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In December 2017, the European Union warned UK companies operating in the maritime, aviation and road transport sectors of the consequences of a possible ‘no-deal’ scenario in the negotiations for Brexit, highlighting the regulatory problems that may arise if the UK leaves the EU without reaching an agreement. Here, Richard…
Josef Salpeter, VP Business Development, FARA AS, explains why forward-thinking transport solutions need to affect the public transport of today, not just tomorrow, and why it's so crucial that operators, authorities and technology providers find a way to put sustainable, efficient transport front and centre to meet passenger requirements...
As cities become ever more congested, the question lingers over transport authorities and passengers alike – what is the future of urban mobility? Intelligent Transport’s Luke Antoniou spoke to Alex Zosel, co-Founder of Volocopter GmbH, at IT-TRANS to find out more about this innovative start-up company’s answer to that very…
Manuela Flachi, the CAPITAL Project Manager, with contribution from Rita Bhandari and Jonathan Benton, ERTICO-ITS Europe, explains how the CAPITAL project helps to foster the uptake, development and deployment of ITS services in transport networks.
Dominik Elsmann, Head of Department for Cross-border Public Transport, Aachener Verkehrsverbund GmbH (AVV), details the challenges and necessities of implementing cross-border public transport in Aachen, a region which is bordered by three different countries…
Greyhound has been in service for more than a century. Crystal Booker, Greyhound Lines, Inc., explains how such successful longevity required the North American company to keep up with the needs of a constantly evolving travel base.
Robert Sprogis, Director of Mobile, Cubic Transportation Systems, explores how the growth and popularity of mobile devices has driven a shift towards mobile ticketing, and why paper tickets and smartcards, currently the primary medium of transport ticketing, are reaching the end of the road...
Alex Froom, Director of Zipabout, discusses how Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) has the potential to drive a total behavioural shift from an over-reliance on the private car to widespread use of more sustainable transport initiatives. However, there are challenges within doing so and both public and private transport need to work together…
Speaking with Intelligent Transport, Stefania Di Serio, Partnership & Alliance Manager, Transportation Division of Almaviva, and a participant in UITP and the World Bank’s #PT4ME campaign, discusses women’s roles within the public transport sector...
Hong Kong’s South Island Line, and its first year of operation, has been widely recognised as a resounding success. Jeremy Long, CEO – European Business, MTR Corporation, believes the UK and Europe, who are busy transforming their own public transport infrastructures, should look to the South Island Line as an…
Depending on the deployment model for highly automated vehicles, wider impacts of automation may radically reshape transport demand or change the nature of the existing demand, says Dr. Tom Voege, Policy Analyst at International Transport Forum.
As part of the #PT4ME campaign, an initiative launched at IT-TRANS by UITP and the World Bank, Intelligent Transport spoke to Clara Jakubik, Learning & Development Group Director and General Manager of Keolis Institute, about diversifying the public transit space and why communication on women’s issues is vital to encouraging…
Very few solutions currently exist that measure, account for and integrate cycling mobility into a city’s ITS ecosystem, yet cities cannot afford to lose bicycles as methods of urban transportation. Niccolò Panozzo, Development Officer at the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), says they are too efficient, sustainable and economically beneficial to…
Stuart Pearson, an Associate in the Construction, Energy & Projects team at Capital Law, discusses the future of our cities in view of the exponential growth of innovative transport firms, including Uber, Lyft and Zipcar…
Following Keolis’ partnership with IVADO, Arnaud Julien, Innovation and Digital Director at Keolis, discusses how the business is using big data to drive innovation and offer passengers a more tailored transport network for tomorrow.
