. Obviously, first you need to train the people who will have to use them and make the related agreements.
Let's now move on to the sea and the ports of Genoa and La Spezia.
In addition to the two ports of call, we have also involved the Novara Freight Village with a service developed by the companies Circle and Crosstec. On the maritime side we have prepared four pilot applications. The first two concern road transport. One tracks the end-to-end shipping by ship. So from the arrival of the ship and from the docking to the delivery to the land depot. We used FENIX to complete cargo tracking and make information available for these transports with a pilot who departed last July. The second concerns communications between the truck and the port information system to optimize incoming flows: it does not limit itself to assigning the arrival slot but directs the vehicle towards the exact unloading area.
And the other two applications?
They are related to rail transport. The first allows the exchange of information between cargo operators on the composition of the train, on the expected loads, on the arrival time of the convoy in the port area. Finally, the last one sees the Novara Interport and the Hupac railway company as protagonists: thanks to FENIX, the app is connected to a German pilot and allows information to be shared along the entire route between Italy and Germany. Again, about the loads, the composition of the train, the arrival time.
With these 9 pilots you have covered and integrated all the different modes of transport: air, rail, sea and land.
Yes, the audience of possible users is very wide: from hauliers to cargo railway operators at the interport up to the port authorities in the case of the ship, from hauliers, to shippers, to handlers to the airport manager in the case of the plane. The three most important companies that accompanied us in defining the pilots and in their testing were Sea Milano, Circle, Crosstec and Cim Interporto Novara. As the ICOOR Consortium, which includes 9 universities, and specifically as the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, we have organized the system as a technical part and involved the operators. We also deal with the evaluation of applications, their impact on the efficiency of the logistics chain, also in terms of costs, and the methodology for applying it.
Future projects?
Together with Sea we are working on Olga, a project to make airports green and with which we will also develop solutions already tested with FENIX, extending their use. We will then try to define standards for a series of operations between logistics, some plug and play solutions, also for the Interporto of Novara.
Who is Mauro Dell’Amico. Mauro Dell'Amico has been carrying out university research in the field of combinatorial optimization and operational research for over three decades, mainly applied to logistics, transport, supply chain management, production planning and scheduling and network optimization. He has published more than 100 articles in international journals and books. He has participated as scientific director of numerous research projects funded by both the Italian government and the European Community, in the field of ICT logistics, transport and scheduling. He is a member of several scientific committees of international conferences and international journals. He has held and holds various managerial roles in the academic field and in research organizations. Mauro combines his academic activity with consultancy for public and private companies. From 2008 to 2014 he was director of the Interuniversity Consortium for Optimization and Operations Research and since 2015 he has been its president.
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M.A.I.O.R. (Management Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research), is an Italian company founded in 1989 that designs and develops software solutions based on the latest results of Operations Research to help mobility agencies, local public transport companies, airline companies, and air traffic managers to optimize the planning, scheduling, and management of the services they provide and of their resources.
With more than 30 years of experience in the industry, and strongly founded on Operations Research since its beginning, MAIOR is the ideal partner for solving the most complex resource scheduling problems thanks to its advanced and flexible mathematical algorithms, entirely developed in-house, that always allow finding the best operation’s planning solution while saving time and reducing costs.
MAIOR (www.maior.it) is to date a global leading company with systems in production in over 100 cities in Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Oceania, and Asia.
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TWO QUESTIONS TO…
Duccio Grandi, Chief Tecnology Officer at M.A.I.O.R.
Duccio Grandi is the Chief Technology Officer of MAIOR since 2014. His contribution throughout his 30 years of experience in MAIOR has helped in the company become industry leader in Italy and to gain importance at international level.
What are the factors that have conditioned the evolution of MAIOR's software?
There are two elements that have guided the evolution of MAIOR's solutions for the public transport world. On the one hand, the needs of our Italian and international customers, and thus the market demand, and on the other, the path followed by innovations in the field of information technology and operations research.
The first aspect is mainly related to the evolution of the functional aspects of our software: In order to respond to the constant demand for specific new features from customers in over thirty years of activity, we have carried out continuous updates in this regard. And of course, our solutions could not fail to consider the advances that have characterized information technology over the years, making it increasingly central to a company's life. Moreover, since its beginning, MAIOR has been committed to developing in-house its own algorithmic solutions based on operations research techniques, and to date we have a team dedicated exclusively to that.
