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Iwas recently asked to contribute some future technology thinking to a major feasibility study looking at new strategic corridors in the UK and I now see that this edition of the digital review covers many of the innovations that I suggested could become commonplace within the

planning horizon of such new infrastructure. The specific study I was working on was looking at a new expressway

route between Oxford and Cambridge. Putting aside the question of how many people would want to travel between these two fine cities, the issue for me was how to advise about what technology to expect over a planning horizon of the next 20 years and what the implications for road infrastructure construction might be. The current technology of expressways is relatively well defined thanks to specifications

from Highways England but what might it look like two decades from now? Vehicle propulsion technology, for example, is developing all the time and we can expect increasing use of electric vehicles and possibly Fuel Cell (hydrogen) vehicles by that time. So, the infrastructure has to support these power options either with fixed point fuelling services or perhaps with stretches of roadway incorporating inductive charging capability.

Vehicle ownership may not immediately concern road builders but the ownership models and the sharing of vehicles could have large impacts on the demand for travel and the demand for parking, and we are likely to see further development in this area which may also blur the distinction between private and shared transport. Proponents of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) see a future where integrated ticketing and much greater integration of modes will also mean that travellers will want to use and pay for highways in a much more flexible and contingent way. It’s unclear how this might affect the traffic mix between small individual vehicles and larger vehicles such as buses, and hence requirements for pavement loading, but there will still be the requirement to cater for both light and heavy vehicles.

Mobile communications is a key area for the future – whether cellular, short range (from roadside beacons and between vehicles) or satellite. The capabilities are developing all the time fuelled by customer demands for connectivity and for bandwidth. It’s still unclear if future generations of cellular systems will have the latencies and robustness for all vehicle control functions but they will certainly provide information and entertainment services. Ideally, vehicle occupants would like transparent access to the internet, e.g. through mobile Wi-Fi services, and at modest cost. So, a mixed communications environment for future roads with many options and technologies is likely to be required.

Road and traffic-related information is already important to drivers – both provided from the infrastructure on signs and, increasingly, though in-vehicle devices providing routing guidance, advice and strategic information (including about other modes). The trend of more in vehicle information may develop such that some roadside signage can be scaled down, rather as roadside telephones have been largely replaced by personal mobiles.

Then, there is the substantial and potentially disruptive issue of vehicle connectivity and automation and the impact that this will have on the traffic environment, both in smart cities and smart corridors. Connectivity and automation is widely expected to increase safety and throughput when fully introduced, but there will be many issues for road users and for road operators during the long transition period. Platooning of heavy trucks is likely to be trialled on UK roads over the next few years and, if successful and useful, could transform how many key link roads operate. The effect of many closely-spaced axels on the road pavement is an area for further study which may affect construction requirements. Ad-hoc platooning of individual vehicles (e.g. as a form of connected cruise control) could also be one of the ways in which more automated vehicles would make use of the road space. Perhaps lane markings will become more important in the near term to support automated vehicles but may, ultimately, not be required at all?

The important question for the infrastructure builders is what all these possible future technologies mean for planning today. We know, for example, that work on sensors is developing all the time and that road loops are increasingly being replaced by above ground detectors. Perhaps in years to come fixed video cameras will be replaced by flying drones able to communicate with motorists and potentially to intervene by physically blocking lanes, for example. This illustrates the different timescales between the basic physical road infrastructure and technology. Roads are built to the timescale of generations or centuries; vehicles to tens of years and the latest technology is developing even more rapidly. Clearly, we have to anticipate multiple generations of technology over a 20+ year period. The key piece of advice, therefore, to road planners is not to build in technology but to build in the capability to fit and refit technology over the lifetime of the road.

Dr Alan Stevens, Chairman, ITS (UK)


3 Introduction 6 ITS (UK) Interest Groups and Task Forces8 News14 Everything’s different, everything’s the same Neal Skelton’s valedictory column

Company profile43 Mott MacDonald

44 Directory of Members


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oneTRANSPORT, delivering smart mobility through an open and scalable data platform

24Compliance analysis on the M25 J23-27 Smart Motorway 26

Technology in Indian highways

Distributed/virtual operations management environment

Intelligent systems/increased automation

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Management of individual passenger journeys

Business intelligence

Optimisation

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Flow management

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Leading indicators Integrated Aligned across stakeholders

SCADA/BMS Simulation modelling Data integration Cloud Sans/Maas Big data IoT

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28Operations control in transport - where are you on the journey? 31

How will autonomous vehicles blur the lines of traffic control and ownership?

32How technology can inporove bus accessibility 33

Why Gen Y? Understanding millennial passengers

36The future of MaaS transportation 38

Doing more with less: a platform-based approach to deploying CCTV enforcement

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Automotive UserChair: Dr Cyriel Diels, Coventry University Hon. Secretary: Vacant The AUIG advises the ITS sector on the needs and abilities of road vehicle users in the design, development and deployment of ITS. This also utilises and promotes the skills and knowledge of the UK Human Factors community engaged in research, design and implementation of ITS.

CapabilitiesChair: Fraser Sommerville, Atkins Hon. Secretary: Vacant The CWG will undertake the following tasks:• Survey the challenges faced by ITS

(UK) Members with regard to ITS skills and staff development.

• Define what jobs / tasks / people make up the “ITS employment sector”

• Decide which are the most suitable routes of entry into working in the ITS field

• Survey the existing routes to formal qualifications and professional registration relevant to working in the ITS sector and if necessary make recommendations for changes to the awarding bodies

• Agree Best Practice for in-house staff development.

• Propose the role of ITS United Kingdom in this.

Connected VehiclesChair: Ian Patey, Mouchel Hon. Secretary: Phil Proctor, Highways EnglandCooperative Systems and Autonomous Vehicles are areas attracting huge interest. They potentially offer a new set of tools for traffic managers to improve capacity, safety and the environment, after current initiatives like ATM have delivered all they can. They also offer road users opportunities to use less fuel, have a more comfortable journey and avoid accidents. And last but not least, they allow the vehicle industry to add value to their products and achieve better vehicle performance. This is a very broad area - from guided vehicles to the simple sharing of information, such as a vehicle telling other vehicles and the road

operator that the temperature has fallen below zero, traction control is going mad, so watch out for black ice and get a gritter here.

CommunicationsChair: Nigel Wall, Shadow Creek Consulting (TAN) Hon. Secretary: Peter Vermaat, TRLThe CIG provides a route to inform Members about developments in transport-relatated telecommunications in the UK and overseas: this includes notifying members about external meetings and events; Standards activity where Members may need to respond; and regulatory changes. It also acts as a forum for discussion of topics of concern to Members including understanding best practice and identifification of strategic needs of ITS stakeholders concerning communication technologies. Where appropriate these concerns are channeled as appropriate into UK, European and international policy fora.

EnforcementChair: Trevor Ellis, Transport Telematics Hon. Secretary: Geoff Collins, VysionicsThe EIG works to identify the factors affecting compliance to traffic regulations and laws, including enforcement, and to identify the requirements of the Police, Local Authorities and other statutory bodies that may be helped by ITS technologies. It promotes awareness of ITS technologies available and needed to encourage compliance with, or enforce road traffic law or regulations, and seeks to correct misapprehensions and incorrect information in the public domain. It also identifies and seeks to address the potential legal and institutional barriers to implementation of ITS technologies. Finally, it works to ensure that any international standards in compliance and enforcement technology are appropriate and workable from a UK viewpoint.

FreightChair: Steven Norris Hon. Secretary: Geoff Clarke, AECOMThe objective of the FIG is to allow freight and logistics practitioners to

access leading edge developments in telematics so as to illustrate what is or may be on offer, and to allow ITS members the opportunity to learn of the challenges and problems currently facing the logistics and freight industry.

Inclusive MobilityChair: Gary McFarlane, Assist-Mi Hon. Secretary: Bryan Matthews, University of LeedsThe IMIG brings together ITS professionals, implementers, suppliers, researchers, and end users, including a wide range of disabled and older people and their representative bodies. It has been successful in attracting the regular participation of disabled members who provide valuable insights and advice into how ITS can best be used to assist with their travel requirements. The IMIG informs implementers and the user community of the latest developments in ITS, whilst implementers and the user community advise on the needs of disabled and older people in the design, development and deployment of ITS. External experts are invited to contribute to the IMIG as required.

Local Authority / UrbanChair: Steve George, SGTI Hon. Secretary: Gavin Jackman, telentThe LAUIG provides a forum for all ITS United Kingdom members with an interest in urban and local transport matters to meet, discuss their views and study the uses and benefits of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in the urban environment. The group includes those interested in transport matters within large and small urban centres and the links to their surrounding hinterland. The group expects to be of value to Local Authorities and those responsible for the operation of transport networks in urban environments, public transport operators, consultants offering services to these organisations, manufacturers and service providers selling into the urban environment, and also to universities studying the transportation needs of urban areas.

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ITS (UK) Interest Groups & Task ForcesMaritime ITS Interest GroupChair: VacantThis group works to identify the current passenger and freight logistics handling requirements of the ports, logistics companies and other bodies that may be helped by ITS technologies. It promotes awareness of available ITS technologies and how they may be used to enhance transfer of passengers and goods within and without ports and in the surrounding hinterland, including integration with the road and rail networks, and road and rail network management systems. It also seeks to identify and seek to address the potential legal and institutional barriers to implementation of ITS technologies, and works to ensure that any international standards in the use of ITS technology in a ports environment are appropriate and workable from a UK viewpoint, and compliment related existing UK and international standards. Finally, it highlights the use of new technology on board vessels and how this is likely to enhance the efficiency and environmental performance of the sector.

Public TransportChair: Gary Umpleby, Hogia Hon. Secretary: Daniel Hobbs, AECOMThe Public Transport Interest Group provides a focus for ITS (UK) members and others who are interested in the use of ITS in public transport: passenger information systems pre- and during trip, safety and security systems, fleet management, AVL, smartcards and other forms of ticketing, ticket retail systems, etc.

Road User ChargingChair: Keith Mortimer, Wyeval Consulting Hon. Secretary: John Walker, University of SouthamptonThe RUCIG is the UK’s expert group in RUC-related matters. It promotes best practice in the application of road user charging solutions that contribute to infrastructure improvement, congestion management and environmental benefits. This is achieved through regular meetings, group bulletins, debates and

consultations. Membership includes local authorities, industry suppliers, tolling operators, consultants and academics, and Government agencies. The group facilitates information exchange about the implementation of RUC, from the use of charging technologies to back office and central systems. It assists in assessing technology and systems standards requirements, including interoperability, and proactively supports contributions to international RUC standards developments that are relevant to and in the interest of RUC deployment in the UK. The RUCIG tracks developments in the UK and internationally, and disseminates relevant industry and market news for interested ITS (UK) members.

Security & ResilienceChair: Mark Beecroft, University of Aberdeen Hon. Secretary: Vacant The SyIG has two remits: firstly the security of ITS, including potential threats against such systems and methods of prevention, and secondly exploiting ITS to enhance the security of the national infrastructure, reduce the impact of major incidents such as natural disasters, reduce the impact of criminal activity, and secure the continued operation of services and infrastructure in the event of major security incidents.

Smart EnvironmentChair: Margaret Bell, Newcastle University Hon. Secretaries: Tim Gammons, Arup; Keith McCabe, KAM Futures; Ian Routledge, IRCThe SEIG provides a forum for all ITS United Kingdom members with an interest in effects of transport and environment related impacts on exposure, health and climate change. It enables them to share knowledge, discuss their views and investigate the feasibility of and resulting benefits from the application of ITS to manage the environment and deliver long term sustainability. The group includes those concerned with the measurement and modelling of the environment and climate change impact of travel choices and distribution of goods and establishing ways to deliver targets set by the Government. The group works to be of value to local

authorities, air quality managers, highway and traffic engineers, planners, transport operators, consultants offering services to these organisations, manufacturers and service providers developing and selling related products and services, and to universities and other research establishments.

Women in ITS Chair: Gemma Tredwell, CH2MHon. Secretary: Priscilla Nagashima Boyd, Siemens Plc.No bra-burning, no knitting. Rather, a group of female engineers and transport professionals seeking to promote the attractiveness of the industry to all, especially women who may be a little put off by the apparent male dominance of ITS. It makes sense to have something that focused in particular on the ITS field, but in addition the WITS works closely with other initiatives that work towards the same aims such as the Women in Transportation Seminar and Women in Science and Engineering. The WITS wishes to recognise the strengths and differences in the way in which the genders work in industry and also interact with ITS as end customers. With this in mind, its objectives are to inspire women in ITS, facilitate the professional development of women in ITS, improve women’s image of ITS, promote ITS as a career, and contribute knowledge and experience from a woman’s perspective to professional debate.

Young ProfessionalsChair: Mara Makoni, MouchelHon. Secretaries: Jonathan Clough, TfL and Martyn Minear, ArupThis Group provides a focus for the younger generation of ITS professionals. It holds regular events to inform and create networks, and shares relevant information. It has a particular interest in training, career development and qualifications in ITS. The YPIG enjoys a growing international participation which helps the UK participants build valuable networks for their future careers. The Group also provides advice and intelligence to the ITS (UK) leadership on recruitment, training and development issues.


Self driving vehicles were successfully tested in public for the first time on the pavements of Milton Keynes in October. Demonstrations in pedestrianised areas around the city’s train station and business district marked the conclusion of the Transport Systems Catapult’s LUTZ Pathfinder project, which has been developing autonomous pod technology over the past 18 months. In the future it is expected that pods like those trialled in Milton Keynes will be used for local transportation in urban areas. The vehicles are controlled by ‘Selenium’ autonomy software – developed by Oxford University’s Robotics Institute and integrated by Oxbotica. “This public demonstration represents a major milestone for autonomous vehicles in the UK and the culmination of an extensive project involving UK companies and experts,” said the Catapult’s LUTZ Pathfinder programme director Neil Fulton.

