Podcasts about smart highways

Imagine the highways of the future with faster drive times, fewer accidents and reliable, instant safety alerts that are navigated by a mixture of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). As vehicles are getting smarter, so as the roads in which they circulate in thanks to emergence of new technologies like 5G, C-V2X and real-time sensing which are being retrofitted into the existing infrastructure.In this episode, Cintra's Senior Innovation Manager, Jen Duthie, explains the concept of smart highways, using Cintra's AIVIA Smart Roads initiative (Smart Roads Technology Solution - Cintra's AIVIA (aiviasmartroads.com)) as an example, together with the technologies around it and how mobility solutions like these will make our roads safer and more reliable for all users.Sounds Like Infrastructure is a collaboration between Ferrovial and Veleta Media. Our team includes Craig Lawless, Kevin García King, José García Guaita, Arantxa Gulias, Bethany Ashcroft, Fátima Gracia de Vargas and Paloma González de Canales Díaz. Editing by Craig Lawless.In addition to the podcast, we have a great blog with so many more stories about infrastructure projects. https://blog.ferrovial.com/en/.If you enjoyed this episode, check out the other episodes on the official Ferrovial Podcast page. We also have a Spanish Podcast channel. You can also find out more about us at www.ferrovial.com and at www.aiviasmartroads.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

This latest edition of our SMART Highways podcast focusses on the latest issue of the magazine, covering smart motorways, other safety features in car and traffic management. Our cover feature in this issue is all about the topical issue in Britain at the moment – the safety of smart motorways. Given the technology is being copied, or being considered, around the world as a lower-cost way of delivering more capacity, it’s a key issue everywhere. SMART Highways reporter Emma Greedy spoke to key people about the concept, the problems and possible solutions and explained some of her findings to Talking Transport presenter Paul Hutton, the editor of SMART Highways magazine. In the podcast we also hear from two SMART Highways columnists who stick with the Safety First? message of the cover of the latest issue. Andy Graham talks eCall while Scott Belcher discusses photo enforcement. Traffic management is also key in the latest issue with a range of articles from using the nudge theory to make a difference managing traffic better using data. There is also a long but excellent article about the use of automated solutions within urban traffic management and control. The article is about solutions in Northeast England using Mott MacDonald software called Osprey, so we hear from Ken Cowan from Mott MacDonald about it. Emma Greedy discusses smart motorways 1m07s Andy Graham talks eCall 7m46s Scott Belcher on camera enforcement 10m55s Ken Cowan on automated UTMC 16m00s Listen out for lots more audio from Singapore in the next few weeks as well, and there will also be a special podcast from Gulf Traffic in Dubai before the end of the year.

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.

In our final SWARCO and Michigan-sponsored podcast reviewing the hugely successful ITS European Congress in Eindhoven, we hear from one of the planet's most knowledgable ITS experts, Professor Eric Sampson about smart cities, autonomous vehicles and MaaS. In the interview with SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton, Prof Sampson talks about the key points that came out of the discussion, including how cities are trying extremely hard to deliver the smart cities agenda but are finding it difficult because their city planners' department that doesn't necessarily talk to the roads department and are not used to the overlap. "There are cities that are coming to terms with this," he says, "In some cases driven by a different agenda for example the air quality in a city." He also talks about freight deliveries which drives innovation. Prof Sampson offers his views on the need for harmonisation of regulation, "Get yourself organised," he says, "Have some sort of common system of regulation... and that message was loud in Eindhoven - it wasn't loud in earlier congresses." He also discusses testing of driverless vehicles and compares it to the pharmaceutical industry and questions the necessity of reaching Level Five autonomy in driverless vehicles. Regarding Mobility as a Service, Prof Sampson talks about his reservations regarding and how people are now realising it is not as simple as some thought it would be. "The goal that you won't need to own your own transport, you won't need to buy a year's worth of train commuting service... is just a little bit too simplistic... An awful lot of conventional systems need to be changed and so far there has not been enough coordination." It's well worth the 20 minute listen!

SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton’s on his way to Washington to report from the ITS America Annual Meeting, but today’s Talking Transport podcast concentrates on more talk from the ITS European Congress in Eindhoven, sponsored by SWARCO and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. It today’s edition Paul talks about a project testing new AI processes for driverless vehicles and then looks at how the driverless pod has developed over the years. We find out about software being shown at both events that gives real time information about work zones, making them safer by informing travellers through media and connected vehicles and we also talk to the world’s oldest national ITS Society about their developing role, and to one of their members. Paul also takes the FIA driving challenge where his overall driving style is tested in real time on the streets of Eindhoven – is he above or below average? You don’t want to miss what happens.

This special podcast celebrates the 50th birthday of one of the transport industry's most diverse companies, SWARCO. Whether it's road marking, signage, software or parking, SWARCO is involved. To mark the major milestone, SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton was given a tour of SWARCO Traffic World at the Company's HQ in Wattens, Austria, get the history of the company and an insight into how to grow a business through innovation, acquisition and a lot of hard work. The podcast discusses how the company started in 1969, its acquisitions into the Intelligent Transport Systems market, its growth and its mission to "improve quality of life by making the travel experience safer, quicker, more convenient and environmentally sound." The podcast also discusses the loss of Manfred Swarovski last year and even the company's sponsorship of an American Football team! Talking Transport returns at the beginning of June with a series of "Pan Pond Podcasts", reporting at the beginning of the week from the ITS European Congress in Eindhoven then heading to Washington, DC to get all the gossip from ITS America’s Annual Meeting.

The latest Swarco-sponsored Talking Transport podcast is all about the vital issue of inclusive mobility, and how transport planners and providers can make sure everyone can use our transport network. This programme features a debate held at Traffex 2019 which covered a range issues, such as the travel experiences of blind people, wheelchair users, the elderly, how hard is it to get about and what simple solutions make a world of difference and how important is technology in improving the travelling experience? Debate chair, SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton, was joined in the Traffex theatre Dom Hyams, the Digital and Communications Director at Grid Smarter Cities, who’s a wheelchair user,  Bryan Matthews, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Leeds and chair of the ITS (UK) Inclusive Mobility Forum, who’s blind plus Helen Aluko-olokun, Policy Business Partner at Guide Dogs and Mervyn Kohler, External Affairs Adviser, AGE UK. The debate featured a range of interesting views, personal experiences and examples of where the highways and transport technology industries could do better.  It’s well worth a half-hour listen!

The Talking Transport podcast at Traffex and Parkex is your trusted audio guide to some of the must-see-and-do things going on at the event. SMART Highways editor and Head of Content for Traffex Paul Hutton presents the programmes which are available on the Traffex App and website and on SMART Highways. In Tuesday’s programme sponsored by SWARCO, Paul talks to Richard Neumann from the Austrian company about its 50th birthday celebrations and how it really does have something to show all visitors, whether they are traditional road builders, transport technologists or parking experts. Paul Wilson of show partners Kier explains how safety runs through everything his company does and some of the innovative work they are doing to assist with mental health. We hear from event director Adrian Tatum about the what’s on the programme, take a tour of the Future Mobility zone (pictured), chat Parkex and to one of Traffex’s regular exhibitors, Clearview Intelligence. It’s well worth half an hour of your time to have a listen!

This special Talking Transport podcast looks ahead to the forthcoming ITS Europe event in Eindhoven in the Netherlands in June. In the programme, SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton talks to the CEO of ERTICO about his plans for the event and how it concentrates on Fulfilling ITS Promises. We also hear about why the local region is so happy to be involved, about the conference programme and the unique exhibition in its "space ship" location and why the main event sponsor Dynniq is getting behind the Congress. Sign up for ITS Europe at 2019.itsinEurope.com

The Future of Technology has been on show in Las Vegas, and SMART Highways has been there to see what it means for the ITS industry. As a guest of HERE Technologies, Paul Hutton has talked to exhibitors at the event, including of course HERE themselves who have made a series of announcements this week. As well as HERE, Paul talks to Continental about their Smart Cities solution, speaks to British dashcam maker Nextbase about why dashcams are much more than just dashcams now, and discovers American company Powercast's way of remotely charging devices which could mean much greater flexibility for the installation of in-car devices. And, for the first and almost certainly only time, Paul says "Captain America is now running down the street" on a Talking Transport podcast - find out why he said it on the Audi stand on this one!

