Highways News founder Paul Hutton was a busy man at the ITS World Congress in Gangneung, Korea, last week, producing three episodes of our Highways Voices podcast series from the exhibition floor.

Click on the links below to listen to the episodes and to get an authentic feel for the atmosphere of the event. Onwards to Birmingham…

EPISODE 1: Eleven voices, one pavilion

Paul takes you around the UK-Europe Pavilion, meeting 11 guests in just 27 minutes to discover the technology, partnerships and ideas tackling transport’s biggest challenges. With the welcome reception’s drummers threatening to drown out the final interviews, there’s no shortage of atmosphere either.

EPISODE 2: Driverless transport must earn public trust

“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.

EPISODE 3: From Gangneung to Birmingham

In the third part of our World Congress trilogy we hear 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.

Paul Hutton hears why Birmingham 2027 promises new commercial opportunities, what the UK can learn from Korea, and why the most important measure of transport technology is the difference it makes to people’s lives.

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