From Gangneung to Birmingham: Highways Voices looks ahead to the UK’s turn on the world stage
What will make Birmingham’s ITS World Congress worth your time, your investment and the journey? As this year’s event in Korea draws to a close, Highways Voices brings together the people preparing to turn a week of international collaboration into lasting benefits for transport users and businesses. Reporting from Gangneung, Paul Hutton hears why Birmingham […]
Ceremonial globe handed to the UK and West Midlands as Birmingham prepares to host the next ITS World Congress
The Closing Ceremony of the 2026 ITS World Congress in the Korean city of Gangneung has seen the traditional handing over of the event’s ceremonial globe to the next hosts, as the event comes to Birmingham’s NEC in one year’s time. In a video shown at the ceremony, government and West Midlands leaders invited the […]
ITS UK and ITS Korea renew partnership to strengthen technology and business links
The UK’ s Intelligent Transport Systems society and its Korean equivalent ITS Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation between their transport technology industries, support business connections and share expertise on improving journeys. Signed at the ITS World Congress in the Korean city of Gangneung, the agreement renews a partnership first established […]
Put your technology in front of your next global customer: ITS World Congress 2027 opens Call for Demonstrations
Companies developing the next generation of transport technology are now being invited to put their new technologies, processes, services and more to work in front of the people who could buy, deploy and champion them worldwide, as the ITS World Congress 2027 opens its Call for Demonstrations. Taking place at Birmingham’s NEC from 25–29 October […]
UK delegation sees how Gangneung uses AI to cut delays and speed emergency responses
Members of the UK delegation to the 2026 ITS World Congress have seen for themselves how the host city Gangneung is using artificial intelligence to connect its transport systems, improve traffic flow and help emergency vehicles reach incidents eight minutes faster. During a VIP visit to the Korean city’s Urban Information Centre, they heard how […]
Grid Smarter Cities unveils new Kerb® platform building on award-winning Southwark scheme
Kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities launched a new version of its Kerb® platform, introducing simpler booking, bulk reservations and enhanced analytics to help delivery drivers, fleet operators and local authorities manage kerbside space. The mobile and desktop apps build on the company’s award-winning technology, which enables freight operators to reserve loading space before arrival, […]
ERTICO CEO promises Birmingham’s ITS World Congress will offer new business and a “festival of ideas”
The 2027 ITS World Congress in Birmingham will give exhibitors the opportunity to find new customers and delegates the chance to discover technologies they can put to work, according to ERTICO – ITS Europe Chief Executive Joost Vantomme. Speaking to the Highways Voices podcast, which comes out on Friday, Mr Vantomme says the event at […]
Highways Voices: Driverless transport must earn public trust – five industry leaders explain what comes next
“If the services are not better, then we probably don’t deserve their confidence.” That challenge from Zenzic Programme Director Mark Cracknell sets the tone for a Highways Voices discussion that asks what connected and automated transport must deliver for the people using it – and what is stopping the industry getting there. Subscribe to Highways […]
Birmingham’s World Congress will be a “European showcase” for connecting people, says Irish transport minister
Ireland’s Minister of State for the Department for Transport Jerry Buttimer is expecting next year’s ITS World Congress in Birmingham to be a “European showcase” for transport innovation, with collaboration helping deliver his central ambition of connecting people and reducing isolation. Speaking to the Highways Voices podcast at the ITS World Congress in Gangneung, Korea, […]
Taipei 2029 organisers and TISA sign up for Birmingham ITS World Congress exhibition
The organisers of the 2029 ITS World Congress in Taipei, Taiwan, have signed up to exhibit at next year’s Congress in Birmingham, putting pen to paper on the opening day of this year’s event in Gangneung, South Korea. The agreement was formally signed by Shih-Yuan Tseng, President of ITS Taiwan and Shih-Bin Lin, Deputy Secretary […]