ITS Congress ever-present Eric Sampson reflects on nearly 30 years of cutting edge technology talk
He’s believed to be the only person in the world who has been to every in-person ITS World and European Congress, and as he retires from actively planning the events, Professor Eric Sampson has given an interview about his long career. Ahead of next week’s ITS European Congress in Lisbon, for which Prof Sampson has […]
Stuart Scott appointed ITS UK Chair
Intelligent Transport Systems UK has announced Stuart Scott, Head of Service – ITS at Mott MacDonald, as its new Chair, and the appointment of a new Board. Mr Scott has set out his key priorities as promoting the need to better integrate the transport network, across road, rail, bus, active travel and micro-mobility, as well […]
Innovate UK announces briefing event for connected and automated mobility as a mass transit solution competition
Innovate UK has announced that UK-registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £900,000 for feasibility studies into the use of connected and automated mobility as a mass transit solution. In this competition, the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles is seeking proposals where connected and automated mobility could deliver a significantly more […]
BlackBerry delivers new connected vehicle software
Connectivity company BlackBerry has announced the early access release of QNX® Software Development Platform 8.0, which it says enables vehicle makers and IoT systems developers to deliver more powerful products at lower costs, “while maintaining the unparalleled safety, security and reliability standards that QNX technology has long been known for”. It says SDP 8.0 is […]
FLIR’s latest wrong-way driving safety technology delivered in Arizona
In response to the increase in accidents and fatalities due to wrong-way driving on freeways, camera technology company FLIR has been selected by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to design and implement a detection and countermeasure decision-support system based on FLIR’s Cameleon ITS and TrafiSense video-analytic thermal cameras. When a vehicle passes through the […]
Vision for future of Strategic Road Network mapped in new plan
New proposals for the future of England’s motorways and major A-roads have been published as part of plans to connect the country and grow the economy in an environmentally sustainable way. The Strategic Road Network Initial Report for 2025-2030 sets out National Highways’ advice to government on priorities for one of the country’s most important […]
British SMEs hail European opportunity at ITS Lisbon congress
The Transport Technology Forum is being praised for supporting a British delegation of small and medium sized enterprises taking part in the ITS European Congress in Lisbon next week. Zenzic, Navtech Radar, Clearview Intelligence, Nicander, Now Wireless, ANGOKA, Ito World, Neology, Arup, Grid Smarter Cities, See.Sense and VESOS are participating on the UK Pavilion, which […]
Valerann delivers multi-data traffic management and safety solution in Costa Rica
British data analytics company Valerann has successfully delivered a second fully-remote deployment of its Lanternn by Valerann™ Advanced Traffic Management product in Central America, enabling traffic to flow better and the road to become safer. As part of an integrated new generation of end-to-end solutions for road operators, its software is being used on one […]
Highways UK announces return of Excellence Awards
The UK’s biggest highways and transport exhibition has announced the return of its awards ceremony at the event in October. The Highways UK Excellence Awards will be held on Wednesday 18 October, aimed at “bringing the community together to celebrate quality and excellence in the Highways industry”. Categories are: Individual Awards ???? Associate Laureates (Rising Star) […]
JCT details Traffic Signals Symposium papers
The popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium returns to Nottingham Trent University in September, and its programme has been filled earlier than ever before. The two day event on 14 and 15 September, with the opening social event and the MOVA User Group the night before, attracts delegates from across the public sector, consultancies and suppliers. […]