Final Highways Voices podcast from Hamburg talks traffic jam prediction, stopped vehicle detection and real-time road monitoring
Against all the odds, the ITS World Congress in Hamburg has taken place with around 15,000 people attending, and Highways News brings you one final podcast from the event in Hamburg today, sponsored by SWARCO and GEWI. Paul Hutton speaks to modelling company Aimsun about how they can fix traffic jams before they happen with […]
ERTICO names new CEO
ERTICO – ITS Europe has announced that current CEO Jacob Bangsgaard will be stepping down at the end of the year when his five-year contract is up. He’ll be replaced by Joost Vantomme (pictured), who is currently Smart Mobility Director at the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. The announcement was made at the ITS World Congress […]
VW ridesharing subsidiary promises driverless rides by 2025
The CEO of MOIA, Volkswagen’s ridesharing business, has told Highways News that the company will be providing driverless services in Hamburg within four years. Speaking on the Highways Voices podcast from the ITS World Congress in Hamburg, Robert Henrich explained that ridesharing services in the electric vehicles are already taking place but that autonomy was […]
Driverless timescale commitment, real-time roadworks info and cyclist safety technology on Highways Voices from Hamburg – sponsored by SWARCO and GEWI
Volkswagen’s autonomous ridesharing subsidiary MOIA is committing to delivering driverless rides to the city of Hamburg by 2025, and the company’s CEO explains the background on Thursday’s Highways Voices podcast from the ITS World Congress sponsored by SWARCO and GEWI. “The goal really is by 2024-25 we’ll have a commercial ride pooling service without safety drivers fully […]
Yunex Traffic launches Sitraffic Symphony, the “next generation traffic management platform”
Yunex Traffic has unveilled Sitraffic Symphony, its next generation traffic management platform, at the 2021 ITS World Congress in Hamburg. The company says brand-new state-of-the-art system will lead the way into a new era of traffic management. It will provide cities and municipalities with an improved network that further integrates mobility management strategies, which will […]
Decision-makers meet “against the odds” at ITS World Summit in Hamburg
More than 70 Ministers, Mayors, Industry Leaders and senior representatives of national and local governments from over 20 countries or states have met in Hamburg to review how intelligent and green mobility can contribute to sustainable growth and a better environment for all citizens. TThe delegates included UK Transport Minister Trudy Harrison and Department for […]
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 […]