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January 31, 2023
EIT Mobility’s A-Z of Uvar
Well-implemented vehicle mobility schemes offer cities quick ways to improve the quality of urban life - and now EIT Mobility has written a guide to doing so. Andrew Stone has a read…
January 24, 2023
Iomob: Tech can help us make better transport choices
Tired of ‘greenwashing’? Maybe it’s time for the transport sector to think differently, and more ambitiously, about how to encourage greener modal shift, suggests Adrian Ulisse of Iomob
January 19, 2023
ITS green light for two wheels
Cycling is increasingly promoted as a healthy and sustainable mode of transport. So, ask Ronald Jorna and Robin Kleine of Mobycon, what role should ITS play in stimulating active travel?
January 18, 2023
Tolling Matters: Getting the balance right
The concept of road usage charging (RUC) is slowly coming to the fore. But it isn’t just a question of good fiscal sense – it’s about promoting equity and ensuring sustainability too, says Scott Jacobs of Emovis
January 13, 2023
Signal prioritisation as silver bullet
We can’t keep building roads to solve congestion. But help is available: transit signal prioritisation can easily reduce traffic and bring back riders to mass transit, says Bobby Lee of Lyt
January 9, 2023
Synthetic data v the real thing
ITS and smart cities thrive on data: but does all the data need to be real? Steve Harris of Mindtech explains why the answer could lie in combining elements of the real world with the synthetic
January 4, 2023
Weigh in Motion gets smarter
Weigh in Motion technology is at the forefront of protecting road surfaces and helping enforcement activity – but could it also play a key role in the development of Smart Cities?
December 20, 2022
Hikvision boosts road safety with smart detection of traffic violations
Traffic violations cause negative outcomes, from accident and injury to road blockages that cause long and frustrating delays for other road users. Hikvision explains how its detection solution mitigates these outcomes…
December 20, 2022
Abertis offers breath of fresh air
The idea of congestion charging zones in cities is well-established. But in Valencia, Spain, the authorities are considering something slightly different – and it has clear implications for the road user charging debate. Adam Hill talks to Christian Barrientos of Abertis Mobility Services
December 19, 2022
Traffic cameras embrace AI
Artificial intelligence is spreading into many aspects of mobility – but what about traffic management and enforcement cameras? ITS International invited a few vision experts to ponder a couple of leading questions…
December 16, 2022
Kistler’s smooth ride on Caltrans info highway
Caltrans needed a solution to boost its outmoded traffic monitoring capability. Kistler’s KiTraffic Statistics met the California agency’s stringent requirements. And then came Covid…
December 15, 2022
Editor's comment: 'Workforce must see leaders who look like themselves'
Diversity is vital for the future of transportation businesses everywhere, says Adam Hill
December 15, 2022
Multimodal simulation helps to improve the airport experience
The vision of the IMHOTEP project is a multimodal European transport system, where different modes of travel are seamlessly integrated to give passengers a great door-to-gate and gate-to-door experience. Marcel Sala, scientific researcher at Aimsun, explains how this works at airports
December 7, 2022
WTS International: Attract, Connect, Sustain, Advance
WTS International exists to connect transportation professionals, and to help prepare the next generation of the mobility workforce. But it takes everyone to create change, says Lindsay Shelton-Gross
December 6, 2022
Hayden AI’s Renee Autumn Ray: ‘It’s about problem solving’
Renee Autumn Ray is senior director of global strategy for Hayden AI. She has also admitted to impostor syndrome, has no time for people who scorn the public sector and offers one simple rule about social media. Adam Hill meets her to find out what that is, among other things