Podcasts about its world congress

On today's Highways Voices you'll learn about solar-powered surveillance, AI-driven traffic modelling, ghost plate detection and lots of other technologies helping transform our highways.We're on the UK Pavilion at the ITS European Congress in Seville talking about innovations being showcased by a range of UK SMEs that are tackling the daily challenges we face.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!Whether it's avoiding gridlock from mismanaged roadworks or combatting the rise in fraudulent number plates, these technologies are not just promising—they're in action.Host Paul Hutton tours the Pavilion to talk to Immense, Now Wireless, AECOM, ITS UK, AGD Systems/MAV, Nicander, Agilysis, AIM, WJ, VESOS and The ITS World Congress 2027.You'll hear how AI-powered simulation tools are helping authorities prevent traffic jams before they happens, learn how new structural monitoring and drone-assisted asset management systems are saving millions and preventing closures and, of course, hear how global ITS partnerships are positioning the UK as a leader ahead of the 2027 World Congress in Birmingham—and what that means for your future projects.Hit play now to hear firsthand how tomorrow's highway solutions are already driving results across the UK and beyond.Highways Voices is brought to you with our partners the Transport Technology Forum, LCRIG, ADEPT and ITS UK.

Our final Highways Voices featuring content gathered during the ITS World Congress in Dubai is a panel discussion looking at technical collaboration in transport between the UK and Europe.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts,Spotify,Amazon Music,Google PodcastsorPocket Castsand never miss an episode!Recorded in front of an audience on the UK Pavilion at the heart of the event's exhibition floor, we hear from Joost Vantomme, CEO of ERTICO - ITS Europe and his colleague John Paddington - Head of ERTICO's Project Management Office, along with Department for Transport ITS Policy Lead Darren Capes, who is Transport Technology Forum Manager, and the Local Council Roads Innovation Group CEO Paula Claytonsmith.We talk cross-border coordination, AI, regulatory frameworks and local government engagement plus the practical challenges of implementing new technologies, and, of course, the 2027 ITS World Congress in Birmingham.The UK Pavilion was organised by the Transport Technology Forum and LCRIG, showcasing UK ITS and the work of stand participants AECOM, AGD Systems, ANGOKA, Aurrigo, Clearview Intelligence, Immense, Neology, Nicander, Now Wireless, Starling Technologies, Westcotec and Zenzic, with ITS UK also very active on the stand.

Smart Mobility stond in het teken van het World Congress in Dubai. Het ITS World Congress in Dubai is hét evenement voor Intelligente Transportsystemen (ITS) en brengt professionals uit de mobiliteits-, technologie- en beleidssector samen om de ontwikkelingen op het gebied van slimme mobiliteit te bespreken en te presenteren. De 30e editie van het Wereldcongres draaide om slimme mobiliteit en slimme steden. Wat gebeurt er momenteel op dit gebied? Hoe kunnen nieuwe, innovatieve ideeën en praktijkvoorbeelden bijdragen aan de volgende stappen richting leefbare en groene steden? Marco Maréchal ging erover in gesprek met Carl Anderson, professor bij het McLean Hospital; Dylan Hartley, CEO and Director at WHG - Vehicle Telematics; Saara Harjula, EU Affairs Manager, at the University of Helsinki; Omar Choudhry, Leading innovation in Intelligent Transportation Systems & CAVs at City of Ottawa; Andrew Somers, Specialist Consultant - Future Mobility and ITS bij Transoptim Consulting en Jeroen Brouwer, Director CRO Customer and Sales Analytics. The ITS World Congress in Dubai is the premier event for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), bringing together professionals from the mobility, technology, and policy sectors to discuss and showcase advancements in smart mobility. The 30th edition of the World Congress focused on smart mobility and smart cities. At the time, new developments in the field were being highlighted. Discussions centered around how innovative ideas and case studies could contribute to the next steps toward livable and green cities. Marco Maréchal discussed these topics with Carl Anderson, professor at the McLean Hospital; Dylan Hartley, CEO and Director at WHG - Vehicle Telematics; Saara Harjula, EU Affairs Manager at the University of Helsinki; Omar Choudhry, Leading Innovation in Intelligent Transportation Systems & CAVs at the City of Ottawa; Andrew Somers, Specialist Consultant - Future Mobility and ITS at Transoptim Consulting; and Jeroen Brouwer, Director CRO Customer and Sales Analytics at TomTom. In 'Smart Mobility: The Future Is Now' wordt de theorie verbonden met de praktijk. De projecten die er zijn op het gebied van smart mobility en smart city worden besproken. Tevens is er een koppeling met de consument, de Nederlander, wat vinden wij hiervan en wat hebben we nodig om hierin actief in mee te participeren? Alleen door deze koppeling te maken wordt het een succes en geaccepteerd. Het betreft een interactief radioprogramma te gaan worden dat volop gebruik maakt van de gebruiker (de Nederlander).  ‘Smart Mobility: The Future Is Now‘ is elke laatste dinsdagmiddag van de maand van 15:00 tot 16:00 uur te beluisteren op New Business Radio. De uitzendingen worden ook als podcast beschikbaar gesteld.

In the third of our special podcasts from the 30th ITS World Congress in Dubai, we find out how British companies can get help to build new business in the UAE, and we hear more about the World Congress in three years' time in Birmingham.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts,Spotify,Amazon Music,Google PodcastsorPocket Castsand never miss an episode!We hear from the UK Ambassador in Dubai, Edward Hobart CMG who was joined in an address by the Vice Chairman of the Supreme Organising Committee of the World Congress, Director of Dubai's Transportation Systems, HE Khaled Al Awadhi who addressed the UK delegation with Mr Hobart and the Department for Transport's Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Sarah Sharples.Mr Hobart then expands on his team's role in helping build business in the UAE and why UK companies are welcome in the Emirates.After that we look ahead to three years' time and the ITS World Congress in Birmingham, with the official international launch with Transport for West Midlands' Chris Lane, Anthony Ferguson from the Department for Transport, Joost Vantomme and Dr Angelos Amditis of ERTICO and then ITS UK Chief Executive Max Sugarman.The UK Pavilion is organised by the Transport Technology Forum and LCRIG, showcasing UK ITS and the work of stand participants AECOM, AGD Systems, ANGOKA, Aurrigo, Clearview Intelligence, Immense, Neology, Nicander, Now Wireless, Starling Technologies, Westcotec and Zenzic, with ITS UK also very active on the stand.

The UK Pavilion at the ITS World Congress in Dubai features a number of innovative British SMEs, and on this special podcast we meet them all.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts,Spotify,Amazon Music,Google PodcastsorPocket Castsand never miss an episode!Highways Voices host Paul Hutton has a "pitwalk" style chat with participants on the stand, which is delivered by the Transport Technology Forum and LCRIG.Hear from Starling Technologies, Clearview Intelligence, Westcotec, Nicander, Now Wireless, AGD Systems, ANGOKA, Aurrigo, Immense and Neology as they discuss their products and the international opportunities they have.A whirlwind half hour and well worth a listen.

Highways Voices returns after its summer break with an interview recorded at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham.Andrew Caleya Chetty is our guest, CEO and Founder of Starling Technologies, talking about its innovative approach to pedestrian safety using computer vision and machine learning.He explains how Starling's system, which can handle saturated pavements and different user types, has received positive feedback from UK and international authorities. The company's technology, which can platoon pedestrians to improve efficiency, also captures detailed behavioural data.He's joined by Simon Rogers, Starling's sales lead, who discusses the business cases for their product, including financial, carbon, and safety benefits. You'll also hear how Starling aims to expand globally, with installations in various countries and plans to showcase their solutions at the ITS World Congress in Dubai.

We hear from two CEOs, an inclusive mobility visionary and industry legend on Highways Voices this week.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!In interviews recorded at last week's ITS European Congress in Lisbon, ERTICO-ITS Europe CEO Joost Vantomme discusses UK-European co-operation after he signed a new agreement with the Transport Technology Forum.We hear from Sandra Witzel, Chief Marketing Officer at Global Mobility as a Service tech provider SkedGo, talking about how much technology can be used to make the transport network more accessible, before learning from SWARCO CEO Michael Schuch about the company's new GoGreen initiative which takes on the challenge of talking to 112 European Green Deal cities about their environmental issues in just eleven months.Finally we hear from an industry legend. More than 30 years ago, Professor Eric Sampson was one of the architects of the first ITS World Congress, and he's been to every in-person event since. He's now retiring as adviser to ERTICO and this was his last congress as Chief Rapporteur. We hear his memories and highlights in a fascinating and emotional interview, and how commonplace concepts such as satellite navigation and real-time data into vehicles were both showcased for the first time at Congresses.Plus you'll hear about more about the TTF-ERTICO partnership, who are ADEPT prize winners, details of LCRIG's Innovation Festival and why June is a busy month for ITS UK, along with the reasons National Highways win Adrian's Accolade this week.Podcast timings:4m24s - Joost Vantomme, ERTICO9m26s - Sandra Witzel, SkedGo16m20s - News from our Podcast Partners20m34s - Michael Schuch, SWARCO24m10s - Prof Eric Sampson, Chief Rapporteur

“One thing I think that has been key to our success is actually delivering tangible value to customers with the solution that we provide,” explains One Network founder James Harris on this week's Highways Voices podcast as he discusses how his company has cornered the roadworks information and management market in the UK, and is now expanding into the US.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!“We've been lucky in that the benefits of digitalising, that process are really quite self evident,” he says. “So there are some safety benefits to the ability to communicate work zones to drivers, and we're doing some really interesting work in Florida at the moment, rolling our solution out so that people can get alerts in advance of driving into a work zone area.”In the conversation recorded at the ITS World Congress in Los Angeles, Mr Harris talks about using everyday technology to deliver your solution, finding reasons why local authorities should spend money on a product and the difference between doing business in the US and the UK. “We're actually speaking to about ten State DOTs at the moment,” he says, “We've launched our solution in Florida, and the first part of the conversation with all the other nine is that slightly disappointed not to be first.”On today's podcast you'll also hear news from our podcast partners, some of the latest news stories on the Highways News website with Adrian Tatum and you'll find out why he's chosen Iomob to be this week's “Adrian's Accolade”.

