14. May 2024
In the hustle and bustle of our cities, motorcycles weave through traffic, offering a nimble solution to commuting conundrums. They zip by, leaving behind the scent of adventure and the faint trail of exhaust. Yet, amidst their convenience and allure, a lingering question remains: what is their true impact on our air quality? Motorcycles are often overlooked in discussions about emissions. It's a gap in our understanding that begs to be filled. LENS is a three-year Horizon Europe project...
16. February 2024
Spain has announced that the long-awaited Sustainable Mobility Law is back on the agenda. One of the conepts to be included is the "urban toll". Replicating cities such as Stockholm, London or Milan, Spain contemplates that cities can implement systems of variable access by payment to the city. Our Managing Director, Josefina de la Fuente, participates in this article in EL ESPAÑOL where she and three other experts analyze the concept of the Urban Toll. Josefina stresses how the remote...
16. March 2023
Using The Opus RSD as a warning system increases the probability of finding an illegally tampered truck by 25x times, compared to a blind inspection.
06. March 2023
A TRUE Initiative study of real-world vehicle emissions has begun in Delhi National Capital Region, marking the first work of the Initiative in India.
17. February 2023
A pilot test in the Basque Country, on February 6, tested the remote sensing of vehicle emissions in real time with the aim of establishing a system of variable tolls, which takes into account the actual level of polluting emissions of each vehicle. "This type of technology offers us the opportunity to adjust tolling fees based on the real pollution emitted by vehicles and to have fairer rates", added Aintzane Oiarbide, Deputy for Road Infrastructures of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa,...
07. October 2022
Following campaigns in Milan and Krakow, the CARES project recently completed the last city demonstration campaign in Prague, Czech Republic. Running from September 5 to September 23, the researchers used three types of contactless technologies—cross-road remote sensing, point sampling, and plume chasing—with the main objective of identifying high-emitting vehicles. The testing was carried out by the Czech Technical University of Prague, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Airyx,...
06. April 2022
A remote sensing measurement campaign was conducted by The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) Initiative in Warsaw in Fall 2020 to provide the technical information necessary to support policies that can effectively reduce on-road transport emissions. The study presents the real-world emissions of vehicles in the city and the role imported
second-hand vehicles (ISVs) play in Warsaw’s fleet emissions.
17. December 2021
The challenging CARES project campaign in Krakow ended. he three-week campaign successfully measured various pollutant emissions from more than 100,000 vehicles, while collecting such data as vehicle age and euro standards to measure the impact specific vehicle groups have on the air quality in the city.
22. September 2021
In July 2021, OPUS-FIMA has assessed the actual real-world exhaust emissions of road traffic in Vilnius, Lithuania, thanks to Opus remote sensing technology. OPUS-FIMA analyzed the collected data, in order to characterize the real-world emissions of road traffic in Vilnius, presenting a very detailed picture of the fleet emissions, which can help policy makers to improve air quality in Lithuania
16. November 2020
Danish authorities publish a report showing how Opus remote sensing is an efficient solution for identifying heavy-duty trucks for subsequent roadside control by the police.