Pedestrian safety innovations discussed with Starling Technologies on this week’s Highways Voices
Highways Voices returns after its summer break with an interview recorded at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham. Andrew Caleya Chetty is our guest, CEO and Founder of Starling Technologies, talking about its innovative approach to pedestrian safety using computer vision and machine learning. He explains how Starling’s system, which can handle saturated pavements […]
JCT Traffic Signals Symposium gets new venue for 30th event next year
The popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium will take place in Leeds next year, as the three-day conference and exhibition moves from its recent home in Nottingham. Due to changes in student requirements at Nottingham Trent University, the Symposium was unable to be accommodated in its usual September slot, so the organisers have found a new […]
UK transport technology leaders gear up for the ITS World Congress in Dubai
Participants in the UK Pavilion at next week’s ITS World Congress in Dubai have spoken of their excitement at taking part in the global event, calling it an “invaluable opportunity to forge new business partnerships.” Eleven small and medium enterprises are exhibiting on the pavilion which is hosted by the Local Council Roads Innovation Group […]
Do traffic signal improvement schemes achieve their objectives? Delegates at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium will find out how tomorrow
A learned paper at the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham this week will look at how to implement adaptive traffic optimisation, and importantly, how to analyse the before-and-after to check it does what it’s meant to do. In the paper “Experiences with ImFlow in Cheshire East – challenges and successes”, John Ball from […]
Hardware and software come together through Umovity at JCT Traffic Signals Symposium
Modelling and simulation software company PTV Group will introduce the traffic signals community to its first piece of traffic detection hardware in Europe at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham next week. As part of the integration with its sister company Econolite, the sensor EVO RADAR has been successfully trialled in in South Gloucestershire. […]
WATCH – ITS World Congress 2027 Birmingham contract signed at Parliamentary event
The organisers of the prestigious ITS World Congress, ERTICO – ITS Europe have signed the contract for the West Midlands to host the 2027 event at Birmingham’s NEC. ERTICO CEO Joost Vantomme and West Midlands Combined Authority Deputy Mayor Sharon Thompson put pen to paper at the ITS UK Parliamentary Reception. Mr Vantomme commented how […]
West Midlands confirmed as host of 2027 ITS World Congress
The West Midlands has been confirmed as host for the ITS World Congress 2027, to be held at the National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham. It follows a successful bid led by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and was signed during an Intelligent Transport Systems reception at the Houses of Parliament today (Wednesday) Thousands of delegates […]
Nota AI delivers new real-time data extraction tool using Artificial Intelligence
The South Korean on-device generative AI optimisation and solutions company Nota AI has released a new product to extract traffic data using AI software. The Nota ITS Engine uses deep learning algorithms to power the Vision AI model directly on edge devices, ensuring real-time analysis and reducing reliance on cloud services, delivering vehicle counts, traffic […]
Acusensus boss hails momentum in take-up of AI distracted driving technology
The UK manager of road safety technology company Acusensus says he feels there is “real momentum” in road safety authorities embracing new technology to spot distracted drivers and those who don’t wear a seatbelt. The company’s “Heads Up” Artificial Intelligence technology uses specially equipped cameras which can see through the windscreen and into the vehicle, […]
UK’s Ambassador to UAE attending UK Pavilion at ITS World Congress
The British Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Edward Hobart (pictured), will host a reception on the UK pavilion at the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Dubai on Thursday 19 September at 1.30pm. The reception, sponsored by highways and transport solutions provider Clearview Intelligence, will showcase British innovation in transport technology at the 20,000-person event. […]