Highways News brought you daily podcasts from the 2022 ITS World Congress in Los Angeles, and now here's one final podcast featuring content we couldn't fit into the daily programmes.  In today's show, sponsored by  https://gewi.com/ (GEWI), https://www.swarco.com/ (SWARCO), https://www.nota.ai/ (Nota AI), https://one.network/ (one.network) and https://navtechradar.com/ (Navtech Radar), you'll hear an explanation of a revolutionary new way of maximising the value of eCall, why MaaS is still relevant, and how LIDAR can deliver solutions for intersection safety and traffic counting.  Talking eCall, Danny Woolard, one of the founders of VESOS, explains, “I think one of the one of the things that we identified following the work we did for in the was very much that there was a very big education piece missing. Now to be fair on national highways, they've done a lot. They've run campaigns, we've been working with them, helping them build those campaigns to get that message across. But there is still a problem, that the value chain particularly at the automotive side, and particularly the dealership side has no idea how you know how it works, what what its real value is.” Mr Woolard explains the value of eCall in giving emergency services details about a collision, from vehicle type, including whether it is an electric vehicle, to how bad the situation might be. After this, Andy Taylor of Cubic, who is one of the world's leading experts on Mobility as a Service, explains why the concept remains relevant. “It's still happening. If you look at the headlines, there are more and more companies who are folding, and I'm getting phone calls all the time from different organisations saying, ‘Would you be interested in acquisition?' Now that's come about because of COVID. There's the reduction in ridership, but because of COVID, as well, this has actually helped mobility as a service in the long run - cities have had their services decimated, and it's been absolutely tragic to see the reduction in ridership - but at the same time agencies are now looking at, with the limited funds that they have, how can they build back a more flexible, resilient network that is available for all of the citizens within the city?” You'll also hear about solutions from Aeye and Ouster, two companies new to Highways News who were exhibiting at the event. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/highways-voices/id1551975855 (Apple Podcasts,) https://open.spotify.com/show/0U6BbFBYLr5eeX0HuZtPv8 (Spotify), https://highways-voices.captivate.fm/amazon (Amazon Music), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vaGlnaHdheXMtdm9pY2Vz (Google Podcasts) or https://pca.st/7a3xxskl (Pocket Casts) and never miss an episode!

The 2022 ITS World Congress comes to a close, and this Highways Voices brings you chat about some of the key issues to come out of the event.   All our podcasts for the World Congress are thanks to the generous support of our sponsors https://gewi.com/ (GEWI), https://www.swarco.com/ (SWARCO), https://www.nota.ai/ (Nota AI), https://one.network/ (one.network) and https://navtechradar.com/ (Navtech Radar), all of whom you can meet in LA. In today's programme with Paul Hutton we hear about the must-attend sessions on the final day with Chief Rapporteur Professor Eric Sampson, we find out from Navtech Radar why roadside infrastructure will be vital for driverless cars, and on the same theme, SWARCO explain why we need to be taking road marking standards more seriously. Nota AI explain how AI-powered technology can turn ordinary CCTV cameras into a powerful traffic management tool, Cohda Wireless talk about a device that can connect using any technology, ERTICO look forward to the next major gathering in Europe – Lisbon 2023 and we get a final list of ideas for things to do in LA. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/highways-voices/id1551975855 (Apple Podcasts,) https://open.spotify.com/show/0U6BbFBYLr5eeX0HuZtPv8 (Spotify), https://highways-voices.captivate.fm/amazon (Amazon Music), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vaGlnaHdheXMtdm9pY2Vz (Google Podcasts) or https://pca.st/7a3xxskl (Pocket Casts) and never miss an episode!

On today's Highways Voices from the ITS World Congress in Los Angeles we talk spotting accidents at intersections, live roadworks updates and cutting edge traffic controller technology, plus bring you some breaking news about next year's international ITS events. As next year's official ITS World Congress in China goes hybrid, we have news about how the world's ITS community can meet in Melbourne in August as ITS Australia expand their annual Summit into a global event. You'll hear about how AI is improving pedestrian safety at intersections, about how Florida is using a British idea to improve its management of roadworks and the latest in next-generation traffic signal controllers. On top of this, Professor Eric Sampson gives his advice on sessions to go to on Day Three in LA (including one involving our podcast host Paul Hutton) and Alan Clelland gives his guide to entertainment options in LA. oh and don't forget Alan's guide to LA where we talk movies and sports, and Eric Sampson's ideas for the must attend things on Wednesday at Congress… It's all thanks to our sponsors SWARCO, GEWI, Navtech Radar, Nota AI and one.network

Day two of the ITS World Congress from here in Los Angeles hears talk of, among other things, low carbon transport, start up opportunities and radar technology as we hear from WSP, SWARCO and Navtech Radar. All our podcasts for the World Congress are thanks to the generous support of our sponsors https://gewi.com/ (GEWI), https://www.swarco.com/ (SWARCO), https://www.nota.ai/ (Nota AI), https://one.network/ (one.network) and https://navtechradar.com/ (Navtech Radar), all of whom you can meet in LA. The show also includes your your trusted guide to the must-do things on Tuesday in our preview with Chief Rapporteur Professor Eric Sampson, while we also meet more companies on the UK pavilion. You also get your essential guide to things to see and do in LA with our local expert, British ex pat Alan Clelland of ITS consultancy DKS Associates with great places to shop and first things to do here in the City of Angels.

We look ahead to Monday at the ITS World Congress on today's Highways Voices from Los Angeles. In the podcast we hear Professor Eric Sampson's comments on the main topics being discussed in the sessions, including an international forum on sustainability and resiliency, with mobility network management, moving transit to zero emissions. And a number of special interest sessions that have caught his eye. All our podcasts for the World Congress are thanks to the generous support of our sponsors https://gewi.com/ (GEWI), https://www.swarco.com/ (SWARCO), https://www.nota.ai/ (Nota AI), https://one.network/ (one.network) and https://navtechradar.com/ (Navtech Radar), all of whom you can meet in LA. Danny Woolard from GEWI discusses a new software solution that seamlessly co-ordinates workzones, from permit through conflict awareness to traveller information, and we chat European issues with ERTICO CEO Joost Vantomme. We meet three exhibitors on the UK Pavilion and UK visitor Alastair King of Clearview Intelligence gives a first impression of the event. We also look at things to do here in LA that aren't ITS with our local expert, British ex pat Alan Clelland of ITS consultancy DKS Associates with great places to eat here in the city. This podcast is published a day early as the beginning of the event coincides with the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II… Many UK, Canadian and Australian visitors will be gathering in the early hours of Monday morning in LA to watch the funeral, and the UK pavilion won't be opening until the afternoon.

Our feature interview is with Laura Chase, president and CEO of ITS America. Laura discusses next week's ITS World Congress in LA with TTi editor Tom Stone.  Interview begins at 4:15. 

This week's Highways Voices looks at the key way you can manage traffic in a town or a city - by discussing the latest in signals technology. Presenter Paul Hutton is at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham, as he talks to Mark Crabtree of TRL, who's been in the industry for 47 years and has been coming to this event for 21 of them. He discusses what's changed in that time, how some of the kit installed then is still in use today and why we shouldn't necessarily get carried away about what changes might take place in the next ten years. We also hear from organiser John Nightingale about the key talking points in Nottingham this week and from six different exhibitors, AGD Systems, Clearview Intelligence, PTV Group, Messagemaker Displays, Smart Video and Sensing and SRL. You'll also hear some of the stories making the headlines on the Highways News website with co-owner Adrian Tatum and about next week's Highways Voices specials from the ITS World Congress in Los Angeles, sponsored by https://gewi.com/ (GEWI), https://www.swarco.com/ (SWARCO), https://www.nota.ai/ (Nota AI), https://one.network/ (one.network) and https://navtechradar.com/ (Navtech Radar), all of whom you can meet in LA.

With fewer than two weeks to the start of the 2022 ITS World Congress, Highways Voices looks ahead to the World Congress by finding out about the key themes of the event, hears from exhibitors and gives you an idea of some things to do when you're in Los Angeles. Highways Voices will be reporting every day at the event with fresh podcasts for you that will be of interest if you're in LA or if you're at home and wanting to find out what is happening at this major event. "I think the first thing I want to say is it's going to be big," explains our guide to the Congress, Professor Eric Sampson who has been to every single World Congress. "it's going to be big for two reasons. There hasn't been a World Congress in the United States, as opposed to North America, since 2014. And it's clear from the rest of the registrations, there's a big pent up demand. The other reason it's going to be big is that it's in Los Angeles, California, a city known for cars - famous for congestion. It's also got some politicians who are being very forward looking in how to solve it. It's got the Olympics coming in 2028, and they've got a programme of 28 big transport linked projects to address the Olympics." Professor Sampson talks about how the Congress looks at delivering transport for all, and how technology can deliver the solution, and what politicians should see when they are there. He'll be your trusted guide to the whole event discussing the key themes every day. Meanwhile Richard Neumann of SWARCO talks about the new branding for its subsidiary McCain, SWARCO My City and a new solution for vulnerable road users, while sticking with vulnerable road users, Haejin Lee of Nota AI discusses spotting crashes before they happen and Danny Woolard of GEWI talks traffic information for bicycles. Then you hear our guide to LA, Alan Clelland of DKS Associates giving ideas for what to do with your downtime in that great city. All our podcasts for the World Congress are thanks to the generous support of our sponsors https://gewi.com/ (GEWI), https://www.swarco.com/ (SWARCO), https://www.nota.ai/ (Nota AI), https://one.network/ (one.network) and https://navtechradar.com/ (Navtech Radar), all of whom you can meet in LA.

