The Transportation Podcast from Traffic Technology International

ITS America' president and CEO Laura Chace joins TTi's Tom Stone ahead of the ITS America Confrence & Expo in Detroit (9-12 June 2026) to discuss why the Motor City makes the perfect backdrop for the event in the organisation's 35th anniversary year.Laura explains how the conference is moving beyond traditional demonstrations with four new "integrated experiences" – live, multi-vendor technology showcases running on Michigan DOT's real-world network – and why that shift reflects a broader maturation of the ITS sector itself. The conversation also covers the rapid expansion of autonomous vehicle deployments across US cities, the growing role of AI in traffic management, and the emerging use cases for drones in transportation – from infrastructure inspection to first-responder support.Whether you're heading to Detroit or following from afar, and whether you listen before the event or catch up afterwards, this is a wide-ranging discussion on where intelligent transportation stands today and where it's heading next – essential listening for anyone working in or watching the ITS sector.

Joost Vantomme, CEO of ERITCO-ITS Europe speaks with TTi editor Tom Stone about the forthcoming ITS Euorpean Congress in Istanbul and highlights what visitors can expect from the event in this exciting location. He also gives details of a new ERITCO initiative, Vision 2035, which aims to future-proof transportation systems over the next decade – as well as revealing plans for ERITCO’S 35th birthday. 

Our interview today is with Mark Compton, CEO of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. In conversation with TTI editor Tom Stone, Mark talks about investing in new technology, open road tolling and embedding AI. 

Cutting tailpipe emissions is only the start of the decarbonization process that road networks must undergo. In this podcast Giles Perkins, program director for Live Labs 2, explains more about the UK’s three-year £30m innovation scheme, testing everything from low carbon streetlighting to innovative pavement materials in a quest to create best-practice for decarbonizing road infrastructure. In conversation with TTi editor Tom Stone, Perkins discusses how concrete, steel and asphalt represent a significant carbon footprint – and how Live Labs 2 is trying to address this.This episode is sponsored by MAV Systems.

In this special episode of The Transportation Podcast, TTi editor Tom Stone speaks with British Labour MP, Sarah Coombes, about the rise in ghost plates, and her parliamentary campaign to increase the penalties for their use. Chris Shepherd of MAV Systems joins the conversation to discuss a solution that addresses this problem head on.This episode is sponsored by MAV Systems.

TTi editor Tom Stone talks with three experts about how Euro NCAP and the DFRS have come together to ensure connectivity is now part of a European vehicle's safety rating.

Brett Ferrin is vice president with Traffic Logix, a leading developer of traffic calming solutions. In conversation with TTi editor Tom Stone, Brett talks data collection, countering concerns around privacy and profiteering, how to change driver behaviour and the many different ways to calm traffic.

Bill Klehm is founder and CEO of e-mobility firm eBliss. In conversation with TTi editor Tom Stone, Bill talks about the pleasures and benefits of e-bikes, their huge uptake in the US, the generational shift away from automobiles towards micromobility, selling bikes at auto-dealerships and his previous life at Ford. 

Max Sugarman is chief executive of ITS UK. In conversation with TTi editor Tom Stone, Max discusses the organisation’s recently published manifesto, the perks of membership and taking a strategic approach to transportation technology. Interview begins at 3:30

Kirk Steudle is legendary former Michigan DOT director. In conversation with TTi editor Tom Stone, he discusses what it's like working under different administrations and his own perspective on moving from the public to the private sector as well as proving an industry overview including the latest tech that excites him.The episode is sponsored by MAV Systems

Wes Marshall is a traffic engineer and author. His new book - Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies Our Transportation System - is a fascinating exploration of why we continue to engineer roads that are literally killing its drivers via an industry focussed only on how to get from point A to B in the fastest way time. And - crucially - what to do about it. This episode is sponsored by MAV Systems.

Andy Humphries and Chris Shepherd, respectively managing director and lead product and support manager for MAV Systems, chat with TTi editor Tom Stone about the AiQ, the company’s new ANPR camera, as well supporting different sectors, edge processing and the challenge of ghost plates. This episode is sponsored by MAV Systems. 

Peter Goldwasser is executive director of Together for Safer Roads. In conversation with TTi editor Tom Stone, Peter discusses his international NGO, the use of AI 360 camera technology on large commercial vehicles to reduce blind zones, and the organisation's "truck of the future" pilot.Interview begins 5:15 

MJ Maynard is CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) for Southern Nevada. In conversation with TTi editor Tom Stone, MJ offers a deep dive into the RTC's use of AI in the Las Vegas area, including technology that can zero in on a weapon. This episode is sponsored by Q-FreeInterview begins 5:15

Brian Cronin is director of the ITS joint programme office at the US DOT. In conversation with TTi editor Tom Stone, Cronin discusses the V2X deployment program he oversees, pilot projects, OEM buy-in and what the new Trump administration might mean for the DOT. This episode is sponsored by Q-Free. 

