Features

Ertico – ITS Europe’s first-ever Market Radar report will be a hot topic of discussion at this year’s ITS World Congress. Joost Vantomme tells Adam Hill why it is needed

Shantha Bloemen of Mobility for Africa, winner of this year's Movmi Empower Women in Shared Mobility Award, talks to Beate Kubitz about creative and practical solutions for transportation in the world’s rural areas – and why investment is still needed

Warming up! The Fifa World Cup will land in the US in 2026. David Arminas hears how one of the host cities, Seattle, is getting ready for an influx of crowds

Changing the approach to road management from reactive to proactive is about analysing data efficiently, says Valerann - and it's a technological development which will save lives

Digitising the roadways will be key to publishing real-time data with navigation apps – and it is not a distant dream but an achievable reality, insists Kieran Holloway of Causeway One.network

Rosa Rountree of AtkinsRéalis talks to Adam Hill about tolling, connections, technology, mentorship, acting intentionally - and why having a passion for teaching doesn’t mean you have to be a teacher

Metro Vancouver sees the value in seamless travel between modes and is pushing ahead with a new pilot designed to make it a reality. David Arminas reports on the RideLink project

Ertico – ITS Europe is organising the ITS World Congress, which takes place from September 16-20 this year: here are some thoughts on why you should book your place…

The US will eventually have a fully-digitised transportation network, with traffic management devices talking to each other across massive distances. It’s really a question of pain points on the road to full deployment, explains Mark Talbot of Q-Free

Four of the biggest players in the world of mapping have joined forces to create easy-to-use, interoperable open data that will power the next generation of maps. Kevin Borras talks collaborative interoperability with Overture Map Foundation’s Marc Prioleau and TomTom’s Willem Strijbosch

Technology is always changing in the traffic management sector. Tobias Deubel of Jenoptik talks to Adam Hill about the past, the future – and the importance of global partnerships

Thermal imaging and artificial intelligence analytics provide the best path towards preventing deadly auto accidents, explains Stefaan Pinck of Flir

National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s revision of standards relating to variable message signs will help to improve interoperability and reflect changes in vehicle technology

Every year, Transport for London helps make billions of road journeys congestion-free - but could it do better? Digital twin and graph technology are starting to make London less congested and greener, says database expert Aaron Holt

Know your paying customers well and your violators even better! This almost sounds like a line you’d hear in an old Western classic movie. Actually, it is a credo to live by for tolling agencies, as Miguel Ainsa, operation director at Emovis, explains