The world's leaders in Intelligent Transport Systems will be heading to Los Angeles in two weeks' time for the ITS World Congress, and Highways News will, of course, be there to report with daily Highways Voices podcasts. There is always a danger that people who head to big events end up spending their time in airports and planes, then hotels and convention centres and they see little of the city they're visiting. Therefore, Highways Voices has spoken to British-born ITS expert and 33-year LA resident Alan Clelland of DKS Associates to give us a guide to his adopted city. These interviews were recorded to be used on the preview podcast and daily programmes from LA, but Alan is so insightful that we've put together his entire guide into one special podcast that is invaluable if you're heading to LA. In this podcast he talks about the city, the cuisine, entertainment venues, arts and museums, getting around and, of course, chilling on the beach. All our podcasts for the World Congress are thanks to the generous support of our sponsors https://gewi.com/ (GEWI), https://www.swarco.com/ (SWARCO), https://www.nota.ai/ (Nota AI) and https://navtechradar.com/ (Navtech Radar), all of whom you can meet in LA.

This last Highways Voices before the August break features a look ahead to three major events we'll be covering this autumn. First, we chat to John Nightingale, organiser of the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium about what's in the event, who are the key speakers, how it's the biggest ever exhibition and why the bar won't run dry. Then Prof Eric Sampson, Chief Rapporteur of the ITS World Congress gives us a flavour of the event we'll be reporting from in Los Angeles, thanks to our sponsors SWARCO, Nota AI and GEWI. The chat features the key themes, demonstrations and how you can get the most of it, even if you're not able to make it to California. Finally we chat to Highways UK Senior Conference producer Claudia Davidson. She talks about the ever-growing event, who are the keynote speakers lined up and how there are two more theatres of content this year, as well as the huge exhibition. Add in the latest news from the website, our partner updates and why Kier win Adrian's Accolade, and it's a great Highways Voices to see us into the summer.

Anjes Tjarks, Senator für Verkehr und Mobilitätswende in Hamburg, war bereits letztes Jahr bei mir zu Gast im Podcast. In der aktuellen Folge sprechen wir nicht nur darüber, was sich in den letzten Monaten in Hamburg in Hinblick auf die Mobilität getan hat, sondern richten den Blick ebenfalls in Richtung Zukunft. Anjes Tjarks gibt interessante Einblicke in die Welt der Mobilität von Hamburg und verrät warum die Mobilität ein sehr emotionales Thema ist. Ab Minute 01:00: Rund um den ITS World Congress in Hamburg, Anjes Tjarks Highlights und welche Bedeutung der Kongress für die Hansestadt Hamburg hat. Ab Minute 08:00: Wie können wir das autonome Fahren zukünftig in unseren Alltag integrieren? Ab Minute 13:00: Autofreier Jungfernstieg – ein Vorzeigeprojekt, welches sich auf andere Städte übertragen lässt? Ab Minute 17:00: E-Mobilität in Hamburg – alles rund um den Status quo und spannende Zukunftspläne. Ab Minute 25:00: Warum wir die Mobilität erst mal verstehen müssen und wie das genau aussehen kann. Vernetzen mit Anjes Tjarks: Website: https://www.anjes.de Hier kannst du den Podcast bewerten: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/mobilit%C3%A4t-der-zukunft/id1518491773                    Julien Figur, CEO von Hanse Mondial hat bereits über zwölf Jahre Erfahrung in der Mobilitätsbranche gesammelt. Mit dem Podcast „Mobilität der Zukunft“ möchte er seine Erfahrungen und sein Wissen aus der Branche weitergeben.               Instagram Podcast „Mobilität der Zukunft“: www.instagram.com/mobilitaet_der_zukunft/                    Social Media Kanäle Julien Figur:              Instagram: www.instagram.com/julienfigur/              Facebook: www.facebook.com/julien.figur              XING: www.xing.com/profile/Julien_Figur/cv              LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/julienfigur/              Homepage Hanse Mondial: www.hansemondial.de/de/startseite/  

Heute erzähle ich Euch von einem Kinobesuch, dem ITS World Congress, ob ich BarriereScout bin, einem Anhänger und das es eine Fortschreibung des Hamburger Landesktionplans zur Umsetzung der UN-BRK

Highways Voices host Paul Hutton has returned from Hamburg and in this podcast he chats with Adrian Tatum about what he saw at the ITS World Congress 2021, and brings you four bonus interviews from the event, sponsored by https://swarco.com/ (SWARCO) and https://gewi.com/ (GEWI). As well as GEWI's new cycling information service, there were many other active travel solutions on display at the event which Paul talks about, as well as chatting to Cubic's Dave Powell about a camera solution which identifies pedestrians and cyclists to give them priority on the network. "The government seen the benefits of active travel - Covid taught us that people do want to be out and about and they do want to gain the benefits that provides," he said. "This is a response to that. I think we were early in the development of it and to see that need, but being able to use the technology to our benefit and continue the benefits that we've seen through Covid through increased active travel use is tremendously important." Teledyne FLIR also discuss their traffic camera solutions while Sopra Steria update us on their innovations in the UK' National Traffic Information Service and we hear from location specialists HERE about their range of innovations. You'll also hear a surprising Adrian's Accolade this week, and Paul mention (twice) to interviewees that he used to run a radio traffic news company which gathered some of its information from Little Chefs and petrol stations. Yes, really. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/highways-voices/id1551975855 (Apple Podcasts,) https://open.spotify.com/show/0U6BbFBYLr5eeX0HuZtPv8 (Spotify), https://highways-voices.captivate.fm/amazon (AmazonMusic), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vaGlnaHdheXMtdm9pY2Vz (Google Podcasts) or https://pca.st/7a3xxskl (Pocket Casts) and never miss an episode!

Against all the odds, the ITS World Congress in Hamburg has taken place with around 15,000 people attending, and Highways News brings you one final podcast from the event in Hamburg today, sponsored by https://swarco.com/ (SWARCO) and https://gewi.com/ (GEWI). Paul Hutton speaks to modelling company Aimsun about how they can fix traffic jams before they happen with Senior Product Specialist Martin Hartmann explaining, “the traffic management centre can improve their decision making by having a reliable prediction,” while Sebastian Baucutt of detection company Navtech Radar explains how stopped vehicle detection really does work, saying, “We make sensors and we're very proud that actually our radar sensors are both very reliable and very accurate.” As Dynniq Mobility completes its first major event as part of the SWARCO family, CEO Jan Vos explains the sort of conversations he's been having with clients, “explaining to them what will be the combined strength of the group where are we complimentary where do we have overlaps discussed those kinds of things” while road data specialists Gaist describe their new connected car road analysis tool as Asset Safety Manager John Swift says, “we show them their condition of the road from my laptop, to an extent of their don't know exists.” There's also Eric Sampson's guide to Friday and a podcast farewell with Jacob Bangsgaard, ERTICO – ITS Europe CEO. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/highways-voices/id1551975855 (Apple Podcasts,) https://open.spotify.com/show/0U6BbFBYLr5eeX0HuZtPv8 (Spotify), https://highways-voices.captivate.fm/amazon (Amazon) https://highways-voices.captivate.fm/amazon (Music), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vaGlnaHdheXMtdm9pY2Vz (Google Podcasts) or https://pca.st/7a3xxskl (Pocket Casts) and never miss

Volkswagen's autonomous ridesharing subsidiary MOIA is committing to delivering driverless rides to the city of Hamburg by 2025, and the company's CEO explains the background on Thursday's Highways Voices podcast from the ITS World Congress sponsored by https://swarco.com/ (SWARCO) and https://gewi.com/ (GEWI). “The goal really is by 2024-25 we'll have a commercial ride pooling service without safety drivers fully autonomous available here in Hamburg,” Robert Henrich told host Paul Hutton. “These vehicles now exist, you can see them you can touch them… and we now start mapping and start doing the test drives. It's now finally happening.” Other technical advancements in Hamburg are explained by Martin Huber, who is Director General of Hamburg's Ministry of Transport and Mobility Transition who joins Paul again to discuss existing technology on the streets of the city including “Red lights that given invisible signal, which is exactly the same as the light on the micro second” that interface with connected and autonomous vehicles. Ronny Dittrich from GEWI has perfected a way of managing roadworks in real time to improve the environment and road safety explaining, “TIC for work zones is a system where everyone working with work zones in a company, and maybe also other companies can put their work zones into a single system… where conflicts can be detected,” while we also hear about a connected safety solution for cyclists and pedestrians, the reaction of two Clearview Intelligence experts checking out the Congress as visitors and, of course, Eric Sampson's guide to Thursday at the Congress and the latest news from Highways News HQ with Adrian Tatum. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/highways-voices/id1551975855 (Apple Podcasts,) https://open.spotify.com/show/0U6BbFBYLr5eeX0HuZtPv8 (Spotify), https://highways-voices.captivate.fm/amazon (Amazon) https://highways-voices.captivate.fm/amazon (Music), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vaGlnaHdheXMtdm9pY2Vz (Google Podcasts) or https://pca.st/7a3xxskl (Pocket Casts) and never miss an episode!

