... about 30 years in the lead ...
1974
Introduction of the later world famous VETAG detection system for buses and trams.
1974
Introduction and delivery, until 1989, of the first generation of emergency telephones on the motorways in the Netherlands.
1976
Introduction of AD190 in Eindhoven, the first traffic controller containing a microprocessor that used semi¬conductors instead of relays.
1977
Introduction of the ATN system which enabled traffic controllers to be managed centrally in The Hague.
1978
Delivery of a traffic management system in Glasgow that controlled 375 roadside stations.
1980
Introduction of the first motorway signalling system in the Netherlands, on the A13 near Delft.
1980
Philadelphia, delivery of a priority system for 116 light rail trains.
1980
Realisation of the largest urban traffic system in the world in Mexico City. Over the course of 2 years this involved the delivery of 900 controllers, 32 sub-stations and 1 large traffic management system.
1984
Introduction of the VECOM communication and detection system for buses and light rail trains.
1989
The first dynamic tram stop information system in the Netherlands, for the GVB in Amsterdam.
1991
The first compact dynamic bus station in the world, Neckerspoel bus station in Eindhoven.
1991
The first intelligent vehicle system (IVS) for buses, trams and light rail trains is introduced to the market as a product.
1991
Development of the first mist detection and warning system in the Netherlands, on the A16 close to Breda.
1992
Unique stand-alone traffic signalling systems on the A12 (Arnhem) and A59 (Tilburg), which, using a modem connection, could be controlled night and day and from any location by the regional Dutch motorway authorities.
1994
The first four coordinated Ramp-Metering Systems in the Netherlands, on the A10 (Amsterdam-West).
1996
Export of the Dutch MTM motorway signalling system to Sweden (on the E4, close to Stockholm).
1997
The first Rush Hour Lane System in the Netherlands, on the A28 near Utrecht.
1997
The first parking guidance system on motorways, in combination with guidance on local roads (TESZA), in the area around the Ajax Stadium.
1997
The first network management system for intersections in The Netherlands, with integrated public transport priority.
2000
Selected for the delivery of the first large scale system for electronic fee collection in the Netherlands: Rekeningrijden.
2000
Development and delivery of a traffic management system in a 16 km tunnel complex underneath Stockholm (Sodra Lanken), including a new generation of outstations based on open industry standards.
2004
The first large scale real-time information system for public transport in the Netherlands: the Dynamic Travellers Information System in Eindhoven.
2004
One of the first automatic Section Control Systems (speed over distance enforcement) in the Netherlands, on the A2 between Maarssen and Breukelen.
2005
Introduction of a universal network (wired and wireless) to connect roadside traffic systems with central applications.
2005
An order for the first Section Control System in a tunnel (under the Westerschelde), with simultaneous recognition of Dutch and four other (foreign) number plates.
2006
Introduction of the EuroController EC-2®. The world's first traffic controller that is adapted for Continental and UK specifications.
