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Pakistan's Buscaro mass transit platform raises $2m more funding

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · 5d

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ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · 7d

🚌 Female passengers “consistently rate the service safer than alternatives”

#fixedroute #commute #masstransit #bustravel #Pakistan 🇵🇰

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Company uses tech stack to organise reliable bus commutes for schools and businesses

Hayden AI goes back to college

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · 7d

“Illegal parking in bike lanes and bus stops creates significant safety hazards for cyclists and bus riders”

🚍 🚲 🦽 🚶🏾‍♀️

#VisionZero #roadsafety

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UC San Diego will deploy cameras in campus buses to detect parking violations

Soracle to use Archer Aviation’s eVTOL aircraft in Japanese city

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ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · 8d

Urban air mobility in Japan 🇯🇵

#eVTOL #uam #osaka

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It’s Midnight in Osaka

Australia should move ahead with "low-risk" RUC for EVs

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · 9d

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But speakers at Compass IoT roundtable suggested that fairness must be emphasised

Scoot 8 AI is latest version of SRL's UTC solution

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · 12d

🚦SCOOT 8 AI can forecast traffic conditions up to 30 minutes in advance, says TRL Software

#urbantrafficcontrol

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New incarnation of hardware-agnostic product provides "typical ROI within 12 months"

Germany's three biggest public transport groups get together

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · 16d

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Agreement is designed to “advance the future of public transport and mobility”

#masstransit #publictransport

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BVG, Hochbahn and MVG sign cooperation agreement

Firm collaborates on autonomous last-mile delivery and wins transit digitisation deal

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · 26d

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Pay-per-use, 5G-connected, electric last-mile AV alert 🚨

#Scoobic #5G #lastmile #urbanism #urbanmobility #delivery

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Spanish double for GMV

Skidata finds space for ePark digital access

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · 27d

🅿️ Skidata acquires ePark

#parking #urbanmobility

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Purpose-built app is designed for short-term parking and digital permits

Haas to step down from Umovity CEO role

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · 29d

Change at the top of Umovity as Christian U. Haas to step down

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ITS group's chief financial officer Andy Myers will take over top job from 1 October

"Human driving & machine driving needs to be a continuum," says Here's Remco Timmer

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ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · 29d

🚙 “It cannot be that the human is basing its decision on a different understanding of the environment than the machine”

Remco Timmer of #HereTechnologies on the scale - and speed - of automation in driving 🤖

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Many drivers are already using some form of automation but there’s much more to come. Remco Timmer of Here Technologies talks to Adam Hill about how far this will go – and how fast…

Artba student video competition highlights US congestion concerns

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · Sep 8

🎬 How AI can save lives in NYC’s subway & Understanding the Costs of Congestion 🎥

Great work from two talented student filmmakers 👏🏽

#trafficmanagement #roadsafety #urbanmobility #ARTBA

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The use of AI in New York's subway is focus of another student's winning film

Econolite boosts US manufacturing capacity

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · Sep 6

🚦 Build America, Buy America 🇺🇸

#Econolite #Umovity
#trafficmanagement

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San Diego is Umovity firm's fourth facility in US, following Anaheim, Ventura and Houston

IBTTA announces Toll Excellence 2025 award winners

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · Sep 6

Toll Excellence Awards 2025 winners announced 🏆 🏆 🏆

#IBTTA #tolling @nyctransit.bsky.social

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Tolling organisation has also revealed its new officers and board members for 2026

ITS European Congress 2026: Call for contributions

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · Sep 3

✍🏾 Get your session proposals in for ITS European Congress 2026, people!

➡️Deadline: 24 November 2025

👇🏼Sign-up link and info in story below

#ITS_Istanbul2026 #Ertico

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#ITS_Istanbul2026 runs from 27-29 April next year

Smart Cities Global Startup Challenge returns

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ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚀 Challenge accepted!

#SCEWC25
#TomorrowMobility

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Five start-ups will compete to win piloting and funding opportunities in US

Smart investments in transport 'save lives, save time and save money', says Laura Chace

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Adam Hill 🚇🚏🚶‍♂️🚃🛴🚙🚲 @itseditoradam.bsky.social · Aug 25

“Innovation is not just about doing the same things differently- it’s about trying new things”

Laura Chace of ITS America makes the case for smart investment at #itswc2025

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ITS America president & CEO urges ITS World Congress delegates to spend wisely

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Adam Hill 🚇🚏🚶‍♂️🚃🛴🚙🚲 @itseditoradam.bsky.social · Aug 23

Any journey to ITS World Congress in Atlanta starts with a single peach 🍑

#ITSAtlanta2025 #itswc2025 #itswc25 #trafficnerds

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Adam Hill 🚇🚏🚶‍♂️🚃🛴🚙🚲 @itseditoradam.bsky.social · Aug 23

🍑 #ITSAtlanta2025

Getting the band back together at ITS World Congress!

Traffic Nerds Assemble!

#trafficnerds #itswc2025

New Zealand road user charging 'open for business' in 2027

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · Aug 13

🏔️ New Zealand’s roads are set to become pay-as-you-go 🚙

#NZTA #roadusercharging
#ITSNewZealand 💰

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RUC scheme will apply to all vehicles under new government proposals

Smishing and other scams: 10 ways to fight back

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Adam Hill 🚇🚏🚶‍♂️🚃🛴🚙🚲 @itseditoradam.bsky.social · Aug 13

“The journeys that people make around their neighbourhoods and as part of their daily routines can be the foundation for good health, stronger communities and thriving local economies”
🚎 🚶🏾‍♀️ 🚃 🚇 🚲 🚙 🛴

#urbanism #publictransport #mobility #community

Via @ippr.org

Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · Aug 13

🚘 NEW RESEARCH | What do people in Britain really want from transport? From safer streets to better buses, the public’s priorities are clear and they’re ready for change. Read our new research with @moreincommonuk.bsky.social ippr.org/articles/everyday-concerns-what-people-want-from-transport

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ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · Aug 12

‼️”Confusing user interfaces and a lack of transparency regarding toll balances create opportunities for scammers to exploit user uncertainty” 🚩

#smishing #scamming #cybersecurity

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What can toll agencies do to protect consumers against ‘smishing’ and other fraudulent activity? Quarterhill’s Cyndi Smith and Nick Frush have some ideas…

Giving pedestrians more time at lights will reduce injuries: report

ITS International: We ♥️ ITS @itsinternational.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Adam Hill 🚇🚏🚶‍♂️🚃🛴🚙🚲 @itseditoradam.bsky.social · Aug 7

I mean …. Who would have guessed this? 🚦 🚶🏾‍♀️

#VisionZero #pedestriansafety

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7-second 'head start' has significant impact, say Columbia University researchers