WSP's new "greenprint" for transport to reach Net Zero leads the conversation on Wednesday at the ITS World Congress in the latest Highways Voices sponsored by https://swarco.com/ (SWARCO) and https://gewi.com/ (GEWI). Associate Tom Grahamslaw discusses the new white paper which explains how Intelligent Transport Systems can enable the decarbonisation of road traffic saying, "It's about adapting what we currently have. It's making more efficient use of our existing networks, but really putting ourselves in the shoes of the people so that we can create solutions that people will adopt, that will people will embrace. And that will drive the most successful outcomes." UK Transport Minister Trudy Harrison discusses environmental benefits of technology too as she talks about how seeing solutions for herself, "is so important, particularly at the early stages of my new role in the Department for Transport." Elsewhere sponsor SWARCO's Executive Board member Michael Schuch explains the recent acquisition of Dynniq Mobility is considered a merger and "that is how we also approach now this integration of Dynniq mobility part into the SWARCO family," while Cubic's Krishna Desai talks about a paper she is presenting on Wednesday about the importance of educating the public by pointing out, "I actually give an analogy about my brother, who thinks a smart motorway is an extra lane on the motorway that they're building to charge electric vehicles." You'll also hear Prof Eric Sampson's guide to Wednesday and the latest news from Highways News HQ with Adrian Tatum. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/highways-voices/id1551975855 (Apple Podcasts,) https://open.spotify.com/show/0U6BbFBYLr5eeX0HuZtPv8 (Spotify), https://highways-voices.captivate.fm/amazon (Amazon Music), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vaGlnaHdheXMtdm9pY2Vz (Google Podcasts) or https://pca.st/7a3xxskl (Pocket Casts) and never miss an episode!

This episode of the NXP Smarter World Podcast focuses on road safety and technology's role in keeping people safe. Join host Nitin Dahad, editor at embedded.com and guests Huanyu Gu, Product Marketing Manager of ADAS at NXP and Katja Legner of ADAC, as they discuss vulnerable road users, a focus of NXP's activities at this years ITS World Congress in Hamburg, Germany. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This year's ITS World Congress host city Hamburg is seen as a model city for the future of mobility, and on the special https://gewi.com/ (GEWI)- and https://swarco.com/ (SWARCO)-sponsored Highways Voices, we find out why. Martin Huber, is Director General of Hamburg's Ministry of Transport and Mobility Transition joins podcast host Paul Hutton to talk about some of the initiatives in the city, including plans which will mean nobody is more than five minutes from a transport node where a ride is available within five minutes. Martin urges Paul to check out the solution MOIA while he is in the city saying, "Nobody has more than 200 meters to walk to find a virtual station... I would say you should try it out. As long as you're here, Paul, because... It's really great." Professor Eric Sampson gives his guide to the event which on Tuesday centres on transport ministers, including Britain's Trudy Harrison, attending. "We can say to ministers, did you realise that I can do this for you - we have got technology that does something that I think you don't know about," he says. "But looking at it the other way, ministers can come to us and say, Look, I've got a big problem. Is there any way you think you can solve it?" We hear more about Trudy Harrison's visit and a drinks reception on the UK stand from ITS (UK) Secretary General Jennie Martin, plus about traffic news for cyclists from Danny Woolard of GEWI who explains how just on his walk to the Congress, "@e found that there were two closures on that cycle rate, a one diversion, and an alternative route, which wasn't even shown on Google Maps. We saw that it was totally impossible to cycle so we had to turn around and go back", while Neil Herron of Grid Smarter Cities explains why kerbside management leads to 20% cuts in emissions. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/highways-voices/id1551975855 (Apple Podcasts,) https://open.spotify.com/show/0U6BbFBYLr5eeX0HuZtPv8 (Spotify), https://highways-voices.captivate.fm/amazon (Amazon Music), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vaGlnaHdheXMtdm9pY2Vz (Google Podcasts) or https://pca.st/7a3xxskl (Pocket Casts) and never miss an episode!

The Intelligent Transport Systems industry is finally meeting together at its World Congress in Hamburg and we talk physical and software solutions, Mobility as a Service, commercialisation of test beds and even hint at a Beatles moment in the first of a series of Highways Voices podcast specials. These podcasts are possible thanks to the sponsorship from https://swarco.com/ (SWARCO) and https://gewi.com/ (GEWI). Highways News co-owner Paul Hutton is in Germany for this week's Congress and in Monday's podcast he talks to the CEO of the event organisers, Jacob Bangsgaard of ERTICO - ITS Europe who discusses the work that went into making the event happen, and some of the highlights of the week. Richard Neumann of SWARCO discusses software solutions, new technology and his company's recent acquisition of Dynniq Mobility while we also hear from Deutsche Bahn about all-round mobility solutions and Transport for West Midlands who have been instrumental in delivering the UK stand this year alongside ITS (UK), the Department for Transport and Innovate UK. We also hear from Prof Eric Sampson, who is keeping up with his record of attending every single ITS World Congress. He gives his views of the key things to see and do on Day One, and hints that we might get some Merseyside Music in the Opening Ceremony. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/highways-voices/id1551975855 (Apple Podcasts,) https://open.spotify.com/show/0U6BbFBYLr5eeX0HuZtPv8 (Spotify), https://highways-voices.captivate.fm/amazon (Amazon Music), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vaGlnaHdheXMtdm9pY2Vz (Google Podcasts) or https://pca.st/7a3xxskl (Pocket Casts) and never miss an episode!

It's the most important ingredient of a road, but is often the forgotten part of the transport industry - this week Asphalt takes centre stage on Highways Voices. The President of the Institute of Asphalt Technology, Brian Downes, is Paul Hutton's guest on the podcast this week who tells Paul how the industry has introduced many interesting innovations. "The technologies in terms of how we lay them the optimisation of the of the machinery, the health and safety aspects of it, the approach to sustainability things like warm asphalt, low temperature asphalts, which mean they use less fuel to heat them up, which brings the whole carbon footprint down." Brian explains industry recruitment and details the vast amount of training, "We manage several courses with strategic partners - the foundation degree with the University of Derby, we have a Higher National Apprenticeship, we're in the process of kicking off this this month," he says. "We also run what are called Lunch and Learn webinars." The podcast also talks about next week's ITS World Congress podcasts from Hamburg sponsored by https://gewi.com/ (GEWI) and https://www.swarco.com/ (SWARCO), looks at some key stories on Highways News this week and why VolkerHighways wins this week's "Adrian's Accolade". If you want to attend the IAT Autumn Seminar https://www.instituteofasphalt.org/index.php?id=view&event_id=1176 ("Future Challenges and Opportunities in the Asphalt Industry") at Aston University, email Russell.hunter@instituteofasphalt.org.

Welcome back to ITS Podcast, this is the 65th episode in the month of October. Let's start this episode with news mini-section from around the world of ITS. Baris will give you latest updates from ITS World Congress in Humburg and the latest developments in Autonomous vehicles industry. Following the news, Haluk will give [...] Continue reading ITS Podcast Episode 65: ITS World Congress and Green Transport

Highways Voices is the official podcast of the 2021 ITS World Congress from Hamburg and in this preview podcast sponsored by https://gewi.com/ (GEWI) and https://www.swarco.com/ (SWARCO) we hear from two exhibitors and the organisers. Richard Neumann of SWARCO tells us all about the range of exciting new software and hardware solutions on his huge 124 square metre stand including SWARCO MyCity which is "a modular software suite, where you have different modules about the monitoring of traffic, about the traffic management system itself, about air quality measurements, about the parking guidance, and about the sign management for such signs". Rail is an important part of Congress with Deutsche Bahn making its debut with a range of end-to-end transport solutions and a plan to make rail travel more attractive than the car. Head of Smart Cities Dr Meike Niedbal who thinks the "21st century will be the century of railroad. Why? Because electrified rail transport is a key solution for sustainability and to fight climate change. This is why we digitise our train system in order to increase capacity and to make it more reliable." Conference Director Lisa Boch-Andersen is also on the programme discussing the delivery of the congress in difficult circumstances, there's a summary of the latest news and you'll hear why a pioneer of road building wins this week's Adrian's Accolade".

The travelling public will have a 'much higher' expectation from the transport system in the UK, according to Mark Corbin, chair of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT's)National Traffic Manager's Group. He was speaking on this week's Highways Voices podcast and ahead of the Traffic Managers conference, taking place on October 13th. He said: "I think people will have a much higher expectation from the transport system, because they will be paying a lot more careful attention to how they plan their journeys, though. And that's where I think some of the pressure will come on to us as traffic managers now. "We have to have measures of control to ensure we deliver on the big agenda items such as clean air. We have to be able to balance the fact that we have to manage a climate emergency, air pollution and everything else associated with the environment with balancing what we are doing every day and finding a way of engaging better with users of our transport services in different ways." Mr Corbin added: "So we have to absolutely stay very connected, very united, keep sharing, keep talking because the challenges are big. And the response from us is going to be huge. And we've got to make sure that we properly engage that and learn as we go." He said 'we have a user-led transport service like we have never had before'. During the podcast interview, Mr Corbin also spoke about delivering the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022. "This is about doing what we normally do better but it is all about access and providing sustainable ways of travelling alongside the more traditional-we have to be prepared for everything." In this podcast you'll also hear about the Highways Voices podcasts for the ITS World Congress and why Transport for the West Midlands wins "Adrian's Accolade".

Angelos Amditis is chairman of ERTICO. With the ITS World Congress in Hamburg just weeks away, Angelos discusses what we can learn from the last 18 months, the effect of the pandemic on public transportation, building the foundations of MaaS, and sharing best practices. 

"I think the excitement about getting back to normal business long last," explains Danny Woolard of GEWI as he looks forward to the ITS World Congress in Hamburg next month. Speaking on the Highways Voices podcast, sponsored by GEWI and SWARCO the German company's UK representative says how "we're looking forward to meeting our existing clients, existing customers, but also a lot of new people." GEWI will be showing off its new cycling data solution in Hamburg which he tells the podcast the company started looking at branching out into cycling information about a year ago. "We've been involved in the road traffic information business for many, many years - we started looking at analogies of what could we replicate in terms of what we do for the road traffic information business, in terms of moving towards cycling. And the more we looked at it, the more we did some research, the more we talked to providers of information and some government clients, about how information about cycle routes, about volumes of cycles that are moving around cities is so analogous to road traffic information. So we are launching off the first part of our solution in Hamburg." The podcast also features Harry Evers, Managing Director of the Hamburg World Congress who discusses the Covid-safe event and how the invitation is not just from Hamburg but, "it's a German invitation to everybody. We have invited the local governments of all Germany - we are focusing on the latest results, what's coming up from the discussions in Germany with the future mobility platform." Major exhibitor Yunex Traffic features too, talking about mobility solutions discussed at the Congress. Claus Beringer is SVP of its Traffic Management Platform tells Highways Voices, "it's about like reducing traffic, and also incentivising modal shift to more eco friendly traffic modes." The podcast also features Adrian Tatum's take on the latest news on the Highways News website plus why Transport for Greater Manchester wins "Adrian's Accolade" this week.

