Following on from June’s major update to our world-leading iROADS™ asset management platform, iROADS™ Product Owner John Proust has been running through some of the platform’s key features. This time, John takes a look at the “Self-Service Pavement Analytics” feature set that makes high-end data analysis and presentation tools directly available to iROADS™ users. It…
KL Systems uses freely available data from SCOOT® 7 to generate in-vehicle alerts to inform drivers of the time left to the next change of lights in Manchester An innovative trial of connected vehicle technology in Manchester is using open data provided by TRL Software’s SCOOT 7® traffic management software to create a demonstration app…
Manchester is using TRL Software’s UTC to improve pedestrian priority at traffic signals. TRL Software is to provide its UTC SCOOT 7 Traffic Management software to the City of Manchester to be delivered as part of a programme of works with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). The aim of the project being to improve the…
Did you miss our webinar on how Jamaica is making its roads safer with iMAAP, our cloud-based road safety management platform, a software that has to date saved over 25,000 lives across the globe? Then catch the recording of the fascinating conversation between Deidrie Hudson-Sinclair, Director Road Safety Unit at Jamaica's Ministry of Transport &…
An innovative trial of connected vehicle technology in Manchester is using open data provided by TRL Software to create a demonstration app that helps drivers minimise wait times at traffic lights. KL Systems, an intelligent transport consultancy and engineering firm based in Durham, has been using freely available data from TRL Software’s SCOOT® 7 traffic…
Back in June, TRL Software released a major update to its world-leading iROADS™ asset management platform. In his latest blog, iROADS™ Product Owner John Proust highlights a couple of innovative features that literally take the software to a new dimension. One thing that we regularly hear from our customers is how much they appreciate the…
Matthew Wilkinson is a final-year PhD student at the University of Bath, co-funded by the CSCT and CMAC working with Dr Bernardo Castro Dominguez, Dr Uriel Martinez Hernandez and Prof Chick Wilson. Matthew’s research aims to apply Artificial Intelligence to challenges associated with pharmaceutical manufacturing, leading on an overall more efficient and sustainable manufacturing process.…
We pay homage to this remarkable machine by asking what inspired members of TRL Software development team to become developers The iconic Commodore 64 (or C64) personal computer somehow turns 40 this August. This remarkable machine, which was the first experience of working on a computer for many, sold an estimated 17 million units before…
We are extremely proud that iMAAP, our cloud-based road safety management platform, has to date saved over 25,000 lives across the globe. Our customers have told us, by using iMAAP they have experienced a 30% reduction of traffic accidents on their road networks. Users of iMAAP will notice a number of significant changes this month,…
The partnership, headquartered in India, brings over 100 years of transport research expertise to support the country’s road system expansion TRL Software and Experion Technologies have entered into a joint venture to form TRL Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. Headquartered in Trivandrum, Kerala, India, the partnership brings over one hundred years of transport research expertise to…
Transport remains the UK’s largest emitting sector for greenhouse gases, representing 27% of the UK’s annual carbon emissions. We need to change the mindset and the approach to both public and private transport to hit the country’s net-zero targets. Local authorities are increasingly encouraging walking, cycling and a greater use of public transport in order…
India’s road network is considered to be the most dangerous in the world. Several Indian states are actively seeking to minimise the loss of life on their roads, including the progressive northern mountain state of Himachal Pradesh which, despite its relatively small population, has one of the country’s worst road death rates at nearly 16…
TRL Software’s iROADS™ platform is a sophisticated asset management and decision-making tool for road infrastructure assets, helping to keep road networks safe, efficient and reliable. And, thanks to a major new update, it now has even more tricks up its sleeve. “I think our customers are going to like what they see in the latest…
Last year we installed our UTC powered by SCOOT 7 onto numerous junctions in the City of Stoke, we recently caught up with Will Willis, Urban Traffic Control Engineer for Stoke-on-Trent City Council to hear how our solution was getting on. Will told us "as soon as we started working with TRL Software, the difference…
National Highways (NH) has commissioned TRL Software to provide it with a new pavement asset management system, known as P-AMS. This will be configured upon the cloud-based product iROADS, which is a commercially available off-the-shelf tool designed for various infrastructure assets. It will replace NH’s existing 20-year-old HAPMS platform early next year. Using iROADS means…
The latest in software development from Intertraffic, the world’s biggest Mobility and Traffic Management conference At Intertraffic, TRL CEO Paul Campion spoke to the editor of leading mobility publication ‘Highways News’ Paul Hutton, regarding TRL Software’s market leading UTC Traffic Management solution. The Paul’s discuss how TRL’s open platform approach means the software will work with…
TRL’s iMAAP Platform will help Jamaica’s Ministry of Transport and Mining make roads safer TRL Software has announced it has won the contract to provide the Jamaican Ministry of Transport and Mining with its web-based accident analysis software system, iMAAP. The Road Safety Unit within the Ministry previously used the MAAP software application procured in…
Highway Development and Management tools for the development of economic and technical strategies of highways in low and middle income countries Since the first release, HDM-4 software has been used in many countries on a diverse range of projects. There are four main areas of application: Strategic Planning, Roadwork Programming, Project Analysis, Research and Policy…
Christopher Kettell, Chief Technologist at TRL Software, shares his insights on working with the Turing Internship Network As the developer of the world’s leading traffic management solutions, we strive to work with the finest minds to ensure we are constantly challenging ourselves to stay best in class. In this pursuit of excellence, joining the Turing…
The Chair of the UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems Industry Association, ITS (UK), TRL’s Ryan Hood, is committing the organisation to increased interaction with members this year and to do more to support decarbonisation through the application of technology. Ryan has written to all members to set out his plans for 2022, building on a successful…
The development of new digital integrations between Gaist and TRL aiming to revolutionise how we plan and manage the road network is set to accelerate rapidly with the first Gaist-iROADS integration announcement.
