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Joi Dean: "I believe that we can always figure out a solution to things"
December 11, 2023
Joi Dean, CEO of the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority, has been appointed second vice president of IBTTA for 2024. Adam Hill finds out about what drives her to leave a legacy
European ITS Directive: From Minority Report to majority rapport
December 1, 2023
A 21-year old movie by Steven Spielberg appears to predict a C-ITS Day 3 use case. Richard Lax of Kapsch TrafficCom looks at the new European ITS Directive and idly wonders whether the great Hollywood movie director was once a European Commission intern in DG Move…
Umovity: Revolutionising mobility through innovative technologies
December 1, 2023
United under the brand Umovity, PTV Group and Econolite join forces and introduce their new combined Mobility Tech Suite. The companies’ CEO Christian U. Haas explains the details
Ukraine: how ITS works in a war zone
November 28, 2023
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has cost thousands of lives and devastated much of the country. Ertico – ITS Europe hosted a webinar in which some key players in Ukraine’s ITS community – Kyiv Digital, TomTom and Uber - shared their extraordinary stories. Adam Hill listened in…
PODCAST: Will low-emission zones discourage driving?
November 27, 2023
ITS editor Adam Hill talks to Paul Comfort on this episode of Transit Unplugged
“It's vital to encourage more newcomers into ITS from a broad range of backgrounds”
November 27, 2023
The intelligent transportation industry has a need for young people and the structured learning and practical experience of apprenticeships might help attract them, thinks Alistair Gollop, founder of ITS Now
Why keeping count is so important for traffic management
November 21, 2023
Traffic engineers need to have multiple solutions in their toolbox to complete the most accurate and safe data collection programmes possible, explains Wes Guckert of The Traffic Group
Hello Gen Z – our name’s ITS and we’d love to meet you
November 17, 2023
ITS is a life-changing, planet-saving industry. But how the sector can convince Gen Z that ITS is a good career option? Sharon Kindleysides has a few ideas – not least explaining what ITS actually is
A revisited framework for ITS in Europe
November 9, 2023
Following the newly-adopted European Directive on ITS, Joost Vantomme of Ertico – ITS Europe, shares his insights on the legislation and its opportunities for the entire industry
Veronica O. Davis: "There really has to be a better way"
November 7, 2023
Is it possible to change a system whose attitudes seem entrenched? Veronica O. Davis, author of this year’s must-read transport book Inclusive Transportation, talks to Adam Hill
ULEZ: London’s burning issue
November 3, 2023
Many Londoners lost their cool during the city’s massive, late-summer ULEZ expansion. Will it be worth the pain and what can other cities learn from it? Andrew Stone assesses the story so far…
The challenging European road to carbon neutrality and the need for distance-based charging
November 1, 2023
Fuel taxes are falling and EVs have the potential to create social equity issues. The answer may lie in expanding the use of technology which has successfully been used for two decades with trucks
Emovis’ 5-step guide to educating drivers on road usage charging
October 31, 2023
If people don’t understand the benefits of road usage charging, then it is unlikely to have public support. Scott Jacobs of Emovis outlines ways in which key messages – particularly on fairness - can be put across
Rekor & AWS talk to DoTs: they said what?!
October 30, 2023
Rekor and AWS asked the US transportation industry what it was thinking. The US transportation industry didn’t hold back. Adam Hill picks over some robust findings
‘What’s the optimum number of cooks?’ asks Valerann
October 23, 2023
ITS Software as a Service specialist explains in detail how cross-source, cross-type, deep data fusion is solving global traffic accident conundrums