News and Updates
Promoting Biodiversity in Road and Rail Margins
Road and rail owners and managers are responsible for a vast quantity of ‘waste’ land – embankments, verges, roundabouts, etc.. Many public authorities are under pressure to address the biodiversity loss associated with infrastructure construction and this ‘waste’...
ITEN Member, Helen Bailey, Appointed Visiting Professor at University of Suffolk
ITEN Member, Helen Bailey, has been appointed Visiting Professor in Sustainable Construction Materials & Engineering at the University of Suffolk. Visiting Professors play an important role in research, knowledge and expertise exchange, sharing from their wealth...
What is Vision Zero?
What is Vision Zero? Vision Zero is an approach to road safety that is underpinned by the principle that it is not ethically acceptable for people to be killed or seriously injured whilst using roads. However, it also accepts that humans are not perfect and that...
ITEN priorities for the new Prime Minister
Among the many challenges facing the new PM, transport is critical as it intersects with climate, health and economy, each of which is facing pressing challenges. This is a prime opportunity to re-evaluate transport policy such that it delivers essential change. We...
Creating Cohesive Communities across the Cardiff Capital Region with Amey Consulting
ITEN member Martin Lamb has recently collaborated with Amey Consulting to produce a second white paper on ‘Creating Cohesive Communities across the Cardiff Capital Region’. Setting out Amey's ambition for creating a cohesive network of thriving Welsh communities the...
Reflections on Six Months as National Highways Chief Road Safety Adviser
I can't believe that it has already been six months since I started in my part-time role as National Highways’ Chief Road Safety Adviser. This is a new post created to help the organisation address the challenges it faces in achieving its long term aim of zero harm on...
Funding obtained to pilot a novel approach to prioritising skid resistance treatments in local authorities
Helen Viner of Enodamus, with XAIS asset management and Derby City Council, have recently secured funding from the Road Safety Trust (RST) to pilot a new approach to prioritising local authority skid resistance (LASR) improvements on local roads. The LASR approach...
Circular Economy in Road Construction and Maintenance
The ITEN team are pleased to announce their involvement in a new research project, CERCOM (The Circular Economy in Road COnstruction and Maintenance) which brings together leading European researchers, academics, engineers, and consultants, who are well placed to...
National Highways Appoints ITEN Member Nick Reed as first Chief Road Safety Adviser
ITEN member, Nick Reed, has been appointed as National Highways' first-ever Chief Road Safety Adviser. The new role has been created to provide independent advice to help National Highways achieve its goal of zero harm on England's motorways and major A-roads by 2040....
Interview with Managing Director Iain Knight, Apollo Vehicle Safety
Iain Knight, Founder and Director of Apollo Vehicle Safety Limited, has been interviewed by Driver Assist, looking at his current situation and what the future holds for Apollo Vehicle Safety. Iain has been involved in vehicle safety research for 26 years with most of...
Advancing Safety in Transport Through Automation
ITEN member, Alan Stevens, and The Institution of Engineering and Technology has published a report on Advancing Safety in Transport Through Automation. The report examines potential approaches to advancing safety in transport through automation. Written for the...
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...