Whenever there is a pricing announcement, it tends to be bad news. Not this time! Based on your feedback, we have changed our TRANSYT pricing to a yearly subscription model, meaning you can now purchase a single TRANSYT 16 user license for…
SCOOT and MOVA: Embracing Transport Innovation “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Henry Ford’s infamous quote applies just as much now, in the midst of a digital revolution, as it did when he was inventing the assembly line, interchangeable parts, or the automobile. But where does SCOOT…
Using Data to Upgrade Traffic Signals March saw the second in a series of webinars from TRL Software, specifically on the work undertaken as part of the Department for Transport Opening Local Authority Data competition. For this, working in conjunction with Transport for Greater Manchester, TRL Software have implemented UTC powered by SCOOT® 7 combined…
Alongside Project Centre, we will be hosting an event on Thursday 29th April on future mobility and the challenges that our industry is facing. Urban spaces are rapidly changing, and we will be exploring how technology and innovations play a part in creating the cities of tomorrow. Project Centre's Regional Director Paul Chandler will be…
KL Systems talks about their latest project with GLOSA. GLOSA, or more commonly, Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory, was enabled through adaptive signal control system SCOOT 7’s open API.
Driven primarily by the goal of eliminating as many gaps in previous ‘Junctions’ core modelling capabilities as possible, ‘Junctions 10’ addresses three key areas: modelling, usability and collaboration…
TRL Software has officially been announced as a finalist for The AWS Shape your Future Award, as part of City on a Cloud, a competition that recognizes the leaders who are shaping society today.
Round up of TRL Software’s 2020 highlights, and where we see the industry going in the years ahead.
A powerful combination! For many decades traffic engineers around the world have been designing and implementing traffic control technology to improve safety, minimise delays and improve journey times…
Road Safety Week is coordinated by the charity Brake.
Every year, millions of people around the UK take action for safer roads.
Join in and together we can make roads safer for everyone.
The United Nations General Assembly has published a resolution proclaiming the period 2021–2030 as the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety,
Find out more about TRL Software’s new UTC, Powered by SCOOT 7
We are adjusting pricing on 1st March 2020 At TRL Software, we believe in continuous growth and want to ensure we offer the software and services that you expect of us. In order to continually improve the quality, and to make room for some great new features we are adjusting our pricing. This pricing change will not…
Ensuring road users have safe, comfortable and efficient journeys is a hugely complex feat of management. TRANSYT helps make it easier.
Looking back at 2019’s National Road Safety Conference.
TRL Software are pleased to announce that TRANSYT 16 is now available for download. TRANSYT 16 offers a significant improvement on v15, for more information read on…
The Smart Mobility Living Lab (SMLL), a London-based connected test environment for future transport, has extended its Shared Research Programme (SRP), with international energy and services company, Centrica, becoming its fifth member. Centrica is joining the programme as part of its efforts to help accelerate the roll out of electric vehicles.
TRL Software are pleased to announce that a TRANSYT 15.5.2 maintenance release is now available to download. This release includes a few enhancements and fixes, including key changes that are specifically relevant to South America.
A new version of MOVA Tools is available for download from the Downloads section on the TRL Software website. The program has undergone significant developments and improvements mainly to cater for the changes in the latest version of MOVA, itself having been significantly developed and is now version M8. MOVA Tools is to be used…
MOVA M8 has been issued to the licenced signal controller manufacturers (MOTUS, dynniq, Siemens and telent) is now available from MOTUS. Other manufacturers are working on implementing the new version. MOVA M8 is a significant development, with the addition of special conditioning included within it being of major significance. Also included is a Web User…
We are pleased to announce the release of TRANSYT 15.5, the latest minor release of the popular software for modelling and optimising traffic signals. In addition to providing robust traffic signal optimisation, TRANSYT can also provide comprehensive modelling of traffic networks including those of mixed control. TRANSYT can also assist with design work, with newer features…
Formerly known as GATEway (Greenwich Automated Transport Environment), now known as SMLL (Smart Mobility Living Lab), is an research project led by TRL to understand and overcome technical, legal and societal challenges of implementing automated vehicles in the urban environment. With interest in the project continuing to grow, further details of key developments over the…
A new version of MOVA Tools is available for download from the Downloads section here on the TRL Software website. Customers do not need to email us to request a download code. Simply access the Downloads area of the website, enter your details located under the “Download Tools and Demos” section and select “MOVA Tools” from the list of available…