News and Updates
Initial Research Report released on The LASR Approach
The first report on The LASR Approach, a collaborative project with The Road Safety Trust, XAIS Asset Management, and Enodamus Ltd (of which ITEN member Helen Viner is Director) has been released. The report showcases their research into developing a new methodology...
Into the Future with Traffic and Travel Information
Even before motorised transport, travellers always had a need for information such as: which paths were passable and safe; the location of staging posts and hostelries; and the time needed to complete a journey. Originally this knowledge was informal and passed by...
Creating Cohesive Communities with Martin Lamb
ITEN member, Martin Lamb of Maple Consulting Ltd, has been working with Amey Consulting as part of a team that launched a report into 'Creating Cohesive Communities'. The “Creating Cohesive Communities” White Paper has been launched by Amey Consulting with the aim to...
ITEN Member Nick Reed Hosts ‘Meet Convex’ Event
On Thursday March 25th, a 'Meet Convex' event invited participants to learn more about a new mobility data sharing platform that has emerged as the result of an £8m UK Government supported project, led by Transport for West Midlands in a consortium with Bosch, Jaguar...
What Happened To Driverless Cars?
Five years ago, Uber predicted that they would have 200,000 driverless cars on the road by 2020. It's now 2021 and Uber are far off this predicted number. So, what happened? We've seen the hype around the phenomenon dissipate over the last five years as the industry...
The Benefits and Risks of Introducing ALKS
Automation tALKS the talk… …but does it walk the walk? In August 2020, the DfT launched a call for evidence into ALKS – automated lane keeping systems. This offered respondents the opportunity to comment on the benefits, risks and feasibility of ALKS. In the foreword...
Pragmatex Wins Funding For Project
ITEN member, Pragmatex Limited has won funding from the Geospatial Commission (in partnership with Innovate UK) to investigate the feasibility of using the latest consumer grade technology and artificial intelligence to automate the collection of footway and cycleway...
ITEN Member Professor Alan Stevens Co-Edits New Book
ITEN Member Prof Alan Stevens, has co-edited a new book which charts course of traffic and travel information. Collection and Delivery of Traffic and Travel Information, published by the IET, is a comprehensive 330-page look at an essential tenet of any successful ITS...
Four years on – the promise of vehicle automation 2020
By Nick Reed In 2016, I was honoured to be invited to give a talk at TEDx Reading. The title of my presentation was ‘The promise of vehicle automation – safer, easier, journeys for all’. Four years later, how do I now reflect on my experiences that day? Firstly, I can...
Building Back Better: Business Opportunities for Public Transport
During the past few months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, public transport use has plummeted 90%. It is estimated that use will continue to remain below pre-COVID levels for some time to come due to lockdown restrictions still easing slowly. However, this figure...
The impact on CAM from COVID-19 with Reed Mobility
Since establishing in 2019, Reed Mobility has picked up a number of projects in the connected and automated mobility (CAM) space. Writing for *Zenzic, Director of Reed Mobility and ITEN member Nick Reed explores the impact of Covid-19 on CAM. In light of the COVID-19...
Safe Scooting: Are we riding in the right direction?
The concept of micromobility has been gaining ground for quite some time. Getting urban commuters out of their motor vehicles and onto a fun, efficient, low carbon, low congestion alternative is clearly an attractive proposition. So why has it taken until now to get...
Urgency of Reductions in Carbon Emissions from Transport
In a recent article for Thinking Highways, ITEN members Helen Viner, Vijay Ramdas, Prof. Alan Stevens, Martin Lamb and Iain Knight discuss the urgency of reductions in carbon emissions from transport and the complexities involved in reducing transport energy demands....
Gamechanger – How COVID-19 Might Change Transport Forever
As the COVID-19 pandemic forced us all into lockdown, traffic numbers showed a sharp decline. Traffic use dropped 75% around the world with the positive outcome of air pollution levels reducing dramatically. Much of this is down to the increasing number of those...
Intelligent Speed Adaptation – What can we expect?
Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) is an in-vehicle system that uses information on the position of a road vehicle in a network in relation to the speed limit at that location. The aim is to help drivers comply with speed limits and is just one of several safety...
The Value of Automation in Construction Plant
When the topic of automated vehicles arises, you would be forgiven for thinking of our day to day cars with automatic features, perhaps automated truck convoys and at a push, low-speed autonomous delivery pods being trialled for delivery services in urban areas. The...
The Promise of Vehicle Automation
The Need for Change in the Construction Industry
Is an Automated Driving Revolution Upon Us?
“How do you start a revolution?” Those are the words of Graeme Smith, SVP of Oxbotica, who launched a showcase event for the Driven project – a 30-month study that aimed to deliver SAE L4 driving on the streets of London and Oxford. Reflecting on a conversation he had...
