Busy start for UK SMEs at ITS World Congress in Dubai

Companies supporting the UK Pavilion at the 30th ITS World Congress in Dubai have reported a high level of interest on the first day of the event. Eleven small and medium enterprises are promoting British transport technology excellence, thanks to the support of the Transport Technology Forum, Department for Transport, Innovate UK and the Department […]

UK transport technology leaders gear up for the ITS World Congress in Dubai

Participants in the UK Pavilion at next week’s ITS World Congress in Dubai have spoken of their excitement at taking part in the global event, calling it an “invaluable opportunity to forge new business partnerships.” Eleven small and medium enterprises are exhibiting on the pavilion which is hosted by the Local Council Roads Innovation Group […]

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 […]

Cutting-edge transport technology showcased at LCRIG’s Innovation and Learning Festival

A range of the latest transport technology has been displayed at the Local Council Roads Innovation Group’s summer festival in Coventry, supported by the Transport Technology Forum. The TTF’s Connected Vehicle Working Group demonstrated a development of the eCall automated emergency alerting system which automatically directed a drone to the scene of a simulated road […]

AESIN holds online workshop into bridging the gap between roads and vehicles

The automotive electronics organisation AESIN is hosting an online workshop on Wednesday 10 July with ITS UK and the Transport Technology Forum to look into bridging the gap between roads and vehicles. It will explain how connected mobility necessitates that we bridge the gap between road infrastructure and the vehicle. Road and vehicle side experts […]

ITMF bidding process paused

The Transport Technology Forum has issued a statement regarding the Intelligent Traffic Management Fund (ITMF). It reads: The Transport Technology Forum has issued advice for local authorities bidding for a share of the £20 million Intelligent Traffic Management Fund (ITMF), in the lead up to the General Election. Authorities bidding for ITMF are advised that the July deadline […]

Revised guidance issued for the £20m Intelligent Traffic Management Fund

Updated guidance has been published for the £20m Intelligent Traffic Management Fund which clarifies requirements around the assembling of consortia in ITMF applications.  It says they should: ”aim to describe as fully as possible likely consortia arrangements in their bids that will deliver innovative, practical and workable solutions that demonstrate the application of new technology […]

TTF Conference sessions now available via YouTube

Recordings of all the papers, speeches and panel sessions from the sold-out Transport Technology Forum Conference last month are now available on the organisation’s YouTube channel. Watch all the recordings here. The event in Leicestershire was organised by the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) on behalf of the TTF, which is co-funded by the […]

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