Die Sommerpause / Hochzeitspause ist zu Ende und mein Podcast „Mobilität der Zukunft“ ist mit spannenden Gästen zurück! Zum Start habe ich Harry Evers, Geschäftsführer der ITS Hamburg 2021 GmbH, zu Gast. Seit 2018 treibt er dort federführend die Bereiche automatisiertes und vernetztes Fahren, Mobility as a Service und eCall an. In der heutigen Folge gibt er nicht nur spannende Einblicke zum ITS World Congress 2021, der im Oktober in Hamburg stattfindet, sondern auch warum er sich für den Mobilitätsbereich entschieden hat. Ab Minute 02:00 Alles rund um den ITS World Congress in Hamburg und was für eine Bedeutung der Kongress für die Hansestadt hat. Ab Minute 10:00 Harrys Weg in die Mobilitätsbranche und was ihn genau antreibt, um die Mobilität der Zukunft aktiv mitzugestalten. Ab Minute 16:00 Neue Ansätze schaffen und den Wandel mitnehmen – nur so schaffen wir die Basis für eine smarte, zukunftsfähige Mobilität, oder? Ab Minute 25:00 Wie sich Hamburg im Bereich Mobilität ausprobiert und ob die Hamburger*innen wirklich schon für neue Mobilitätsformen bereit sind. Ab Minute 30:00 Über praktische Mobilitätsformen, notwendige Zukunftsvorhaben und interessante Insights zum ITS World Congress in Hamburg. Vernetzen mit Harry Evers: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-evers-5999a631/ Links rund um den ITS Web: www.its2021.hamburg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/its_hamburg2021/ Hier kannst du den Podcast bewerten: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/mobilit%C3%A4t-der-zukunft/id1518491773                    Julien Figur, CEO von Hanse Mondial hat bereits zwölf Jahre Erfahrung in der Mobilitätsbranche gesammelt. Mit dem Podcast „Mobilität der Zukunft“ möchte er seine Erfahrungen und sein Wissen aus der Branche weitergeben.               Instagram Podcast „Mobilität der Zukunft“: www.instagram.com/mobilitaet_der_zukunft/                    Social Media Kanäle Julien Figur:              Instagram: www.instagram.com/julienfigur/              Facebook: www.facebook.com/julien.figur              XING: www.xing.com/profile/Julien_Figur/cv              LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/julienfigur/              Homepage Hanse Mondial: www.hansemondial.de/de/startseite/  

"I may be smiling , but it's been a difficult time planning an event in this COVID pandemic, but we've always taken the the attitude at JCT that we wanted to get this back as a physical event if we possibly could," says JCT Director John Nightingale as he discusses putting on one of the first physical events in the highways and transport technology industries since the easing of government restrictions. He tells the Highways Voices podcast this week, "We've had an enormous amount of support from our exhibitors. In fact, the demand for exhibition space is unprecedented this year, even down to the extent where we've had to ask the university who're hosting the event for additional space, which we've secured. The exhibition side is looking absolutely brilliant, and as always, we've had a fantastic response from contributors for papers, papers program is now full." The podcast discusses the need for the industry to get back together in person, the value of networking and the business that gets done, and sparks of inspiration for new ideas, when people are physically together. That subject is picked up by the other guest of the programme, Jacob Bangsgaard, who is CEO of ERTICO - ITS Europe. He talks about a first attempt to get an international audience together at the ITS World Congress in Hamburg in October. "The Congress is such an important part of our work," he explains. "It's where all our stakeholders come together, it's our partners, it's all the people we work with on activities - they come together and share our experience and learn what is going on around the world." Jacob Bangsgaard agrees with John Nightingale about the value of networking and discusses "digital online fatigue" that is facing people after more than a year of mainly home working, so he has done all he can to deliver the Congress. "Of course in Hamburg... we are putting everything in place to make a very safe event," he says. "We have the possibilities for testing, we have the possibility for social distancing. This is of course not what we hope for in October, but at least we are making sure, together with the authorities, to put in place an event which is totally in line with the currently a regulation." Hear about the two events and also why Gaist and TRL win "Adrian's Accolade" this week. The JCT Symposium takes place on 15 and 16 September with the MOVA User Group and first social event the day before. http://www.jctconsultancy.co.uk/Symposium/symposium.php (Find out more here). The ITS World Congress in Hamburg is in the week beginning 11 October. https://itsworldcongress.com/ (Details are here). Subscribe to Highways Voices free on https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/highways-voices/id1551975855 (Apple Podcasts,) https://open.spotify.com/show/0U6BbFBYLr5eeX0HuZtPv8 (Spotify), https://highways-voices.captivate.fm/amazon (Amazon Music), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vaGlnaHdheXMtdm9pY2Vz (Google Podcasts) or https://pca.st/7a3xxskl (Pocket Casts) and never miss an episode!

TTi editor Tom Stone talks with ERTICO-ITS Europe CEO Jacob Bangsgaard about the forthcoming ITS World Congress in Hamburg, the return of events in general, and how sustainability is driving the industry forward.  Interview starts 7.00. 

Shailen Bhatt is a passionate advocate for improving the safety and efficiency of transportation networks through the application of smart technology. Here he talks to TTI editor Tom Stone about the challenges surrounding connected vehicles and spectrum sharing in the USA, the ITS World Congress, both in its physical and virtual forms and why, given half a chance, he loves to sing.

This is a recording of an excellent PTV-led debate about the future of mobility and the use of data to support it, reducing the need for infrastructure building. The panel debate took place at the ITS World Congress in Singapore and was chaired by SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton.  It featured discussion on better traffic management, budget constraints, politicians' love of "turning dirt" rather than cheaper, quicker, more efficient technology solutions, and the "rush to be second". The debate, called "Orchestrating mobility in Smart Cities" focused on cities' orchestration of transport modes to deal with the most pressing mobility challenges: congestion, environmental impact and road safety. It started with a presentation about PTV Optima before a debate involving: Omid Ejtemai, PTV Group Chong Lee, Head of Urban Solutions, Volkswagen AG Majid Sarvi, Head of Transport Engineering, University of Melbourne Martin Huber, Head of BWVI, Hamburg Randy Iwasaki, Executive Director at Contra Costa Transportation Authority Abbas Mohaddes, CEO of Econolite and CAVita

We recorded so much great material at the ITS World Congress in Singapore, and some of it didn't fit into podcasts from the event, so here is a bonus podcast sponsored by AGD Systems, Cohda Wireless, HERE Technologies, Jenoptik, PTV Group, SWARCO and WSP. In the programme you'll hear the full summary of Congress from Prof Eric Sampson, Chief Rapporteur, who addressed the closing ceremony. Australian company Cohda Wireless and their partners Autonomous Stuff from Illinois Plus talk driverless technology and the business case around it, while we hear about data with EROAD and how anonomised data from road user charging can be used to predict traffic congestion and even accidents. We also hear from a first-time visitor to Congress, Steph Barton of WSP about her experiences at the event. Even this bonus podcast is not enough to fit in everything recorded in, so listen out for longer interviews with HERE, Blackberry, Dutch Experts and hall-of-famer Brian Negus to come, plus a session at congress with PTV and one from the opening of HERE’s new Singapore office. These will be available over the two weeks.

As the 26th ITS World Congress draws to a close, there is still lots of thought leadership going on in Singapore's Suntec Centre, and we're grabbing the best of it on Talking Transport sponsored by AGD Systems, Cohda Wireless, HERE Technologies, Jenoptik, PTV Group, SWARCO and WSP. In today's programme, we talk about the differing ways of approaching enforcement based on different cultural attitudes around the world with Jenoptik giving advice on how to approach the issue. The differences between cities and countries and a lack of one-size-fits-all approach is reflected in conversation with Bosch who talk about delivering mobility solutions in different places, while we hear about a radar-based safety solution from Navtech Radar that not only spots stopped vehicles but can help improve driving by catching tailgaters and centre lane hogs. Then we look to congresses future and how the British city of Birmingham is already working on its bid to host the World Congress in 2024, while Lisbon is going to be the location of Europe's first carbon-neutral mobility congress next year. Finally we hear from the President of ITS America about next year in Los Angeles. Add to all that Eric Sampson's guide to the final day of Congress 2019 and you've got half an hour of brilliant ITS chat on Talking Transport.

The way technology can deliver more efficiency on our transport network without the need for more infrastructure building, and how mapping makes our new mobility services possible take centre stage on our look ahead to Thursday at the ITS World Congress in Singapore, in podcasts sponsored by AGD Systems, Cohda Wireless, HERE Technologies, Jenoptik, PTV, SWARCO and WSP. We talk to PTV about the step change in modelling by using realtime data to fix traffic jams before they even happen, while SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton heads to HERE Technology's new offices in Marina Bay, Singapore to discuss mapping solutions and the different challenges faced by the map maker in different parts of the world. There's a conversation about ride sharing with Via, who say that humans will be rational and choose such mobility solutions if they make their lives easier than using their comfortable private car, while Siemens suggest that the long years of political concern about introducing road user charging my be coming to an end. You can also hear Eric Sampson's guide to the sessions he considers must-attend and also hear where you can see Paul Hutton moderate a panel in the Suntec Centre on Thursday afternoon.