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Two innovative connected car technologies have been successfully demonstrated as part of the Government backed UK Autodrive project – which ultimately plans to trial self driving vehicles in Coventry and Milton Keynes. Project partners Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and Tata Motors

European Technical Centre successfully showcased these systems at the HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in October following collaborative trials. The first technology demonstrated uses vehicle to vehicle communication to warn drivers when another connected car up ahead has braked severely. This could help to lower the risk of rear end collisions in situations where the driver’s view is obscured. The second demonstration showed how connected cars can communicate with traffic signals to help the driver choose a speed of travel that will reduce the likelihood of meeting red lights. This ‘Green Light Optimal Speed Advisory’ system could help to improve the flow of traffic and reduce carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption. Consultant Arup’s UK Autodrive project director Tim Armitage said: “There has already been a lot of public focus on self driving vehicles, but connected car technology may be just as revolutionary. “The benefits of having cars that can communicate with each other and their surroundings could be very significant – from increased road safety to improved traffic flow, more efficient parking and better information for drivers.” Further UK Autodrive trials and demonstrations are scheduled to take place at HORIBA MIRA in the spring, before testing moves to closed off areas of Milton Keynes and Coventry in late 2017.

Researchers working on the Venturer driverless cars project in Bristol have completed a round of trials aimed at studying human responses to sharing control of a vehicle with an autonomous driving system. The project team tested drivers in a static simulator as well as in the Venturer driverless car (pictured) on private roads at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). Under controlled conditions at speeds of up to 20MPH, participating drivers were instructed to switch to driverless mode and later take back control of the car while the team measured their reactions. Data collected from these initial trials will be used to provide the groundwork for the next stage of testing on the project. Interaction between the human driver and the car – including the handover where control switches between the two – is seen as a vital component in taking autonomous vehicle technology to a stage where it can be introduced to public roads. Project leader Atkins’ consultancy director Tony Meehan commented: “The research is looking at how users interact with an as yet unknown piece of kit.”

UK Autodrive completes first technology demo

Self driving pods go public in Milton Keynes

Human reaction to autonomous driving tested


Extensive use of intelligent transport systems is proposed to help ensure the safe operation of a planned new road tunnel linking Manchester and Sheffield. Government launched its Trans-Pennine tunnel study last autumn and published an interim report over the summer, which sets out five shortlisted routes for the tunnel. This interim report says that appropriate intelligent transport

systems will monitor traffic conditions across the whole link to manage traffic flow, identify incidents and provide information for customers. “These will include (as a minimum) monitoring systems and variable message signs, but may also use floating vehicle detection (using real-time electronic fleet data to identify traffic flows) and wireless communications linked directly with the technology in motor vehicles,”

the report says. Incident detection systems are also likely to be deployed to identify stopped vehicles on the approaches to, and inside, the tunnel. In addition consideration will be given to monitoring hazardous loads on the tunnel approaches and in the tunnel. The report also notes that the tunnel’s ultimate design solution must take into account further advances in highways technology and the development of connected and autonomous vehicles. It is expected that the tunnel would almost halve journey times between the two cities. All five shortlisted routes join the M60 east of Manchester to the M1 north of Sheffield, with four options starting at the M67. In the final stage of the study, due for completion by the end of the year, the strategic and economic cases for each option will be assessed and cost estimates will be provided. Transport Minister John Hayes said the Trans-Pennine road tunnel “would be the most ambitious project since the construction of the first motorways 50 years ago”.

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Dynniq has been awarded a frame-work agreement that will see it sup-ply, maintain and install traffic signal equipment for five local authorities. Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough City Council, Luton Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council joined forces to produce a single ten-der in order to maximise productivity. The five connected authorities contain a combined total of 825 traffic signals at junctions and pedestrian crossings. “In having just one contrac-tor to deliver both the maintenance and installation service we have re-duced costs and improved efficiency,” said Cambridgeshire County Council signals & systems manager Richard Ling. “All of the five local authorities in the Framework are looking forward to working with Dynniq on this exciting new project.

In addition to maintenance works, Dynniq will also be required to supply and install new traffic signal systems for all council led projects to include the PTC-1 controllers and signal heads. The company has also won a five year contract to deliver a programme of renewals and upgrades across ex-isting traffic signal equipment in York. The Traffic Signals Asset Renewal (TSAR) programme, drawn up by the City of York Council, will involve instal-lation of new signals, LED upgrades, integration of new technologies, and ongoing maintenance. City of York Council transport sys-tems manager Darren Capes said: “As with many local authorities, we face the problem of maintaining ageing traffic signal equipment in a cost effective way. “The programme Dynniq is now delivering will see around 60 traffic

signal sites across the City completely rebuilt to latest standards and will increase reliability, allow the introduc-tion of new technologies and reduce maintenance costs over the coming years.”

Dynniq scoops traffic signal contracts

ITS to ensure safety in planned Trans-Pennine tunnel


Southampton City Council has taken delivery of a new mobile enforcement vehicle from Videalert in a move aimed at discouraging unlawful parking around the city. The vehicle features a roof mounted pan/tilt/zoom camera in addition to cameras that provide automatic number plate recognition and colour image capture for evidence collection. It will patrol the city targeting cars that stop illegally on ‘keep clear’ markings outside schools. This comes following complaints and concerns raised by parents and teachers that children are being put at risk by irresponsible parking. The vehicle will also be used to enforce against illegal parking at bus stops. “This new vehicle is easy and cost effective to deploy as it integrates with our existing Videalert enforcement infrastructure,” said Southampton City Council highway manager John Harvey. It will be used in conjunction with a hosted Digital Video Platform from the company that was previously installed for a project to introduce CCTV enforcement on key bus lanes

Swarco Traffic has launched a new generation of mobile variable message sign known as the Smart City Messenger. Designed for use in temporary traffic management applications – such as to signpost roadworks or events – the technology offers built in UTMC connectivity and gives authorities the same level of management and control as fixed installations. The signs can also be controlled from a Swarco Back Office system. They feature full colour capability to enable the complete range of graphical traffic signs to be displayed, with Swarco’s LED technology providing, the firm claims, excellent character uniformity and high levels of reliability. The company’s technical and sales director Carl Dyer added that a particular innovation is the use of a new fuel cell power back up. “The mobile signs have three power

options: battery only; solar powered; and solar powered with a fuel cell that delivers 100% autonomy and 365 days of operation. “This takes the flexibility and reliability of mobile signs to a new level, and overcomes one of the biggest headaches in deploying any mobile technology – the reliability of power supply.” Smart City Messenger is available in a range of sizes, is capable of displaying 4 x 15 characters of TSRGD/TR2516B-compliant text and is also Highways England type approved.

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Smart bus stop introduced in Manchester

Live travel information as well as free Wi-Fi and phone charging points are now available to passengers waiting at an ‘intelligent’ bus shelter which has gone on trial in central Manchester. The shelter, located close to Manchester Piccadilly rail station, is a

first for the UK and has been developed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) alongside JCDecaux and RATP. It has been installed for a £300,000 pilot scheme – entirely funded by the Department for Transport – which sees news, travel and city information

delivered via digital touchscreens. “This is a really exciting and unique scheme for Manchester as this pilot shelter is the first of its kind in the UK,” said TfGM Committee Chair Councillor Andrew Fender. “One of our key aims is to provide an improved public transport network that encourages more people to choose sustainable and more environmentally friendly ways to travel – especially in the city centre. “Research indicates that improved public transport environments – with technology built in – encourage more people to use them and that’s what we’re testing out here.” The shelter’s modular design means it can be adapted to fit other sites in the city and it may also be used to trial further services in the future. Feedback from the pilot will be used to inform next steps.

Innovative signs aid city traffic managementSouthampton

deploys mobile enforcement vehicle


Technology that allows passengers travelling on bus and tram services in Vienna to view the current availability of city bikes at upcoming stops has been rolled out across the Austrian capital. The system works using software that accesses bike sharing provider Citybike Wien’s server to find out how many bicycles are available to hire at the stops ahead. This information is then displayed in real time via a screen in the bus or tram, helping passengers to plan their onward journeys. The project is a joint initiative between public transport operator Wiener Linien, Citybike Wien and INFOSCREEN, the manufacturer of the screens. The system was trialled in August and fully introduced in September. Around 15,000 Citybikes are available in Vienna at 121 stations, however during peak times supply often runs out. Wiener Linien managing director Eduard Winter said: “The combination of different transport is becoming more popular.” He noted that Citybike availability is already viewable through Vienna’s mobile travel information service Qando. “With the display in buses and trams we can offer our passengers even further value,” he said.

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ITS diversity award presented in Melbourne

Efforts to encourage workforce diversity in the intelligent transport systems sector were celebrated the ITS World Congress in Melbourne where an award was made to Australian tolling company Transurban. This second annual ‘Award for Best Action for supporting Diversity in the ITS Workforce’ recognises the company’s commitment to diversification, from policy development to implementation in the workplace. ITS Australia – the host of the Melbourne Congress – worked in collaboration with ITS (UK) to support the award, which was first made to Mouchel in Bordeaux last year. “Not only is diversity in the workplace an

important issue, but ITS has an extremely diverse customer base, so embracing this equality is hugely important,” said ITS Australia chief executive officer Susan Harris. Commenting on the award, Transurban’s group general manager for technology Lisa Tobin said: “We set out to create diversity in our workplace by establishing policies around things such as annual gender pay reviews and fair and equitable parental leave policies – all of which have turned from being paper based ideas into real actions. “It is because of the passion and determination from those within the business that we have been able to implement these policies and proudly accept this award.”

Thales selected for Alps rail tunnel signalling contract

Electrical systems specialist Thales has won a €57M (c. £50M) contract to provide train signalling technology for a new rail tunnel beneath the Alps. The 15.4km Ceneri Base Tunnel between Bellinzona and Lugano in Switzerland will form the final section of a transalpine rail corridor that aims to reduce journey times across the mountain range. AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd has awarded Thales the signalling contract for the new tunnel following completion of the nearby Gotthard Base Tunnel – the longest and deepest railway tunnel ever

constructed – earlier this year. Together the Ceneri and Gotthard Tunnels will provide a continuous flat route between Zurich and Milan. The new link will cut travel times between the two cities to under three hours. Thales is to supply its state of the art ETCS Level 2 train control technology for the Ceneri tunnel and will have overall responsibility for project management and integration of train command and control systems. The technology is expected to allow more than 300 trains per day to pass through the tunnel at speeds of up to 250 km/h when it opens in 2020.

Public transport displays Vienna bike availability

The opening ceremony for the 57km Gotthard Base Tunnel took place in June

L-R Louise Anderson and Beth Liley, Transurban and Susan Harris, CEO ITS Australia


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Partnership to develop gateless ticketing solution

Cubic Transportation Systems will lead a working collaboration to develop a ‘gateless’ rail ticketing solution that could double passenger throughput at stations, it has been announced. The firm’s ‘FasTrak Gateless Gateline’ proposal was submitted to the Railway Standards and Safety Board’s (RSSB) Future Ticketing Detection competition last year and won Government funding for prototype development. Working with a team of industry and academic partners, Cubic’s Innovation Centre in London is now working to create a concept demonstrator of the solution which would eliminate the physical barrier of the ticket gate at rail stations.

FasTrak uses a variety of advanced ticket detection technologies that can be integrated into a single gateless system. The solution is expected to seamlessly detect passenger tickets, allowing them to walk normally through fare gates without compromising train operators’ revenue protection. The system will ensure revenues are collected through an enhanced and secure technology platform, providing a simple means of identifying and apprehending fare evaders. Partners on the project are Go Ahead Group, Mövement Strategies, Maynard Group and Bristol Robotics Laboratory.

“Based on our heritage of building and maintaining the hardware, systems and infrastructure for revenue collection, Cubic recognised the need to embrace a wide range of new technologies – some proven, some emerging – that together will transform the traveller experience,” said Cubic Transportation Systems Europe executive vice president and managing director Roger Crow. RSSB innovation programme director Neil Webster added: “Improving customer experience is a key challenge in the Rail Technical Strategy. Advanced ticket detection technologies have a major part to play in how stations are run in the future.”

Northern Ireland is set to invest £45M in delivering a modernised public transport ticketing system, Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard revealed in September.

The nation’s Translink Future Ticketing system aims to transform travel in Northern Ireland and is expected to lead to an increase in the number of people using public transport. “A high quality public transport infrastructure is fundamental to encouraging people to use our buses and trains,” said Chris Hazzard (pictured right). “This programme will deliver a modern, efficient and convenient ticketing system that will benefit passengers and lead to greater efficiencies. It will improve the passenger experience,” he added. The programme will see a range of improvement measures to 2021, including the planned introduction an ‘ePurse’ smart card – similar to London’s Oyster – in Autumn 2020 for use on bus, train and Belfast Rapid

Transit services. The Minister also announced that intelligent transportation solutions provider Parkeon has been awarded the contract to design and deliver the new ticketing system. Translink Group chief executive Chris Conway said: “We are looking forward to working closely with Parkeon to introduce modern ticketing technologies that will create easier, integrated ticketing options offering customers more choice and convenience. “Exciting enhancements will include the acceptance of contactless payment cards on bus, e-purse payments like the London style ‘Oyster Card’, ticket vending machines, gated rail stations and an online app for customers to manage their accounts and top up their smartcards.”

Smart ticketing plans set out in Northern Ireland


Siemens renamed its UK Traffic Solutions business ‘Intelligent Traffic Systems’ (ITS) in October. The company says the name change better reflects its focus on ‘intelligence’ within its traffic management activities, products and systems, and aligns the UK business with global operations. “With the emergence of connected car and autonomous vehicle technologies and a growing number of ITS research projects underway across the UK, it is an exciting time for ITS and road infrastructure providers, app developers, vehicle manufacturers and research institutions,” said Siemens’ general manager for ITS Tom MacMorran. “We believe system intelligence and data is fundamental to integrated transport and see our updated name as more reflective of global industry developments and our overall position in the market.”

