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 […]
Bookings open for this year’s TTF conference
The Transport Technology Forum is delighted to announce that sponsors, exhibitors and private sector delegates are now able to register for this year’s TTF Conference via a dedicated online booking portal that is live on the event platform. The popular event, which will be held will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Leeds from […]
Transport Technology Forum to grow with DfT and Innovate UK investment
The Department for Transport and Innovate UK are committing to maximising the value of technology in transport by investing in the future of the Transport Technology Forum. The funding, valued at £350,000 per year for up to three years, was revealed by TTF Manager Darren Capes of the DfT as part of his speech at […]
HRS sponsoring this week’s TTF Conference
Digital traffic management specialist HRS has signed up as the main sponsor of this week’s Transport Technology Forum Conference 2022. Around 200 professionals from across the public and private sectors are expected at the annual event in Liverpool which runs from 17 to 19 May. The sell-out event, titled ‘We Can Work It Out’, concentrates […]
Projects to help solve congestion ‘showing promise,’ says DfT
Exciting, innovative solutions to tackle the challenge of congestion are starting to emerge as a result of more funding and the work of the Transport Technology Forum (TTF), according to Anthony Ferguson, Deputy Director at the Department for Transport. Speaking at the TTF Congestion Challenge event in York today, he described congestion as “the biggest […]
