Edmonton introduces new Advised Driving Speed system
Officials with the City of Edmonton said a new system that will recommend a speed for drivers, instead of a set speed limit, will be tested on the Whitemud for the next month. City of Edmonton officials said starting on August 11, an Advisory Driving Speed system will be tested on Whitemud Drive, westbound, between 111 and 159 Streets. During the four-week pilot project, digital signs will inform drivers of the recommended speed - which would be lower than the set speed limit - that drivers should travel to avoid traffic jams and sudden stops. During the pilot program, the recommended driving speed will be calculated using traffic volume and speed data gathered by sensors buried under the roadway and ramps.
That information is processed using an algorithm developed at the U of A Centre for Smart Transportation, which is partnering with the City. The recommended speed is then calculated and posted on the digital signs that are controlled by the City’s Traffic Management Centre.
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Apple shoots down Rumours of becoming a Mobile Carrier
Rumours swirling of Apple potentially becoming a Mobile Carrier have been put to rest by in a public statement with a firm "No.". Reuters reported earlier this week that Apple would follow in the footsteps of Google with its Project Fi and would become a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), with a comapny spokeswomen stating later that "We have not discussed nor do we have any plans to launch an MVNO." An MVNO buys access to a mobile network from a carrier like Bell, Rogers, AT&T, or Sprint in bulk, repackages the service, and sells it to consumers, often at very competitive rates. Since an MVNO doesn't own the network it uses, it doesn't have to worry about maintenance or technical costs, which often translates into cost savings for consumers. MVNO's have become very popular in the United States, but have yet to break through in Canada due to the consistent refusal by Canadian Mobile Operators to share or sell access to their networks.
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UPDATE: Canadian Hitchhiking Robot Destroyed in Philidelphia
Yesterday, it was reported that surveillance footage of the destruction of the Canadian hitchking robot hitchBOT had been caught on camera and released to media by YouTuber Jesse Wellens. It can now be confirmed that the footage was indeed staged by Wellens and his associates. Further examination of the area where hitchBOT was last placed found no nearby cameras and that the individual who "destroyed" hitchBOT was one of Wellens' friends. The actual perpetrator has yet to be caught, and the researchers who built him have stated that they won't be pressing any charges. Meanwhile, people around the world have shown their support by helping to find who is responsible and donating to rebuild the robot to continue its journey.
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