ITS America Awarded USDOT Contract for Research and Stakeholder Support Services
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America has announced it’s been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for Intelligent Transportation Systems Research and Stakeholder Support Services, supporting the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). The competitive contract is for a period of five years. The contract includes implementing services in ITS research programme management, stakeholder engagement, technical […]
ITS World Congress Call for Contributions deadline extended
The Call for Contributions for ITS World Congress 2025 has been extended until Friday 10 January. The organisers are looking for speakers with innovative ideas to share, saying this is your opportunity to make a global impact. “It’s time to transform your ideas into impactful sessions at ITS World Congress 2025,” the promotional blurb reads. “We’re […]
ITS World Congress 2025 announces xonference theme and Board of Directors chair
ITS World Congress 2025, the largest gathering of intelligent transportation system professionals in the world will be heading to Atlanta, Georgia from 24-28 August 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center. The event, hosted in partnership with ITS America and produced by RX, is pleased to announce that the theme will be “Deploying Today, Empowering […]
Clearview heads to major US exhibition to boost international opportunities and understanding
Highways and transport solutions provider Clearview Intelligence is, for the first time, exhibiting at the major ITS America Conference and Expo, as the company looks to expand its traffic safety and management technology business in the US. The meeting, between the 24th and 27th April in Dallas, will focus on emerging technologies that Clearview Intelligence […]
ITS America renames Annual Meeting
America’s Intelligent Transport Systems industry association is rebranding its annual event to be the ITS America Conference & Expo. It’s rebranded from being called Annual Meeting, with the organisation saying it reflects the fact that this annual event is so much more than a “meeting”. “We felt it was time for the Annual Meeting’s name […]
American ITS industry loses 5.9GHz legal challenge
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and ITS America have lost their court battle to prevent the US Federal Communications Commission from reallocating swaths of the 5.9-gigahertz (GHz) wireless communication spectrum to non-transportation uses. Asashto Journal reports the District of Columbia Circuit Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed last year aimed at […]
ITS America names new CEO
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America have promoted Laura Chace to be the new President and CEO of the organisation, replacing Shailen Bhatt who’s leaving to take up an executive position at AECOM. Chace, who currently serves as the association’s Chief Operating Officer, has been with ITS America since 2015, and brings 15 years of […]
ITS America CEO leaving for AECOM executive role
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America President & CEO Shailen Bhatt has announced he has accepted a new leadership position with AECOM in its global transport business and will leave his ITS America post in late August. “It is bittersweet to leave ITS America after all the important work we have accomplished – and at […]
ITS America CEO joins driverless advisory board
The President and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America President, Shailen Bhatt, has been appointed to the advisory board of the driverless car company Aurora. Tech Crunch reports that the company, which bought Uber ATG last year, has “tapped experts in aviation safety, insurance, medicine and automotive safety — all people from outside […]
ITS America takes legal action to retain 5.9 GHz for V2X
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials have filed an appeal of the Federal Communications Commission’s November 2020 order regarding unlicensed devices in the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. ITS America and AASHTO took this action to ensure Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technologies can continue to safely operate throughout […]
