ITS (UK) offers Early Careers professionals chance to be consultation Observers
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems Industry Association is looking for members in the early years of their careers to boost their Continuous Professional Development by taking part in a consultation about the Department for Transport’s Traffic Commissioner function. ITS (UK) Executive Members the DfT have opened the consultation on the Traffic Commissioner Function. This review […]
ITS (UK) launches Early Careers Essay Competition for 2021
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems industry association, ITS (UK) has launched this year’s essay award competition for professionals in the early part of their careers. This year’s subject covers ITS solutions and innovations that will help to enable decarbonisation objectives and in particular solutions that do not exist at the moment. The competition is aimed […]
ITS (UK) says in person or online – it’s your choice
As the country begins to get back to face-to-face working, the UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems industry association, ITS (UK) is committing to offering members the choice of joining events in person or online. It has invested in equipment to live stream Forum meetings and other discussions so that those who cannot, or would rather not, […]
ITS (UK) helps SMEs take part in ITS World Congress
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems Industry Association, ITS (UK), is leading an offer to small and medium enterprises to take a place on the UK’s pavilion at October’s ITS World Congress in Hamburg. The UK will have a significant presence in the exhibition, with a large stand supported by Innovate UK, Visit Britain, the Department […]
ITS (UK) to exhibit at JCT Traffic Signals Symposium for the first time
ITS (UK) is showing its commitment to the return of in-person events by exhibiting at the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham this September. It’ll be the first in-person event ITS (UK) has attended since its own Enforcement Forum met at Jenoptik in Camberley in early March 2020. JCT are members of ITS (UK) […]
ITS (UK) membership drive sees ten new members join in two months
Transport technology manufacturers, SMEs, a start-up and a Local Authority are among ten organisations to join the UK’s Intelligent Transport Society this summer. ITS (UK) launched a membership drive earlier in the year to widen the expertise in the industry association beyond the 150 members, many of whom have been involved since it was set […]
ITS (UK) launching new Forum focussing on data
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society has decided to set up an expert forum to discuss and develop ideas on how the growing amount of data in the transport/mobility sector can be best used. ITS (UK) has discussed data use across its forums in the past, particularly in its Urban Authority, Public Transport and Connected Vehicle […]
ITS (UK) Chair welcomes Transport Decarbonisation Plan, but says ITS could be used more right now
The Chair of the UK’s Intelligent Transport Society says the Government’s new Transport Decarbonisation Plan which commits to net-zero transport by 2050 is to be welcomed, but that opportunities exist right now to make better use of transport technology, particularly as the transition to green modes will take time. Ryan Hood of TRL said “Climate […]
ITS (UK)’s value of technology in transport programme focusses on enforcement
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society is reminding people of the huge value that technology gives to travel in the country by focussing on the ways automated enforcement solutions improve road safety, air quality, journey reliability and efficiency. The summary document is the first of a series by ITS (UK) to underline how technology has made […]
UK-Australian webinar hears standards are key to our transport data future
Transport data specialists from both sides of the globe have told an audience of British and Australian Intelligent Transport Systems experts that working to clear data standards are crucial to delivering safe, efficient and sustainable transport networks in the future. The ITS2 event co-hosted by ITS Australia and ITS (UK) explored the potential for data […]