These two aspects, customers’ needs and the evolution of technology in the field of information technology, led us to move from providing solutions that eased the work of two to three people at most, to offering our customers tools that supported the work of a couple of entire offices. Today, MAIOR solutions are critical to all business processes, from planning to production, from real-time warehouse management to secure data sharing.
To date, and with the arrival of Big Data, public transportation players are acquiring an ever-increasing amount of data about the services they deliver, and at the same time they have realized that there is significant value hidden among this data, namely the ability to deliver better service. This is where MAIOR comes in, which is ready to provide dedicated solutions to "dig" into this huge amount of data and extract "hidden" knowledge. This would not be possible without the advances in computer technology (and computing time reduction specifically), which, as we have already seen, has a direct influence in the evolution of MAIOR solutions for the public transport.
How does MAIOR ensure maximum security in information management?
Our software does not collect a large amount of sensitive data, but it still manages a lot of important data for companies, and losing it would be a huge detriment, not only to their service management, but to improving mobility in our cities.
Therefore, in the perspective of having a web and cloud-accessible system, cybersecurity becomes a central aspect. To address it as best we can, MAIOR is getting certified on ISO 27001, a very important certification that is recognized worldwide and relates to how we protect our data, the data of the software we produce and the data of our customers. Regarding the cybersecurity of MAIOR solutions, we follow two basic strategies: one is to always rely on technologies that are the most up-to-date possible. This way we can be sure that the entire technological infrastructure that supports our software provides us with maximum security.
In parallel, we carry out 'penetration testing' activities, with partner companies simulating external attacks on our products to identify any critical points. This is a process of continuous improvement that leads to solving critical points and weaknesses. It’s something that our customers do not notice, but which allows us to offer them software with added value in terms of security.
Read the article on Technology, Development, and Cybersecurity in MAIOR solutions: https://www.maior.it/en/blog/technology.
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PRODUCT IN THE SPOTLIGHT
WORKFORCE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT WITH THE MAIOR SUITE
The MAIOR Suite simplifies and optimizes the entire operations planning process to ensure that public transport operators and authorities create a reliable service in the most economical and efficient manner possible. This innovative platform helps companies throughout the different phases of service planning, resource scheduling, operations management, and performance monitoring.
As part of its continuous evolution, MAIOR's advanced made-in-Italy solution is entirely developed in-house, including optimization algorithms. The suite's newest addition is the new Workforce Management module dedicated to staff performance management, which puts drivers at the center of management and the constant and intuitive analysis of related KPIs.
The module aims to streamline processes, keep everything under control, and put staff needs back at the center of service planning management. The idea behind Workforce Management is to help companies monitor all resources, but at the same time to focus on the individual while restoring centrality to the role. All these actions and initiatives are aimed at helping companies in the process of corporate wellbeing as a strategic element for their business success.
The Workforce Management module manages staff’s performance in the MAIOR Suite in a way that is fully integrated with service scheduling and management. It makes it easy to schedule mandatory trainings and keep track of deadlines, qualifications, and medical tests for each driver. Everything is properly balanced with business and service delivery needs, and, when integrated with Incident Management systems, it allows all driver-related events to be monitored with impartiality and objectivity, even automatically calculating rewards and penalties. In addition, the MAIOR Suite's integration with payroll systems enables constant performance monitoring and transparency.
Learn more about the new Workforce Management module of the MAIOR Suite: https://www.maior.it/en/transit-scheduling/workforce-management |
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CIRCLE Group: primary Mediterranean port has chosen the "Port Community Services"
CIRCLE Group (“CIRCLE”) – group specialized in the analysis of processes and in the development of solutions for the digitization of the port sector and intermodal logistics and in international consultancy on the issues of the Green Deal and the energy transition led by CIRCLE S.p.A., listed on the market Euronext Growth Milan, and ordinary member of TTS Italia – announces that a primary Mediterranean port has chosen the Group's "Port Community Services". The order, whose value exceeds € 500,000 for a duration of 9 months, confirms the topical for the port system and the very strong development opportunities that are increasingly materializing in the intermodal and railway logistics market. Luca Abatello, CEO & President of CIRCLE comments: "We are enthusiastic about the trust and appreciation that the largest players in the sector reserve for our Port Community Services, which respond to the need to digitally connect public and private actors to increase and the efficiency of the community processes of a port, and represent one of the cornerstones of the Connect 4 Agile Growth strategy”.
