Traffic Management

There is no major city in the world not suffering because of heavy traffic. More and more vehicles are on the roads and even though oil is more expensive than ever, the number of cars on the roads continues to dramatically increase. Traffic jams not only have a negative impact on our environment, but also harm our economy and the wealth of the population. Millions of people are late at home or work and have a much higher stress factor after spending unnecessary hours while delayed in their cars. Governments and authorities are repeatedly asked to take action in order to avoid gridlock on the streets.

A powerful tool to fight road congestion is real time traffic information. This information is used to feed navigation devices over a traffic message channel or is published on the web to be shown on PCs or handheld devices. In addition it feeds traffic management systems and has impact on traffic lights as well as authorities acting based on valid information. A best practice is Italy, where OctoTelematics supplies floating car data from more than 500.000 cars. Our website is visited by millions of people every month who can then decide which road to take or to switch to public transportation. We are proud to support authorities, companies, individuals and help our environment through providing real time traffic information.