Connected Transportation

Can we see for Miles?

Can science-fiction still predict the future? Steve Rogerson went to Seattle to find out. Have you heard of Miles Breuer? I must admit I hadn’t until I attended a [...]

Ups and downs of traffic management

Steve Rogerson talks with experts from Digi about how traffic management is changing the way cities work. One constant of my life so far is that nothing is ever [...]

Remember to keep the fun in automated cars

Steve Rogerson discovered excitement at last week’s Move conference in London as AI and automated driving start to go hand in hand. There is nothing new about the idea [...]

Put your fears away and make our cities smarter

Are local governments too scared to implement smart cities properly? Steve Rogerson visited the Traffex show in the UK to find out. Sometimes when we talk about the wonderful [...]

Are e-scooters a blessing or a curse?

Steve Rogerson looks at how Nottingham is planning a joined-up transport system starting with the reintroduction of e-scooters. The rise of micromobility – e-bikes, e-scooters and so on – [...]

What makes Singapore so smart?

Steve Rogerson looks at why Singapore has built a reputation as a pioneer in the smart-city movement. Whenever there is a report on which are the world’s smartest cities, [...]

Making our cities more loveable

Steve Rogerson visited last week’s Move conference in London. What is a smart city? Given the thousands upon thousands of words I have written on the subject, you might [...]

Smart cities will fail if people are not on board

Scientists and researchers are realising the importance of asking what people want from smart cities, as Steve Rogerson found during a visit to Samsung subsidiary Harman. As cities around [...]

Fleet of trucks. Tablet

The Role of IoT Telematics in Commercial Fleet Insurance

By Greg Oppenheim from Telit Cinterion. The insurance industry has experienced long-term stability. However, recent trends are shaking things up, especially for commercial fleet management. Demand for operational efficiency and [...]

Aliaksei Schurko at the Telematics Vilnius 2023 conference, December 2023

Telematics Unveiled: Myths, Realities, and Trends in 2024

By Aliaksei Shchurko, CEO at Gurtam Electric vehicles (EVs), self-driving cars, and artificial intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing commercial fleets. Naturally, they are also transforming the work of telematics service [...]

Is it safe to charge your electric vehicle?

Steve Rogerson talks with Andy Davis from NCC about cyber-security problems with electric vehicle chargers. To achieve the penetration of electric vehicles that governments and car makers want, the [...]

My AI drives faster than your AI

Steve Rogerson asks how far should we go in letting AI influence motorsports. Is there anywhere that artificial intelligence (AI) hasn’t parked its tentacles? Should there be anywhere it [...]