The final Talking Transport of 2018 comes from Gulf Traffic in Dubai looking at future trends in transport. In the programme, Paul Hutton - editor of SMART Highways - speaks to the event's Content Director about the hot topics being discussed this year. We hear from someone who has been involved in Dubai's changing traffic environment for the last 30 years and hear how modelling is helping meet the challenges. There's also an overview of the region's changes with a Solutions Architect and we talk again to ITS Arab about companies' opportunities in the region and how to turn ideas into business.

The latest in the series of popular Talking Transport podcasts discusses the human side of driverless cars by talking to key members of the FLOURISH project in Bristol, as it reports on the second year of its research. FLOURISH is a multi-sector collaboration helping to advance successful implementation of CAVs by looking at both the system and user requirements. Talking Transport presenter, SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton, talked to a Professor from Bristol University about some of the technical work he's been involved in and also learned about aircraft manufacturer Airbus's involvement in the human reactions to driverless vehicles. We talk Artificial Intelligence and machine learning and also about the legal aspects of the technology and how data and liability issues are being solved. Paul also marks your card about two forthcoming must-attend events, the CAV Scotland/Road Expo Scotland conferences on 31 October and 1 November in Edinburgh and the ITS (UK) Summit in Bristol on 27 November with the annual ITS (UK) President's Dinner the night before. Find out more at www.cavscotland.co.uk and www.itssummit.co.uk as well as reading more about FLOURISH here: http://smarthighways.net/flourish-report-says-cav-users-need-uncluttered-intuitive-interaction/

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.

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!

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.

In this special Talking Transport podcast, SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton is joined by his colleague Dom Browne, the editor of Highways Magazine, the deputy editor Chris Ames and Traffex Seeing is Believing's Content Director Adrian Tatum. The four journalists discuss some of the main points of the successful event at Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire including the crash demonstrations, Highways England's innovation hub and the various exhibits showing off the best of how technology is driving change on the road network. We also discuss Mobility as a Service and the MaaS Scotland event and announce the Scottish Government's driverless vehicles event to be held alongside Road Expo Scotland at the end of October plus the ITS (UK) Annual Summit in November. You can get in touch about the Scottish event by emailing Adrian - a.tatum@hgluk.com - of Paul - p.hutton@hgluk.com and join our conversation on Twitter of LinkedIn. There will be one more Talking Transport before the summer break, with you on 18th July.

In a busy second podcast from Traffex Seeing is Believing, SMART Highways editor talks innovation, investment and international. After picking out some of the sessions from the day's conference we go back to Wednesday on the track with commentary from a crash test. Two more crash tests take place on Wednesday afternoon at 2.30. We hear from Highways England about innovation and ADEPT about how local authorities find the money to invest in transport projects. Kier explain about their innovation and how some of the things you see on their 2km demonstration track are from as far away as Australia as the company scours the globe for solutions to our industry's challenges. There's more international content as New Zealand-based Ohmio talk about their driverless pods while ITS (UK) explain why the networking at Traffex Seeing is Believing is so important.

The major Traffex Seeing is Believing event is taking place at Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire showing off the best in highways innovation and transport technology and SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton is there to talk to demonstrators, exhibitors and visitors. In today's programme he talks to the man who planned the conference, Adrian Tatum about the event's unique inside-outside format. We talk to Kier about their two kilometre demonstration area with a range of innovative products from around the world that they are introducing onto England's roads. Pole Products talk about their major crash demonstrations taking place on both days and WJ about their brand new products being shown and why safety is key to everything they do. We also speak to the man whose idea it was to start Seeing is Believing and why the event's new June date doesn't mean you will miss out on the traditional lighting and reflective materials demonstrations.

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.