Jochen Reiss is part of Hexagon’s asset life cycle intelligence division. In conversation with TTi editor Tom Stone, Jochen will discuss managing transit and infrastructure assets, visualising your assets in real time, what a badly managed asset looks like, and data collection. This episode is sponsored by Hexagon, a global leader in sensor and software technologies

Anna Keren is chief technology officer with AI traffic monitoring and signal control firm, VivaCity. In conversation with TTi editor Tom Stone, Anna discusses the company’s mission, sharing near miss data with traffic planners and VivaCity’s forthcoming TTi webinar Using AI and Computer Vision to Achieve Vision Zero and Net Zero Goals.To register for the webinar on Wednesday 13th November click here

Pat Jones, executive director and CEO of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) talks about the challenges of replacing fuel tax with road user charging, the Be Safe Together campaign, the upcoming annual meeting of the IBTTA - and the benefits of being based in Washington DC. 

Joost Vantomme is chief executive of ERTICO, ITS Europe. In this ITS World Congress preview special, he talks in detail with TTi editor Tom Stone about what to expect at this year's 30th anniversary event in Dubai. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth.

Dr Stefan Heck is CEO of Nauto, an AI-enabled driver and fleet safety platform. From their offices close to Silicon Valley, Stefan talks with TTi editor Tom Stone about sensor technology, the economics of collision avoidance and how to deliver safety benefits to autonomous vehicles right now.Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth.

Tal Kreisler, co-founder and CEO of No Traffic, talks smart traffic lights and how the No Traffic solution deploys video-based AI technology to improve traffic flows.Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth.

Eran Ofir, CEO of mapless AI-based autonomous driving solution Imagry, talks with TTi editor Tom Stone about how stand-alone autonomous driving works – and his views about its advantages over connected autonomy.Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth. Interview begins at 5:00.

Adam Probolsky, president of Probolsky Research, talks with  TTi editor Tom Stone about how to garner public opinion and how to get public buy-in for new projects – because whatever you’re doing in transportation, it doesn’t work if the public doesn’t accept it.  Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth. Interview begins at 5:00.

In discussion with TTi editor Tom Stone, ITS America's Jamie McCauley talks active travel, autonomous taxis and what to look out for in Phoenix, Arizona at this month's ITS America. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth. Interview starts at 5:00. 

In discussion with TTi editor Tom Stone, Everett Lott talks equality in transportation access, what it means to be a state DOT right next to the federal government, the challenges of heading up the DOT in the nation’s capital, and giving people options. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth. Interview starts at 4:30. 

Recorded at ITS Europe in Lisbon, this episode features two main interviews: Eric Sampson, ERTICO’s legendary senior congress adviser and founder member of the international study group that led to the formation of ERTICO; and Vladimir Vorotovic , ERTICO’s director of innovation and development. Also featured: Max Sugarman, new chief executive of ITS UK, Paula Claytonsmith, chief executive of the Local Council Roads Innovation Group or LCRIG, and Steve Novosad, associate fellow at HNTB and a key player in Tampa Florida’s USDOT Connected Vehicle Pilot. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth

Tim Haile, executive director of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, talks about his work with Contra Costa,  reflects on his ITS America experience and discussed his own new transportation podcast, On The Patio. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth

This epsiode is sponsored by Wejo. Our interview is with Scott Lee, chief engineer with Transmart Technologies. As a user of Wejo’s real-time connected vehicle data, Scott is able to offer insight into how he uses the results, as well as how else it might be deployed, both now and in the future. 

Gareth Evans, vice president of public sector engagement for episode sponsors Wejo. Gareth reveals how Wejo connected vehicle data is helping to enable the design of safer, more efficient roads - and how it is empowering agencies to secure funding grants for quantifying successful road upgrades already undertaken.Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth

Our feature interview is with Laura Chase, president and CEO of ITS America. Laura discusses next week's ITS World Congress in LA with TTi editor Tom Stone.  Interview begins at 4:15. 

Peter Norton is associate professor of history in the department of engineering and society at the University of Virginia. In this interview he talks about his recent book Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving, arguing that driverless cars cannot be the safe, sustainable, and inclusive “mobility solutions” that tech companies and automakers are promising us. He claims the salesmanship behind the driverless future is distracting us from investing in better ways to get around that we can implement now that are inexpensive, safe, sustainable, and inclusive. Subjects of discussion include smart highways, the focus on autonomous vehicles and the importance – or otherwise – of ITS. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth.NOTE: Exclusive and additional content from the interview will appear in the September issue of TTi.Interview begins at 4:45. 

Our feature interview is with Steve Morello, senior advisor with CDM Smith. Steve talks road user charging (RUC), educating drivers about what RUC is paying for, the switch to EVs and how the do-nothing approach is no longer viable.  Interview begins at 3:45. 

