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Welcome to the ITS Now Articles hub, your central resource for expert analysis, technical insight, strategic thought leadership and educational content within the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) sector. As the transport landscape undergoes a radical transformation driven by digitisation, decarbonisation and automation, staying informed is no longer just an advantage, it is a necessity for industry professionals, policymakers and innovators alike.



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Industry Insight >

We bring you a range of topics from across the ITS sector, to see more articles click here for the Industry Insight page.



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Inside the Mind of a Moving City

Technology is giving London's traffic systems a new kind of awareness

There are moments in the life of a transport network when progress becomes visible not through grand announcements but through the steady accumulation of evidence. London is in one of those moments now.


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New Learning Resources
The ITS Now programme to produce a range of new resources

ITS Now has always thrived on clarity, evidence and calm explanation, but the past year has shown just how quickly misinformation can form when complex systems meet public anxiety.

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Stress at the Kerb
How digital kerbside management could reduce pressure for freight drivers

Urban freight is a constant negotiation for space and the kerbside is often the most contested part of that stage.

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Intelligent Studs
Technology Renewal Project at Hindhead Tunnel Lights the Way

Clearview’s high-intensity LED studs actively illuminate the lane guidance for lane closures, maintenance activities, contraflow arrangements and incident management by altering the illumination pattern of the studs.

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ERTICO at 35
From Shared Ambition to Real-World Mobility Impact

Alistair Gollop sat down with Joost Vantomme, CEO of ERTICO, during the organisation’s 35th anniversary year to discuss progress in 2026 and the wider direction of intelligent transport.



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Updates from major ITS events around the globe, to see more articles click here for the Events page.



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NextGen-XDV 2026

What happened at the 1st International Workshop on Secure, Trusted and Scaleable Next-generation Mobility?

Vehicles once protected by physical boundaries and isolated electronic control units are operating as distributed digital platforms, constantly updated, constantly connected, and constantly exposed to new forms of cyber risk.


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ERTICO at 35
As ERTICO celebrates it's milestone birthday, preparations for the 2027 ITS World Congress swing into place

ERTICO's birthday arrives at a moment when preparations for the 2027 ITS World Congress in Birmingham are gathering pace, creating a sense of continuity between the origins of the movement and the next chapter of its global story.

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SYNERGIES Co-Creation Workshop
Helping to Shape the Future European Scenario Dataspace.

The SYNERGIES Co-creation Workshop in Brussels offered a clear glimpse of how Europe intends to shape the next generation of scenario-based safety validation for connected and automated mobility.

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Lex Mobilis '26
Where law meets the street

Europe's autonomous mobility conversation finds its voice in Hamburg, looking at the legal frameworks required to achieve Level 4 Autonomy across the continent.

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Singapore Urban Mobility Week 2026
Event Page

ITS Now are Official Media Partner for Singapore Urban Mobility Week 2026, have a look on our exclusive event page to learn more.



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The Thought Leadership series provides insight to a range of topic issues which surround the ITS sector, to see more articles click here for the Thought Leadership page.




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The Future of Roadside Units?

How next-generation roadside intelligence will reshape connected mobility.

The roadside unit inhabits a curious presence in the ITS landscape. Most people never notice, yet it forms an important touchpoint between connected vehicles and the digital systems that shape their journeys.


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Hidden Carbon Footprint of ITS
Understanding the unseen emissions embedded within the infrastructure of intelligent transport.

The ITS industry has long celebrated the efficiency gains that digital systems deliver, but the carbon cost of the infrastructure that supports them has remained largely out of sight.

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Economics of Connected Vehicle Data
A closer look at the value, ownership and power dynamics shaping tomorrow's mobility data economy.

Connected vehicle data is becoming the currency of modern mobility. The question of who pays, who profits and who controls access will determine whether connected mobility reaches its full potential.

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Predictive Policing
How emerging analytics could reshape transport safety, and why ethics must lead the way.

Predictive policing in transport is often discussed as if it were already woven into the fabric of modern mobility management, however, the ethical questions sit ahead of the technology rather than behind it.

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Autonomous Freight Corridors
Charting the Digital Spine of Tomorrow's Freight Network.

Autonomous freight corridors are beginning to move from speculative concept to practical ambition, yet the path to real-world deployment remains shaped by a complex blend of policy choices, infrastructure readiness, telematics maturity and commercial incentives.



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ITS Educational >

The items in the Educational series provide an opportunity to learn about Intelligent Transport Systems and their underpinning technologies,, to see more articles click here for the Educational page.

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What is ITS?

Ever wondered what Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are?

Despite sounding like a futuristic mode of transport, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are actually technologies and systems associated with the management, operation and use of a broad range of transport modes and their inter-relationship with other infrastructure.


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Introduction to Roadside Technology
An Overview Of Major Technologies Used To Control And Manage The Highway Network

Technologies have been used for many years to passively monitor activity on the highway, however over the years additional features have been added to assist in actively managing traffic, these range from informing users about current conditions, so that they can make their own decisions, such as automatically warning drivers of incidents using roadside variable message signs, through to compelling users to modify their driving, such as by implementing variable speed limits or by using enforcement cameras etc.

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Inductive Loop Vehicle Detection
The Backbone of Intelligent Transport Systems

Ever seen rectangular, diamond or chevron black lines in the asphalt surface of a road and wondered what they are?

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The History of Traffic Signals
The history of traffic signals and how they came to be used on our roads as far back as 1868

Many people assume that traffic signals emerged alongside the rise of motor vehicles, yet the foundations of modern signalisation were laid decades earlier. Long before roads were dominated by cars, engineers and scientists were grappling with the challenge of how to communicate movement, warning and control, at a distance.

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Traffic Signals - Phases and Stages
Part 1 - Introduction to Traffic Signal Principles

This article introduces the key concepts of aspects, phases, stages, streams, and cycle time, and explains how they work together to manage traffic safely and efficiently.



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