The second podcast from the ITS America Annual Meeting 2018 in Detroit, sponsored by 3M Connected Roads, concentrates on initiatives to help new ideas get support in order to make a difference to the way we travel. SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton talks to new ITS America Hall of Famer Kirk Steudle, the Director of Michigan DOT who tells him that the key to his state's success in implementing transport technology is the governor Rick Snyder's belief that it is OK to try something and it not work, and that if you're not failing once in a while, "you're not working hard enough". Paul talks about a new Michigan grant programme to support mobility start-ups in the state, with more than a million dollars of funding. The Planet M testing and start-up grants involve a number of stakeholders including the Univerity of Michigan’s test site Mcity in Ann Arbor and Lab director Greg McGuire tells us more about it. We also hear about another major test bed near Detroit as Paul talks to one of the VPs of the American Center of Mobility at Willow Run.  Mark Chaput tells him about the vast facility and what it means to autonomous vehicle development. We take a tour of the 3M roadshow truck and hear about some of the initiatives it showcases and take a test drive with GEWI and iCone who have together worked on a safety solution for work zones. Finally there's another launch at the event as ITS America and the Las Vegas-based company Terbine announced a data exchange initiative.  The entrepreneurial founder of Terbine David Knight tells us all about it and why it makes such a difference to the task of turning data into information.

"The technology's cool and there's some pretty amazing stuff here, but the whole point of it is to save lives and make people's lives better..." said ITS America President and CEO Shailen Bhatt on today's Talking Transport podcast. And it's a very safety-filled programme as we also talk about a new ITS America initiative with Together for Safer Roads to help entrepreneurs get their ideas to the next level. We also hear about 3M's connected roads with their intelligent road signs and building infrastructure for the next generation of vehicles, as well as an invitation to their truck outside the Cobo Center in Detroit which is showcasing some of the best of their innovation. We also talk connectivity with the global director from Michigan-based Ford and about why you should come to the SMART Highways booth, 144, to pick up a copy of the magazine and sign up to become a subscriber. These programmes are always carefully presented to be relevant to you whether you're lucky enough to be in Detroit for the meeting or somewhere else in the world, so make sure you spend half an hour of your time catching up with the talk from Detroit, you won't be sorry.

In this podcast from the Transport Network, sponsored by 3M Connected Roads, we set the scene for the ITS America Annual Meeting in Detroit talking to the Director of Michigan's Department for Transportation Kirk Steudle who discusses his support for ITS, the challenge of finding funds to innovative new projects and the Annual Meeting itself. We also look ahead to another event, this time in the UK, as we talk to Kier's Network Technology Director Paul Wilson to discuss Traffex Seeing is Believing taking place on the 27 and 28 June at Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire. He also gives us his thoughts on the company's smart motorway delivery, CAVs and future investment. There's also a round-up of the latest news headlines on the Highways Magazine and SMART Highways websites.

This is the first of the Transport Network's new regular podcasts from the home of Highways Magazine, SMART Highways, our websites and Traffex suite of events…. SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton is the your host of these programmes where we dig down into the issues surrounding the highways and transport technology industries by talking to the experts and decision makers in the field. In today's programme, we talk driverless cars today in the UK and the US and, talking of the US, we give you a sneak preview of the next SMART Highways big interviewee - the Governor of Michigan Rick Snyder - and look ahead to the next key event in the industry calendar, Cold Comfort. Plus we have a round-up of the latest news.

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.

In today's programme we hear more about the news that broke late on Tuesday that Siemens is acquiring the transport modelling company Aimsun. We learn about a major opportunity for British radar detection company AGD in Brazil, and discuss the fact finding mission Kier Highways is making to this year's event to find solutions to help transport move more efficiently, while they also preview their major attendance at this June's Traffex Seeing is Believing. Our sponsors SWARCO tell us more about their road marking division and staying with Austrian companies, we take a tour of Kapsch's stand. This programme is brought to you by SMART Highways and Highways magazines.

In the second of our podcasts from Intertraffic 2018 at the Amsterdam RAI, sponsored by SWARCO, Paul Hutton talks to the organiser Richard Butter about the event and how it's changed over the years. We speak to the CEOs of two of Europe's biggest transport companies, Cees de Wijs and Vincent Kobesen of PTV Group who give their thoughts about, among other things, smart cities and MaaS. SWARCO explain their missions statement "we improve quality of life by making the travel experience safer, quicker, more convenient and environmentally sound." SMART Highways columnist Mark Pleydell talks a lot of sense as he explains how some technologies will succeed and others, despite being very clever, may fall by the wayside because they cannot make economic sense while Roman Srp, chair of Europe's ITS Nationals discusses connectivity. It's a packed programme and well worth the half an hour of your time to listen. Inside Intertraffic is brought to you by SMART Highways and Highways Magazines, part of the Transport Netowrk.

