FUSION by Yunex Traffic selected by City of Edinburgh

Edinburgh City Council is the first authority in the UK to choose FUSION, the multimodal network management solution from Yunex Traffic, which will improve air quality and reduce journey times.

The council has used road safety funding to introduce FUSION to a specific corridor in one of the city’s air quality management areas. The system is set to play a significant role in improving network efficiency, reducing congestion and improving air quality.

Using a range of modern data sources, FUSION will continuously monitor approaching traffic and develop accurate indicators of congestion and traffic disruption, making traffic management decisions and target outcomes policy-driven for all road users. For example, traffic light times can be optimised more efficiently to ensure active travel modes and cleaner air outcomes are prioritised.

Wilke Reints, Managing Director of Yunex Traffic in the UK, said: “Local authority road networks require efficient, real-time adaptive traffic control that is easy to operate and reconfigure, and can effectively handle the often competing demands of cars, trucks, buses, taxis, pedestrians and cyclists.

“Developed with Transport for London, live trials of FUSION in London and Hampshire have already demonstrated that the system can deliver improved network efficiency. FUSION is at the forefront of adaptive traffic control solutions, enabling all modes of transport to be modelled and optimised with the aim of improving the environment, making walking and cycling easier and safer, and delivering reliable and sustainable public transport systems.”

Mark Love, Senior Engineer (ITS) Operational Services at Edinburgh City Council, said: “We are looking forward to working with Yunex Traffic to deliver FUSION on one of Edinburgh’s most important corridors, improving traffic flow along the corridor while also improving air quality.

“Our ambition is to roll out FUSION across other corridors within Edinburgh to maximise the benefits of FUSION and our combined Yunex UTC-UX and Stratos UTMC platforms.”

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