InnoTrans 2018 round-up: June edition
InnoTrans 2018 is a top priority for transport companies, manufacturers and technology companies across the world this year, bringing the industry together to focus on innovation, sustainability and much more...
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Transforming secure communication platforms
Being better connected and more secure, future multimedia services will play a crucial role for public transport. Sophisticated data exchange through the Internet of Things, insurance payments in case of delays, and ticket bookings in the blink of an eye – what sounds like the story of a distant future…
Gender in the transport sector: is there an inherent bias?
The widely-publicised gender pay gap reporting requirement has remained firmly in the spotlight, despite the reporting deadline passing over two months ago, with shocking statistics still being uncovered. But, what are the figures like for women in the transport sector and are they indicative of a wider gender bias? Gender…
Blockchain disruption in transport
The Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) is currently undertaking a project with Sheffield University, working with partners such as IBM and DOVU, to explore the value of blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies (DLT) to the transport industry. Based on interviews, workshops and literature reviews, they have set out to discover…
Encouraging women to consider the world of engineering
For International Women in Engineering Day, Sharon Duffy, Head of Transport Infrastructure Engineering at TfL, discusses the methods she has implemented to help attract women into engineering careers, and why…
Reducing the terrorist threat on public transport
In this article for Intelligent Transport, Alex Z. Wiggins, Chief of LA Metro’s System Security & Law Enforcement Division, explains how a partnership between the Transportation Security Administration and LA Metro has led to the testing of new screening technology and how that technology is reducing risk for passengers.
Securing the future of public transport with new technology
Safety and security are the number one priorities for transit agencies. In this article from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Brian Alberts, APTA Director of Safety, and Polly Hanson, APTA Director of Security, Risk and Emergency Management, explain how partnerships, as well as changes to policy and technology, are…
Electric vehicles and the digital revolution: an evolving legal landscape
Deborah Harvey and Amy Stray from Osborne Clarke examine the role that electric vehicles (EVs) are taking in the current digital revolution and some of the legal issues created by the EV landscape which will need to be addressed…
Understanding safety in Latin America’s new mobility marketplace
Transport networks worldwide are in a state of flux, and Latin America is no exception, says Yeswant Abhimanyu, LatAm Research Manager at Frost & Sullivan. In this interview with Intelligent Transport’s Luke Antoniou, Abhimanyu explains how new mobility business models and technologies are playing their part in improving safety and…
Karlsruhe’s integrated approach to transport
By 2015, Karlsruhe had 315,000 residents, trending upwards. In a city characterised by a combination of innovative, knowledge-based organisations, low unemployment and expanding companies, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anke Karmann-Woessner, Head of the City of Karlsruhe’s Urban Planning Department, explains how an intermodal transport system and its users are at the heart…
Fostering innovative solutions for the future of mobility
Jacob Bangsgaard, CEO of ERTICO – ITS Europe, explains his vision for the future of mobility, alternative modes of travel and the environmental implications around them.
Why electric vehicles are not the ultimate solution for London
Amy Leppanen from Centre for London, highlights how failing to manage electric vehicles could inadvertently promote congestion and pollution, not reduce it…
Financing infrastructure connectivity for transport and economic development in Asia
Dr. Jang Ping Thia, Principal Economist in the Strategy, Policy and Budget Department of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), details the large infrastructure requirement within Asia and explains AIIB’s objectives, priorities and approaches – focused on completing the vision of a more connected Asia, for both trade and development.
Portland, Oregon is realising its smart future
Rhyan Schaub, Director of Revenue Operations & Electronic Fares at TriMet, explains how the use of an open application programming interface opened the door to limitless opportunity in fare collection, mobility choice and integration.
SAFE STRIP: improving safety by connecting the vehicle with the road
Erwin Vermassen, Senior Project Manager, Connected and Automated Driving, ERTICO – ITS Europe and Maria Gkemou, Senior Researcher at CERTH/HIT, discuss the SAFE STRIP project, which focuses on the latest developments in sensor and data communication technology to increase road safety...