A software solution for traffic management, a here-and-now connected vehicle demonstration and a pedestrian and cyclist-friendly intersection management system are showcased on today's Talking Transport from the ITS World Congress in Singapore sponsored by WSP, SWARCO, PTV Group, Jenoptik, HERE Technologies, Cohda Wireless and AGD Systems. SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton talks to SWARCO about how, as well as being a road lining, traffic signals, VMS and parking company, it is now supplying Software as a Service solutions to cities big and small, putting together the knowledge it has gained in 30 countries in the world to help cities manage the forthcoming challenges to mobility. Cohda Wireless and Cisco explain how they are leveraging Internet of Things technology and Wi-Fi based analytics technology at roadside infrastructure to capture real-time lane level traffic flow and road user behaviour, applying analytics to extract lane based queue length and intersection transition times to make them safer and more efficient. And we also hear about intersection management on both sides of the planet from AGD systems whose radar are used to efficiently deliver better traffic management. You can also hear reaction to Volocopter's public flight over Marina Bay (which has been tweeted on @smarthighwaysm) and Eric Sampson's suggestions for sessions not to miss on Wednesday at Congress. Paul also mentions a podcast he previously recorded with SWARCO that you can hear here: http://smarthighways.net/talking-transport-celebrates-swarcos-50th-birthday/

On Tuesday at the ITS World Congress, Singapore will see the first urban flight of a passenger drone and SMART Highways speaks to the founder of Velocopter, the company behind the project, to look ahead to this major event. This podcast is sponsored by WSP, SWARCO, PTV, Jenoptik, HERE, Cohda Wireless and AGD Systems. In a fascinating podcast from Singapore we also hear about a step-change in the ability to plan for future mobility needs as we find out about a tool which will not only predict what will happen in the future, but allow planners and consultants to see what needs to be changed to deliver the mobility outcomes that are desired. The Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and the Minister for Transport, Khaw Boon Wan gave the main speech at the Opening Ceremony and you can hear highlights of this, and you'll also hear about future mobility tie-up opportunities between the UK and Asia Pacific region. All that plus Professor Eric Sampson's guide to the must-see sessions on Tuesday at Congress makes up for a great half hour of technology chat on Talking Transport.

The 2019 ITS World Congress is getting underway in Singapore and the official podcast looks ahead to Monday talking, among other things, enforcement, planning and encouraging entrepreneurs. These podcasts are sponsored by AGD Systems, Cohda Wireless, HERE, Jenoptik, PTV, SWARCO and WSP. In the programme from SMART Highways magazine, Professor Eric Sampson, who’s attended every single World Congress, discusses the main things to do on Day One ahead of the opening ceremony in the afternoon, and then the exhibition reception, suggesting some sessions that have caught his eye. We hear from one of the congress organisers about the programme to support the next generation of ITS professionals as well as encouraging risk-takers to come up with new solutions. Jenoptik talk about how to promote enforcement solutions as a “big friendly giant” rather than “big brother” while we look at a special invitation-only event taking place with WSP. There’s also a chance to hear again some advice of what to do in Singapore outside of the Congress walls. Although this podcast is from Singapore, much of the discussion is relevant to ITS professionals around the world, so even if you’re not at the World Congress, do have a listen! There will be new episodes of Talking Transport every day this week.

With just days to go until the 2019 ITS World Congress, Talking Transport brings you a second scene-setter for Singapore talking platooning, mapping, mobility and the next generation. These podcasts are sponsored by AGD Systems, Cohda Wireless, HERE Technologies, Jenoptik, PTV Group, SWARCO and WSP. In this podcast we talk to WSP who are going to be launching an exciting tool in Singapore which links the policy and deployment of new mobility to look at the transport network as an integrated system. Director Rehan Mian tells SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton that this tool is a fantastic opportunity to get decision makers in a room and understand how different factors interact and how the impact of what decisions you make today will affect the network in the future. Fellow sponsors Cohda Wireless tell Paul about their platooning solution and how emerging standards allow trucks to space themselves more closely and operate autonomously and how Cohda is developing proof-of-concept versions of software to deliver the benefits. Meanwhile the head of HERE Technologies maps explains how in the last five-to-seven years the way you build maps has fundamentally changed with sensors, connectivity and analysis driving a transformation that created a step-change in customer demands for mapping data. We also hear about a drive to bring the brightest and best young professionals from 15 countries across the Asia-Pacific region to Congress and have our excellent guide to Singapore, with details of must-visit tourist places, beaches, temples plus how the country is a mix of so many different cultures. Remember there will be five daily Talking Transport podcasts from Singapore, starting on Monday 21 October – each looks ahead to the day’s events by talking to organisers, exhibitors, speakers and demonstrators at the world’s must-visit annual ITS convention.

With the 2019 ITS World Congress less than a month away, SMART Highways magazine editor Paul Hutton returns with the latest Talking Transport podcast looking ahead to the event. These podcasts are sponsored by HERE, SWARCO, PTV, WSP, AGD, Jenoptik and Cohda Wireless. In today's programme Paul talks to one of the few people to have been to every World Congress, Prof Eric Sampson, about what to expect in Singapore and what we can learn from the country's transport challenges and solutions. We chat to three of our sponsors, AGD Systems about detection systems that don't involve digging up the road surface, SWARCO chat about a new urban mobility system called SWARCO MyCity and there's an explanation from PTV about why transport modelling is now helping real time traffic management. We get some words of wisdom from ERTICO - ITS Europe about why you should head to Singapore even if it's a long and expensive journey because it will save you money in the long run and we get a brilliant guide to Singapore from the CEO of Newcastle University in Singapore who tells us all about what to expect there. There'll be another Talking Transport in two weeks' time.

Now we've had time to reflect on the excellent ITS events in Eindhoven and Washington, DC in June, Talking Transport sponsored by SWARCO and MEDC is in conversation with some of the people who made the ITS European Congress a reality this year, and we get to hear some thoughts about how it all went. In this programme we talk to Congress Director Didier Gorteman about what worked and the reaction of the visitors and also the Chair of the Local Organising Committee, Gert Blom who talks about the lessons learned from the public day, MobiFestival. The CEO of main event sponsor Dynniq, Cees de Wijs talks about validating the business case for being part of an event like the ITS Europen Congress and Henry Houyvet, winner of the public prize of the start-up programme, Karhoo talks about why he won. Don't forget there is another congress review podcast with Eric Sampson next week and Talking Transport is the Official Podcast Provider from the ITS World Congress in Singapore, sponsored by HERE Technologies, AGD Systems, SWARCO, Cohda Wireless and WSP.

Vært: Anders Høeg Nissen Medvirkende: Laurits Hovgaard og Magnus Bredsdorff I denne uges udgave af Transformator ser vi først nærmere på Intelligente transportsystemer og fremtidens trafik i en kort rapport fra ITS World Congress, hvor Ingeniørens udsendte har været en tur i selvkørende taxa. Bagefter handler det om DSB. Det er gået stik modsat ambitionerne, når det handler om togpassagerer – der er kommet færre kunder hos DSB og slet ikke dobbelt så mange, sådan som det var målet. Og det er især biltrafikken, der har stjålet passagererne. Til sidst skal vi naturligvis uddele både Ugens Transformer og Ugens Kortslutning, og det kommer til at handle mere om tog – og også lidt om såkaldt kliksvindel. Links Selvkørende busser indtager vejene i vores nabolande Trods baneinvesteringer på 74 milliarder: Passagererne flygter fra DSB Så kører brinttoget i Tyskland Google kigger væk mens svindlere malker virksomheders reklamebudgetter

As the 25th ITS World Congress draws to a close Talking Transport is your trusted guide to the final day of the event, brought to you by SMART Highways magazine and sponsored by Michigan Economic Development Corporation, SWARCO, Jenoptik and SNC Lavalin business Atkins In today's programme we talk micromobility with SWARCO's solution to help improve the safety and therefore take-up of cycling in a city and we also look at modelling MaaS and PTV's latest thinking on the subject based on new simulation. Safety, or rather Saphety is discussed with Danish company Saphe that is promoting its new after-market device to improve warnings into vehicles, we hear from Cohda Wireless about their safety solution with connected street lights and Control F1 explain their in-car AI solution about driver behaviour. We also look forward to next year's World Congress in Singapore and Prof Eric Sampson explains what you ought to make time to go to on the last day of the event.

Coming to you from the 25th ITS World Congress in Copenhagen, Talking Transport for Thursday features a range of fascinating conversations about ITS. These are sponsored by Michigan Economic Development Corporation, SWARCO, Jenoptik and SNC Lavalin business Atkins. The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, the second most powerful politician in the state, explains why understanding technology changes is vital for social inclusion and how he's working to implement new technology in transport. Presenter Paul Hutton rides in a driverless pod around the Bella Centre with the CEO of the UK's Transport Systems Catapult and we talk MaaS with an expert from Atkins. We have more talk on autonomy with the CEO of New Zealand/Australian business Ohmio and look at using information to improve roadworks information and roadworker safety with GEWI. There's also Eric Sampson’s guide to the sessions in today’s talking transport.

It's the biggest ITS World Congress to date, the 25th staging of the event this year from Copenhagen in Denmark and Paul Hutton of SMART Highways is there to report on the main talking points each day. These programmes are sponsored by Michigan Economic Development Corporation, SWARCO, Jenoptik and SNC-Lavalin business Atkins. In today's programme, Paul talks to ERTICO-ITS Europe CEO Jacob Bangsgaard about what to expect over the next four days and also plays some highlights from the opening ceremony. Professor Eric Sampson, who's been to all 25 World Congresses, previews some key sessions you may want to visit on Tuesday and we also hear from the Director of Michigan DOT Kirk Steudle who talks about how he is as much in Copenhagen to learn as to talk about his home state's wide range of innovations. We also look ahead to a couple of papers being presented with Atkins talking connectivity and Dynniq about a connected trial within the Arctic Circle. There will be a podcast every day of the event so keep coming back!

The first half an hour of the opening ceremony at the ITS World Congress featuring a range of VIP speakers including His Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark.

