Mark L. Reuss confirmed as ITS America keynote speaker
ITS America has added executive vice president, General Motors (GM), Mark L. Reuss as a keynote speaker on 06 June 2018 at the conference, in Detroit. He leads the design, engineering, safety, quality, research and development, advanced vehicle technology and program management of the company's cars, trucks and crossovers around the world. In addition, Reuss oversees GM’s Global purchasing and supply chain organisation, and is a member of its executive leadership team and the board of Shanghai General
March 2, 2018
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560 ITS America has added executive vice president, 948 General Motors (GM), Mark L. Reuss as a keynote speaker on 06 June 2018 at the conference, in Detroit. He leads the design, engineering, safety, quality, research and development, advanced vehicle technology and program management of the company's cars, trucks and crossovers around the world.
In addition, Reuss oversees GM’s Global purchasing and supply chain organisation, and is a member of its executive leadership team and the board of Shanghai General Motors.
Between 2009-2014, he was president of GM North America, where he was responsible for its performance, manufacturing, portfolio and dealer network.
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The European Parliament (EP) and European Council (EC) have agreed on rules to improve the tracing of drivers who fail to pay road tolls when travelling within the European Union.
The informal agreement is expected to improve information exchange on vehicle data.
Additionally, the agreed rules are intended to allow service providers to develop a system which allows drivers to use a single on-board toll payment device when travelling across the EU.
Rapporteur Massimilano Salini (European People’s Party
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The European Court of Justice has ruled against Uber, concluding it to be a transport service, which will require it to have stricter regulation and licensing as a taxi operator within the EU. The decision follows a challenge presented by taxi drivers in Barcelona who were seeking a declaration from a court in 2014 that activities of Uber Systems Spain, amounted to misleading practices and acts of unfair competition.
If you weren’t fortunate enough to be at the 26th ITS World Congress in Singapore – fear not!
Stephen Owens of Intelematics takes you through his highlights of the show…
Having recently topped the world’s first Smart City Index, Singapore was the ideal host city for this year’s ITS World Congress and provided a fantastic opportunity to bring the International ITS community to the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Themed ‘smart mobility, empowering cities,’ it was an enjoyable week full of networking and lea