Nearly 700 companies attended the American Public Transportation Association’s Expo last week, which happens once every three years.
At the American Public Transportation Association’s Expo last week, nearly 700 companies met for the first time in three years to show off their innovations. Smart Cities Drive attended, and spoke to several exhibitors about their new technology and infrastructure plans.
The rail car manufacturer Alstom announced it was bringing its innovation hubs to the United States for the first time. Planned for Pittsburg, the hub will “encourage collaboration among transit agencies, cities, universities, technology centers, startups and industry partners” and help agencies find ways to make transportation faster and more efficient for customers, Dan Zukowski writes for Smart Cities Dive.
Lyt discussed their AI detection system that gives traffic signal priority to transit and emergency vehicles. Siemens Mobility, a rail car and locomotive manufacturer, displayed a model of their new light-rail vehicles.
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