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Driving the development of smart cities through improved population movement analysis is the aim of a new strategic agreement between intelligent mobility specialist INRIX and demand patterns expert Citi Logik. The agreement will see anonymised mobile network data from Citi Logik combined with INRIX’s extensive network of GPS data and advanced analytics tools to generate population movement insights. These insights will benefit transport agencies, local governments, city planners and enterprises – such as retailers – by providing information

about travel habits and real time population density. They may also enable the accurate modelling of current and future population trends that will underpin the planning of smart cities according to INRIX. “Many existing city infrastructures are under strain, designed at times when populations were far smaller,” said the firm’s chief revenue officer Rafay Khan. He added that by 2030 there will be 8.5 billion people in the world, with over 60% living in urban areas. “Our work with Citi Logik will help transport agencies and local governments in

the UK to find new ways of extending and re-engineering cities to cope with a fast growing population and the challenges faced from urbanisation.” Citi Logik managing director Stephen Leece said: “The value of mobile data cannot be understated and enhancing network data with GPS offers the opportunity to provide greater levels of understanding of movement by foot, by vehicle and on trains.” “Working with INRIX will provide a step change in capability and a one stop shop for movement analytics in the UK.”

Madrid based technology specialist SICE has been awarded a four year contract to maintain its own tolling system on the Humber Bridge in East Yorkshire. The firm designed and implemented a new hybrid tolling system for the 2220m long bridge which went live at the end of last year. This involves a combination of manual/electronic toll collection lanes and free flow toll lanes, meaning vehicles fitted with TAG devices are now able to move through the toll without

reducing speed. SICE also developed a new back office Toll Operation System and Billing Invoice System for the bridge. The firm’s new maintenance contract was awarded by the Humber Bridge Board and runs to 31 July 2020. During the first year maintenance of the system hardware and software applications, networks and servers will be implemented on site. During the remaining three years the firm will provide remote servicing of the software applications.

Siemens reveals traffic business rebrand

SICE to maintain Humber Bridge tolling system

Data specialists support smart city developments


Everything’s different

I have been involved in Intelligent Transport Systems since 2000, initially as a Police Advisor to the Home Office’s Police Scientific Development Branch and since 2006 as Head of Professional Services for ITS (UK). What

has changed in the last ten years? From my perspective - everything has changed - and - in the same breath – nothing has changed at all!

We have witnessed the inexorable rise of Uber which has transformed the use of public transport with the advent of low-cost, on-demand personalised transport systems. The public have rapidly adopted it whilst ‘black cab’ taxi drivers have reacted to the threat with mass demonstrations and developing a competing mobile phone App ‘Hailo’ – a British technology platform that matches taxi drivers and passengers. Founded in London in 2011, the ‘Hailo’ taxi service is available, as of 2013, in 16 cities and has enabled more than 3 million rides for passengers from over 30,000 registered taxi drivers. The consequence of this is that the more traditional forms of public transport have been left floundering in their wake. ‘Google’ has entered the intelligent transport market with the self-drive ’Google Car’; again this has captures the public’s imagination – and if one example of ITS is known to the public - then this is it! Why has ‘Google’ taken this approach – it is certainly to enhance their brand and not for the greater benefit of transport.

All very exciting but where does this leave ITS in the UK? The rapid increase in the use of broadband and the phenomenal increase in download speeds, ranging through 2G, 3G to 4g - with 5G ‘on the horizon’, has transformed the capabilities of ITS systems. What could only be dreamt of a decade ago are now a reality. High-speed ‘24/7’ ‘connectivity’ is regarded as the essential ‘norm’ and any loss of connection is considered as a fundamental deprivation of personal and organisational critical infrastructure. Current developments on autonomous driving and connected vehicles would not be possible without reliable, high-speed internet; synonymous with accelerated broadband speeds has been the introduction of ‘Smartphones’ which have revolutionised mobile communications. The challenge is where will the next developments take us?

‘On-line’ ticketing – such as TfL’s Oyster card, first introduced in 2003 and gradually phased in thereafter as became universally accepted, resulting in excess of 60

million Oyster cards being issued by 2015. More than 85% of all public transport journeys in London use the Oyster card. This scheme has been such a success that other LAs have replicated the scheme; begging the question – when will this be a nationwide system?

Integrated transport, including international travel, is a reality which, supplemented by ‘real-time’ information systems, is making public travel options much more preferable. The systems allow travellers to become ’informed passengers’. If not, why not? Whose fault is it if they aren’t? The travellers or the systems? Have the systems been effectively promoted or advertised? Many of these, and other, questions are left unanswered

The value and importance of ITS has been recognised by the Automotive Council whose then Chair, Richard Parry-Jones, adopted it as the fourth ‘leg’ of the business strategy. ITS (UK) was heavily involved with those developments and, in conjunction with innovITS, the government-funded Centre of Excellence, helped create the template for the Transport Systems Catapult and the Transport Technology Forum. ITS (UK) was a founding member of innovITS, assisted with its interim Chairmanship and was integral to the creation of what is now called HORIBA MIRA’s ‘City Circuit’ – a world-class intelligent mobility testing facility that was officially opened in June 2011 by the then Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Rt. Hon. Vince Cable MP. There is considerable interest in alternative methods of moving people and goods and more and as ‘Mobility as a Service’ (MaaS) becomes a ‘day-to-day’ infrastructure what will be the ‘knock-on’ effect to vehicle ownership? It is on the decline so - have we reached ‘peak car’? If so, where does industry take the next steps as it is a major part of the UK’s economy and the taxation revenues (that are currently challenged by the use of ELV / hybrid / low taxation bands) are low. Where and how will road infrastructure be maintained and built if the funds aren’t there? Roads investment demands substantial investment but, in lieu of roads taxation, where does the money come from to build and then manage the finite network? ‘Smart Motorways’ and ‘All Lane Running’ schemes are not without its challenges but are providing a way to maximise the use of the road networks. But how can their use be regulated? Road User Charging, an eternally unpopular option as far as the public is concerned, is one means whereby congestion on a finite network can be addressed whilst bringing in the necessary money. The London ‘Congestion Charging Zone’ has been a proven success but Road User Charging is still seen as a ‘tax too far’ for the general public!

HS2 is a contentious issue for the UK however ITS systems

This is the last issue that Neal Skelton, ITS (UK)’s Head of Professional Services, will be writing for. Here he looks back at 10 years of experience in ITS, and looks forward to the future.

Neal Skelton, Head of Professional Services, ITS (UK)


will be available avoid the value of reduced journey times being undermined by assisting with the ‘first mile’ and ‘last mile’ journeys to and from the termini which might not necessarily located in the most advantageous locations.The recent referendum has resulted in the UK due to leave the European Union. The implications of ‘Brexit’ are yet to be determined however there is considerable scope and opportunity for the UK to capitalise on its UK’s world-leading intelligent mobility innovations and solutions, such as Urban Traffic Management Control. However, we shouldn’t be complacent as much has stagnated through lack of change. All too often the UK’s ‘track record’ is one where the pace of development has not kept up with technological changes, political variations and international competition. Implementation is often too slow and my repeated mantra over the years has been that ITS is akin to ‘Cinderella’ - perpetually waiting to ‘go to the ball’ whilst the ‘Ugly Sisters’ have already left in their OEM carriages (fully equipped with proprietary systems!) Different development cycles and speeds often leave us ‘floundering in the wake’ of competitors. As an example the development cycle for OEMs is fifteen years whereas mobile telephony providers are more like fifteen months. The UK needs to embrace this high-speed cycle and seize whatever opportunities are available.

Where are the challenges? Local Authorities are subject to on-going austerity measures which, linked with reduced skills, resources, expertise and experience, meaning that many are getting left behind the technological surge. However, new technologies continue to be introduced and are (and will) impinging on Local Authorities’ geographical and organisational areas. How are they coping with this? A recent DfT study has shown, quite frankly, that many aren’t!!

How can ITS (UK) help? It is a strong, resilient and highly respected organisation that has withstood the national and global recession – so we are doing something right!! Constantly on the update with a strong ethos and business-related strategy echoed through a revised Interest Fora Meeting Structure to ensure ITS (UK) has even greater relevance than before. What have we achieved during the last decade? – an impressive catalogue of forward-thinking contemporary developments – e.g. Maritime, Smart Environment, Connected Vehicles Interest Groups and an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Working Group. Three examples of note include ITS (UK)’s ‘Women in ITS’ Interest Group which has championed women’s interests in intelligent mobility; this has rapidly expanded into a world-wide network thereby emphasising that ITS isn’t the sole preserve of men! The second is ITS (UK)’s vanguard role in inclusive mobility which, through its Inclusive Mobility Interest Group, has promoted technologies for all regardless

of physical or mental disabilities or social exclusion. The third is the Young Professionals Interest Group which has created the forum for newly qualified graduates who have joined the ITS industry; this provides invaluable cross-cutting opportunities to consolidate their career paths. All of the preceding activities are supported by an impressive array of international ‘MoU’ agreements and a status and position with the Parliamentary Transport Select Committee.

What about a ten year ‘crystal ball gazing’ exercise? It is likely that MaaS will be more developed; autonomous vehicles will be more accepted but not yet widespread: integrated transport will creak and groan towards improved interaction – with significant inter-modal gaps still in place. Skills and expertise in ITS will continue to decline unless there is a significant industrial and academic ‘push’ to increase the numbers of industrial representations. eCall will be ubiquitous – which linked with ‘infotainment’ which will increase the public’s demand for ‘more of the same’. However, I have a persistent query that says if drivers are so keen to relinquish control why not opt to travel by bus or train instead? For me that is the secret behind the future success of MaaS! In addition, I wonder if autonomy is a ‘solution looking for a problem’ and how and where will the professional driving community be re-employed? How does autonomy resolve congestion? Or does it merely add to it with additional unattended vehicles ‘circling’ looking for ‘somewhere to land’?

Furthermore, the ‘brave new world’ of ITS systems should also come with a ‘health warning’ as intrusion into personal data or organisations’ infrastructure is on the increase through the proliferation of ‘cyber-attacks’. Consequently, effective safety and security ‘firewalls’ need to be in place to address a world where terrorism, criminality and/or malicious intent is always on the ‘look-out’ for ‘soft’ targets. Transport is the ‘softest feather-bed’ of them all therefore stringent measures need to be in place to mitigate against complacency and oversight – otherwise the consequences can be dire. The ‘crashing’ of a ‘smartphone’ is an annoyance – doing the same to a vehicle could be catastrophic!! Privacy of data should be a big issue – currently people readily ‘give it away’ in exchange for more return however there will be a ‘kick-back’ over an, as yet, unknown, challenge – probably through a severe cyber-security breach(es). Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the world-wide-web, has talked about a Digital Bill of Rights. His intervention is interesting as he, above all people, should know the reasons why we should have an on-line ‘Magna Carta’!

Intelligent Transport Systems will still be here – but as Spock says in ‘Star Trek’- “Yes, Jim – but not as we know it!” ◆

Everything’s the same


Founded and introduced to the ITS sector by the Transport Research Laboratory [TRL] in the 1980’s, MOVA boasts

advanced capability, and is able to cater for the control of a full range of traffic conditions through its sophisticated algorithm that works hand in hand with vehicle detection technology.

Its main USP lies in its intelligent ability to switch operation when a junction becomes too congested – utilising the data from vehicle detection technology on traffic approach to maximise capacity. This advanced use of data and change in operation can be replicated across a wide range of installations.

Combining forcesUltimately, the capability of MOVA is reliant on its analysis of traffic

demands on approach to the given junction – at which point it optimises signal timings in order to minimise overall delay. Therefore, ensuring the detection technology is configured and working optimally, is essential to how effective MOVA can be in improving the efficiency of traffic flow. In recent months, AGD Systems has been trialling its ‘318’ radar detector with in-built AGD Technology at a number of MOVA sites across the UK. AGD’s radar allows reliable and precise input of occupancy data for both ‘In’ and ‘X’ detection points up to 150m from the stop line. AGD’s ‘318’ offers advanced vehicle detection that through trials has been proven to provide accurate, critical range data for supporting the MOVA algorithm and increasing traffic flow.

Accurate and Cost-effectiveAdditional benefits of the deployment of AGD Technology at MOVA installations include: quick and easy setup from a drag and drop touch screen compatible Graphical User Interface [GUI]; capital cost savings over other detection technology and their associated infrastructure; and vast maintenance savings. Compared to conventional inductive loop detection, AGD Technology offers a real non-intrusive and cost-effective solution that eliminates the need to cut into the road surface and subsequently creating potential pockets at risk to wear from traffic and the weather. By using radar installers benefit from not requiring expensive ducting activity away from the stop line to the ‘In’ and ‘X’ detection points. An activity that has traditionally prevented some sites benefiting from MOVA. Stephen Nyasha Parirenyatwa, Transportation Engineer for Atkins

Deployed on over 3000 sites across the UK, ‘Microprocessor Optimised Vehicle Actuation’ [MOVA], has provided a well-established strategy for traffic control at isolated junctions and small networks for nearly 30 years.

