Transport Technology Forum adds real-world on-road demos to 2026 Conference
The Transport Technology Forum is growing its popular annual Conference by coupling its traditional two days of discussion with a series of outdoor demonstrations. The event, which returns to the Leonardo Hotel Hinckley Island in from 16-18 March 2026 will include discussions around how technology is solving road transport challenges, details of the government’s priorities […]
TTF Autumn Update discusses connected services, data and standards, DfT policies and organisation’s future direction
The themes for the Transport Technology Forum’s Autumn Update on 6 November have been set, focussed on updating local authorities and suppliers with the latest on the emerging Connected Vehicle Services framework and wider government policy. The one-day event in Birmingham will hear from senior members of the Department for Transport, looking at Connected Services, […]
LCRIG’s Transport Technology Forum contract renewed
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) has had its contract to support the Transport Technology Forum (TTF) renewed for a further three years. LCRIG has delivered the TTF for the Department for Transport since the summer of 2021. The contract renewal will see the not-for-profit Community Interest Company continue to deliver the Forum until […]
UK Pavilion built and ready to promote the country’s transport tech in Dubai
Eleven Small and medium enterprises are ready to begin promoting British transport technology excellence at the ITS World Congress in Dubai, thanks to the support of the Transport Technology Forum, Department for Transport, Innovate UK and the Department Business and Trade. The UK Pavilion is being hosted by the Local Council Roads Innovation Group and […]
TTF’s EV working group meeting hears the importance of parking and chargepoint location synergies
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure professionals have heard how parking management techniques can be used to improve the efficiency of EV charging networks by increasing the amount of time they are in use. The synergies between charging and parking were examined at a Transport Technology EV Charging Infrastructure Working Group meeting in Bolton, sponsored by Grid […]
TTF’s Connected Vehicle Working Group reminds local authorities of free-to-use data and gives updates on communications and new sources
Local Authorities and the supply chain have been updated about the latest advancements in Connected Vehicle technology at a Transport Technology Forum webinar, as they were reminded that data is available here-and-now and free to access. The comments at the Connected Vehicle Working Group were made by INRIX Director Dominic Paulo, who explained how they […]
An update to the £70m traffic signals funding process on this week’s Highways Voices
Last month, the Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced £70 million of investment to deliver a raft of measures to make traffic signals more efficient, including the replacement of old equipment, a new “Green Light Fund” and new technology to better manage city centre traffic. This is being described as “the biggest investment in traffic signals in […]
TTF Conference hears that technology needs to be factored in from the start of transport planning
One of the UK’s leading suppliers of Intelligent Transport Systems is urging local authorities to remember to factor technology into its transport planning from the start. Speaking at the Transport Technology Forum Conference in Leeds, Peter Cattell Head of Technical Sales at Clearview Intelligence commented that often ITS is an afterthought, even though product design […]
ITS UK and TTF agree new partnership
Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) and the Transport Technology Forum (TTF) have entered into a new partnership that will see the two organisations working together to better support the transport technology sector and the adoption of new technologies for the benefit of transport users. Under the new partnership arrangement ITS UK and TTF will: · Work more closely together, working with the Local […]
Value of data from vehicles underlined at TTF – TRL event
A series of examples highlighting how data from vehicles can help traffic management and reduce emissions helped boost the perception of the technology to a group of industry experts. The Transport Technology Forum’s SPATULA group on connected vehicles led an event at TRL’s Smart Mobility Living Lab in London and were joined by members of […]