Nokia and ARC Transistance, the European network of automobile clubs, announced today that they are working together to provide Real Time Traffic Information to users of Nokia mobile devices. Nokia will offer the service as a premium offering in Nokia Maps 2.0 and in future versions of Nokia Maps.

A new study from a Japanese research group explains why we’re occasionally caught in traffic jams for no visible reason. The real origin of traffic jams often has nothing to do with obvious obstructions such as accidents or construction work but is simply the result of there being too many cars on the road.

China's transportation system, which has been paralyzed by the worst snowy weather in half a century, glimpsed an encouraging sign on Sunday with the reports of less cancelled flights and more resumed trains and buses.

Motorists who talk on cell phones drive slower on the freeway, pass sluggish vehicles less often and take longer to complete their trips, according to a University of Utah study that suggests drivers on cell phones congest traffic.

Traffic flows account for as much as one-third of global energy consumption. But unconventional changes in managing traffic flow could significantly reduce such waste and lower harmful CO2 emissions, says Dirk Helbing.

Imperial College London and Loughborough University researchers found an increase of up to 40 more motorcycling casualties per month during the congestion charging period (from 7am-6.30pm) for inner London, excluding the congestion zone.

Ohio State University engineers are working to make the traffic control boxes that stand beside major freeways smarter.

Advanced traffic management systems (ATMS) are receiving considerable attention across Western Europe, particularly given surging traffic congestion and pollution levels. While the United Kingdom, France and Germany together account for around 63 per cent of total market share at present, future revenues will come primarily from Scandinavia, Greece, Portugal, Italy and Spain. This is because these markets are growing rapidly, as the focus ever more intensely on improving traffic management activities.

Mon.itor.Us, a leading provider of free websites and networks monitoring service published Internet Service Providers popularity, performance and uptime research. About 30,000 websites' monitoring data was analyzed and most popular 60 ISPs were ranked based on the aggregated statistical data.

Frost & Sullivan to Host Quarterly Analyst Briefing on Strategic Analysis of Traffic Management Systems for Western Europe on 20 June 2007

Repairing asphalt damage caused by water infiltration costs a great deal of money and produces extra traffic delays. Yet within the asphalt industry there is little insight into the fundamental processes leading to water damage.