A range of transport and highways technology is talked about on the first Inside Intertraffic podcast sponsored by SWARCO from the huge event at the RAI in Amsterdam. SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton talks to exhibitors and visitors to this year's event, which is being attended by around 30,000 people from around the world. In this programme Paul talks to Richard Neumann of SWARCO about the company's huge range of products on show, while Larry Walsh of ACB-WJ talks about the value of being at Intertraffic. We hear from Jennie Martin of ITS (UK) and visitor Peter Eccleson of value-added reseller Smart Video and Sensing who explains why he needs to get around to as many exhibitors as possible as he continues to expand his product portfolio. We take some time to talk about another must-attend event, TRAFFEX Seeing is Believing in June and then find out about Jenoptik's widening range of solutions all with public safety in mind, and they explain how, at the end of Tuesday's busy day, you can get yourself a well-deserved free drink on their stand! Inside Intertraffic is brought to you every day this week, sponsored by SWARCO.

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.

"Techno Bubble" Hosts: Vicky Davis, Darren Weeks COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AND CREDITS AT: https://governamerica.com/radio/radio-archives/22058-govern-america-august-5-2017-techno-bubble We say goodbye to yet another patriot researcher and truth seeker. Hackers at DefCon prove what Govern America has been saying for years about voting machines. Follow-up from last week on North Korea's nuclear program and the U.S. missile defense system. Smart highways, smart cars, smart trains, and smart water bottles. We explore audio from the World Economic Forum, a Congressional hearing, and the Aspen Institute. What are the effects, when security researchers are arrested as criminals?

There’s a packed programme for Wednesday’s official audio guide to the ITS Europe Congress 2017 in a busy – and very hot – Strasbourg. Smart Highways editor Paul Hutton speaks to PTV’s Miler Crockart about the important news about his company’s purchase by Porsche, and what that means for future mobility and why it is so important for the industry, with Crockart saying, “Very clearly, what you have is this convergence between automotive manufacturers, mobility providers and a very key element which is the software that will bind those things together.” Paul visits Start-up Boulevard seeing some of the latest innovations in mobility which have been invented in the Strasbourg area, while reporter Sharon Kindleysides chats to the former Kapsch executive Josef Czako who is now President & CEO at Moving Forward Consulting who talks about Mobility as a Service saying it, “the utilisation of best capacity. We also hear announcements from two exhibitors – Dynniq and TomTom and chat to Professor Eric Sampson with his guide to some must-attend sessions at the event. It’s really well worth 25 minutes of your time to listen…

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!

In the second of the preview programmes ahead of next week's event, Smart Highways editor Paul Hutton talks to Catherine Trautmann, Economic Development Vice-President for the Strasbourg area and President of Strasbourg Autonomous Port, who talks about the technology that makes the port so efficient, mobility as a service and what else we can see in Strasbourg. ITS (UK) Secretary General Jennie Martin talks about how the event has changed through the years while Paul also gives more of a flavour of what to expect from the programmes next week.

It's the third and final special Thinking Aloud from the Traffex show at Birmingham's NEC in the UK. These podcasts are sponsored by AGD, Flir (formerly Traficon) and Swarco. Today Paul Hutton and Kevin Borras talk to MVIS, Jenoptik, Redflex and VMS plus hear about how Smart Highways magazine has been received and look ahead to the ITS Europe conference in Dublin in June. www.agd-systems.co.uk, www.traficon.com, www.swarco.com

This Thinking Aloud comes from the Traffex show at the NEC near Birmingham, United Kingdom. It's brought to you by AGD Systems, Flir ITS (formerly Traficon) and Swarco. Paul Hutton brings you a flavour of the event and hear from organiser Bill Butler, RingGo's Harry Clarke and Sukhdev Bhogal from Flir ITS. There's also a flavour of the documentary about enforcement which is featured on the Thinking Highways website to go with the new issue of Thinking Highways magazine, while Kevin Borras looks ahead to the launch of the new British-based magazine Smart Highways. www.agd-systems.co.uk, www.traficon.com, www.swarco.com