ITS leads on the road to Net Zero, a minister impressed and a merger not a takeover – all on Highways Voices from Hamburg
WSP’s new “greenprint” for transport to reach Net Zero leads the conversation on Wednesday at the ITS World Congress in the latest Highways Voices sponsored by SWARCO and GEWI. Associate Tom Grahamslaw discusses the new white paper which explains how Intelligent Transport Systems can enable the decarbonisation of road traffic saying, “It’s about adapting what we currently […]
Transport Minister hails UK’s “pioneering innovations”
The new Transport Minister Trudy Harrison has told Highways News the work of the British Intelligent Transport Systems industry is “pioneering” and key to the future of transport and decarbonisation. Ms Harrison spoke to the Highways Voices podcast during a visit to the ITS World Congress in Hamburg where she toured the exhibition and met […]
Mobility innovations, cycling information and cutting emissions at the kerb on Highways Voices from Hamburg – Day 2
This year’s ITS World Congress host city Hamburg is seen as a model city for the future of mobility, and on the special GEWI– and SWARCO-sponsored Highways Voices, we find out why. Martin Huber, is Director General of Hamburg’s Ministry of Transport and Mobility Transition (pictured) joins podcast host Paul Hutton to talk about some […]
Hear the Day One chat from Hamburg on a special Highways Voices
The Intelligent Transport Systems industry is finally meeting together at its World Congress in Hamburg and we talk physical and software solutions, Mobility as a Service, commercialisation of test beds and even hint at a Beatles moment in the first of a series of Highways Voices podcast specials. These podcasts are possible thanks to the […]
Environmental pioneer bids farewell to key ITS (UK) Forum she founded
In the late 1990s there was little interest in the effects transport had on the environment, however one academic spotted the issues and decided to do something about it by recruiting a group of transport technology professionals to discuss how intelligent transport systems could reduce the problems. More than 20 years later, Professor Margaret Bell, […]
Rest and Be Thankful shut again through landslide fears
The beautiful but troubled stretch of the A83 in Scotland known as the Rest and Be Thankful is shut again because of fears of landslides, despite millions of pounds’ worth of work to try to keep it open. There’s a Met Office Yellow Warning for heavy rain which means the road has been shut until […]
TomTom chooses Vaisala’s road weather service to improve driver safety
The global weather, environmental, and industrial measurement company Vaisala has announced an agreement with location technology specialist TomTom, to bring accurate insights and actionable road weather data to the TomTom Hazard Warnings service. TomTom Hazard Warnings creates time-critical signals that alert drivers and automated vehicles to safety critical incidents as they happen. These incidents include […]
ZF invests in Oxbotica to deploy autonomous passenger shuttles in major cities
The global technology company suppling systems for vehicles, ZF has signed a strategic partnership agreement with autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica, to develop a Level 4 self-driving system which will initially be deployed in passenger shuttles in major cities around the world. ZF says its technology “allows vehicles to see, think and act”, offering “comprehensive product and software solutions for […]
New A69 junction upgrade opens to traffic
A junction improvement from National Highways aimed at supporting economic growth in the north of England is now in its final stages. The £30 million A69 Bridge End upgrade near Hexham, Northumberland, has seen a new stretch of dual carriageway built under the existing roundabout and the construction of two bridges to form a new […]
Tech companies in £2m competition to “revolutionise transport”
Entrepreneurs and innovators pioneering new ways of creating a better transport system are in line to get taxpayer funding to “see their ideas brought to life from idea through to inception”. Transport Minister Trudy Harrison has announced up to 53 projects will be awarded a share of £1.95million in Department for Transport funding. Past winners […]