Source: CIRCLE Group
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Galleries: more efficiency and less pollution with the new LED lighting
More than 32,000 new luminaires will be installed in the tunnels capable not only of offering considerable energy savings, but also of regulating the luminous flux according to the weather conditions. This is the "Energy efficiency plan for reinforcement lighting circuits" implemented by Autostrade per l'Italia, TTS Italia founding member. It is expected to save around 10 GWH per year and offer a journey with greater visual comfort to over 4 and a half million travellers. The system makes it possible to reduce CO2 emissions by 2600 tons per year, the equivalent of the average annual consumption of a municipality of over 10,000 inhabitants. There are no less than three thousand kilometers of motorway network that will be served by the new LED reinforcement luminaires by 2026 with an expected investment of 20 million euros. There are currently 39 tunnels involved. The technology used, which has already been studied since 2020, is called SmartSystem, and was developed and integrated by Movyon, a company controlled by Autostrade per l'Italia. The system, in addition to ensuring real-time monitoring of energy consumption, manages to regulate the luminous flux no longer based on the astronomical clock, but with its sensors, which detect the brightness level of the sun outside in real time of the tunnel, communicates with the control panel of the lighting circuit and takes into account the weather conditions at the entrance to the tunnel. The efficiency plan is included in Autostrade's "Mercury" program which aims to improve safety of infrastructures, their adaptation and modernization, to optimize the new mobility paradigms, the decarbonisation of transport, helping to streamline traffic, reducing CO2 emissions and promoting solutions for energy efficiency and the use of energy from renewable sources.
Source: www.trasporti-italia.com
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Geofencing, idling and advanced monitoring: Geotab brings Mov.Ing. towards dynamic fleet management
Geotab – global leader in the field of technology for connected vehicles and TTS Italia ordinary member, supported Mov.Ing. – Lazio company specialized in the international and intermodal transport sector, in the efficiency and dynamic management of its fleet.
The telematic solution proposed by Geotab has brought the company's fleet management to the 4.0 level, allowing constant vehicle management thanks to almost real-time monitoring of the fleet: from routes to driving styles, the Mov.Ing. is now able to effectively plan itineraries, carry out proactive management and maintenance of vehicles, optimizing costs and educating the drivers themselves to avoid errors and waste.
At the same time, drivers have also reported greater driving safety thanks to the ability to know the areas affected by accidents as they occur.
The company from Fiano Romano, in the province of Rome, was founded in 2018 with the aim of developing the network of the Zampieri group in the international and intermodal transport sector. Today it boasts a team of 1,000 employees and a fleet of 600 vehicles, made up of 80% internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and, for the remaining 20%, LPG, electric and liquid methane.
Already in the first year after its foundation, Mov.Ing. had to deal with the need to make the fleet more efficient, implementing dynamic management of the vehicle fleet.
In particular, it was necessary to optimize the communication between the management system developed internally and the GPS satellite technology supplied externally: the company was therefore looking for a solution that would act as a glue between these two elements, to avoid having to manually enter inside the data relating to the vehicles.
The collaboration with an authorized Geotab partner immediately stood out as a real research and innovation project, aimed at customizing the proposed technological solution. For this purpose, a team of specialized engineers was also involved who followed the journey of six vehicles for two months, so as to identify possible areas for innovation and improvement.
The solution was developed focusing on the dynamic management of the company fleet, from both an operational and an economic point of view. By making both the management software and the locator available, Geotab telematics has in fact allowed Mov.Ing. to switch from a static to a dynamic system, enabling automatic data acquisition while the fleet is in motion.