Greg Baker, Commercial Manager, AGD Systems Ltd

MOVA installation with 318 at Collingbourne Ducis

Move OVA Loops

Radar and MOVA

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Global, has recently designed several MOVA schemes using AGD’s 318, and confirmed: “MOVA has been replacing the traditional Vehicle Actuated control system for a number of years, offering an effective solution for responding to prevailing traffic conditions, reducing traffic delays and increasing capacity at congested junctions, and adapting effectively to high traffic flow sites that can vary

according to time of day or season.” “In using radar detection with MOVA I believe we will be able to eliminate the cost and time constraints imposed by embedded loops, whilst providing highly accurate, critical event data that will aid improved traffic flow and efficiency through the MOVA algorithm.” Dan Preece, Executive Engineer at

Integrated Traffic Services Limited, has created several successful schemes using AGD’s 318, and on discussing the benefits of using RADAR detection for MOVA, he said: “It is an exciting time in the industry as new technology is coming through fast, not least of which is the AGD 318 radar. The Dual output version of this radar is going to make a big difference to the amount of schemes that are able to be converted to MOVA operation, particularly in the urban/semi urban

environment where traditionally cost, services

and available ducting

has made the upgrade prohibitively expensive or simply not practical.” “A product like the 318 can grow alongside MOVA development, potentially offering much more than on/off gate output which will enhance MOVA’s ability to act intelligently to the behaviour, type and level of demand from all types of vehicles.” Greg Baker, Commercial Manager at AGD Systems, added: “We are very happy with the feedback from the industry on the ‘318’ with radar in support of these recent MOVA deployments. We are very grateful to be able to work with such forward thinking customers” “The ‘318’ with AGD Technology is not what customers would identify with traditional radar, and as such is not subject to associated constraints. It uses innovative radar methods and home grown technology developed and patented by AGD through our worldwide work in the enforcement sector”. ◆

For further information please contact [email protected] www.agd-systems.co.uk

318 MOV at Collingbourne Ducis

Critical MOVA inputs at 40 & 80m

The intuitive 318 setup tool - ‘fashion loops with your finger’

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Smart (or Intelligent) mobility aims to use technology and multi-sourced data to support the efficient and

seamless movement of people and goods through integrated, multimodal, user-focused, efficient and sustainable transport systems[1].

Smart Mobility can be characterised by being User Centric which requires the understanding and realisation of the mobility needs of people and businesses; Mode Independent where the focus is on the delivery of seamless and efficient end-to-end journeys that require an integrated

transport system; Intelligent in the sense that it exploits transport and non-transport data and advances in technology to achieve its objectives; Commercially Viable where it enables the development of new business models and ecosystems.

The availability of transport data from multiple sources (open data, closed data, crowd-sourced data) across different modes and geographic boundaries is of paramount importance to the realisation of Smart Mobility. However, access to such data is currently hindered by:

• Lack of common standards and interfaces for data access

• Vendor lock-in on ITS technology reducing the ability for data to be opened up or shared between different parties

• Cost of opening and maintaining data feeds which is a challenge for Local Authorities with limited budgets

To address these challenges, the oneTRANSPORT initiative:

(1) builds on recent technological advances in the field of IoT, along

Smart Mobility has the potential to address many of today’s transport challenges such as increasing demand and congestion, sub-optimal resources/infrastructure utilisation and the need to reduce the transport environmental impact. The oneTRANSPORT initiative aims to realize the smart mobility vision by addressing the technical and financial challenges of sharing and use of transport data through the development of an Internet of Things (IoT) open and standardized data platform and marketplace.

oneTRANSPORT delivering smart mobility through an open and scalable data platform


Figure 1: Advantages of the oneTRANSPORT platform: (a) Status quo (b) oneTRANSPORT implementation

Dr. Khalid Nur Senior Engineer | Smart Mobility & ITSArup

with the developments of the oneM2M standard[2], to deliver an open, standardised, cloud-based transport data platform and marketplace; and

(2) develops innovative business models for the industry and Local Authorities that lead to a financially sustainable ecosystem.

oneM2M is a service enablement layer standard that provides a set of service capabilities to enable manageable data sharing for new services and application development from multiple parties. oneM2M is agnostic to the underlying connectivity and supports standards-based or proprietary ITS technology.

The oneTRANSPORT platform introduces a new layer of functionality based on the oneM2M standard as depicted in Figure 1. Figure 1a depicts the current scenario with distinct data streams feeding specific applications leading to sub-optimal utilisation of resources and fragmented interfaces, hindering the realization of the smart mobility vision. Figure 1b shows how oneTRANSPORT enables the attainment of the benefits of data integrations in addition to the support of a multi-modal and integrated transport system. The oneTRANSPORT platform:

(1) uses international-standardized technology (i.e. not just UK or Europe) – to open up the global market and avoid proprietary systems;

(2) supports existing infrastructures, in order to operate across diverse legacy systems;

(3) employs an open, standardized, interface for new transport sensors – to ensure future proofing and encourage interface

standardization among suppliers of transport sensors and systems;

(4) encourages solutions that facilitate new, open, competitive markets in an economically attractive manner to Local Authorities.

The project started as a feasibility study in January 2014 in response to the Innovate UK ‘Integrated Transport’ initiative. The successful demonstration of the technological feasibility and potential benefits of oneTRANSPORT has led to a further award of an in-field trial fund from Innovate UK and the expansion of the project consortium to eleven partners reflecting the full technology and commercial value chain. The partners cover:

• Software and platform providers represented by InterDigital Europe which provides the oneM2M platform

• Data providers represented by Highways England and four Local Authorities (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Hertfordshire County Councils)

• Sensor technologies and Analytics providers represented by Clearview Intelligence, Traak, Worldsensing and Imperial College London

• Transport expertise and market intelligence provided by Arup

The in-field trial started in November 2015 and will last for two years with the following main activities:

(1) oneTRANSPORT platform implementation;

(2) Data integration from Legacy ITS and IoT devices;

(3) Validation of the platform; and (4) Business modelling and

exploitation.

The platform is currently live with over 200 datasets being integrated from the four Local Authorities project partners as well as data from traffic and parking sensors from Clearview Intelligence and Worldsensing.

A number of use cases have been defined to demonstrate the capabilities of oneTRANSPORT and evaluate its impact in providing services in a real world context, including the management of major events, and Park & Ride facilities.

One of these use cases is the Silverstone race circuit which hosts the Formula 1 British Grand Prix and MotoGP events, both causing significant disruption to the local and national transport networks. This disruption affects a range of user groups, in particular the circa 100,000 attending these events and other travelers and local residents in the area. Furthermore, Silverstone spans the boundary of Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire with event traffic impacting on Oxfordshire and Hertfordshire further south. This means data sharing between Local Authorities is essential to successfully understanding, predicting and managing event traffic. The close proximity of Silverstone to the national strategic road network means that Highways England also has a keen interest. The aim of this use case is to demonstrate the ability of the oneTRANSPORT platform to:

1) integrate data from different sources;

2) support existent systems and multi-vendor sensors;

3) support applications spanning across geographic boundaries;

(a) (b)

[1] Automotive Council UK, “Intelligent Mobility A National Need?”. Downloaded from: http://www.automotivecouncil.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ITS_Report_15_11_11.pdf

[2] http://www.onem2m.org/about-onem2m/why-onem2m 〉〉


4) integrate disparate traffic systems onto a common platform that provides a conduit to data and services.

Data collected from different sources during these Silverstone 2016 events have been successfully integrated into the oneTRANSPORT platform. This includes live roadworks, Variable Message Signs and Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras data from the surrounding strategic network and local roads. Furthermore, IoT data has been integrated into the platform from complementary Bluetooth traffic sensors installed in known hot spots and strategic junctions around the region as well as data from parking sensors. The integration of these datasets has demonstrated the ability of the oneTRANSPORT platform to harness data from multiple sources overcoming proprietary and non-proprietary product integration and enabling the development of value-added services.

A dashboard has been developed (Figure 2) to provide a consolidated live data source for event organisers and project partners, allowing the organisers to actively manage the transport and parking needs and impacts of the major event in question in real time. It also includes functionality to playback historic data to inform traffic management solutions for future events.

The data collected in 2016 will provide a baseline for assessing the impact of a oneTRANSPORT enabled ‘app’ which will be developed with the potential to cover a wide range of information needs for Silverstone 2017 events including:

• Live traffic and congestion monitoring, to enable greater accuracy in journey time planning.

• Live updates on parking availability, to reduce unnecessary circulation of traffic.

• Information on the various modal options available for visitors to the site and associated cost.

The project will facilitate the development of a number of oneTRANSPORT enabled smartphone applications by running a series of Hackathon events during 2016 and 2017.

Having demonstrated the ability of the platform to integrate multi-sourced transport data from the four Local Authorities within the project consortium, the next target for the platform is to reach national coverage. In the expansion of the oneTRANSPORT vision, a rich open marketplace for data assets spanning different sectors (e.g. transport, automotive, energy, health) is anticipated.

For more information and updates, please visit the project website: http://onetransport.uk.net/

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Figure 2: Silverstone Traffic dashboard


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Compliance analysison the M25 J23-27 Smart Motorway

Nnamdi Osuji, Atkins

Smart motorways is a technology-driven approach to tackle congestion and increase capacity, while maintaining a

high level of safety for road users – all without the expense and adverse environmental impact of road widening.

The M25 between junction 23 and 27 was the first smart motorway all lane running (SM-ALR) scheme to be implemented. It was opened in two stages, with J23-25 opening in May 2014 and J25-27 opening in November 2014. This scheme is part of the key strategic orbital route around London which forms the hub of the English motorway network; it is also a commuter route for local traffic. It is within the counties of Hertfordshire, Essex and the Greater London Authority and located in the northern segment of the M25.

The scheme is a controlled four-lane carriageway with no hard shoulder. It is supported by technology in the form of Motorway Incident Detection and Automatic Signalling (MIDAS) traffic detection and traffic control. It has Emergency Refuge Areas (ERAs) for emergency use only. The signs and signals can be controlled by operators in regional control centres (RCCs) and by automatic algorithms for Congestion Management (CM) and Queue Protection (QP).

CCTV is used to monitor traffic conditions and incidents, with road vehicle detectors to measure the flow and speed of traffic. Overhead signs communicate with road users,

enabling the management of traffic at busy times and during incidents by setting variable mandatory speed limits (VMSLs). VMSLs can also be used to close lanes during an incident or for maintenance.

All these mean that compliance with the signals is a key factor to the realisation of the true benefits of smart motorways.

Among other analyses undertaken, Atkins investigated vehicle driver behaviour in compliance with the VMSLs.

To determine the level of compliance, Individual Vehicle Record (IVR) that contains speed, time and vehicle length information on each vehicle individually travelling past a detector site was used. IVR gives a more accurate representation of compliance compared to the more readily available Traffic Count Data (TCD). TCD only provides information on minutely averages of all vehicles, which is skewed for this purpose as it loses information on the fastest vehicles.

IVR is only available by recording the data locally at the MIDAS outstation, so the monitoring sites had to be specifically selected beforehand.For this analysis, six detector sites were used for the evaluation (three on each carriageway) in order to understand driver behaviour in the following different scenarios:

• at a roadside VMSL speed signal;• at an overhead gantry signal with

enforcement; and

• away from VMSL signals, but within the VMSL area (i.e. between two signals)

The aim of the analysis was to provide an understanding of how drivers choose to respond to the VMSLs. For this reason, periods of time where drivers experienced congestion (i.e. when they could only travel as fast as the vehicle in front) were identified and eliminated from the datasets.

The resulting datasets were assessed against both the displayed speed limits and the guidance for enforcement as recommended by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). These are shown in the the table below:

Speed Limit (mph)

ACPO Recommended Enforcement

Speed

40 46

50 57

60 68

70 79

The compliance evaluation used data from the compiled months of November 2014, January 2015 and March 2015.

The results of the speed compliance evaluation are shown in the Overall Compliance Trend chart on the next page. The solid lines represent compliance with the displayed speed limit, while the dashed lines represent compliance with the ACPO guidance

Highways England commissioned Atkins to monitor and evaluate the impact of the M25 J23-27 smart motorway all lane running (SM-ALR) scheme, and this article presents an overview of how the compliance results have been achieved.

Table 1: Speed at which Enforcement is Recommended by ACPO


for enforcement limits. Compliance was only evaluated against the speed limits as given in the table.

Based on the operation of smart motorways, the speed limits lower than 70 mph are displayed leading up to either an incident or an area of congestion. Data for these speed limits were only analysed for the extents and periods where drivers were still able to choose their travel speed, as described previously.

From the Overall Compliance Trend

chart, the compliance across all three sites is the lowest with a 40 mph VMSL, having levels around 10%; it then rises steadily, achieving its highest compliance rates of between 50-90% when the speed limit is 70 mph.

The scenario where drivers travelled between two VMSLs has a level of compliance that is consistently lower than the other two scenarios. This evidence suggests that there could be perceived enforcement at roadside MS4s given its higher level

of compliance. At the enforcement gantry site, 95% of drivers travel at less than 79 mph – the speed at which ACPO recommends enforcement.

The analysis thus far has provided insight into an element of driver behaviour: it highlights the tendency for drivers to comply less with the lower speed limits (40 to 60 mph) when they feel the motorway can accommodate higher speeds. It also brings to light a developing trend between driver compliance and the type of VMSL infrastructure in use. ◆

M25 J23-27 Smart Motorway Scheme - Photo: Highways England

Figure : Overall Compliance Trend


Indian highwaysTechnology in

The south Asian country of India is the second most populated country with the highest population density

in the world. The country observes rapid expansion of road network to meet its increasing vehicle population especially to connect different urban regions as well as within its cities which at present consist of 30% of the overall population and projected to be 75% by 2030. India has its highways in two major categories; 1, 63,898 kms of State highways and 92,851 kms of National Highways. The state highways are laid and maintained by the respective state government and connect the most important areas within the state whereas the national highways are constructed and maintained by the Government of India and connect significant areas between two or more states in the country.

At present none of these major highways have any sort of recent technology associated with them.

