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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-Free Interview 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.