ITS (UK) begins preparation work for COP26
ITS (UK)’s membership group dedicated to using technological solutions to improve air quality related to transport is beginning its work on a White Paper for this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26. The Smart Environment Forum document “Transport Technology and Climate Change” will receive contributions from a range of members with differing areas of […]
ITS (UK) makes first charitable donations in membership drive appreciation
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society has paid out two £100 donations to charities chosen by members involved in recruiting organisations to join. Andy Graham of White Willow Consulting has chosen Mission Motorsport as his charity after recruiting Sopra Steria to Executive level membership, while Dementia UK gets £100 thanks to Neil Levett of Levett Business […]
PACTS asks ITS (UK) for approvals feedback
The UK’s enforcement technology industry is being urged to give feedback on aspects of legislation and approvals that it feels could be improved. At a meeting of the ITS (UK) Enforcement Forum, David Davies, Executive Director of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety suggested that there may be shortcomings in the Home Office Type […]
Business leaders elected to ITS (UK) Strategy Committee
Leading business experts from Cubic Transportation Systems, Clearview Intelligence and Jenoptik have been elected by fellow Executive Members onto the ITS (UK) Strategy Committee. Cubic’s Head of ITS Delivery David Powell, Clearview Business Development Consultant Neil Levett and Jenoptik Deputy Managing Director Geoff Collins will join the committee, which scrutinises and evaluates strategic proposals from […]
ITS (UK) launches membership drive
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society is beginning a campaign to boost the number of organisations involved, as it looks to attract “new mobility” companies to complement the vast existing membership across all forms of ITS. ITS (UK) is the world’s oldest national ITS Association, boasting 150 members from across Government, consultancies, transport technology manufacturing and […]
ITS (UK) urges prompt payment for SMEs
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society, ITS (UK), is issuing a call for all major companies to honour the payment terms with their SME suppliers. The plea follows comments from a number of ITS (UK)’s smaller members who have described how they have had to wait more than four times the agreed 30 days to receive […]
ITS (UK) honours Student and Apprentice Essay Award winners
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society has recognised creative thinking amongst its early careers professionals, honouring an apprentice and a student member who have won the 2020 ITS (UK) Essay Competition. The competition wanted candidates to imagine the speech they would give at their retirement ceremony. They were asked what impact and influence on the industry […]
Aimsun outlines virtual training solution for control rooms
The global transport modelling company Aimsun has explained a solution used to help traffic control room staff deal with different incidents on their network. The Company’s Head of Professional Services, Alex Torday, told a joint ITS Australia – ITS (UK) webinar about the company’s extension of its traffic simulation techniques to integrate with a control […]
ITS (UK) and ITS Australia announce new webinar series, beginning with one about smart motorways
The ITS Societies in Australia and the United Kingdom are getting together for a series of webinars comparing and contrasting different aspects of traffic technology implementation in the two countries. The monthly ITS2 live events will take place at breakfast time in the UK and evening in Australia, however they will be recorded and made […]
ITS (UK) and NITT sign co-operation MoU
ITS (UK) and the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) Zaria have signed an agreement to enhance their respective international ties. In the Memorandum of Understanding, both agree to “enhance the promotion of ITS innovations, knowledge and technology transfer towards the development and deployment of ITS in their respective countries.” The two organisations will exchange […]