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 […]
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. […]
UK Pavilion leads networking initiatives at ITS World Congress
Visitors to the ITS World Congress in Dubai next month will get two special opportunities to meet leading UK-based transport technology companies at special breakfast networking sessions. The UK Pavilion is led by Transport Technology Forum and organised by Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG), with support from the Department for Transport, Innovate UK and […]
Eleven innovations in line for new award at JCT Traffic Signals Symposium
A hardware-free signal analytics solution, solving traffic jams before they happen by using real-time modelling, and a new connected magnetometer are among eleven innovative traffic management solutions in the running to win a new award at the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham next month. The ITS UK-sponsored “Most Innovative product or Service at […]
ITS UK welcomes ‘Rail and Urban Transport Review’
ITS UK has responded to the publication of the Urban Transport Group’s ‘Rail and Urban Transport Review’. The Review was commissioned in 2023 by the Labour party in opposition, to provide an independent input to its transport strategy and policy. The independent Review was led by Juergen Maier CBE, former Siemens CEO and guided by […]
ITS UK seeking new HOTA comments
The Home Office has published draft Submission Process Guidance on Home Office Type Approval and is seeking comments from the industry. The new document will replace ‘Home Office Type Approval of Collision Reduction Equipment – Submission Process Guidance’ and also includes test plan, testing and test reporting guidance. ITS UK is collating views on behalf of the sector […]
August date set for ITS UK Enforcement Forum
ITS UK has announced that its next Enforcement Forum session will take place on Tuesday 6 August from 2-3pm. The online session will offer attendees the chance to hear an update from Home Office officials regarding the Government’s review of the Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process for enforcement technology. In January, following an advocacy campaign by industry to reform the […]
ITS UK and Crown Commercial Service announce collaboration to support transport technology procurement
ITS UK and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office and the UK’s biggest public procurement organisation, have agreed to collaborate to support the transport technology sector and help achieve the best commercial deals for the public sector. CCS is currently undertaking a review of the transport technology market sector, the aim […]
ITS UK Award for the most Innovative Product or Service to be presented at the JCT Symposium 2024
In partnership with JCT, long standing sponsor and exhibitor Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) are launching a new award at the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium 2024 in Nottingham this September. The Award will be presented to the exhibitor who demonstrates the most Innovative Product or Service at the Symposium and entry is open […]
JCT sees surge in delegate bookings for this year’s Traffic Signals Symposium
The ever-popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium is proving more popular than ever this year, with bookings running at double the rate they were this time last year. The Symposium, in Nottingham this September, brings together the private and public sector for a series of learned presentations and speeches, an exhibition of the latest signals-related technology, […]
