This year’s Transport Technology Forum (TTF) Autumn Update took place at the IET, Austin Court, Birmingham on 12 November 2024.
The Autumn Update provides local authorities and the supply chain with the chance to hear from central government, discuss key issues and share ideas and solutions.
The meeting featured updates from STREETWISE and the six TTF working groups: UTMC, Open Data, Smarter Parking, Connected Vehicles, EV Charging Infrastructure and Digital Traffic Regulation Orders. In addition, delegates heard the latest on signals funding along with presentations around data and AI.
As we in the UK work through the implications of a new government, Europe is reacting to a new European Commission and colleagues from ERTICO joined us to explain some of the impacts this will have on transport and technology.
Local authority delegate places, including catering and refreshments were fully funded thanks to the support of the private sector. The event saw 170 delegates attend, including representatives from the Department for Transport, local authorities and the supply chain.
Watch videos of each session and download presentations, below:
AGENDA
Registration & Coffee – Exhibition and Networking
Session 1:
Welcome and Overview – Steve Gooding, Chair, Transport Forum and Director at the RAC Foundation (watch session)
Update from Department for Transport – Anthony Ferguson, Deputy Director for Traffic and Technology at DfT (watch session)
TSOG, GLF and ITMF Update – Darren Capes, ITS Policy Lead at DfT (watch session)
Unlocking Kerbside Potential: Why digitisation is no longer optional – Mike Potter, Head of Customer Success at Appyway (watch session)
Refreshments, Exhibition and Networking
Session 2:
TTV Video Update (watch session)
Panel Session: Working Group Leads – Paul Chandler, D-TRO Service Owner at DfT; Shamala Gadgil, EV Infrastructure Programme Manager at Coventry City Council; Stephen George, Lead TTF UTMC Working Group; Andy Graham, Head of Connected Vehicles at TTF; Sarah Randall, Local Government and Propositions Director at Agena Group / NPED; Matt Coleman, Head of Data Policy at DfT (watch session)
ERTICO – ITS Europe: Innovation Platforms – Agne Vaitekenaite, Partnership Development Manager at ERTICO – ITS Europe (watch session)
ITS World Congress Dubai 2024 – Darren Capes, ITS Policy Lead at DfT; Paula Claytonsmith, CEO at LCRIG (watch session)
Lunch, Exhibition and Networking
Session 3:
DfT Policy Spotlight for Councils and Supply Chain – Anthony Ferguson, Deputy Director for Traffic and Technology at DfT; Matt Coleman, Head of Data Policy at DfT; Jessica Cobbett, AI Policy and Strategy Lead at DfT; Michaela Nelson, Head of Future Telecoms and Digital Connectivity at DfT; Louise Lancaster, Head of Wireless Infrastructure Strategy at DSIT (watch session)
Data and Standards – Stephen George, Lead TTF UTMC Working Group; Andy Graham, Head of Connected Vehicles at TTF (watch session)
TTF Projects: Management of Electronic Traffic Equipment Code of Practice – Gafoor Din, Service Manager for Traffic Control and Information Systems at Warwickshire County Council (watch session)
ITS World Congress 2027 – Chris Lane, Head of Transport Innovation at Transport for West Midlands (watch session)
Closing Remarks and Overview – Darren Capes, ITS Policy Lead at DfT (watch session)