Skip to main content

Cubic to join panel at International IBTTA Annual Meeting and Exhibition

Larry Yermack, strategic advisor of Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) is to be a panellist at the ‘A Trip into the Future of the Industry’ session of the IBTTA 83rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, taking place in Dublin, Ireland from 30 August to 2 September. Yermack will join a panel of experts offering perspectives on new technologies, policies and business decisions that may impact the toll industry.
August 28, 2015 Read time: 2 mins

Larry Yermack, strategic advisor of 378 Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) is to be a panellist at the ‘A Trip into the Future of the Industry’ session of the 63 IBTTA 83rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, taking place in Dublin, Ireland from 30 August to 2 September.

Yermack will join a panel of experts offering perspectives on new technologies, policies and business decisions that may impact the toll industry.

Other panellists including Darrell Johnson, chief executive officer, Orange County Transportation Authority; Brian Quinn, head of innovation lab and ecosystem, Intel Labs Europe, Intel Ireland; Eugene O’Brien, School of Civil Engineering, University College Dublin; Steven Preece, managing director, 533 Egis Projects; and Jan Willem Tierolf, chairman, The Stockholm Group, will discuss policy and business decisions that will help the toll industry efficiently deliver services that meet the ever-changing expectations of customers. The session is moderated by John Davis, associate director, 7942 Arup.

 
“Cubic’s NextCity vision will play an important role in the future of the toll industry as rapid technology advancements, such as connected vehicles, will enable drivers to plan their routes, reserve parking and train seats and pay for their journey – all in an integrated system,” said Matt Cole, executive vice president, strategy and business development of Cubic Transportation Systems. “Cubic looks forward to working closely with the toll industry in fare collection as connected vehicle payment systems emerge globally.”

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Tolling system interoperability gains momentum
    August 14, 2012
    Efforts to advance national interoperability for tolling systems are gaining momentum, with one protocol promoted by a key operator group emerging as a candidate to form the basis for full AVI interoperability, Tim McGuckin writes. Fuelled by a growing awareness and acceptance of standards-based solutions, the US toll community is quickening towards the goal of interoperability between toll systems across the US. Over 20 years since the advent of electronic toll collection (ETC), key elements are falling in
  • San Diego rail line gets positive train control
    July 24, 2013
    Rail Technology supplier Wabtec is to supply Herzog Technologies to provide with positive train control (PTC) equipment and services for Oceanside, California’s North County Transit District (NCTD) in a deal worth US$9 million. The contract includes an option worth an additional US$5 million. Under the initial contract, Wabtec will provide its interoperable electronic train management system (I-ETMS) equipment and installation for seven locomotives and ten passenger transit cab cars on NCTD's Coaster train,
  • JV paves way for US interoperability hub
    November 13, 2013
    A joint venture between Egis Projects and Sanef is paving the way for a new Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and transponder-based ‘hub’ for nationwide tolling interoperability in the US. The joint venture, called Secure Interagency Flow LLC, has an agreement with the Alliance for Toll Interoperability (ATI) and operations are due to start by the end of this year. The final contract signings took place at the recent IBTTA conference in Vancouver and within the joint venture Egis will focus on opera
  • Third European Motorcyclists' Forum
    February 17, 2014
    The third European Motorcyclists' Forum, taking place in Brussels on 5 and 6 March 2014 features discussions on the essential road safety issues affecting motorcyclists, as vulnerable road users. Leading safety and ITS experts will join a panel discussion, ‘Setting the Scene’ on 5 March, moderated by Bernd Lange, Member of the European Parliament (S&D) and co-chair of the Forum for Automobile and Society. Discussions continue on 6 March and include: Motorcycling and ITS, a US perspective - Shane McLaugh