Intelligent Transport Systems and Services

The Intelligent Transport Systems Services (ITSS) Innovation Platform is one of the very first pilots in a new way of thinking to address the societal challenges of travel in the UK. Our vision is for the UK to become "a world-leader in innovation in intelligent transport systems and services".

The ITSS Innovation Platform sets out to provide interventions and financial support to overcome barriers in implementing effective solutions with Intelligent Transport Systems. Our primary aim is to work to overcome issues associated with people travel, and traffic related issues such as traffic network management, congestion, user travel information, safety, crime and infrastructure and vehicle connectivity.

We initially aligned our efforts in supporting the Edington report, by offering systems to support the technological challenge in Time Distance Place (TDP) measuring and working in partnership with the Department for Transport to drive and implement effective systems.

Now we are evolving our programme of work to tackle other areas in the complex arena of people travel.

Going forward and building on the lessons and knowledge gained from TDP, we are now focused on overcoming the issues of how to make people travel more efficiently, timely, intelligently, reliably and cost effectively.

We will put efforts into educating and raising awareness about the environmental and climate change impact of personal travel, but also into demonstrating how simple solutions can be effective in the world of personal travel.