Non digital Variable Message Signs (VMS) are a common sight along these highways however the digital ones are rarely in use. There is no automated system to collect real time traffic data over these highways that could be used to manage jams or any unexpected situations. Let alone the technology applications, basic elements such as maintenance and the use of effective construction techniques are given least importance. This poor outlook has resulted in a very high number of road accidents over these highways which are a serious matter of concern for the government of India.

The new government in power since May 2014 has initiated large number of projects for the development of the nation. The most crucial ones being the ‘Smart Cities mission’ and the ‘Make in India initiative’ that involves the use of information technology (IT) as well as the ability to produce and manufacture within the country in different fields and the

most prominent being transportation. These new missions have given rise to the utilization of Indian and international expertise in transport. The private sector has immerged to be a key player in the development of highways infrastructure under these missions. The next five years would see an investment through Public Private Partnership (PPP) of USD 31 billion for national highways and an additional 5000kms of highways would be constructed till the end of 2016.

In September 2014, the Indian National Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL) inked a pact with major private banks Axis BankBSE and ICIC bank and two others for their services related to electronic toll collection system (ETC). The agreement has been made in provision of Central Clearing House and sale of FASTag for ETC at toll plazas along national highways. The system would work with a unique RFID FASTag affxed on the wind

Mayank Balakrishnan,Transport Consultant, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (India)

Photo: egov.eletsonline.com


shield of the vehicle and will be read by the readers fitted in the dedicated ETC lanes of plazas and the toll will be deducted automatically. A similar project in the state of Gujarat, observed the use of fully operational Radio frequency based ETC on its state highways connecting Ahmedabad and Vadodara marking the country’s first fully accessed controlled expressway. Out of the total 59 lanes at 6 tollgates, 28 lanes have been equipped with RFID based ETC system. Along with using RFID technology, the Indian government has also initiated to operate ETC using solar panels. More projects have been and would be implemented using these technologies in various other highways across the country. With India having an extremely

talented space research team in the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have readily accepted to use space technology and unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor and manage national highways and road assets. The acceptance was confirmed with the NHAI signing an MOU with ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre and the North East Centre for Technology Application and Research for use of spatial technology. Satellite data and geospatial technology will be used in providing inputs in highways and infrastructure for preparation of detailed reports with respect to new alignment, upgrade, road widening and monitoring of various road segments under the Road Asset Management System.

Galvanised sheets barriers which are a common element alongside highways in the developed world are now given strong priority by the Indian Government and has been considered a compulsion alongside national highways. In another initiative, the NHAI has collaborated with the country’s top technical institute IIT kharagpur to develop a technology for maintenance free highways in the country. The technology would involve optimization of concrete design which would promote faster and quality construction at a cheaper cost, consuming lesser natural resources and promoting green highways in the country.

To sum it up, the Indian highways are still far from being smart and technology based as seen in the developed world. However, the growth of this country economically is very steady and healthy, the fastest growing country in the world. With the right kind of investments and with the government’s positive approach towards development, India’s dreams and goals of having intelligent highways very much achievable in the near future. It’s only a matter of time now to see how many of these initiatives could be turned reality considering the country having the world’s most complex democratic and political system. ◆ Photo: Mitsubishi

Gurgaon Expressway Toll Plaza. Photo: Chandan/Creative Commons


Operations control in transport

Whilst operators in some transport modes have developed their thinking about the role and

application of control centres in their operating models, they can still learn lessons from best practice across the sector. There are many common challenges in dealing with multiple stakeholders and networks which are complex and susceptible to external events, such as weather, and so there are real opportunities to learn from each other.

Shared learning can help ensure large-scale investments in facilities and technology deliver the full benefits. It will also provide a way to understand how to consolidate and integrate control centres effectively and use rapid advances in data collection, processing technologies and information communications systems to support this integration.

The pressures on transport operators are considerable but if they are prepared to think differently then there are a growing number of options that will ensure their operational control solutions can meet the challenges ahead.

Intelligent management is central to effective transport operations Transport systems have become victims of their own success, and we are seeing significant growth in rail, air and road demand. The current challenge arises from managing that growth when there is a mismatch between the rate of development

of the large and often politically sensitive infrastructure like additional runway capacity that is required to handle it.

The current issue is that transport operators end up running facilities nearer to capacity and at higher utilisations than ever before. As, by their very nature, transport systems are complex and chaotic, dealing with this extra pressure is particularly difficult.

The control centre has traditionally provided the operations manager with data as they attempt to balance safety, security, cost and passenger satisfaction every minute of every operational day. Yet, given these new demands, it is clear that the current approaches to control centres are no longer fit for purpose in the 21st century and that too much investment in this area is failing to deliver the returns it should.

A new approach to control centres should start by looking at ways to deal with cooperative and interlinked but fragmented networks where the success of one actor is strongly influenced by the actions of another Inevitably, multiple stakeholders will each have their own perspectives of what good looks like but the success of the overall system depends on them all aligning their actions. That means all those involved need to recognise that there will be circumstances where they need to balance their own individual needs with the action required to ensure

the success of the whole system.A further challenge arises from the way the performance of transport services and their infrastructure are impacted by many strong and uncontrollable external influences, such as the weather, accidents and equipment failures. But lean operations which maximise utilisation are key to many operators within the transport sector. So any excess capacity in terms of physical or human resources which might have provided contingency when things go wrong has long since been trimmed back.

At the same time, the stakes have got higher as passenger experience and perception is strongly influenced by the way an operator manages disruption and how resilient their provision is when things go wrong. Any failures now have much more potential to cause reputational damage as connected passengers have the means to share instant feedback and their complaints will be widely read and will inform the opinions of others.

There are, however, ways to manage disruption better by making use of greater volumes of shared operational data and more technological integration between the multiple stakeholders involved in running a transport network. This information should provide new opportunities for smarter decision making, although there is also a risk of operators becoming overwhelmed by the sheer volume of data.

Chris Knatt, PA Consulting

Where are you on the journey?

In today’s busy transport systems, operators are finding it increasingly difficult to handle growing volumes of traffic and manage conflicting stakeholder demands effectively and efficiently. The control centre should be at the heart of meeting those demands, but its role now needs to be re-evaluated and redefined for the 21st century. It is time to think beyond the four walls of their traditional control centres and look to new technology and new ways of working to meet the complex challenges ahead.

Chris is an expert in helping organisations transform their control capability. He has over 25 years’ experience, primarily helping airports maximise the use of their existing capacity


Operators must take learning from others across transport modesSome operators and sectors are responding to these challenges and have made progress in developing the role of their control centres over the last 10 – 20 years. We have observed significant developments in aviation, for example, where airport collaborative decision making is being implemented widely and potential successors, such as the Airport Operations Centre (APOC) concept are core to the Single European Sky air traffic management research (SESAR) programme. But overall the benefits have been inconsistent and progress has been made in erratic steps rather than as part of a planned strategy. So, while understanding that no single mode will have all the answers, there is now a great opportunity for shared learning across the different modes.

Based on good practice from across a number of sectors (including transport), PA has developed the maturity map set out in Figure 1. This illustrates the journey some of the most advanced players have taken or are currently on and provides an easy way for organisations to understand where they should be going to improve their control centre operations. We have also identified three key themes in the work of those who run the most effective control centres.

Theme 1: Asset controllers to flow managers The role of control centres has traditionally been seen as managing a specific aspect of the operator’s assets and resources. For example, traffic light control was one of the original functions of city road management centres. As a result, this approach has tended to be inward looking. They have also had a strong

focus on the physical condition of the asset, placing a heavy reliance on building management systems and SCADA to provide operational feedback.

However, taking a broader perspective can bring real benefits. In the UK, Network Rail has taken this wider view in its National Operating Strategy. It plans to create eleven Rail Operating Centres (ROCs) that are not just big signalling boxes to manage the assets but which combine signalling with electrical control and traffic control.

In Sweden, the world’s first digital air traffic services were launched during April 2015 and allow remote control of Örnsköldsvik airport from 100 km away in Sundsvall. This solution, developed by Saab and LFV with support from PA is now transforming aviation services and bringing clear benefits to operators, passengers and wider society.

Those that think of their operations in their broadest sense and focus on enabling a flow of passengers rather than dividing operations and maintenance management achieve the greatest success.

Theme 2: Reactive to proactive managementIn successful operations, the role of a monitoring centre with operators looking at banks of CCTV images in the hope or expectation that they would observe something of interest has evolved to be far more directed and intelligence-led.So in aviation, the APOC concept relies on the Airport Operations Plan. This is a common, optimised and dynamic, rolling operating plan which is shared with other stakeholders to give a common situational view across the airport.

This plan is updated from the strategic to the tactical level as more accurate inputs become available, allowing proactive management of activity.

There is a need for close alignment between the operational plan developed before the day of operation and real time monitoring and dynamic re-planning on the day. Too often, operations managers are tempted to put the plan to one side at the first sign of some operational deviation. Yet, when it is done well, the operation should always run to plan, even if it is Plan 〉〉

Distributed/virtual operations management environment

Intelligent systems/increased automation

Integrated, centralised control room

Initial (chaotic) Repeatable De�ned and measured Managed Self optimising

Transformational

Transactional

Reactive

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Proactive Mobile/remotemanagement

Digitisation

Customisation/personalisation of information

Management of individual passenger journeys

Business intelligence

Optimisation

Operational decision support

Flow management

Co location / joint working

Common situational awareness

Commonly recognised information picture (CRIP)

Isolated stand alone

Close proximity to workforceIn�astructure asset control

Stakeholder engagement:

Measurement KPIs:

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Leading indicators Integrated Aligned across stakeholders

SCADA/BMS Simulation modelling Data integration Cloud Sans/Maas Big data IoT

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PA Maturity map for operational management and control in transport


B that is eventually followed rather than Plan A.

Theme 3: Centralisation and joint workingOperational planning is not a new concept but different actors within the transport system still continue to manage to different plans using different situational views. This means their reaction to disruption may use different and inconsistent procedures that are based on their own expert knowledge rather than validated decision support systems.

The ROC in rail and the APOC in airports recognise the need for co-ordination across parties and consolidation of distributed control locations and so put controllers under the same roof, and enable them to use one common technology platform.

There are clear benefits from this consolidation of facilities and technology, including significant improvements in the operator environment, ergonomics and technology that all mean they can deliver the same for less. For example, there are benefits from having fewer staff in a central location supported by greater automation, or from securing lower costs of ownership by using modern technology rather than legacy.

The next step on from this integration is to align processes and operational procedures and measures of success. In this way, it is possible to develop an approach where benefits are shared so that all stakeholders are incentivised to operate for the common good of the whole system rather than being driven by their individual priorities.

The greatest benefits from effective control will only be delivered if

all the key building blocks are addressed. Too often the focus is on just one (and that is typically technology).

Managing a world of future opportunitiesThese actions are only the start. Rapid advances in data collection and processing technologies and information communications systems are offering great new opportunities to improve control centre operations further.

Better tools with integrated data and more processing power will enable greater optimisation, provide more opportunities for dynamic re-planning and improved operational decision support.

However, some of these changes may significantly disrupt existing control centre concepts. Some of the new approaches are being developed by the UK’s Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) initiative which PA supports.

This provides a technology and innovation centre for Intelligent Mobility, which is working to support the development of future transport systems. For example, one of the innovative firms working with the TSC, Zipabout, envisages a world where sentiment mapping (live mapping of positive or negative tweets, linked to the bus or train service they originate from) can be used as a means of diagnosing operational issues and patterns. As a consequence, the fundamental operational dials and gauges that transport operators monitor may soon be measuring performance in a very different way.

Other advanced technology operational control scenarios could include flow monitoring centres in transport systems where units

of freight or cargo are moved by autonomous vehicles.

Some of these solutions are already well advanced. In March 2016, Rolls Royce unveiled its vision of the land-based control centres that they believe will remotely monitor and control the unmanned ships of the future.

In this concept, a small crew of people monitor and control the operation of a fleet of vessels across the world using interactive smart screens, voice recognition systems, holograms and surveillance drones to monitor what is happening both on board and around the ship.

These kinds of advances in technology will potentially be available in the very near future, and it is essential that operators continue to develop and evolve their capability to maximise their efficiency and effectiveness.

All this means operators need to focus now on creating 21st century operational control solutions where:

• Multiple stakeholders work to a common plan that evolves from strategic, to pre-tactical to tactical and all stakeholders share a common situational view

• Decision support facilitates a common response across all stakeholders ensuring the best outcome consistently

• Technology systems and facilities are an enabling tool for common situational awareness and advanced remote communications (but not an end in themselves)

It is only by redefining their approach to operations control that operators will be able to manage the growing demands on transport networks successfully. ◆

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Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) are often in the spotlight, which is no surprise bearing in mind numbers from Gartner[1] that forecast 250 million vehicles worldwide being connected by 2020 or Ernest & Young LLP’s[2] prediction that fully commercial autonomous vehicles will be available after 2035.

The numbers behind the rise of CAVs are creating a new field for investment. This level of interest comes

with challenges for existing market players - for example, the automotive industry will have to work with tech giants entering their industry, whilst insurers and transport providers must define a strategy to ensure services follow technology advancements. All this excitement is also resulting in strong backing from governments, with an increasing number of funded R&D projects globally.

The concept of connected vehicles sharing information with traffic systems is compelling to cities as messages exchanged with CAVs can influence driver behaviour, improve congestion and provide information for decision-making. Some CAVs today (e.g. Google self-driving car) do not need connectivity to road infrastructure, which facilitates rollout as network changes are not needed for these vehicles to be roadworthy. This means autonomous (yet not connected) vehicles can still provide benefits – however, not a communication channel with them could result in a loss of traffic network control where CAV systems will be making their own decisions without any traffic management possibility of influence.

When it comes to connecting vehicles to traffic management, a

question often emerges: should cities adopt infrastructure (using Direct Short Range Communications, DSRC) or should they wait until mobile networks (using Long-Term Evolution, LTE) are able to support this?

