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The technological key to traffic management
Miroslav Dressler, Head of the Traffic Management Department at DPMB, explains how technology is central to running a modern, efficient, and ever-prepared public transport control room.
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Issue 1 2017
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Mobile Manchester: control room operations
Stephen Rhodes, Customer Director at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), discusses how an integrated transport coordination centre is key to keeping commuters moving during major events.
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Hydrozine: the future of fuel?
In an article for Intelligent Transport, Jon Maessen, member of Team FAST from Eindhoven University of Technology, talks us through the science and technology behind using hydrozine as a sustainable energy carrier.
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Battery buses: Prague’s electrifying future
Jan Barchanek, Deputy Manager, Bus Operation Unit, Prague Public Transit Company (DPP), explains how electrification has become Prague’s most economically viable option for environmentally cleaner bus routes.
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TOSA: Geneva’s electrical bus innovation
Thierry Wagenknecht, Technical Director, Transports publics genevois (TPG), explains the advantages of Trolleybus Optimisation Système Alimentation (TOSA) technology over the more traditional overhead lines of the trolleybus system.
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Making the ParkShuttle ready for the future
In November 2016 the Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Area (MRDH) and Connexxion agreed to continue to run services of the driverless ParkShuttle system at Rivium Business Park until the end of 2018. The system carries over 1,200 passengers per day. Despite the fact that the vehicles are currently 13 years…
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Driverless technology – a commitment to the future
Advances in automation technology are making waves across all areas of daily life and passenger transport is no exception. International transport operator Keolis is leading the way in innovation in this arena – recently introducing the world’s first driverless public service on a road with restricted access in Lyon, France.…
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Automation and the future of public transport
As automated vehicle technology continues to evolve at speed, José Viegas, Secretary-General from the International Transport Forum (ITF), explores what autonomous driving means for the future of public transport.
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An economic agenda for smart and integrated travel
The UK’s economy is unbalanced, with London and the south-east outperforming the rest of the country. The Northern Powerhouse Independent Economic Review, which was commissioned by Transport for the North (TfN) in 2016, highlighted that for the last 30 years GVA (Gross Value Added) per capita in the north of…
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A customer centric future for intermodality
Intermodality is often described as using two or more modes of transportation in a single journey. For some, however, this is merely considered one example of intermodality – also known as a ‘travel chain’. Pekka Möttö, CEO of Tuup Oy1, shares in this article his vision of what constitutes intermodality…
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Issue #1 2017 – Digital version
Read the free-to-view digital version of the latest issue of Intelligent Transport magazine...
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Intermodality In-Depth Focus 2017
Moving toward MaaS transportation; Seamless mobility in Prague; A customer centric future for intermodality; and an economic agenda for smart and integrated travel...
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Autonomous Vehicles In-Depth Focus 2017
Automation and the future of public transport; Driverless technology - a commitment to the future; and Making the ParkShuttle ready for the future...
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Intelligent Transport’s Leaders’ Series 2017: Jonathan Bray
Jonathan Bray, Director of the Urban Transport Group, launches Intelligent Transport’s 2017 Leaders’ Series and gives his opinion on some current industry concerns including the use of Big Data, Open Data, the implications of Brexit, and the continual aim for the Group to support its members.
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The voice of today’s passenger
Claire Walters joined Bus Users UK as Chief Executive in 2012 with a single focus; to ensure the voice of the passenger is heard by decision-makers at all levels, from central government to transport planners, local authorities and operators. Here Claire writes that a lot of this work is, naturally,…