“In Geotab we have found a partner to be able to develop our dynamic fleet management ideas, starting from an already complete platform. What we have available today is an innovative, dynamic and extremely adaptable product for fleet managers,” said Andrea Zampieri, Project Manager of the Innovation and Development area of Mov.Ing.
The integration and ease of configuration of the Geotab solution have led the fleet management of Mov.Ing. to a 4.0 level, allowing the area manager more granular management of the fleet thanks to effective near real-time monitoring that puts him in the position to monitor not only what is happening to each vehicle, but also what is expected to happen next .
In detail, the implementation of the Geotab telematic platform has led to Mov.Ing. an improvement in terms of mileage of its fleets, with a saving of 10 kilometers per day per vehicle, and consequent advantages in terms of consumption. Operating costs also benefited, with a reduction in costs relating to the ordinary and extraordinary maintenance of the vehicles.
The main strengths of the collaboration were then represented by the compatibility between the Geotab solution and the third-party platforms of Mov.Ing.'s customers, together with the possibility of retrieving a variety of data almost in real time: the company has in fact detected a minimum difference of only 6 seconds in detecting the position of the vehicles.
“Our partners require the integration of data on CO2 emissions: for this reason we have provided for an integration, thanks to the customized KPI system offered by Geotab”, continues Zampieri.
Among the further advantages highlighted by the company, the possibility of monitoring idling - i.e. the time spent by the vehicle parked with the engine running - thanks to which it was possible to detect how this phenomenon was more present in the case of high temperatures or, at the on the contrary, rigid, to cool or heat the passenger compartment of the vehicles.
This monitoring highlighted an average incidence of 6% on the operating cost of the vehicle, which was therefore possible to optimize by intervening on the entire fleet.
The solution has also enabled the road accident monitoring function, which based on specific parameters and indicators can detect sudden accelerations/decelerations by sending alerts in real time, so as to promptly inform the drivers and the fleet manager of a possible collision.
Lastly, near real-time monitoring has made it possible to activate geofencing, i.e. the creation of virtual areas useful for delimiting the operating area of each vehicle, deciding how much and when it can travel there and reporting any transgressions in real time.
“As a leader in IoT and connected vehicles, supporting companies like Mov.Ing. fleet monitoring to optimize costs and consumption is part of our mission: we are therefore thrilled to have contributed with one of our partners to the efficiency improvement process of this reality” said Franco Viganò, Country Manager Italy and Director Strategic Channel Development of Geotab. “Our goal is to help companies with complete and easy-to-use solutions that can really make a difference in the management of daily business. We are therefore proud to be alongside Mov.Ing., giving our contribution to the growth of companies and the development of the territory".
For more information, click here.
Source: Geotab |
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Geotab Data Connector: built-in intelligence for smart and fast insights
Geotab – global leader in connected vehicle technology, and ordinary member of TTS Italia, presents Data Connector, an integrated intelligence tool designed to help fleets address challenges in terms of increased operating costs, supply chain, personnel management and regulatory pressures. Leveraging its vast expertise in data science and engineering, combined with more than twenty years of experience supporting its customers' fleets, Geotab has developed specific data sets and made them accessible through a simple "no-code" integration with the tools of customer-favorite business intelligence, such as PowerBI, Tableau or Excel. The data sets collected by Geotab can then be integrated with fleet data generated from different sources, such as maintenance and accounting systems, enhancing analysis and automatic reporting capabilities . In addition, Data Connector includes report templates you can use to quickly translate fleet-generated data into meaningful insights, as well as help develop reporting dashboards for customers. “Working with our customers has allowed us to fill a gap, integrating data on connected vehicles in the most popular BI platforms, in order to provide fleets with the ability to access, analyze and create reports based on their business” explains Franco Viganò, Director Strategic Channel Development and Country Manager of Geotab Italia. “Using Data Connector will avoid data management silos in organizations, create more communication between teams and allow stakeholders to access data through a BI platform they are already familiar with – this is ideal for all customers, but especially for those with limited data management skills, who would otherwise have to find ways to mine on their own.” Data Connector is also a valuable and effective asset for enterprise fleets with more structured data management programs and greater technical resources. This tool offers an agile, efficient and accurate approach to analyzing trends for specific data sets and is excellently suited to fleets of any size, both those consisting of a single vehicle and those with more than a hundred thousand. Customers can access Data Connector through the Geotab Marketplace and can easily add it as a data source in their preferred BI tool using their existing MyGeotab login credentials.
