ITS Monday: Edition 37, 2021
A small collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas.
Included this week, a few EV stories, cutting emissions, smart bus shelters, and The Complete Guide to Autonomous Vehicles.
And just in case you hadn’t caught it yet, we have a new series of interviews with transport professionals – Effects of COVID on the transport sector – what they see now, what they would like to happen post-pandemic, and what they think will happen. If you’d like to be join this conversation, drop us a line!
This week’s articles
Now, scroll down, and see what’s in this week’s edition. Oh, and before you do, be sure check out the quickest way to receive our new content via the subscription box just below …
The Complete Guide to Autonomous Vehicles
Apologies for being late on this, but this new book by Professor Michael Milford is on Kickstarter, and there’s only a couple of hours to go before the offer closes. It’s a guide to autonomous vehicles, written for kids … although as Michael points out, ‘A complete easy-to-understand guide to autonomous vehicles for kids… and everyone else!’. Clcik the button below to get in on the crowdfunding and pick up a copy of the book.
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Birmingham to become a super-sized low-traffic neighbourhood
The UK city of Birmingham is making some big moves in mobility, sustainability, and liveability. ‘Birmingham has announced what it calls a “transformative” transport plan that will see the car-centric city becoming a super-sized low-traffic neighbourhood. City officials hope that closing roads to through motor traffic, introducing a fleet of zero-emission cross-city buses and building additional protected cycleways will create a more liveable city.’
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The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport
Ford’s entry to EV market shows massive shift in attitudes to clean transport
Innovative, smart bus shelters to be introduced in Worcester, UK
Government puts ‘pedal to metal’ on cutting transport emissions
Lastly this week, a tale from New Zealand. ‘The first two funding rounds of the NZ Government’s new look Low Emission Transport Fund (LETF) are now open for applications. The first round will provide co-funding for low emission vehicles and transport technology. The second round will focus on the installation of further public charging infrastructure.’
READ THE ARTICLEThe idea behind ITS Monday was in part driven by our ITS Weekly Roundup, an email newsletter we send each Friday (subscribe to that here, plus/or our monthly iMOVE newsletter!). That newsletter contains a substantial number of links, and sometimes I think interesting content could be lost in the mix. I also see quite a lot of interesting content on social media (yes, you can follow us on Linkedin and Twitter). So every week I’ll collect a few things, and put them in ITS Monday.
*Inclusion in ITS Monday does not equal iMOVE endorsement. It’s more aimed at discovery, thought, or discussion … or all of those and more. And while for the most part I expect content to be current, a little age doesn’t mean diminished interest.
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