With only days to go to the opening of the 25th ITS World Congress in Copenhagen, SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton looks ahead to some of the main talking points of the event to get you in the mood for one of the must-attend events of the year. These podcasts are sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, SWARCO, Jenoptik and SNC-Lavalin business Atkins. In today's programme he talks about implementing ITS in the here and now with Michigan Governor Rick Snyder who also talks about the societal impact of the change in the way we move around, affecting the sort of jobs people may do in the future. Green mobility is one of the key topics of conversation in Copenhagen so Dave Williams of Atkins talks about how ITS can help make our air cleaner and healthier and what he's doing to make it happen. We also hear from SWARCO about their emobility and parking solution and also how they are delivering their company’s mission to improve quality of life by making the travel experience safer, quicker, more convenient and environmentally sound while Jenoptik talk about they way they are using their technology to deliver a wide range of benefits to society far beyond enforcement. And if this is the first time you've heard one of our podcasts we give you a quick guide to what to expect from the programmes from Copenhagen next week. Enjoy the podcast!

With only a few days to go before the biggest ITS World Congress ever, taking place in Copenhagen from 17 to 21 September this Talking Transport looks ahead to some of the things going on, some of the main topics of debate and about an ITS success story. These podcasts are sponsored by Michigan Economic Development Corporation, SNC-Lavalin's Atkins business, SWARCO and Jenoptik. We look at one of the papers being given on day one of the conference, as Matthew Clarke from Atkins talks about trying to predict future transport trends, looking at what we can be confident will happen and what other areas of change there might be. The topic of future mobility is also covered by another guest, Ian Patey who's ITS Head of Profession at WSP and he discusses a twelve month project from around the world looking at future mobility by working with clients to conclude there is no single direction which the transport industry is going, but a range of solutions. Our presenter, SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton, talks about why this is such a must-attend event, from the record number of participants, through the VIP guests attending to the city of Copenhagen itself which is a real success story in delivering sustainable mobility. And talking of success stories, we hear from the Governor of Michigan Rick Snyder who discusses how technology has changed the way people travel in and around the Motor City.

Lessons learned from the three years of the VENTURER driverless car project in southwest England is the main topic of conversation in the latest Talking Transport podcast, along with a look ahead to the forthcoming ITS World Congress. “From a technology perspective it is quite a challenge to put together an integrated system which consists of different components including sensors, the control system and in between the decision making,” explains Wolfgang Schuster, technical director at SNC Lavalin, as he talks about what the team has learned about creating a driverless car. His project colleague Professor Graham Parkhurst of the University of the West of England talks about the human reaction to the technology, saying, “You’ve got to consider the whole journey experience, from how you book it, how you access the transport and how it delivers the mobility part, but there’s everything else that goes with it, available in a package that suits people’s lives.” Meanwhile Daniel O’Byrne of AXA explains the insurance implications of the technology saying that for the user, “The best thing from a consumer perspective is that the status quo will be retained, there should be no difference to the way you purchase your insurance.” Before these three experts give their insights into the project you’ll hear from Didier Gorteman of ERTICO – ITS Europe about the ITS World Congress in Copenhagen which takes place in September who says that at the moment they are ahead of expectations with the number of registrations, and that it promises to be the biggest and the best congress he’s ever been involved in. He talks about the exhibition, special guests and overall programme for the event. This is the final Talking Transport before the summer break, it’s back in late August as we look at the latest Highways and SMART Highways magazines and more about the forthcoming Congress.

The final Talking Transport podcast from Detroit 2018 has plenty of thought leadership, a connected vehicle demonstration, two-continent innovation and no less than seven exhibitors. Andrew Dubner from 3M Connected Roads tells us about the growth in connectivity between what is on the roadway and in the car as the human driver no longer has to be in the middle of that relationship. Staying with connected cars, our presenter, SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton, takes a ride in a Cadillac to test out GM’s new connected features for traffic signals and road construction warnings and we talk to Bernd Luebben from Cohda Wireless about two new projects, one in New York and the other in Sydney, Australia. We also take a tour of the exhibit hall finding out what’s new and exciting from a range of companies; Intelight, ZincFive, Gridsmart, EDI, Image Sensing Systems, International Road Dynamics and Daktronics. We also look ahead to the next ITS World Congress which this year takes place in the beautiful European city of Copenhagen in Denmark – find out more at itsworldcongress.com.

In the final programme from Intertraffic 2018 we learn about a brand new parking solution and a 51 year old lifesaver. We meet two companies providing services into the industry and look ahead to Traffex Seeing is Believing and the ITS World Congress in Copenhagen. These programmes are sponsored by SWARCO and presented by Paul Hutton, editor of SMART Highways, part of the Transport Network.

With the recent wave of euphoria about autonomous cars many people have imagined indeed verge on fantasying about the potential for motoring utopia - chauffeur style travel for all your needs. Of course it is not that simple. The international consulting company WSP (Formally WSP parsons Brinkerhoff) has just published a white paper New Mobility Now – A practical Guide). It was launched at the ITS World Congress 2017 in Montreal. Scott Benjamin is WSP's Technical Director for Intelligent Transport in Australia and New Zealand had a big hand in the report and has been travelling the world talking about its implications. Scott joins David Brown for a chat about the report.

This is the tenth and final podcast produced for this year's ITS World Congress in Montreal. Hopefully you’ve already listened to the podcasts that were produced at the event… if you haven’t then you really ought to to hear a flavour of what went on… We collected so much material we didn’t have time to include it all in the daily shows, so this is the second of two bonus programmes featuring some of those interviews, as we catch up with Conduent a year after they announced their new name, talk to Valeo, Kontron and Miovision too, plus a few highlights from our programme sponsors. The ITS World Congress Bonus Podcast 2 is sponsored by SWARCO, HMI Technologies, Intelight and Q-Free.

Well it almost seems a lifetime ago but it was only earlier this month that the 2017 ITS World Congress was in Montreal. Hopefully you’ve already listened to the podcasts that were produced at the event… if you haven’t then you really ought to to hear a flavour of what went on… We collected so much material we didn’t have time to include it all in the daily shows, so this is one of two bonus programmes featuring some of those interviews, with the UK's Transport Systems Catapult, Arup, EDI and Urban Logic, as well as a few words from our sponsors too… Swarco, HMI Technologies, Intelight and Q-Free…

Episode 10 of the Smart Driving Cars podcast. Host Fred Fishkin along with Princeton University's Alain Kornhauser are joined by internationally recognized expert Michael Sena from Sweden. The latest from Washington D. C., the ITS World Congress in Montreal and headlines from Nvidia, Waymo, GM, Elon Musk and Sony! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

Day three of the ITS World Congress and we talk to global industry leader SNC Lavalin about their acquisition of Atkins. We also learn about Traffic Management as a Service with Swarco and meet their acquisition McCain. Steve Dellenback gives his guide to the must-attend sessions on Day Three, with his antidote to "congress fatigue" while Chris Bax from Cubic tells us about the company's new New York contract and his thoughts on Mobility as a Service. We also hear about the plans for Japanese law enforcement related to autonomous vehicles. There will be one more podcast from Montreal for Thursday.

In the second podcast from the ITS World Congress in Montreal Smart Highways editor Paul Hutton learns more about the Smart Cities Pavilion with IBI, talks about a series of new autonomous pods being developed by HMI Technologies and about the huge test site in Contra Costa. You’ll also hear Steve Dellenback’s guide to Tuesday’s sessions at the congress and also an Australian viewpoint on standards in Connected and Automated Vehicles. Paul also takes a ride in a connected car around Montreal to see V2I and V2V technology. These podcasts are sponsored by SWARCO, HMI Technologies, Intelight and Q-Free.

The first of our podcasts from the ITS World Congress 2017 in Montreal features an in-depth interview with the new CEO of ITS America, Shailen Bhatt who talks about the various roles of his job, from expert to spokesperson to diplomat, and what excites him about the future. CEO of our sponsor Intelight, Craig Gardner, explains how coming together with Q-Free means a business greater than the sum of its parts, and Steve Dellenback, who helped plan the event, gives us his guide to the day. We hear from the Secretary General of ITS (UK), Jennie Martin and CEO of ERTICO - ITS Europe Jacob Bangsgaard about what Europe is bringing to the Congress. And we have a fascinating interview with one of the World Congress ever-presents, Professor Eric Sampson, about how the event has changed since the first one in Paris in 1994. These podcasts are sponsored by SWARCO, HMI Technologies, Intelight and Q-Free.

The concepts of Traffic Management as a Service and advanced traffic management solutions are explored in the final preview podcast ahead of the ITS World Congress 2017 in Montreal, sponsored by Swarco, HMI Technologies, Intelight and Q-Free. In this programme, Smart Highways Editor Paul Hutton talks to Richard Neumann of Swarco who details his company's Traffic Management as a Service offering while we're also joined by Q-Free CEO Hakon Volldal who explains how they are expanding far beyond tolling. We hear from ERTICO - ITS Europe about the European priorities and how ITS Australia have a record level of participation for a congress outside their own country. Plus we learn about the social side of the congress, including details of the fancy dress gala dinner on Hallowe'en and get a few tips of what to see and do during downtime in Montreal. Remember that we'll be producing daily podcasts from the event including tips about must-attend sessions and must-visit exhibits as well as news and the views of leading decision makers and thought leaders. Make sure you spend half an hour a day, perhaps while getting ready in your hotel room, to have a listen. And if you can't make it to Montreal, Congress Today is the perfect place to catch up what is going on.

