ITS World Congress opens “deploying today, empowering tomorrow”
The President of ITS America has opened the 2025 ITS World Congress in Atlanta saying that the tools and systems we thought were on the horizon are now here. Laura Chace (pictured) told a packed auditorium at the event, which has the slogan “deploying today, empowering tomorrow”, that the reality is that innovation delivers the […]
Highways Voices Live from Atlanta – Big ideas, bold leaders and smarter roads
Today on Highways Voices we’re in the USA for the ITS World Congress in Atlanta talking emerging technologies in transport technology, a new faster modelling solution and what it’s like to be a CEO of a multinational company. Our guests are from Clearview Intelligence and WSP, and we bring you two CEOs – Christian U […]
Economist to advise West Midlands mayor on £2.4bn transport plan
Am economist who has worked on projects such as HS2 has been brought in by West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker to advise on the region’s new multi-billion pound transport scheme. Bridget Rosewell CBE has been appointed to provide independent advice, with a focus on the region’s £2.4bn Transport for City Regions package. The project is […]
West Midlands delegation begins Birmingham 2027 promotion
The Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress 2027’s exhibition and partnership sales have been launched during the 2025 running of the event in Atlanta. A team from Transport for West Midlands have been meeting congress visitors from around the world, explaining why they should attend Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre in October ’27. “Talking to people, I […]
Ohmio celebrates double recognition at the ITS World Congress
As is traditional at the ITS World Congress opening ceremony, three people have been inducted into the ITS Hall of Fame, and for the first time two of them have come from the same organisation. The driverless pod company Ohmio’s Chairman Mohammed Hikmet was given the Asia-Pacific region award, while Director Europe Robert Sykora was […]
Monotch and Applied Information team up to power next-generation connected infrastructure
Monotch, the European market leader in real-time mobility data exchange, and Applied Information, the leading US developer of intelligent transportation solutions and connected vehicle applications, have agreed to connect Applied Information’s market-leading devices and Glance platform with Monotch’s TLEX data sharing layer. The combined solution and joint go-to-market activity enables exchange of mobility data between vehicles, […]
Waymo receives permit to test robotaxis in New York City
Waymo has received its first permit to begin testing its autonomous vehicles in New York City with a trained specialist behind the wheel, helping the company advance its self-driving ambitions. Waymo can now begin testing a limited number of its self-driving cars in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, reports Reuters. Until now, Waymo has […]
North Carolina Turnpike Authority and Kapsch TrafficCom to deploy world’s first production-level V2X tolling system
The North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) and Kapsch TrafficCom will deploy the world’s first-ever production-level tolling system based on Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology. This joint initiative will move connected vehicle (CV)-based tolling from the concept and pilot phases into a live, operational environment on the Triangle Expressway (NC-540) near Raleigh, establishing a new global standard for […]
Digging up Britain: Safe digging industry drives 3.9m searches
The UK’s safe digging industry recorded 3.9 million underground asset searches in 2024. Of these, more than 421,000 were highways related, with contractors and highways workers checking for pipes and cables every 17 seconds during the average working day, according to Digging up Britain 2025. Launched today, the annual report from LSBUD, which analyses the digging activity […]
Apex Traffic Management ceases trading with loss of 119 jobs
Almost 120 jobs have been lost after a company that specialises in providing road barriers and signage entered administration. Apex Traffic Management Limited, based in Uddingston in South Lanarkshire, has ceased trading with a petition lodged at Hamilton Sheriff Court to dissolve the company, according to STV. On Thursday, Kenneth Craig and Kevin Mapstone of […]