Taking New Zealand Transport Technology and expertise to the World

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About 20 New Zealanders will take the stage at the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Singapore this month, leading the future transport conversation on a wide range of exciting topics including Autonomous Vehicles, Congestion Management and Cybersecurity, and much more.

Excitement is building for the congress, which combines expert presentations and discussions, a congress exposition and demonstrations of new technology.

The final congress programme has been published and includes numerous New Zealand speakers and moderators.

More than 50 New Zealanders will be in Singapore to learn about the latest in connected transport and smart city technologies, to promote New Zealand and develop international relationships.

ITS New Zealand has partnered with ITS Australia and ITS Asia-Pacific in an expo stand showcasing New Zealand.

Supported by our membership and key exhibitors including; CSL Infrastructure, who will be showcasing an accessibility solution of connected infrastructure for blind and vision-impaired pedestrians; premium exhibition partner Alloy showcasing their connected asset management platform Yotta, which is being used by Auckland Systems Management that operates Auckland’s motorway network.

The congress is also a fantastic networking opportunity and ITS New Zealand is co-hosting a VIP event in Singapore giving members an exclusive opportunity to build international relationships.

World-firsts will be showcased, including the world-first full-scale air taxi “vertiport” prototype featuring Volocopter, the world’s first full-size electric autonomous bus being trialed on public roads, as well as several connected vehicles, driver assist programs, and smart public transport solutions of shuttles and buses.

The eight themes for the congress include:

• Intelligent Connected Vehicles
• Crowdsourcing & big data analytics
• Sustainable smart cities
• Multimodal transport of people and goods
• Safety for drivers & vulnerable users
• Policies, standards and harmonisation
• Innovative pricing and travel demand management
• Cybersecurity and data privacy.

Being a part of ITS Asia-Pacific, our ITS Asia-Pacific board member Mohammed Hikmet has played a significant role as an ambassador for the congress.

Hikmet has been a long-standing ITS Asia-Pacific board member and past chair.

He will be stepping down from the board and ITS NZ president Stephen Hewett (Beca Transport Advisory) will be fulfilling that role following the World Congress.

Next year’s World Congress takes place in Los Angeles, October 4-8, 2020.

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Can’t make it to the congress this year?

ITS New Zealand will be hosting review events following the World Congress in Auckland on November 12, Wellington on November 14, and Christchurch on November 19.

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T-Tech 2020 Dates T-Tech 2020 is scheduled for May 4-5, 2020 in Wellington.Visit ITSNZ.org for updates.