Source: Geotab |
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The appointment with the Esri Italia 2023 Conference is back
On 10 and 11 May 2023, at the Auditorium del Massimo in Rome, the appointment with the Esri Italia Conference, TTS Italia ordinary member, is back, the most important event for companies, public administrations, researchers, professionals and enthusiasts of GIS technologies, which has garnered the interest of thousands of people for over 20 years. For the 2023 edition, the theme of the Conference is "GeoDigital Twin for an Eco-Sustainable Future". It is an event not to be missed to share best practices, discover the new geospatial solutions and the case histories of Esri Italia. During the Plenary Session we will talk about Tourism and Cultural Heritage, Infrastructures and PNRR, Digital Twin of cities. One of the key notes will be by Stefano Valentino, environmental journalist, who in these days is participating in the Italian mission to Antarctica, which Esri Italia is following in real time through a story map. Another key note will be from Alberto Meroni, Business Development Manager, Imagery and Remote Sensin g, of Esri Europe who will make a speech entitled "GIS and Remote Sensing at the service of sustainability". During the Conference, many interesting moments and opportunities for professional growth will be offered, according to the best tradition of Esri Italy. There will be thematic events with innovative formats and international key note speeches, many Esri Stories and, of course, many technological workshops. The special events of the Conference will be dedicated to the themes: defense and security, digital cities, digital twin of infrastructures, digital pa and smart communities, smart water, start-ups and innovation, risk and emergencies, real estate, smart energy, cultural heritage, infrastructures and technologies. For the agenda and to participate, click here.
Source: ESRI Italy |
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The second Italian edition of the "Cattedra Abertis" award for research on sustainable mobility is underway
The second Italian edition of the "Cattedra Abertis" Award is kicking off, the recognition established by the Abertis Group, the Abertis Foundation and A4 Holding, founding member of TTS Italia, with the University of Padua and whose management is entrusted to the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (ICEA) of the University of Padua, which rewards the most innovative research works in the field of sustainable mobility.
The award, coordinated in Italy by Prof. Riccardo Rossi, full professor of Transport Engineering at the University of Padua, aims to enhance doctoral theses, master's degree research works or projects or other studies developed in the academic field that focus on topics related to the topic of sustainable mobility: the sustainable management of transport infrastructures and services, transport safety, the economic, social and environmental effects of mobility, the impact of new technologies, mobility as a service, new forms of mobility, financial viability of infrastructure projects, improvements in mobility governance.
The Award is aimed at all university students who, in the year of the announcement, have completed postgraduate, master's or doctoral studies in an Italian university. The papers presented, of which the student must be the sole author, must have been discussed or presented during the year 2022, the date which must appear in the research work.
Those interested can submit their application by 17 April 2023 in the manner indicated on the website https://www.unipd.it/premi-studio-laureati. The Abertis Prize for research on sustainable mobility will have a budget of 7,000 euros, which will be distributed among the winners of the two categories: doctoral thesis (5,000 euros) and other works (2,000 euros).
The winners of the Italian prize will compete together with the other winners of the individual national prizes of the countries belonging to the network of the International Network of Abertis Chairs for the international honorary prize "Abertis Chair" (complete information on the website https://www.abertischairs.com/) which , for the first time, will take place this year in Italy.
The Commission that will select the winning entries for the Italian award will be made up of three professors from the University of Padua and other Italian universities with solid experience in areas related to sustainable mobility and as many managers from the Abertis Group, A4 Holding and the Abertis Foundation, and will be able to make use of the advice of professionals specialized in the subjects covered by the candidacies.
The Abertis Chair Award is an international operating model wanted by the Abertis Group and the Abertis Foundation which, since 2003, gave life to the international network of Abertis Chairs and which today involves seven universities from as many countries in which the Abertis Group is present: Spain (UPM- Universidad Politécnica of Madrid), France (École des Ponts–ParisTech, Fondation des Ponts of Paris), Italy (University of Padua), Puerto Rico (Universidad de Puerto Rico of San Juan), Chile: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile of Santiago), Brazil (Universidad de Sao Paulo) and Mexico (National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City).