DSRC for Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communications is based on the IEEE 802.11p standard, with two different protocols available: WAVE (Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment) for the U.S. and ETSI TC-ITS (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) for Europe. The U.S. have been investing heavily in V2I technologies, with the US Department of Transportation issuing planning a mandate by the end of 2016[3] for all vehicle manufacturers to support DSRC in new vehicles.

The latest version of LTE supports 4G cellular communications. Whilst research has highlighted limitations of using 4G with V2I, LTE as is could still be suitable in non-safety related use cases[4], although it is unclear whether LTE networks will be reliable in congested areas and under certain operator roaming conditions. It is expected that the development of 5G could well address these concerns - the timeline from the 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership[5] (5G-PPP) estimates that 5G will be available commercially from 2020.

In addition, DSRC and LTE technologies have another major difference: the ownership model. With DSRC, it is expected that cities will procure and own infrastructure, whereas LTE access is owned by mobile network providers and rented by cities. Both models have their advantages in CAPEX and OPEX terms, but the ownership is clear when infrastructure is put in place (i.e. belongs to the authority paying for it) rather than when a service is paid for as terms and conditions can vary.

Whilst there are many items that need to be addressed before fully autonomous vehicles can reach roads, one thing is certain: there will be a cost incurred in deploying and maintain both solutions, whether that means kit on the roadside or payment for an on-going cellular service. In essence, choosing whether to go the DSRC or LTE path very much depends on what ownership model an authority seeks and when a system is to be deployed, i.e. now with DSRC infrastructure or beyond 2020 with mobile communications (assuming that these will be fully commercialised and suitable by then). ◆

Will autonomous

vehicles

the lines of traffic control and ownership?

[1] http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2970017[2] http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/EY-whos-in-the-driving-seat/$FILE/

EY-whos-in-the-driving-seat.pdf[3] http://www.its.dot.gov/cv_basics/cv_basics_20qs.htm[4] http://www.electronics-eetimes.com/design-center/

why-80211p-beats-lte-and-5g-v2x/page/0/10[5] https://5g-ppp.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/5G-Vision-Brochure-v1.pdf

Priscilla Boyd, Product Manager, Siemens plc


1 Next-stop audio & visual announcements For people with visual or hearing difficulties, as well as for parents with young children who may be distracted— and therefore need an audio prompt so they know which stops they need to get off at.

2 Visual display units Passengers able to access real-time bus information, including route or travel disruptions.

3 Wi-Fi With 90% of us set to own a smartphone by 2017, passengers increasingly rely on free Wi-Fi

in order to access their journey planning apps and mobile websites, which help them get from A to B.

4 Next-stop smartphone appsUsing their smartphones, Passengers can also download and use Apps, which will track their bus along its route using real-time data, and provide a notification to the user for which stop they need.

5 “Bus checker” Apps These smartphone Apps enable passengers waiting at a bus stop to check space availability on approaching buses.

6 Mobile Ticketing Passengers can use a Mobile Ticketing App to conveniently buy tickets quickly, wherever they are, as and when needed, enabling them to board the bus quickly and safely.

7 “Next Bus” Apps These smartphone Apps track approaching buses and tell passengers which services they are for and when the bus will arrive at their stop. ◆

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bus accessibilityHow technology can improve

Darren TurpinTrapeze Group

When looking to provide high quality bus services, the needs of all passengers have to be taken into account: wheelchair users, older people, people with visual or hearing disabilities, mothers and fathers with small prams and young children, as well as many others. Of course, some bus design features, such as low, flat flooring, wide doors and corridors, reserved areas, and prioritised seating, already play a crucial role here. But increasingly, these features can be complimented by utilising and promoting a number of modern technology solutions…


How technology can improve

Why Gen ?Understanding Millennial passengers

Exploring how Millennials travel in 2016

UK transport industry professionals are increasingly interested by one crucial demographic cohort:

Millennials; individuals born anywhere between the early 1980s and 2000[1]. These individuals, also known as Generation Y,[2] are commonly stereotyped as a demanding, overly optimistic, self-obsessed and tech-savvy generation.[3]

Estimates for the number of Millennials in the UK vary, though a 2007 report by Dublin-based Research and Markets estimated almost 10 million, representing about 16% of the total population and almost 20% of the adult population.[4]

Clearly it is crucial to understand the behavioural traits of this demographic, because by studying their traits, characteristics and preferences, we can start to learn the trends and patterns that tell us how they like to travel and the impact they have on the public transport industry.

Transport industry professionals will naturally be keen to discover the preferred mode of transportation among Millennials, as finding out whether Gen Y are leaning toward public transport or the private car is clearly of paramount importance.

In the US, we have already seen that public transport is winning the battle with the private car;[5] but is there a similar pattern here in the UK? Let’s find out.

How Generation Y get from A to BIn good news for the public transport industry, evidence shows a decline in the number of Millennials driving private cars. A report by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology notes fewer young people are driving; meaning “car miles per person will gradually fall off as ‘generation Y’ reach middle age and replace the current generation of highly car-dependent users.”[6]

Increasingly it appears that Millennials are the most willing demographic to take alternative modes of transportation. However, while it would be tempting to reason this trend is caused by a conscious desire to make ‘greener’ transport and lifestyle choices, there is little evidence to that effect. Instead, it appears this trend is caused by a number of influential external factors.

Influencing factorsResidenceMillennials are increasingly moving away from rural towns and villages in favour of urban areas, with London overwhelmingly the destination of choice, as this CityLab article notes: “A full third of all British 20-somethings [who relocated] made their way to London (by comparison, Manchester and Birmingham drew in 3% each among the same group)”.[7]

The Office of National Statistics offers the following graph to illustrate this point. Therefore, attraction to city life partly explains the decline of car use for this

cohort, simply because alternative transport options are less costly (taking into account insurance, fuel, congestion charges and vehicle taxes), and avoid experiences such as sitting in traffic jams or searching for parking spaces.

EconomicsThe traditional argument is that higher income enables people to accommodate the costs associated with driving and owning a car. Therefore, with Millennials earning less than their parents’ generations (baby boomers), they are less able to purchase a car. A detailed study by research firm TNS noted this supports this view: “rising costs appear likely to depress demand to buy cars among city dwellers of all ages, with Generation Y particularly under pressure.”[8]

In the UK, the various economic hardships facing “generation rent” are well publicised, while a recent study found young people were “unlikely to attain wealth of parents’ generation”, as the economic gap between older members of the population and younger people grows increasingly unequal.[9],[10],[11]

Economic necessity therefore appears to be pushing Millennials towards public transport, as well as modes such as walking and cycling. As the TNS study noted: “On increasingly crowded roads (especially in urban areas) consumers are finding it harder to justify car journeys, when cheaper,

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healthier and more sustainable options like public transport, walking and cycling are seen as becoming more convenient.”

Lifestyle and ValuesDespite stereotypes to the contrary, research increasingly suggests that young people are not as materialistic as previous generations – with one crucial exception: their smartphones and mobile devices like laptops and tablets.

Indeed, younger generations value smartphones more than private cars.[12] So what does this mean for the public transport sector? We may well see “the future of transport [based on] ‘mobility as service”, according to one detailed Guardian article.[13] This means passengers will “increasingly use their smartphones to check ultra-detailed travel news” and book their journeys via online booking portals or apps.[14]

In fact, as we posited in one of our blogs, it seems likely that our transport networks “will increasingly function through the mass movement of information, rather than vehicles”.[15]

But how do Millennials feel about taking public transport? We found an answer to that too…

Zipcar’s annual “Millennial Survey” suggests Millennials have different

lifestyles from previous generations,[16] with 45% having made a conscious effort to reduce how much they drive in favour of other modes of transportation.

It is also interesting to note that Millennials’ transport habits and preferences are having a positive impact; numerous studies show that commuting by public transport makes you happy, while other studies suggest Generation Y – despite the low income, high debt and negative stereotypes – is in fact one of the happiest generations.[17],[18]

Is this a coincidence? Perhaps not. As Jason Torrance, policy director at sustainable transport group Sustrans, says: “We’re at a stage now in history where people, especially young people, want to have the choice whether to drive or not to drive […] the appetite is there for alternatives to the car.”

What does this mean for transport?With some 10 million Millennials in the UK it is tempting to conclude that there are 10 million reasons for city planners and transport industry professionals to pay close heed to the travel and transport preferences, traits and trends of this tech-savvy generation. Indeed, paying close attention can help inform business and operating strategies, as we

attempt to predict what the future holds for Gen Y, and how to act in order to retain their ridership – and even strive to increase it.

As we have seen, the value placed by Millennials on their smartphones and digital devices will likely require the transport industry to provide high quality technology that can be used – and can attract – Gen Y passengers. This may take the form of on-bus Wi-Fi or passenger information relayed via mobile applications.

As the Economist Intelligence Unit noted in a detailed study on passenger transformation: “Transportation is a sector straining to keep pace with rapid population growth and shifting mobility patterns […] by linking mobile devices to [public] transportation, you can create a much smarter transport system that works…from the bottom up, enabling users to get more effective transport where they need it and save money, too.”[19]

Other technology, such as real-time tracking and information and mobile ticketing will also be vital in retaining Millennial passengers.

As was noted during a recent debate on technology and sustainable urban transport: “Too often we lead with the technology or data and look for problems to solve. Where [technology]

Migration to and from London by age, 2009-2012

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baby-boomers-a-guide-to-the-generations.html[3]. CHAMORRO-PREMUZIC, T., “Are millennials as bad as we think?” Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2014/

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commons-committees/transport/POST-briefing-on-peak-car.pdf[7] FLORIDA, R., “Expensive London is still the UK’s top destination for young people” CityLab http://www.citylab.com/work/2014/02/expensive-london-still-

uks-top-destination-young-people/8287/ [8] ELLEN, B., “Generation Rent: Ignored, insecure – and on the rise” Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/02/generation-rent-

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wealth-inequality-between-young-and-old-generations-reaches-record-high/ 2011[12]. RAYNER, A., “The end of motoring” Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/sep/25/end-of-motoring[13]. MOSS, S., “End of the car age: how cities are outgrowing the automobile” http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/28/end-of-the-car-age-how-

cities-outgrew-the-automobile[14]. EVERSON, P. “Mobile Passenger Information: Apps or Mobile Web?” Trapeze UK http://www.trapezegroup.co.uk/article/apps-vs-responsive-mobile-websites[15]. “What happened to our world of tomorrow?” Trapeze UK http://www.trapezegroup.co.uk/blog/article/what-happened-to-our-world-of-tomorrow 2015[16]. “Millennial is a state of mind – Zipcar 2015 Millennial Survey Results” Zipcar http://www.slideshare.net/Zipcar_PR/zipcar2015-millennialmind-slideshare[17]. JOHNSTON, I., “Taking public transport instead of driving to work makes people happier, study suggests” Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/

life-style/health-and-families/health-news/taking-public-transport-instead-of-driving-to-work-makes-people-happier-study-suggests-9732535.html[18]. SANGHANI, R., “Whisper it – ‘selfish’ millennials are actually the happiest generation” Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-

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business/2014/dec/05/sustainable-transport-urban-technology-debate-city-clean

works best is [when] cities are spending time understanding the anthropology of communities and then formulating responses” to the characteristics and trends displayed by different groups of people.[20]

In other words, understanding exactly what Gen Y passengers want will be key to informing decisions when it comes to investing in the right technology.

5 billion bus and coach journeys are made in the UK each year. Does the key to maintaining these numbers and continuing to increase ridership lie within the travel patterns of Millennials? We certainly think so; what do you think? ◆


Imaginea seamless journey, planned in advance via smart phone app which arranges taxis, train tickets, bus routes and more – adapting

the itinerary as you go based on real time information about delays. All you would have to do is tell your MaaS service provider where you want to go and what time you need to be there and the rest would be taken care of, using whichever transport methods best suit your circumstances.

MaaS could revolutionise how we choose to travel, giving public transport the same level of convenience normally associated with cars, and has the potential to address many of the pain points in the journeys we make, such as congestion, delay and uncertainty. Intriguingly it may also signal the end of vehicle ownership, as access to a car becomes just another part of your service package.

MaaS also gives our policy makers an opportunity to improve how they provide transport, so it works better for all. This is because MaaS can support policy planners to manage demand and supply at a system level rather than looking at modes of transport in isolation. For example, imagine being able to re-route drivers not just away from a traffic accident, but onto other means of transport, reducing the burden on the road network during unforeseen events.

We have already seen the success of Uber and other ‘app’ based transport services emerging. We know the sharing economy is here to stay. Meanwhile transport providers are already providing real time data to customers and supporting online ticketing services. MaaS will take this one stop further, breaking down the barriers between transport modes

and badging it as a one stop service for customers.

The potential market for MaaS is estimated at many billions of pounds and we are already seeing car manufactures and public transport organisations invest hundreds of millions into this exciting new area. The potential for new revenue streams and cost efficiency savings makes the MaaS marketplace an area of focus for investors.

Such a significant change means that existing transport providers may face disruption to their established business models. Operators may find themselves moving away from a business to consumer model, to focus on supplying transport capacity directly to MaaS providers who then service their customers.

Of course, predicting the future for MaaS in our world of rapidly developing technology and business model innovation is difficult. There are many uncertainties that lie ahead for those businesses who want to profit from MaaS, and those policy makers who want to embrace its potential. Research into how value is redistributed within the MaaS ecosystem will need to continue.

However, we are already seeing new MaaS offerings being made available to consumers in forward thinking cities like San Francisco and countries like Finland. Systems like the Oyster card in London are also early examples of services which form the building blocks of MaaS.

