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December 11, 2023
Shailen Bhatt: 'We want to save lives with connectivity by accelerating V2X deployment'
US government money is available for Vehicle to Everything roll-outs. FHWA's Shailen Bhatt talks to Adam Hill about changing the narrative on road safety - and the importance of deploying technology at scale
December 11, 2023
Joi Dean: "I believe that we can always figure out a solution to things"
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
December 1, 2023
European ITS Directive: From Minority Report to majority rapport
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…
December 1, 2023
Umovity: Revolutionising mobility through innovative technologies
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
November 28, 2023
Ukraine: how ITS works in a war zone
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…
November 27, 2023
PODCAST: Will low-emission zones discourage driving?
ITS editor Adam Hill talks to Paul Comfort on this episode of Transit Unplugged
November 27, 2023
“It's vital to encourage more newcomers into ITS from a broad range of backgrounds”
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
November 21, 2023
Why keeping count is so important for traffic management
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
November 17, 2023
Hello Gen Z – our name’s ITS and we’d love to meet you
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
November 9, 2023
A revisited framework for ITS in Europe
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
November 7, 2023
Veronica O. Davis: "There really has to be a better way"
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
November 3, 2023
ULEZ: London’s burning issue
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…
November 1, 2023
The challenging European road to carbon neutrality and the need for distance-based charging
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
October 31, 2023
Emovis’ 5-step guide to educating drivers on road usage charging
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
October 30, 2023
Rekor & AWS talk to DoTs: they said what?!
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