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How ITS weathers the storm on I-80
September 7, 2021
Weather-related closures on Wyoming’s I-80 can cost as much as $11.7m each. But a new initiative is harnessing V2X technology to prevent snow shutting things down
And what if MaaS were an opera?
September 2, 2021
How do the roles of the various players in successful Mobility as a Service operations play out? Aurélien Cottet thinks it’s worth looking at this complex question from an unusual perspective…
Microgrids & the new power generation
August 31, 2021
Public transportation agencies are turning to microgrids to provide critical resilience in the event of local and regional power interruptions. Gordon Feller looks at projects in Maryland, New Jersey and Massachusetts
TikTok’s Mr Barricade speaks out
August 27, 2021
Civil engineer Vignesh Swaminatham (aka Mr Barricade) shares his thoughts with Adam Hill about TikTok, infrastructure, ITS, quick-build projects, bike lanes, inequality, local politics - and dancing
Hikvision technology is making bus trips safer and smarter
August 26, 2021
The combination of robust, specially designed devices and smart functionalities from Hikvision gives bus and coach operators the edge in their drive to make public transport safer and more efficient
PTV simulates York’s future
August 26, 2021
PTV’s predictive software modelling is helping one of England’s historic cities to improve traffic flow
Transit’s Covid clean-up operation
August 24, 2021
The onset of Covid-19 saw ridership on public transport slump drastically. How will the organisations that provide these essential services persuade customers back on board?
C-ITS in Europe: jazz or symphony?
August 18, 2021
Communication between vehicles on the road is going to be increasingly important. Richard Lax of Kapsch TrafficCom explains why music is a good guide to the way that this could work safely
ITS World Congress 2021: making it real
August 17, 2021
ITS World Congress 2021 will be held in Hamburg, Germany, in October, and will focus on showcasing the reality of ITS innovations now, says organiser Ertico-ITS Europe
Verra and Redflex: what happens now?
August 16, 2021
Verra Mobility has bought Redflex; Mark Talbot, who used to run Redflex and is now Verra’s head of government solutions, explains what happens next
MaaS: 'It's been much easier to convince politicians than we expected'
August 11, 2021
As she leaves the Mobility as a Service sector, Piia Karjalainen explains why the user must continue to be the focus – and why we haven’t yet even seen half of the innovations available 
Making transportation systems safer and more sustainable with connectivity
August 6, 2021
Connectivity will make transportation systems safer and more sustainable as Anne-Lise Thieblemont of Qualcomm outlines
Centralised remote control in ports opens endless digitisation possibilities
August 5, 2021
Port Intelligent Twins speed up upgrades in the port & shipping industry
Trains and no planes or automobiles
August 3, 2021
Moves are afoot in France and Germany for legislation to prioritise rail over air travel. Iomob’s Boyd Cohen suggests that Mobility as a Service can help to support this shift
AI is creating road maintenance savings
July 30, 2021
Artificial intelligence is starting to create savings for hard-pressed local authorities when it comes to road maintenance. David Crawford reviews recent advances in cost and performance control