There are also several key trends which are combining to support demand for MaaS. Consumers are increasing expecting their experiences to be delivered as a ‘service’ and are looking to get more value as a result - just think of the

MaaS transportation The future of

If asked to visualise the future of transport, you might first be tempted to imagine flying cars, Hyper-loop trains or autonomous vehicles. However, the truth is, it will be the way we better use of current transport, rather than any new types of vehicle, which will transform how we get from A to B in the near future.

This emerging approach to how we move people and goods is known as “Mobility as a Service” (MaaS). MaaS uses a digital interface to source and manage the provision of transport services to meet the mobility requirements of a customer.


popularity of entertainment services like Netflix and apply this ‘on-demand’ system to travel.

Secondly, the opening up of transport databases is adding significant value to travellers through various applications. The Internet of Things is accelerating this process, helping to generate data which will enable opportunities to innovate and refine MaaS offerings.

Finally, we are already seeing societal trends that point towards the aforementioned reduction in car ownership. Young people are increasingly deciding not to own cars and are more open to new models of service - including the ability to share your car with others. Coupled with the fact that cars are on average parked for 90% of the time unused, you can begin to see how MaaS could provide better value to these demographics than that offered by the vehicle ownership model.

Exploring the Opportunities for Mobility as a Service in the UKThe TSC report ‘Exploring the Opportunity for Mobility as a Service in the UK’, seeks to set out what MaaS is, how it can help us travel, and what the future could look like once it becomes mainstream.

The report identifies four stakeholder groups: the customer, the MaaS provider, the data provider and the transport operator. Taken together, the stakeholders form a value chain that will form the delivery of MaaS.

There are examples of businesses securing positions position across the stakeholder groups and also examples of businesses focussing on a narrower set of capabilities. Helping organisations finding their place in the MaaS ecosystem will be a vital activity for business strategists in the next few years.

Whatever the final picture looks like,

MaaS is likely to unlock a number of benefits. According to the report, MaaS offers the potential to break some of the challenging societal dimensions that generate peak travel demand and congestion at specific times of the day. Ultimately this will lead to more sustainable travel patterns.

Travellers may also see a reduction in travel costs as well as a reduction in travel “pain-points” such as finding parking, overcrowding and delays due to congestion. Meanwhile, policy makers will be able to make more efficient use of transport management tools and resources.

Transport policy will have an important role to play and the report sets out a number of areas where policies and regulation can help shape MaaS. The licensing of MaaS providers, social inclusion policy and employee rights will all be key to forming a sustainable system which maximises the potential benefits. ◆

Simon White, Transport Systems Catapult


The latest generation of digital enforcement platforms provide an effective solution, one that is being deployed

by an increasing number of councils across the UK. They include the London Borough of Barnet which has recently completed the deployment of a Videalert solution to deliver unattended enforcement of moving traffic contraventions throughout the borough. The contract was awarded to OpenView Security Systems, a nationwide solution integrator and provider of CCTV systems after conducting a detailed study of all available solutions, completing a

comprehensive tender procurement process and assessing a fully functioning Videalert system which is delivering the required results for the London Borough of Redbridge.

Moving Traffic ContraventionsThe Videalert platform is now operational at 26 locations where it is enforcing a variety of moving traffic contraventions including box junctions, banned turns and restricted access. The installation started during the first quarter of 2016 after ensuring that all road markings and signs at each site were fully compliant. These locations were

identified by the council during traffic surveys as having high levels of contraventions or causing congestion issues that were impacting on journey times.

Effective and reliable unattended enforcement in high traffic volume environments is being achieved as the Videalert platform combines ANPR with video analytics. This provides an additional layer of intelligence to track moving objects and accurately capture only those vehicles actually committing an offence, something that cannot be achieved using traditional ANPR-only systems.

Doing more with less

In the current financial climate, councils are looking at how to reduce budgets whilst maintaining a high level of services. At the same time they are facing increased legislation aimed at making roads safer, improving traffic flows and reducing air pollution. To do this cost effectively, a new approach is needed to extend the functionality of existing infrastructures and eliminate the need for costly single-point enforcement solutions.

a platform-based approach to deploying CCTV enforcement

Tim Daniels, Sales & Marketing Director, Videalert Limited

Bristol City Council Control Room


During the first four weeks of enforcement, warning notices were issued instead of PCNs to allow drivers to make adjustments to their normal behaviour.

School SafetyCameras have also been installed outside 20 schools in response to regular complaints from local residents, parents and the schools themselves about the parking problems during drop-off and pick-up times and the corresponding impact on the safety of children. This is a growing national problem as, according to the insurance industry, more than 1,000 children a month are being injured on local roads around British schools despite the use of yellow keep clears to improve visibility.

Using a single PTZ camera at each location, video evidence including the number plates of vehicles that actually commit an offence by being stationary in a defined ‘watch area’ and exceed the ’watch time’ is automatically captured without any manual intervention. Video evidence packs are automatically generated and transmitted to the council for review before any PCNs are processed or generated.

Further deployments are planned for both schools and moving traffic contraventions. It is expected that the network will grow to more than 100 camera locations making this the largest deployment of unattended civil traffic enforcement cameras in the UK.

Platform SavingsVidealert’s unattended enforcement platform delivers higher levels of productivity at a lower cost than can be achieved by manually operated systems. In fact, councils using the system have already reported up

to a six fold increase in the number of valid offence captures compared to their legacy attended systems. As well as improving compliance levels, councils have been able to substantially reduce staffing costs by eliminating the need for operators to monitor each camera location to identify contraventions and construct evidence packs. To illustrate the scale of potential savings, one London borough has more than sixty operators performing this function.

Using digital CCTV cameras outside schools also provides a more financially viable way of achieving higher levels of driver compliance whilst demonstrating that steps are being taken to reduce the high levels of accidents. This approach is more cost effective than using mobile enforcement vehicles, equipped with automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, which can only be deployed in one place at one time and are expensive in terms of initial capital and operating costs including manpower resources. It is also more effective than recruiting teams of on-street civil enforcement officers (CEOs) to be stationed outside schools during drop off and pick up times.

Costs are further minimised by combining the same infrastructure wherever possible. For example, Videalert’s re-deployable WAN units can support multiple cameras and

enforcement activities negating the need to have a “processor on a pole” for every activity.

We are now seeing councils using the same platform to enforce moving traffic contraventions to self-fund school safety programmes. This is an interesting development as the compliance curves vary greatly between moving traffic enforcement and school safety and this combined approach provides councils with a more balanced and positive public perception of the use of CCTV enforcement. It also enables councils to promote a serious commitment to increasing the safety of children outside the school gates and counter media claims that the cameras are only deployed to generate income.

Multipoint CapabilitiesThe digital video platform approach also delivers high levels of future-proofing as it supports multiple civil traffic enforcement, traffic management, Police ANPR and improved community safety applications simultaneously using the same infrastructure without the need for investment in standalone point product solutions.

This capability is being successfully exploited by Bristol City Council which has formed an innovative partnership with Avon and Somerset Police (ASP) and the Safer Bristol Partnership (SBP) to provide additional funding for 〉〉

The London Borough of Barnet has pro-actively campaigned to improve school safety.


a fixed site ANPR network that enables data to be shared between all stakeholders.

The Videalert system was selected as it seamlessly integrates with existing CCTV infrastructure and the city-wide B-Net, a fibre optic network used for running traffic signals and other traffic management applications. This network is used to transmit video feeds from the installed cameras to a centrally located image processing and data management platform that handles both analogue and digital cameras as required.

The ANPR cameras are strategically located based on traffic flows, crime hotspots and access to the fibre network to minimise installation costs. Over 700,000 vehicle registration mark (VRM) reads are generated each day providing:

• real-time data to Urban Traffic Management Control (UTMC) database

• near real-time aggregate data to UTMC

• real-time police ANPR data to BOFII• CSV data to SCOOT/Paramics traffic

modelling systems• CSV data to car park operators• online data access and review

Real-time VRM data is delivered directly to Bristol’s central UTMC system, speeding up the detection and reaction to incidents and changing traffic conditions. The data also provides essential “intelligence” to optimise the design of transport schemes and model the impact that business or retail developments might have on future congestion levels. Environmental benefits are achieved through the design of better road infrastructures that improve traffic flows and enable motorists to better plan their journeys to reduce congestion and pollution. The Travel West website also receives real-time mapping updates on congestion hotspots, enabling drivers to avoid unnecessary delays to their journeys.

Data SharingANPR data is simultaneously shared with ASP which monitors all camera locations around the clock. The platform provides fast links to the Police National Computer (PNC) and intelligence systems, enabling a maximum 2 second response to be achieved from a subject vehicle passing a camera to a read/hit back to the police database at the local level. This has improved response capability by enabling crime investigations and offender targeting to be more

accurate, calculated and immediate.

The system enables the delivery of a more pro-active policing service to reduce crime and provides increased intelligence to make Bristol a safer place to live and work. ASP and Safer Bristol now have a highly developed business relationship with shared common goals and daily briefings which regularly lead to positive tactical outcomes. The advanced analytical capability also increases police effectiveness by enabling intelligence to be shared with 14 other forces in major cities across England.

The Bristol ANPR network demonstrates how ‘joined up’ thinking can deliver an improved service at lower cost as well as enabling projects to be scaled up to deliver more effective results for all stakeholders. The network has subsequently been extended to the North West of the city and an outer ring of ANPR cameras has also been installed on key routes into the city. The system now supports over 140 cameras with further expansion planned. ◆

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Directory of membersMember Contact Details A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

3M United Kingdom Ben RooneyT: 01344 858642

E: [email protected]: www.3m.com/uk l l l l l l l l l l

AECOM Lee StreetT: 07900910563Daniel HobbsT: 07712527494

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AGD Systems Ltd Ian HindT: 01452 854212

E: [email protected]: www.agd-systems.com l l l l l

Amey Jon GunnerT: 07802 861848

E: [email protected]: www.amey.co.uk

Ankerbold Consulting -part of TAN

John MilesT: 07711 161734

E: [email protected]: www.ankerbold.co.uk l l

Ann Frye Ltd -part of TAN

Name: Ann Frye, OBET: 07710 355969

E: [email protected]:

Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd David ThrelfallT: 0117 3721284

E: [email protected]: www.arcadis.com l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Arup Tim GammonsT: 011324 28498

E: [email protected]: www.arup.com l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Atkins Fraser SommervilleT: 0121 483 6121Mr Lee WoodcockT: 0121 483 6151

E: [email protected]: www.atkinsglobal.comE: [email protected]

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BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Andy KempT: 0207 812 4695

E: [email protected]: www.baesystems.com/ai l l l l l l l l l l l l l

BMF (British Motorcyclists Federation)

Graeme Hay0116 2795112

E: [email protected]: www.bmf.co.uk

Bristol City Council Adam CrowtherT: 0117 903 6854

E: [email protected]: www.bristol.gov.uk l

British Number Plate Manufacturers Association

Bill ShoulerT: 01252 816898

E: [email protected]: www.bnma.org l l

Burges Salmon LLP Helen Scott-LawlerT: 0117 939 2240

E: helen.scott-lawler @burges-salmon.comW: www.burges-salmon.com

CA Traffic Limited Bernard GreeneT: 01296 673000

E: [email protected]: www.ca-traffic.com l

Capita Hartley SaundersT: 01342 327161Mr Paul Wadsworth

E: [email protected]: www.capita.co.uk/infrastructureE: [email protected]

CGI Kevin PendleburyT: 07793 980 911

E: [email protected]: www.cgi.com l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

CH2M Hill Ltd Bruce SlatteryT: 0117 910 2580

E: [email protected]: www.ch2mhill.com l l l l l l l l l l l l

Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation

Andrew HugillT: 020 7336 1540

E: [email protected]: www.ciht.org.uk l

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Listings in Red are for Foundation Members

Alternative contacts given in italics

A Academic ResearchB AutomotiveC Human Machine InterfaceD Cooperative systems and autonomous vehiclesE Communications TechnologiesF Enforcement and Road SafetyG SecurityH LogisticsI Central or Local Government

J Assisted MobilityK Traffic management and UTMCL Driver InformationM Passenger InformationN Public Transport TicketingO Fleet managementP AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location)Q ParkingR TollingS Emissions and noise reduction

T PolicyU RailV Hub & InterchangesW Ports & MarineX Vehicle and Pedestrian DetectionY Non-intrusive detectionZ Recruitment / Project Resourcing / Executive Search & Selection


Member Contact Details A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Chubb Systems David DunnaganT: 01254 688583

E: [email protected]: www.chubbsystems.co.uk

Clearview Intelligence Ltd Nick LaniganT: 07738 958773

E: [email protected]: www.clearview-intelligence.com l l l l l l l l l l

Coeval Limited Gary HigginsT: 0121 679 3747

E: [email protected]: www.coeval.uk.com

Colas Ltd Ian GibsonT: 01293 602000

E: [email protected]: www.colas.co.uk l l l l

Conekt Kevin RichardsonT: 0121 627 4093

E: [email protected]: www.conekt.co.uk l l

Costain Nigel BeatsT: 01628 842444

E: [email protected]: www.costain.com

Coventry University Cyriel DielsT: 07765 848035

E: [email protected]: www.coventry.ac.uk l l l l l l l l l l l l

Crown International Ltd Mark StaceyT: 01275 818008

E: [email protected]: www.crown-international.co.uk

Cubic Transportation Systems Martin HowellT: 01737 782265Mr John PickworthT: 07718 111 212

E: [email protected]:www.cubic.com/transportationE: [email protected] l l l l l l l l l l l

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (formerly BIS)

Jon MaytomT: 020 7215 1957

E: [email protected]: www.bis.gov.uk l

Department for Regional Development

Roy GordonT: 028 9025 4500

E: roy.gordon@ infrastructure-ni.gov.ukW: www.drdni.gov.uk

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Department for Transport Anthony FergusonT: 020 7944 3706 Iain Forbes, T: 020 7944 4657