The purpose of the International Network of Sustainable Mobility Chairs is to increase the connection between universities and businesses and to enhance integral training in mobility and transport management, research, innovation and development in planning ( analysis of the demand for mobility of people and goods) and of the operation of land transport systems (road transport in particular), in transport economics (investment costs, infrastructure maintenance and management costs, concessions, pricing policies), in application of new technologies (ITS), in road safety, all with a view to social, economic and environmental sustainability.
For further information: https://www.unipd.it/premi-studio-laureati.
Source: A4 Holding |
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Mobility: from Atac, 400 million investments in infrastructure and fleets with Jubilee funds
400 million in total investments for infrastructure and fleet renewal. This is the size of the package of jubilee resources destined for Rome involving Atac, TTS Italia founding member. This was confirmed by the Director General of Atac, Alberto Zorzan, during a hearing at the Mobility Commission of Rome Capital.
“The overall investment of the projects exceeds 400 million euros – explained Zorzan -; inside are the first half of the projects included in the first tranche of the Dpcm of 15 December 2022 and concern various areas: the replacement of buses, then the renewal of the fleet with hybrid and methane buses, the completion of the superstructure on line A. The intervention we are carrying out stops in Ottaviano, the last stretch is missing. The renovation and modernization of half of the stop poles of the surface network is planned. There is also a further injection of six trains, as part of a contract already signed for 14 trains, 12 for Metro B and two for Metro A. They add to the 30 already contracted".
Overall Atac presented 12 projects between infrastructures and vehicles of the public transport network: half were included in the first Dpcm and the assignment of the works and the stipulation of the agreements between Atac and the Giubileo 2025 company is underway.
“Right now – Zorzan underlined again – referring above all to the investments of the Jubilee, Atac is involved as an implementing entity. At the Ministry of Economy and Finance level, the Giubileo 2025 company was set up which performs the role of monitoring center and also acts as contracting authority in a number of cases. The decree of 15 December 2022 entrusts the implementing bodies with the executive part".
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Mobility in the North-East: A22, Brebemi and Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova ready to forge synergies
On the occasion of the LetExpo in Verona, an operational meeting between the CEO of Autostrada del Brennero Diego Cattoni, the President of A35 Brebemi-Aleatica Francesco Bettoni and the President of Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova Gonzalo Alcalde.
An ideal context for laying the foundations for a collaboration between the three important concessionaires, in view of the significant challenges of the near future concerning sustainable mobility and the decarbonisation of the transport sector, making use of and sharing each one's own know-how and studies ongoing in this sector. The objective, in addition to accelerating the path towards increasingly green mobility within the three realities, is to make the North-East the reference area for the entire infrastructural sector, contributing to its growth and positioning it as point of reference not only nationally but also internationally. Combining respect for the environment with the efficiency of the motorway network, also through a decisive investment in innovation and intermodality, represents the way to valuable infrastructures.
Source: A4 Holding
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Octo keeps growing in the Apac area, and it lands in Singapore
OCTO, TTS Italia ordinary member, has just announced that it will operate its business in Singapore as part of the growth strategy of OCTO Group for 2022/2023 in the APAC Region.
The opening in Singapore will allow the leaders in telematics to further contribute to developing connected mobility in Eastern Countries.
OCTO announced the appointment of Florian Weber as Regional Leader APAC. Florian’s experience covers the handling of several long-term complex financial, insurance and OEM partnerships. His career began at Porsche, where he covered several strategic roles. He then worked for Alliance Group and Safe-guard Products Australia as Group General Manager & Director. Before joining OCTO, Florian was General Manager Finance, Insurance and Leasing at Eurokars Group.
Besides consolidating the already established sales support for its customers of the insurance sector and further developing its core business areas – Fleet Management, Smart Mobility, Digital and data analytics solutions for smart cities – the presence of OCTO in Singapore will translate into additional sales support to existing and new customers.
