SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cubic
Transportation Systems (CTS), a business unit of Cubic Corporation
(NYSE:CUB), the University of Melbourne
and its project partners received the "OpenGov Recognition of
Excellence" award from OpenGov Asia for the development of the
Australian Integrated Multimodal EcoSystem (AIMES), formerly known
as the National Connected Multimodal Transport Test Bed. AIMES is
Australia's first large-scale,
live ecosystem for implementing and testing connected transport
technologies. The award recognizes innovative and disruptive use of
technology in the public sector and highlights the use of
information communication technology to make government smarter,
more agile, efficient and transparent.
"Cubic is delighted that OpenGov Asia recognized the merits and
promise of the AIMES test bed and wishes to congratulate the
University of Melbourne and all our
project partners on a job well done," said Tom Walker, senior vice president and managing
director, CTS Asia-Pacific. "AIMES is a vital ecosystem for testing
new connective technologies and it has been providing tangible
benefits to all stakeholders from the day it was first
implemented."
Since going live in April 2017,
the test bed has been collecting data on public, private, freight
and active transportation to support the strategic decision making
in improving traffic planning, public transport efficiency and
pedestrian flows, while paving the way for the introduction of
connected and autonomous vehicles. Using thousands of intelligent
sensors positioned on roads and transportation infrastructure
across 6-square-kilometers in central Melbourne, the AIMES test bed will provide
unprecedented insight of users on various ways to manage transport
systems and road networks more efficiently.
Cubic signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Melbourne in October 2016 to deliver the project. Cubic's
transport management platform sits at the core of the test bed,
providing an enhanced system for data usage and analysis by
transportation planners.
The award was accepted by Majid
Sarvi, professor in transport for smart cities, on behalf of
the University of Melbourne and various
AIMES partners.
About Cubic Corporation
Cubic Corporation designs, integrates and operates systems,
products and services focused in the transportation, defense
training and secure communications markets. Cubic Transportation
Systems is a leading integrator of payment and information
technology and services to create intelligent travel solutions for
transportation authorities and operators. Cubic Global Defense is a
leading provider of live, virtual, constructive and game-based
training solutions, special operations and intelligence for the
U.S. and allied forces. Cubic Mission Solutions provides networked
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities for defense,
intelligence, security and commercial missions. For more
information about Cubic, please visit the company's website
at www.cubic.com or on
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