Intelligent Transport Systems “fundamental” to DfT – Minister
The Future of Roads Minister has confirmed support for digital Traffic Regulation Orders and Digital Controller Interface Specification as she hailed the Birmingham’s hosting of the 2027 Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress and praised the industry as a whole in a speech in Parliament today, as she pointed to the contribution her department makes through […]
Local Transport Minister keynote at ITS UK President’s Dinner and Awards
The industry association for transport technology, Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) has announced Simon Lightwood MP, Minister of State for Local Transport, as the keynote speaker at this year’s ITS UK President’s Dinner and Awards, taking place on 21 October 2025 at Church House, Westminster. Mr Lightwood is responsible for local transport policy across […]
ITS UK welcomes Transport AI Plan and announcement of further self-driving pilots
ITS UK has issued a statement in response to the Department for Transport (DfT) announcement of a new commitment to embedding AI in Transport with the launch of its Transport AI Action Plan, which will set out how DfT exploits AI opportunities in transport. The action plan includes an announcement of fast-tracked pilots for self-driving […]
ITS UK responds to Chancellor’s Transport for City Regions announcement
Following the announcement of the £15.6 billion of funding for transport across the UK’s City Regions by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ITS UK Chief Executive Max Sugarman, has issued a response. “It’s great to see City Regions – including a number of ITS UK members – receive funding today for transport projects ahead of […]
Borderless travel: key voices on standards, technology and transport at the ITS European Congress in Seville
We promise you keynote speaker-quality content on Highways Voices and today we have five keynote speaker-quality guests, as we bring you a recording of a panel discussion on the UK Pavilion at the ITS European Congress in Seville. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! We’re talking international […]
Winners of the ITS UK Early Careers Essay Competition announced
Two winners have been announced for the 2024/25 Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) Early Careers Essay Competition – Esther Fobi, who won the best student/apprentice essay and Will Dismorr, who won the best early careers professional essay. Esther, an Engineering Student from Swansea University, received the prize for her essay “A Transport Network for […]
Enabling Multi-Modal Journeys: DfT and ITS UK to hold joint workshop
The Department for Transport and ITS UK are jointly organising a workshop designed to help feed into the forthcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy and the DfT’s Data Action Plan, giving attendees the opportunity to share views and expertise to shape these two key policy documents The Workshop will take place on from 10.30am to 3pm on Tuesday 3 June […]
ITS UK to host Early Careers Drinks Reception
You are cordially invited to join ITS UK for an evening celebrating early career professionals in ITS. Open to all – including both early careers professionals and those more experienced in their career – the event is ITS UK’s annual celebration of emerging ITS professionals and the impact they make on the sector. Starting from […]
ITS UK calls for open by default approach to data for Great British Railways
Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) has published its response to the Government consultation on the creation of Great British Railways (GBR), the new independent body being set up to run the UK’s rail network. In its response, submitted last week, ITS UK has called for this new body to: Commenting on the submission, Max Sugarman, […]
ITS UK announces delegation to Intertraffic 2026
ITS UK, the industry association for the UK transport technology sector, has announced that it will be running a UK pavilion at Intertraffic 2026. Intertraffic Amsterdam takes place from 10 to 13 March 2026 and is one of the leading global business and government gatherings on smart mobility, infrastructure, traffic management, road safety and parking. […]