Nicola Veratelli, OCTO Group CEO, said: “Our presence in Singapore is an additional step in our worldwide growth strategy. Our turnover abroad is constantly growing, and developing new markets is paramount. APAC is a key area for us, and we expect a significant increase in the coming years as well as opportunities for cultural exchange aimed at developing new solutions tailored to the specific features of the market, which could also be the starting point for the development of innovative solutions in other Countries where OCTO is already operation or will soon be.”
Source: OCTO Telematics
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Safety: the extraordinary plan for the monitoring of bridges and viaducts is underway
In recent days, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Matteo Salvini met Anas, an TTS Italia ordinary member, who illustrated Anas's monitoring program for works of art. This is a 275 million project, financed by the PNRR/PNC, which provides for the installation of a dynamic monitoring system by 2026 on 1,000 bridges and viaducts located throughout the national territory.
The plan provides for the remote control and safety management of road infrastructures in a structural way and through a remote process. The Anas SHM (Structural Health Monitoring) platform, currently used in an experimental phase on a sample of 40 works, through modal analysis algorithms, developed in collaboration with a university consortium made up of the Milan Polytechnic and the Universities of Padua and Perugia , will allow real-time monitoring of the state of health of bridges and viaducts and the possible need for interventions in relation both to the age of the works and their technical characteristics and in relation to the territory in which they are located (e.g. areas at hydrogeological risk ).
During the meeting, the multidisciplinary team of Anas was presented, made up of civil and IT engineers from the Bridges, Viaducts and Tunnels organizational units and Vertical Solutions Product Owners.
Source: MIT
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SWARCO lands at the Port of Ravenna
The historic collaboration between START Romagna, the public transport company in Romagna (Rimini, Ravenna, and Forlì-Cesena), and SWARCO Italia, a leader in the intelligent mobility and traffic management sector, and TTS Italia founding member, continues with the installation of two innovative variable message panels in Ravenna. These panels will be used to improve the management of information for the public waiting to board for the crossing of the Canale Candiano, at the embarkations of Marina di Ravenna and Porto Corsini.
The two RGB Full Graphics variable message panels were developed using SWARCO's patented technology, which guarantees high optical performance in any environmental condition, with minimum energy consumption. The special lens used in the panels mixes the RGB colors and projects the LED light directly towards the motorists on the road, improving the visibility and effectiveness of the information provided.
The crossing service of the Canale Candiano, which is carried out by motor ferries for the transport of people and vehicles, operates for about 7,500 hours per year. The motor ferries are already equipped with SWARCO Italia's AVM system, thanks to which the Captain can send real-time service messages to the information panels, allowing passengers to receive updated and reliable information.
The collaboration between START Romagna and SWARCO Italia demonstrates the joint commitment of the two companies to improve the quality and efficiency of transport services in the region, promoting the use of public transport and contributing to reducing congestion and pollution.
Following the installation of the new information panels in Ravenna, Alberto Olivetti, IT Director of START Romagna, stated that these quality levels had never been seen before in similar applications. The innovative technology used in the variable message panels represents a further step forward in the ongoing collaboration between START Romagna and SWARCO Italia, with the aim of offering sustainable and cutting-edge mobility solutions to improve the quality of life of citizens and visitors to the region.
Source: SWARCO Italia
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Targa Telematics acquires Viasat Group:
a new european leader rises in the internet of things and smart mobility field
Targa Telematics Spa - a technology company specialising in the development of IoT solutions and digital platforms for connected mobility, and TTS italia founding member – has signed an agreement for the acquisition of 100% share capital of Viasat Group Spa (“Viasat Group”).
The operation, which aims to be processed by the first semester of 2023, will be subject to a number of pending ordinary conditions for similar transactions, amongst which the authorization by Golden Power (in Italy and in Spain) and the approval from the Antitrust Authority.
Viasat Group represents Italian excellency in the technology field applied to the automotive sector. Over the years, it has established itself as one of the European leaders in supplying satellite info-telematics and IoT services and solutions for the security and protection of people, vehicles and goods.
This operation will mark the creation of one of the main global players in the field of IoT and for the development of solutions and digital services for connected mobility. It will be present in eight key European countries: Italy, Portugal, Spain, France, the UK, Belgium, Poland, and Romania, on top of which a company in Chile as well.
