ITS America 2023

The ITS America Conference & Expo gets big in Texas this week, and Q-Free is here to show off a Texas-sized evolution in intelligent transport systems. Visitors can discover SaaS and Kinetic Mobility at the company’s booth.

Kristin White, chief operating officer of ITS America, explains how the MobilityXX initiative is evolving – and why community voices must be heard

Swarco McCain is highlighting that the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has renewed their partnership for the supply of industry standard-setting changeable message signs (CMS).

Bosch is unveiling new cameras with embedded neural network-based video analytics developed for ITS applications.

For several years, the concept of equity in transportation has been discussed at events like this.

Axis Communications is unveiling a crossline counting feature, available in beta version as part of the latest release of Axis Object Analytics. This smart feature (in firmware 11.3) counts objects that cross a virtual tripwire in a defined direction and can trigger an event whenever a set number of selected objects have crossed the line. Data can easily be accessed in multiple ways and integrated into third-party applications where it can be visualised for an easy overview.

Visitors to the Iteris booth will get an insight into the company’s data-driven solution for analysing and improving maintenance of traffic (MOT) during construction projects. It provides traffic signal monitoring and key insights into the health of signal operations and hardware during roadway building.

Artificial intelligence (AI) in traffic management can improve safety and reduce congestion, as forward-thinking cities around the world are finding. However, the biggest challenge with most AI technologies is that they cannot match the keen eye and cognition of human traffic professionals, leading to false positives and distracting from actual roadway calamities.

One.network is here in Texas with a game – it’s cornhole (pictured) - and attendees have a chance to win an Apple Watch Ultra by playing it. But the company is also changing the work zone safety game – actually, it’s changing the whole playing field.

ITS veteran and corporate investment adviser Greg McKhann looks at some of the reasons why venture capitalists and private equity providers are taking a keen interest in the transportation sector