This is the second of four preview podcasts to get you ready for the ITS World Congress in Montreal, sponsored by Swarco and HMI Technologies. ITS America's interim CEO and President David St Amant explains how the congress brings together experts to face the challenges faced by our industry around the globe and to work on best-practice solutions. The issue of cyber security is tackled by Barry Einsig from Cisco who tells presenter Paul Hutton of Smart Highways Magazine that when you look across ITS there is a tremendous amount of legacy infrastructure that have to date been secured by obscurity, but that if we want to move into a connected world we need to open these systems. We hear more about the on-street demos in Montreal with ITS Canada Chairman Chris Philp, ITS Australia's CEO Susan Harris, who planned last year's highly-successful event in Melbourne, gives some advice and Michael de Santis, chair of the local arrangements committee, explains how visitors and delegates are looked after by a team of volunteers. There'll be another Countdown to Congress in two weeks' time. For sponsorship opportunities, to join HMI Technologies and Swarco for this event, contact Chris Day, c.day@hgluk.com

This is the first of four preview programmes ahead of the ITS World Congress in Montreal 2017. Sponsored by Swarco, the programmes bring you a flavour of what to expect at the event and talk to some of the organisers, exhibitors, speakers and opinion formers. It's your trusted guide to the event. In this issue, Smart Highways magazine editor Paul Hutton talks to the Chair of ITS Canada, Chris Philp, about the organisation, finds out more about the Smart Cities Pavilion with one of the people behind the project, John Barton of Texas A&M University System, Christopher Flores of exhibitor Sensys Networks and Michael de Santis, who’s part of the organising committee and tells us about the technical tours. You can find out more about the congress at http://itsworldcongress2017.org/, Smart Highways athttp://smarthighways.net/ and Swarco at https://www.swarco.com/. There'll be another Countdown to Congress in mid September.

Your trusted audio guide to this year’s Europe-wide gathering of ITS professionals is now online, looking ahead to Tuesday at the event where we will talk driverless pods, transport modelling and hear highlights of the opening ceremony. In the programme brought to you by Smart Highways editor Paul Hutton, you can hear from the CEO of organisers ERTICO Jacob Bangsgaard who calls the event, “A great opportunity to meet start-ups, big companies involved in interesting projects in the mobility sector and the place to be if you want to find out more about how our mobility will look in the future.” Professor Eric Sampson, who is Chief Rapporteur at the event, gives his guide to the must-attend sessions at the conference, explaining that “Too much of anything is wonderful, and that’s what the conference is like”. We hear about the new PTV Mobility Lab with Business Development director Paulo Humanes who talks about his company’s concept of a Mobility Lab, “It closes the cycle and tries to understand the city from a planning perspective and combining it in real time and understanding how disruptive technologies will affect this and use an easy-to-understand interface.” Finally, Smart Highways editorial member Sharon Kindleysides talks to Diego Isaac from Navya about their autonomous pod and tells her that since it was showcased at the ITS World Congress 2015 in Bordeaux there have been many software improvements and that passengers, “Some are scared when they first go in the shuttle, but after 30 seconds they are on their phones, reading their book or newspaper so the effect is really quick.” There are also highlights from the opening ceremony on Monday afternoon. Spare 20 minutes to hear all about Strasbourg 2017, it’ll be time well spent!

The ITS World Congress returns to North America this year via Montréal. Claude Carette is the Director of Infrastructure, Roads and Transport Services for the City of Montreal and serves as the chair of this year's event. He talked with Transportation Radio about the conference and some of what visitors can look forward to.

In less than a year the ITS community will be focused on Montreal when the ITS World Congress is held in the city. ITS Canada is the host, but long before the event the organization has brought together industry and public agencies to advance intelligent transportation in the country and to represent its interests internationally. Chris Philp of CIMA+ serves as the Chairman and CEO of ITS Canada and he spoke with Transportation Radio about what's happening with transport technology in Canada.

When the 23rd ITS World Congress opens its doors in Melbourne on October 10, it will feature many of the same elements attendees have come to expect; exhibits, plenary and executive sessions, along with technical tours. But this is the first ITS World Congress in Australia since 2001 and the nation is eager to show off all that's been happening with intelligent transport in the country over the past 15 years. Transportation Radio's Bernie Wagenblast spoke with Susan Harris, the CEO of ITS Australia, to get a preview of what will be happening.

Transportation professionals from around the world will have an opportunity to network and see the latest in intelligent transportation systems at the ITS World Congress in Bordeaux, France October 5-9. Transportation Radio spoke with Rasmus Lindholm, ERTICO's Director of Partnership Development and Communication, to learn more about the event as well as the organization.

Although it's more than a year away, preparations are already underway for the 2016 ITS World Congress in Melbourne, Australia. I had the opportunity to talk with Rob Fitzpatrick, Director of Intelligent Transport Systems Australia, to get a preview of what will be happening.

Among the companies exhibiting at the ITS World Congress in Detroit is INRIX. Gary Carlin is the new Director of Business Development for the Public Sector for the company and he talked to Transportation Radio about INRIX's plans for the World Congress.

The ITS World Congress will be held in Detroit September 7 through 11. Scott Belcher, the President and CEO of ITS America, talked with Transportation Radio about the conference.

This is a bonus show from the ITS World Congress, featuring interviews we did not include in last week's programmes. Today you can hear about Vitronic's newest in a long line of innovations, from an Australian idea which has got the United Nations excited and from ITS in New Zealand. We also talk connected vehicles with Q-Free and gamification with Hodos Media, as well as about the IRF annual meeting, Gulf Traffic and the Thinking Highways documentary about Thinking Cities. These shows are sponsored by VITRONIC and Cubic Transportation Systems.

Thinking Aloud is on the road again in what has been a wet and windy Tokyo for this year's ITS World Congress. In today's programme, Kevin Borras talks to a grandee of British ITS, to FLIR ITS, Image Sensing Systems, ITS South Africa and Transcore. Paul Hutton in London gives more details of two more big world shows and another taster from our new documentary on Thinking Cities available now on the Thinking Highways website. These shows are brought to you by Vitronic and Cubic Transportation Systems. Many thanks to these businesses for supporting Thinking Aloud. There's a third show from Tokyo available tomorrow.

In today's Thinking Aloud, Kevin Borras is in Tokyo for the ITS World Congress. He speaks to IBM about connected vehicles, to Ertico about the latest on the Ecall project, hears from Vitronic, Iteris and Esri and about an exciting idea from Japan. Meanwhile Paul Hutton presses the buttons in London and brings you news about the latest Thinking Highways documentary and about two forthcoming shows in the Middle East, in the IRF meeting in Riyadh in November and December's Gulf Traffic show, where Thinking Highways will be presenting daily TV news shows. There's also bad weather hitting Tokyo so the congress will be shut tomorrow morning, but we'll have another Thinking Aloud, even if Kevin has to interview people in their hotels! These shows are sponsored by Cubic Transportation Systems and Vitronic. As always, we thank them for their support.

In this bonus edition of Thinking Aloud from the 23rd ITS America Annual Meeting and Expo in Nashville, Tennessee, Paul Hutton talks to Bill Bronrott, deputy administrator of the US DOT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and catches up with FLIR, Econolite, LightGuard, McCain, Vaisala, QVision and Jim Barbaresso from the organising committee of North America's next turn to host the ITS World Congress, Detroit 2014. Meanwhile Kevin Borras talks to Thinking Aloud sponsor Jupiter and with four of the main drivers in the Integrated Corridor Management project in both San Diego and Dallas. Thinking Aloud is brought to you by Inrix, Traffax, Jupiter and Econolite and is available to download or listen to now, and remember it can also be found in the iTunes store. And don't forget to register for Thinking Highways, the ITS sector's most innovative magazine, at http://thinkinghighways.com/registration/. Be sure to join us next week for more Thinking Aloud.

In this edition Paul Hutton hears from some of the people we didn't have time to fit into our podcasts from the ITS World Congress in Vienna. Duncan Matheson from PA Consulting talks about connected vehicles and leading consultant Dr Josef Kaltwasser explains the importance of standardising the transmission of traveller information. We've also got Kevin Borras telling us more about the new North American edition of Thinking Highways plus a reaction to something he said in Vienna which riled some fellow exhibitors and if a trip to Vienna wasn't enough for you, then we hear from the man behind another exhibition, called 'Seeing Is Believing'.

In the fourth and final daily podcast from the ITS World Congress in Vienna, Paul Hutton finds out what's worrying a man who's been to all 19 of the congresses, gets news from Traficon, IRF and Hodos Media, talks to Swarco, InnovITS snd Navtech Radar, while Kevin Borras really does give his two cents about an aspect of the congress's organisation and Sarah Hawkes investigates Vaisala. There's also AustriaTech's guide to Vienna and Kapsch pay tribute to a great event.

In the third of four daily podcasts from the ITS World Congress in Vienna, Paul Hutton finds out what ITS America make of the event, learns more about the collaboration between ITS South Africa and Nigeria, talks to Mott MacDonald, IBM, Aim Sun, Intertraffic and about Fotsis while Sarah Hawkes investigates Alcolock. There's also Kevin Borras's two cents and Austriatech's guide to Vienna.

In the second of four daily podcasts from the ITS World Congress in Vienna, Paul Hutton finds out about a collaboration between the ITS associations in Australia and Canada, talks to Traficon, Mott MacDonald and TRL while Sarah Hawkes finds out about a new Advanced Driver Assistance System, Kevin Borras gives his two cents and Austriatech help with their guide to Vienna. It really would be a crime not to listen.

In this edition, from the 19th ITS World Congress in Vienna, host Paul Hutton and reporters Kevin Borras and Sarah Hawkes bring you a guide to the show. It includes details of two new innovations from Swarco, ITS-related gaming technology, details of the space exhibition and what Siemens are doing with satellite navigation. There's also an interview with ITS Ireland and a suggestion from the hosts of what to do in Vienna.

In this edition Paul talks to one of the longest-serving ITS professionals, Professor Phil Blythe of Newcastle University in Great Britain. As part of a feature about the ITS World Congress we hear from Traficon, TomTom, AGD and Kapsch, bring you the latest news, Thinking Highways editor Kevin Borras tells us what's going to be in the next edition and in our off-beat series of stories from ITS professionals we hear how one of the world's biggest bands got a schoolboy into trouble.