Thanks to the acquisition of Viasat Group, Targa Telematics – Italian company already operating abroad with offices in the UK, Spain, France, and Portugal – will further strengthen its leadership in the Italian market, accelerating its expansion in Europe as well. It will be able to bring, from the start, a wide range of innovative technologies for global projects to the market.
In the context of these international projects, Targa Telematics will be able to leverage a strong dedicated local support in different countries to serve its clients at its best, which mostly include multinational groups active in the mobility field, as well as in other sectors of the market.
“We are enthusiastic to welcome such a prestigious company as Viasat Group – a virtuous entrepreneurial example – that allows us to take an important step in terms of size, international reach and to expand our presence to key areas of the market. These are crucial elements to continue to strengthen our competitive positioning and to offer our clients a wide range of services in the smart mobility field for increasingly international projects,” commented Nicola De Mattia – CEO at Targa Telematics. “This is the first operation of significant size completed by operators in our industry, and aims towards a tangible market consolidation. The strong coordination between the teams and the synergy arising from the know-how and the latest technologies of both companies will allow us to consolidate once again our role as key players in developing the mobility of the future”.
“This operation with Targa Telematics, an innovative tech-company and leader in the field, is an important acknowledgment of the value established over time and the growth perspectives of Viasat Group”, added Domenico Petrone, President and CEO at Viasat Group Spa. “The partnership with Targa Telematics is the best strategy to open new and wider horizons both for the company business and for the people operating in it with great professionality. The electronic planning and production, as well as hardware and software development linked to Waste Management are not part of the acquisition”.
Source: Targa Telematics
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Targa Telematics integrates Ford connected vehicle data to enable new smart mobility solution
Targa Telematics – a tech-company specializing in the development of IoT solutions and digital platforms for connected mobility, and TTS Italia founding member – has signed a strategic partnership with Ford to expand its range of connected car solutions, thanks to the integration of data from the car manufacturer's vehicles.
With this agreement, Targa Telematics – in its capacity as an Authorized Ford Telematics Services provider – collaborates with the Ford Pro division, which addresses commercial vehicles and fleet customers, to integrate fleet data streams directly in its platform and enable new mobility services based on embedded devices, leveraging a structured set of performance-related information.
Connected vehicles are a key trend in the automotive industry and Targa Telematics is positioned as one of the leading companies in car manufacturer data management. The goal is to provide fleet managers and drivers with an increasing number of digital services, simplifying the provisioning process in vehicles.
“The partnership with Ford, which follows a series of similar agreements with other major players in the automotive industry, allows us to consolidate our focus on global data integration and strengthen our strategy to integrate data-streams from each manufacturer's in-vehicle systems in order to develop increasingly innovative connected mobility solutions that serve our customers” commented Alberto Falcione, Targa Telematics VP Sales.
“The central element of this process – added Falcione – is our proprietary 'hardware agnostic' platform, which is a next-generation technology that can collect, integrate and study car data independently of the car manufacturer, simplifying the adoption of telematics technologies and reducing the impact of device installation”.
Source: Targa Telematics
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Trafficlab passes the selection and enters the Magic Spectrum startup acceleration program
The Pitch Day of the second edition of the Magic Spectrum, Beyond Networks program was held on March 1, 2023 at the Agnelli Foundation Talent Garden in Turin, organized by Digital Magic, Business incubator of innovative digital startups. The Magic Spectrum program includes a series of sequential steps (briefing, scouting, selection, discovery, validation, fundraising) from which the best innovative startups are selected to access acceleration services that include investments, solution testing and go-to-market.
Trafficlab, TTS Italia ordinary member, was present to describe the Wetraffic platform for traffic management in front of all partners, including CDP Venture Capital SGR, Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, UnipolTech and many others, with the possibility through the Roundtables with the Magic Spectrum Corporate Partners to discuss the solution and to forge interesting collaborations for future developments.
The solution stood out among the best participating startups from all over Europe, passing the second selection phase which allowed access to the 8-week acceleration program, which will end with the Selection Day on April 12, 2023 from which the short-list of startups that will be financed.
Source: Trafficlab
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