Public transport users in cities throughout the Asia Pacific region are big users of smart cards – or radio frequency contactless cards – and now lead the world in using the cards to pay for their travel.

Australian software developer Intelledox has successfully deployed its intelligent document creation system into New Zealand’s transportation sector for the NZ Transport Agency which manages the country’s state highway network, and invests in and provides access to New Zealand’s land transport system.

A clever design and a great looking car - the description of Holden’s latest car to roll off its Adelaide production line today - as the federal government heralds a new era for Australia’s first carmaker.

Business solutions provider, ComOps has won a contract to automate the delivery of 14 million sandwiches, including a range of other fresh and frozen foods, across the country for Australian Convenience Foods (ACF), using its mobility automation solution.

COMMENT Every major city in a developed country has a smartcard for use on its public transport system. Indeed, if one were to raise the question of whether such a system exists in a given city, one would be looked at askance.

TomTom today announced TomTom HD Traffic in Australia, available on its new line of 'GO LIVE' GPS systems as well as through the new version of its iPhone app.

Western Australian rail operator, WestNet Rail has completed its implementation and upgrade of Mincom’s Ellipse enterprise asset management systems to optimise the management of more than 5,000 kilometres of rail infrastructure across the southern half of the state.

Melbourne-based, global online collaboration solutions provider, Aconex, has won a contract to service Victoria’s multi-million dollar regional rail link project, with its web-based system to be used to manage communication and documentation across the project.

With the stability of Chris Malloy’s Hoverbike in question and in its prototype form needing to be tethered for safety, perhaps the idea of transforming it into hoverquad instead is a better answer.

Telstra and Australian transaction software company, Mercurien, have signed a MoU to investigate and develop local cloud-based transaction applications for the transport sector: for toll-road use, congestion and traffic-flow management.