ITS UK strengthens board with three new appointments
ITS UK has announced the appointment of three new members to its Board: Jo Field of JFG Communications, Chacasta Pritlove of Google Cloud and Claire Spooner of Innovate UK. The three industry leaders bring extensive experience across transport, digital transformation, public affairs and innovation, strengthening ITS UK’s leadership as the organisation continues its work to […]
Last chance to support ITS UK study into the size of the ITS sector
Earlier this year, ITS UK launched a study to understand the size of the intelligent transport systems (ITS) sector in the UK. The study aims to help understand the economic value (GVA), jobs and investment created by the industry at a national level. Working with independent analysts Capital Economics, they are asking organisations in the sector […]
New report urges greater focus on digital connectivity for the future of transport
A new report by Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK), the industry association for transport technology, authored by Coventry University, is calling for a greater focus on the digital connectivity that will underpin the future of transport services. With the UK’s transport network becoming more connected, the demand for greater digital connectivity across all modes […]
ITS UK reacts to new Bus Act and Parliamentary Committee Announcements
After last week’s policy announcements affecting the bus sector — including the passing of the Bus Services Act 2025, the Government’s response to the Transport Committee’s Buses Connecting Communities report, and the Public Accounts Committee’s new report on Local Bus Services in England, ITS UK has issued its response to the ideas. Chief Executive Max […]
“Danish Dynamite!” – Sørensen wins ITS network person of the year at Nationals awards
The Danish intelligent transport professional Søren Sørensen has been named ITS Nationals network person of the year the organisation’s annual awards ceremony in the Polish capital, Warsaw. The event was sponsored by SWARCO, The Traffic Group, Daktronics, IDASO, Intertraffic and the 2027 ITS World Congress in Birmingham. Mr Sørensen is the chairman of the ITS […]
ITS UK takes Transport Tech Showcase to Conservative Party Conference
ITS UK joined leading innovators at this special Conservative Party Conference 2025 reception as the industry showcased the latest technology delivering improvements across all modes of transport. As the UK strives to build an integrated, seamless transport network, the showcase, held at KPMG’s Manchester facilities, demonstrated how technology is already unlocking new opportunities for greener, […]
ITS UK brings the sector to Labour Party Conference to demonstrate innovative transport technology
Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) has held its ‘Transport Tech Showcase’, displaying the innovation and dynamism of the sector to policymakers, at the Labour Party Conference. Taking place at Labour Party Conference, the Transport Tech Showcase demonstrated five innovative companies, Kapsch, Yunex Traffic, Intelligent Instruments, Trainline and Smart Applications Management. The organisations displayed real-world […]
West Midlands transport innovation recognised with leading ITS award nominations
The man leading leading the West Midlands’ work in hosting the 2027 Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress says nominations for two major ITS award reflects the region’s leading role in advancing transport technology. Transport for West Midlands’ Strategic Head of Transport Innovation Chris Lane is celebrating nominations in ITS UK’s Connected and Automated Mobility and […]
New Leadership at ITS UK as Catherine Whitfield elected Chair
The industry association for transport technology, Intelligent Transport Systems UK. has announced the election of Catherine Whitfield of Mott MacDonald as its new Chair, and Caroline Hildreth of Netcompany, as its Vice Chair. Both have previously served on the Board for a number of years, as Vice Chair and Finance Lead respectively. The appointments follow […]
ITS UK responds to Government consultations on Automated Vehicles
has published its responses to two Department for Transport consultations on the regulation of automated vehicles (AVs), underlining the need for both robust safety principles and accurate marketing to build public confidence in the technology. The first consultation on a Statement of Safety Principles (SoSP) proposes a framework to ensure AVs operate at a level of safety […]