Zeljko Jeftic, IRU Projects   Zeljko Jeftic, IRU Projects *In January 2013, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) recently decided to establish IRU Projects. Can you explain why and what are the core activities of the new entity?* “The IRU is the global voice of bus,...

      Registration & Accommodation Booking Now Open Interactive online timetable available    We are delighted to announce that registration for the 9th ITS European Congress & Exhibition to be held in Dublin, Ireland 4–7 June 2013 is now open and the interactive online timetable is available! ‘Real Solutions...

Designed to reduce emergency response times, the “112” eCall service is a pan-European service that allows vehicles to automatically call for help in the case of a road incident. The HeERO project[http://www.heero-pilot.eu/view/en/home.html], which aims to deploy eCall in Europe, has been developing and spreading significantly recently...

14 years ago, when I was a young, bright-eyed Software Engineering student, I remember sitting through endless classes in which wise professors would repeatedly warn us of two fundamental Engineering rules:  Never start building anything before you have designed it, and, Never release anything until...

  On the 7 May, the iMobility Forum Working Group on Automation for Road Transport held a workshop dedicated to the subject, with speakers from across the globe presenting the progress made and challenges still to overcome. Laura Johnstone reports. Automation and automated vehicles have long...