Vienna/Prague, October 29, 2015 - Kapsch TrafficCom AG (ISIN AT000KAPSCH9), listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange in the prime market segment, announces that its subsidiary Kapsch TrafficCom Construction & Realization spol. s r.o. has been awarded a new contract for collecting and evaluating traffic data in Prague. The contract value is around 6.5 million Euro and will for the most part be realized until the end of 2015. Together with its consortium partner Camea and several local subcontractors Kapsch will be the prime contractor and system integrator. As part of the new contract Kapsch will supply a traffic management system (TMS) extension in selected areas of Prague - based on intelligent traffic cameras equipped with additional sensors, as well as the supply of V2X (Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure) transceivers and in-vehicle platforms.

The system will enable the collection of traffic information - such as the measuring of vehicle traffic intensity, vehicle classification, vehicle speed measurement - and the linear calculation of travel time. Based on video detection, the system will detect traffic jams, standing vehicles or blocked crossroads. The new technologies will be integrated into HDRU (the central city control system in Prague). Traffic information will be transmitted in the format DATEX II - a standard developed for information exchange between traffic management centers. Images from the cameras will be accessible to the operators of HDRU and to the integrated emergency system in Prague. Other integral parts of the project include a software which calculates traffic levels, applications for operators (configuration of traffic scenarios) as well as a cooperative intelligent transportation system (C-ITS) for the communication between vehicles and infrastructure. Therefore, Kapsch will deliver 21 units of the 5.9 GHz transceiver MTX-9450 placed on roadside equipment in selected locations, and two pieces of the in-vehicle unit EVK-3300 which is a versatile V2X evaluation platform. Roadside units will measure basic operational information and traffic status in a defined part of the territory, and will inform on the individual phases and timing of traffic lights in the area.

'This project is an important step towards more integrated and intelligent traffic solutions in the Czech Republic. It will have a positive influence on today's traffic and the potential to grow with upcoming car technologies,' says Karel Feix, CEO Kapsch in the Czech Republic. 'Our goal is to develop integrated traffic management solutions to achieve better overall mobility, whether on the highway or in the city. Prague is an exciting project as it is investing in its future to ensure it is ready for the installation of V2X communication systems in all cars,' adds André F. Laux, Chief Operating Officer, Kapsch TrafficCom.

Kapsch TrafficCom is a provider of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in the solution segments of road user charging, urban access and parking, traffic management, road safety enforcement, commercial vehicle operations, electronic vehicle registration and V2X cooperative systems. With end-to-end solutions, Kapsch TrafficCom covers the entire value creation chain of its customers as a one-stop shop, from components and design to the installation and operation of systems. The core business is to design, build and operate electronic toll collection and traffic management systems. References in 44 countries on all continents make Kapsch TrafficCom a recognized ITS provider worldwide. As part of the Kapsch Group, a family-owned Austrian technology group founded in 1892, Kapsch TrafficCom, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, has subsidiaries and offices in 33 countries, has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange (KTCG) since 2007, and generated with more than 3,500 employees revenues of EUR 456 million in fiscal year 2014/15.

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