180 delegates expected at T-Tech24

More than 70 speakers and at least 180 delegates are expected at the T-Tech24 annual ITSNZ summit and exhibition at the University of Auckland on June 25 and 26.

Road pricing – including proposed congestion charges and road user charges – are on the agenda as T-Tech24 focuses on solutions for critical transport challenges.

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown opens the conference, highlighting challenges facing transport in Auckland, sharing his views on what needs to change, and providing examples of the “fixes” enabled by technology.

“Time in Use” road pricing for Auckland will be a significant focus for Brown.

Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) chief executive Carla Hoorweg will discuss emerging vehicle safety technologies, while ITS Ireland chair David Laoide-Kemp will talk about Ireland’s connected vehicle trials, as well as Ireland’s experience with tolls and road user charges.

T-Tech24 is hosted by the Intelligent Transportation Systems New Zealand (ITSNZ) and the university’s Transportation Research Centre.

Local and international expert researchers and professionals will be speaking on tech-enabled transport solutions across connected vehicles and infrastructure, public transport and road pricing.

A panel discussion includes representatives of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA), the Ministry of Transport and the Infrastructure Commission discussing opportunities for technologies within the Government Policy Statement (GPS) for Land Transport. It is expected the GPS will be confirmed in coming days as it is due to take effect from July, says McManus.

The core focus of the conference is examining how new and innovative technology-enabled solutions, and the data capture they enable, can help achieve better transport outcomes in efficiency, sustainability, safety and equity, he says.

Auckland Council and Auckland Transport representatives will discuss road pricing, congestion charging solutions, with international examples and an update on Auckland’s Time in Use project.

Across the remainder of the programme which includes more than 70 experts and leaders from Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, the conference will cover a range of transport areas that are being disrupted by innovative technology, new business models and increasing data and AI opportunities, says McManus.

He says new innovations, project research and data analysis from New Zealand will also feature along with government updates and project highlights from the NZTA and regional road and transport authorities.

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