TTi editor Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth are podcasting every day this week from Intertraffic Amsterdam. Their Day Three review features an interview with the three winners of the Intertraffic Awards.Interviews begin 4:10

TTi editor Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth are podcasting every day this week from Intertraffic Amsterdam. Our Day Two review features an interview with Joost Vantomme, the new CEO of ERTICO.Interviews begin 4:10

tti editor Tom Stone is live from Amsterdam! This episode features two interviews: Pieter Litjens, chairman of the Interraffic awards jury and director at CROW, knowledge institute for infrastructure, public space and mobility. And also Nico Anten, chairman of Connekt, ITS Netherlands

Intertraffic Amsterdam is upon us - and TTi is all over it! Here's a preview of this week's event with TTi editor Tom Stone and editor-at-large, Saul Wordsworth

This episode is sponsored by Kapsch TrafficCom.Our feature interview today is with Steve Sprouffske, vice-president of connected vehicle services with Kapsch TrafficCom. Steve discusses connected vehicle regulation, hardware, Kaptsch’s latest pilot schemes and how 5G and roadside hardware can work together. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth. Interview begins at 4:45. 

Our feature interview is with András Váradi, research director with podcast sponsors Commsignia. Andras talks roadside infrastructure, pedestrian protection, ultra wideband and 5G. Plus news and conversation with iVT editor Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth. Interview starts at 5:45

Roger Millar,  director of Washington State DOT and the new chair of ITS America, discusses this week’s ITS America 2021 in Charlotte, why it’s a good time to be part of the transportation space and climate change. 

Our feature interview is with David Braunstein, president of Together for Safer Roads. David talks about the recent increase in road risk, near-miss analysis and minimising the distractions of smart phones. Plus news and conversation with iVT editor Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth. 

Sir Richard Leese is leader of Manchester city council in the UK. He talks covid, cycling, e-bikes, low emission zones and bus service franchising. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth.Interview with Sir Richard Leese begins at 6:30

Angelos Amditis is chairman of ERTICO. With the ITS World Congress in Hamburg just weeks away, Angelos discusses what we can learn from the last 18 months, the effect of the pandemic on public transportation, building the foundations of MaaS, and sharing best practices. 

TTi editor Tom Stone talks with ERTICO-ITS Europe CEO Jacob Bangsgaard about the forthcoming ITS World Congress in Hamburg, the return of events in general, and how sustainability is driving the industry forward.  Interview starts 7.00. 

Mike Talbot was CEO of Redflex until its recent takeover by Verra Mobility, with whom he is now vice president government solutions. Mark talks about Verra's scope and resources, new products, smart motorways and AI. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth.Interview with Mark Talbot begins at 6:15

Ryan Green is co-founder and CEO of Gridwise, an app that’s been described as the leading assistant for rideshare and delivery drivers.  Ryan discusses how driving for Uber and Lyft led him to create a solution that maximizes  drivers' road time and  profits, how Gridwise is consolidating its rich city data for other mobility stakeholders by offering a comprehensive view of how people and goods are moving across gig-mobility services, and whether much-maligned ride-hailing services could actually make transport systems more efficient. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth.Interview with Ryan Green begins at 6:30

Mike McCamon, executive director of the NFC (near-field communication) forum, talks with TTI editor Tom Stone about passive wallet technology, the importance of wireless payments for Mobility as a Service, and NFC’s use as digital key for passenger vehicles. Interview begins at 7:20.Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth. For more information visit www.nfc-forum.org  

Bern Grush is co-founder and chief innovation officer with Harmonise Mobility, and a well-respected industry figure.  In this fascination interview Bern talks about standards and safety around sidewalk robots, which are being developed  to solve last-mile delivery issues in urban centers. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth.Interview begins at 6:45. 

Our feature interview is with Bob Frey, innovation director and CV project manager at Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA). Bob has helped to oversee the USDOT's Connected Vehicle Pilot Program in Florida since it began in 2014. In this exclusive interview, he is able to reveal more about the unique fourth stage of the project, involving automotive OEMs. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth.The interview with Bob Frey begins at 7:15.

Our feature interview is with Phil Blythe, professor of intelligent transportation systems at Newcastle University and chief scientific adviser with the UK’s Department for Transport.  Blythe talks Covid, decarbonisation and the introduction of electric vehicles and infrastructure. Plus all news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth.The interview with Professor Blythe begins at 8:25.

Nicola Liquori is Florida Turnpike Enterprise’s CEO. She discusses her mission to oversee the building of a new back-office system that will ensure income is secured more seamlessly than ever, the return of Florida traffic to close to pre-pandemic levels, and recent strides made in interoperability. Plus all news and conversation with Tom Stone and Saul Wordsworth.The interview with Nicola Liquori begins at 4:25.