ITS World Congress preliminary programme now online
The preliminary programme of the 22nd ITS World Congress is now available online, with details of all sessions, speakers, social and associated events, as well as the 30-plus demonstr4ations which have been planned for the congress in Bordeaux.
June 16, 2015
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In addition to the opening and closing ceremonies, and three plenary sessions, highlights of this year’s event include the Ministerial Roundtable, two high-level technology summits and a public afternoon open to all.
Keynote speakers at the Plenary sessions include: Ogi Redzic, senior vice-president, Connected Driving, Here; Pierre Coppey, president of Vinci and ASFA, Steve Yianni, chief executive officer, Transport Systems Catapult; and Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport.
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Three of the top people behind this year’s ITS World Congress will visit Montreal and Toronto before the event to meet government and business leaders in an exchange of ideas. The president and CEO of ITS America, David St. Amant and ITS Canada Chairman and CEO, Chris Philp, the chairman of the 2017 World Congress, Claude Carette and the Montreal’s Executive Committee Member for Transportation, Aref Salem will hold discussions with civic officials and key exhibitors about collaborations
The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) has released early bird rates for its annual meeting and exhibition until 3 October. The event, which runs from 14-16 October in Baltimore, US, brings together professionals from around the world to collaborate on technical, management and policy issues affecting the tolling industry. IBTTA’s conference will host panel presentations, discussions, networking events and exhibitions featuring products and services. More information is
Waymo has launched a driverless taxi service in Phoenix, Arizona, where riders will be charged for the journeys they take.
In a blog post, CEO John Krafcik says the commercial self-driving service – called Waymo One - is available to early riders who have already been using Waymo’s technology. The company hopes to make the service available to more members of the public as it adds more vehicles and drives in more places, he writes.
“Self-driving technology is new to many, so we’re proceeding carefully wi
The 2014 World Congress in Detroit provided the ideal venue to launch the ITS Australia Asia Pacific Student Excellence Scholarship program.
The program offers sponsorships to up to 10 students representing ITS Asia Pacific associations to attend the 23rd ITS World Congress 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.
ITS Australia CEO, Susan Harris, says: “ITS Australia created this Scholarship Program to support and encourage student participation, not just attendance, at the Congress, and to recognise student exc