E: [email protected]: www.gov.ukE: [email protected] l l

Digital Greenwich Paul CoppingT: 07968 123275

E: [email protected]: www.digitalgreenwich.com

Dorset County Council Matthew WilliamsT: 01305 224512

E: [email protected]: www.traveldorset.org l l l l l l l l l l

Dynniq Marc RobertsT: 01256 891800

E: [email protected]: www.dynniq.co.uk l l l l l l l

Egis Projects Pascal LemonnierT: 33 1 39 41 51 60

E: [email protected]: www.egis-projects.com l l l l l

ELGIN Shane O’NeillT: 07710 350214

E: [email protected]: www.elgin.org.uk

emovis (formerly Sanef Tolling Limited)

Charles HewsonT: 07882 701316

E: [email protected]: www.saneftolling.co.uk

Essex County Council Andrew CookT: 07584 218280

E: [email protected]: www.essex.gov.uk l

FältCom Ltd Neil McArthurT: 07539 870 666

E: [email protected]: www.faltcom.com

Finella McKenzie (Consultancy in International Transport Policy & Research) - part of TAN

Finella McKenzieT: 01273 390512

E: [email protected]: www.transport-associates.net

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FLIR Intelligent Transportation Systems

Sukhdev BhogalT: 07513 020925

E: [email protected]: www.flir.com l l l l l l


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G.E.A. Francois OttT: +33 4 76 90 7272

E: [email protected]: www.gea.fr

Glasgow City Council Andrew TorranceT: 0141 287 9274

E: [email protected]: www.glasgow.gov.uk l

Grid Smarter Cities Ltd Neil HerronT: 0191 5166 726

E: [email protected]: www.wearethegrid.co.uk

Hampshire County Council (ITS Group)

Andy WrenT: 01962 847500

E: [email protected]: www.hants.gov.uk l l l l l

Harpur Evans Consultancy Ltd - part of TAN

Jeremy EvansT: 07811 254 1980


HERE Alec BealeT: 07971 667884

E: [email protected]: https://company.here.com/here/

Hertfordshire County Council Derek TwiggT: 0300 1234047 Comnet/Internal: 58113

E: [email protected]: www.hertscc.gov.uk l

Highways England Company Ltd Joanna WhiteT: +44 (0) 300 4704284

E: [email protected]: www.highwaysengland.co.uk

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Hogia Transport Systems Ltd Gary UmplebyT: 020 7795 8156

E: [email protected]: www.hogia.com/transport l l l l l l l

Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology

Paul HarrisonT: 01727 816442

E: [email protected]: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/cast

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HORIBA-MIRA Ltd Anthony Baxendale E: anthony.baxendale @horiba-mira.co.ukW: www.horiba-mira.co.uk

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Ian Catling Consultancy -part of TAN

Ian CatlingT: 07740 721494

E: [email protected]: www.catling.com l l l l

Ian Routledge Consultancy Peter RoutledgeT: 01904 793666

E: [email protected]: www.irconsultancy.co.uk l l l

IBI Group Graeme ScottT: 0141 331 4500

E: [email protected]: www.ibigroup.com l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

IDT Ltd Richard GibsonT: 0191 491 0800

E: [email protected]: www.idtuk.com l l l l l l l l

IM Technologies Ltd -part of TAN

Henri ChuaT: 020 7263 2171


Imperial College John PolakT: 0207 594 6089

E: [email protected]: l

Innovate UK Stephen HartT: 07833 437099Karla JakemanT: 07824 540740

E: [email protected]:www.innovateuk.orgE: [email protected]

INRIX UK Ltd Jon FoxleyT: 07920 790 801

E: [email protected]: inrix.com l l l l l l l l l l l l

Integrate Systems Engineering Ltd David HughesT: 01225 859991

E: [email protected]: www.integrate.biz

Interlinking Transit Solutions Ltd (ITSL)

Peter BuckleyT: 07801 636 177

E: [email protected]: www.interlinkingtransitsolutions.co.uk

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ISR Recruitment Ltd Simon MattockT: 07931 335 414

E: [email protected]: www.isrecruit.com l



ITO World Ltd Michael JacklinT: 01473 272225

E: [email protected]: www.itoworld.com

Jacobs U.K. Ltd Richard SchofieldT: 07775 662 842

E: [email protected]: www.jacobs.com l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Jaguar Land Rover Peter Virk E: [email protected]: www.jaguar.com

Jenoptik Traffic Solutions UK Ltd(formerly Vysionics)

Geoff CollinsT: 0118 313 0333

E: [email protected]: www.jenoptik.co.uk l l l l l l l l

KAM Futures Keith McCabeT: 07812 721181

E: [email protected]: www.kamfutures.co.uk l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Kapsch TrafficCom Ltd Sharon KindleysidesT: 01353 644010

E: [email protected]: www.kapsch.net l

Kent County Council Toby ButlerT: 03000 413554

E: [email protected]: www.kent.gov.uk l

Keith Keen (Consultancy in ITS & Transport Policy) - part of TAN

Keith KeenT: 020 8949 3076

E: [email protected]: www.transport-associates.net l l

Martin Higginson Transport Research & Consultancy - part of TAN

Martin HigginsonT: 07980 874126

E: [email protected]: www.martinhigginson.co.uk l l l l l l

Mike Schofield & Associates Ltd Mike SchofieldT: 07710 363370

E: [email protected]: www.msaa.co.uk

Millen Corporation Ltd Sam MillenT: 01227 787454

E: [email protected]: www.millencorporation.com

Mobile VMS Simon McAteerT: 028 3044 0001

E: [email protected]: www.mobilevms.co.uk l l l l l l l l

Mobius Networks Peter SimmT: 07500 332761

E: [email protected]: www.mobiusnetworks.co.uk

Mott MacDonald Ken CowanT: 0141 222 4577

E: [email protected]: www.mottmac.com l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Mouchel Ian PateyT: 07887 826768Giles PerkinsT: 07966 210401

E: [email protected]: www.mouchel.comE: [email protected] l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

MPIE Limited Freddie TalbergT: 0207 952 0452

E: [email protected]: www.piemapping.com l l l

MVIS Ltd Name: Anne AshmanT: 01629 580570

E: [email protected]: www.m-vis.co.uk

Newcastle University Anil NamdeoT: 0191 208 8486

E: [email protected]: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ceg/ research/transport/index.htm

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Nexus Alpha Low Power Systems Ltd

Patrick McDougallT: 0207 622 6816

E: [email protected]: http://lps.nexusalpha.com

Nicander Ltd Trevor PlattT: 07734 980511 Jennie WaltonT: 01642 373150

E: [email protected]: www.nicander.co.ukE: [email protected] l l l

Nimbus Journey Information Russell Gard, T: 01293 887308


Norfolk County Council Graham SamwaysT: 01603 228932

E: [email protected]: www.norfolk.gov.uk l

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Nottingham City Council Richard ChildsT: 0115 876 5401

E: [email protected]: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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Oxford Rail Strategies -part of TAN

Nigel FulfordT: 07801 259764

E: [email protected]: l l l

P. Ducker Systems Ltd (PDS Ltd) Tim WhiteleyT: 01332 280195

E: [email protected]: www.pdslimited.co.uk l l l l l l l l

P&D Specialist Services Ltd Pat MusgraveT: 01629 581150

E: [email protected]: www.p-dss.co.uk

PA Consulting Group Charlie HendersonT: 020 7730 9000

E: [email protected]: www.paconsulting.com

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PACTS (Parliamentary Adv.Council for Transport Safety)

David Davies E: [email protected]: www.pacts.org.uk

Peter Brett Associates LLP Rob McDonaldT: 01823 445150

E: [email protected]: www.pba.co.uk

Phil Carey -part of TAN

Phil CareyT: 07957 328396

E: [email protected]: l l

Pickup Infinity Limited Simon PickupT: 07835 841 951

E: [email protected]: pickupinfinity.com l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Q-Free TDC Tony DiMonacoT: 01934 644299

E: [email protected] :www.q-free.com l l l l l l

Redflex Traffic Systems Ltd Dudi Cohen E: [email protected]: www.redflex.com.au l l l

RedSpeed International Ltd John ClarksonT: 01562 825556

E: [email protected]: www.redspeed-int.com

Rennicks (UK) Ltd Peter CattellT: 07392 197565

E: [email protected]: www.rennicksuk.com l l l l l l l

Royal Institute of Navigation Peter Chapman-AndrewsT: 020 7591 3130

E: [email protected]: www.rin.org.uk l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Sally Scarlett Associates -part of TAN

Sally ScarlettT: 07831 663653


Satellite Applications Catapult Sean McCarthyT:

E: [email protected]: sa.catapult.org.uk

SEA (Group) Ltd Jon Hargroves T: 01373 852151

E: [email protected]: www.sea.co.uk l l l l

SG Transport Innovation Ltd Stephen GeorgeT: 07977 492901

E: [email protected]: www.sgti.co.uk l l l l l l l l

Shadow Creek Consulting Ltd -part of TAN

Nigel WallT: 01473 210159

E: [email protected]: l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Shadow Focus Consultancy Ltd Andy RookeT: 07765 983024


SICE UK Francisco RoldanT:


Siemens Intelligent Traffic Systems

Tom MacMorranT: 01202 782 645

E: [email protected]: www.siemenstraffic.com l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Simulation Systems Ltd Peter HillT: 01934 839052

E: [email protected]: www.simulation-systems.co.uk l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l



Smart Video and Sensing Ltd (SVS) Peter EcclesonT: 02392 248250

E: [email protected]: www.smartvideosensing.com l l l l l l l l

Social Research Associates -part of TAN

Kristine Beuret, OBET: 07771 661156

E: [email protected]: www.sraltd.co.uk l l l l l l

Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd

Mark GraingerT: 0207 344 9204

E: [email protected]: www.smmt.co.uk l l l

Sopra Steria Steve BaggeT:

E: [email protected]: www.soprasteria.com

StarTraq (UK) Ltd Richard TalbottT: 01295 273000

E: [email protected]: www.startraq.com l l l

SUPCON Information Technology Co. Ltd

YongYao YangT: 86 571 81118578

E: [email protected]: www.supconit.com l l l l l l l l l l l

Swarco Traffic Ltd Jeremy CowlingT: 01908 315400

E: [email protected]: www.swarco.com l l l l l l l l l

Tamar Bridge & Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee

Andrew VallanceT: 01752 812233

E: [email protected]: www.tamarcrossings.org.uk

Technical Editorial Consultancy - part of TAN

David CrawfordT: 01508 491184

E: [email protected]: www.transport-associates.net

Technolution B.V. Dave MarplesT: 03300 450 145

E: [email protected]: www.technolution.eu l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

telent Technology Services Limited Andrew BeckT: 01926 693927Scott Cannon T: 01926 69 3748

E: [email protected]: www.telent.comE: [email protected]

Thales UK Tim MurphyT: 020 7904 5829

E: [email protected]: www.thalesgroup.com

Transport for Greater Manchester Richard DolphinT: 0161 244 1800

E: [email protected]: www.tfgm.com l

Transport for London Alan BristowT: 020 3054 2593Natalia De Estevan-UbedaT: 020 3054 2597

E: [email protected]: www.tfl.gov.uk E: [email protected] l

Transport for West Midlands (Formerly Centro)

Chris LaneT: 0121 214 7022

E: [email protected]: www.centro.org.uk l l l l

Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)

Alan StevensT: 01344 770 945

E: [email protected]: www.trl.co.uk l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Transport Scotland Hugh GilliesT: 0141 272 7409

E: hugh.gillies @transportscotland.gsi.gov.ukW: www.trafficscotland.org

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Transport Systems Catapult Heidi RadcliffeT: 01908 359999 x 1039

E: [email protected]: ts.catapult.org.uk l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Transport Telematics Neil BartonT: 07773 645018

E: [email protected]: www.transporttelematics.net

Trapeze Group (UK) Ltd Paul EversonT: 0844 561 6771

E: [email protected]: www.trapezegroup.com l l l l l l l l

Truvelo (UK) Ltd Peter HillT: 020 8847 7700

E: [email protected]: www.truvelouk.com l

Tsinghua University Jianping WuT: 86 10 6279 7229

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Alex GerodimosT: 0 203 714 1985

E: [email protected]: www.aimsun.com l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

University of Aberdeen John NelsonT: 01224 272 354

E: [email protected]: www.abdn.ac.uk/ctr l

University of Derby James Hardy E: [email protected] l l l l l l

University of Leeds Oliver CarstenT: 0113 343 5348

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University of Southampton Nick HounsellT: 023 8059 3705John WalkerT: 0118 926 4217

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Variable Message Signs(formerly Techspan Systems)

Darren SmithT: 01296 673000Glynn J Hutton T: 0191 423 7070

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Videalert Ltd Tim DanielsT: 0208 582 0440

E: [email protected]: www.videalert.com

VITRONIC GmbH Gary YoungT: 01543 442165

E: [email protected]: www.vitronic.com

Warmanconsult - part of TAN

Peter WarmanT: 07973 308013

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Wavetronix LLC Paul FleggT: 01293 775487

E: [email protected]: www.wavetronix.com l l l l

White Willow Consulting Ltd Andy GrahamT: 07979 248298

E: [email protected]: www.whitewillow.biz l l l l l l l l l

WSP Group Limited Chris ChorltonT: 0117 930 2064

E: [email protected]: www.wspgroup.com

Wyeval Consulting Keith MortimerT: 07989 651 259

E: [email protected]: www.wyeval.com l l l l l l l l l l

Xerox Richard HarrisT: 07740 721495

E: [email protected]: www.xerox.com/transportation l l l l l l l l l l l l

Zircon Software Ltd Phil CooperT: 01225 764444

E: [email protected]: www.zirconsoftware.co.uk l l l l l

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