Smart Mobility

HERE Technologies and Tshwane Women in Transport call for more participation in the transport industry

The Tshwane Women in Transport (TWIT) announced its partnership with HERE Technologies – leaders in digitised mapping and pioneers of in-car navigation systems since 1985 – by launching the digital mapping programme at the CSIR recently. Addressing TWIT members at the launch, City of Tshwane Memb...

CSIR shares its research on transport infrastructure at an international conference

The CSIR Smart Mobility Cluster presented its research on various transport systems and operations at Southern African Transport Conference (SATC) – a premier conference in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) annual calendar. The CSIR Smart Mobility cluster provides a critical core ...

Launch of Gauteng's large-scale survey on travel experiences and challenges of residents

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has partnered with the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport to conduct a large-scale survey on the use of public transport in the Gauteng province. More than 36 000 households have been selected to participate in this survey, which ai...

Smart Trucks: Cost reduction all-round while maintaining competitive advantage

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has commissioned five more Performance-Based Standards (PBS) trucks (Smart Trucks) to AB InBev, as part of the national Smart Trucks pilot programme, bringing the total number of operational smart trucks in South Africa to more than 270. T...

Making South Africa Safe: a manual for community based crime prevention

The manual explains what crime prevention is, what is expected in terms of government policy and legislation, and what kinds of structures are needed at the local level to support a sound strategy. It also provides a step-by-step guide to analysing crime in the community, to designing a strategy and to carrying out the projects selected to suit the area.