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Intelligent future for Siemens traffic management business

Traffic management specialist Siemens is renaming its UK traffic to Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) from October 2016. Siemens feels the name better reflects the company’s focus on intelligence within its traffic management activities, products and systems and aligns the UK business with the company’s global operations.
October 7, 2016 Read time: 1 min

Traffic management specialist 189 Siemens is renaming its UK traffic to Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) from October 2016. Siemens feels the name better reflects the company’s focus on intelligence within its traffic management activities, products and systems and aligns the UK business with the company’s global operations.

Siemens is also involved as technical partner in a new project in the UK to assess how connected vehicles interact on key corridors leading into Coventry’s city centre from the national road network.

Siemens ITS general manager, Tom MacMorran said: “We believe system intelligence and data is fundamental to integrated transport and see our updated name as more reflective of global industry developments and our overall position in the market.”

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