Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK)

Grants have been made available to help National Highways reduce its carbon footprint. Could you help National Highways reduce emissions from cement or steel by using alternatives or find innovative ways to recycle materials? National Highways has teamed up with Connected Places Catapult to find innovative solutions for net zero carbon maintenance and construction in an exciting new competition worth £1.7m launched today.

28 March 2023: Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK), the industry association for the transport technology sector, has responded to the publication of the Government’s Transport Data Strategy today.

In this series, we aim to feature a particular individual ITS UK Member who will talk through what they do for their company and detail their daily work schedule, whilst also offering some advice and reflection on their career thus far. In this edition, read more about Carl Pittam of VivaCity.

London has some of the most advanced traffic signal technology in the world and new contracts have been signed with Yunex Traffic and Telent Technology Services Ltd for services that play a vital role in keeping the road network moving The new contracts will reduce operating costs, improve environmental performance – including by using an entirely electric maintenance fleet – and improve performance for TfL’s road and bus networks The contracts, which cover traffic signals, variable messaging...

TfL proposes to introduce 65km of new 20mph speed limits within Royal Borough of Greenwich, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Lewisham, Southwark, Wandsworth, Merton, Bromley and Lambeth Lower speed limits play a critical role in the Mayor’s Vision Zero plan to eliminate deaths and serious injury on the transport network People hit by a vehicle at 20mph are around five times less likely to be killed than at 30mph The project is part of the TfL’s commitment to lower the speed limit by...

15 March 2023: Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK), the industry association for transport technology, has responded to the Spring Budget. Max Sugarman, Chief Executive of Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK), said: “The Chancellor’s Budget today sets out some positive news on AI, science and technology, all of which will support the UK’s ambitions to become a science superpower over the coming years.

TRL’s work will help to improve understanding of the causes of crashes and enable more effective measures of prevention TRL is delighted to announce it has won a major project with Bangladesh Roads and Highways Department (RHD) funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB), to help Bangladesh solve its crash data collection and analysis challenge, as part of its commitment to improve road safety for its citizens.

National Highways unveils the winner of a competition for the gantry of the future. National Highways is today proud to unveil this winning design as part of an exciting competition to create the ‘gantry of the future’ for its motorways and major A-roads. Millions of drivers see gantries every day as a routine part of their journeys – and probably don’t give them much thought.

Improved traffic flow and elevated environmental protection with first deployment of Mobility Data Platform Vienna/Seville, March 1, 2023  – Real-time parking information, dynamic traffic control to avoid congestion, or demand-based control of public transport during major events – ideas that are often heralded as the future of traffic planning. In the Spanish city of Seville, those concepts are becoming reality.

JFG Communications is proud to announce that, for the third time, our Founder and Chief Executive, and Women in Transport President, Jo Field, has been named as one of 100 high-profile women in Westminster. Women in Westminster: The 100 is an annual celebration of the most inspirational and influential women in Westminster.