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Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationBig country, bigger ideas: ITS from East to West on this week's Highways VoicesWe have content from both sides of this vast country, as we include some interviews we couldn’t squeeze into our programmes from the ITS Australia Summit last week, plus head to Perth to look at cutting edge solutions in a really go-ahead state.These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of TomTom, Nicander, AGD Systems Australia, TraceMark Flow an NGIS Solution, Westcotec and TRL.Today Paul Hutton reports again from Australia and talks to one of the world’s leading experts in automated vehicle technology, and to AGD about growing the business Do...
2025-11-2643 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationInnovation in Action: Behaviour-changing tech, smarter networks and global transport trendsOn the final day of the ITS Australia Summit on Queensland's Gold Coast, Paul Hutton talks to more speakers, exhibitors and thought leaders here on Highways Voices, as we discuss global issues and why the US state of Michigan, the birthplace of the American automotive industry, is represented here to explain how it’s transitioning into a leader in connected, automated and electrified transport.These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of TomTom, Nicander, AGD Systems Australia, TraceMark Flow an NGIS Solution, Westcotec and TRL.Westcotec tell us how technology can change behaviour...
2025-11-2143 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationSmarter, Safer, Connected: Big ideas driving Day Two of the ITS Australia SummitWe’re back on the Gold Coast for Day Two of the ITS Australia Summit, discussing how the future of vehicle safety is moving beyond the vehicle itself thanks to the embracing of C-ITS technologies and how connected data is transforming how roads and emergencies are managed.In today's podcast, Paul Hutton talks to AGD Systems, TRL, TomTom, QUT and more, as they share innovations ranging from pedestrian-safety detection and crowd-sourced asset management to automated vehicles in remote regions and the future of large-scale mapping, plus how Brisbane could learn from the London Olympics 2012 as it prepares to...
2025-11-2051 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationPolicy unpicked: What Simon Lightwood’s plans mean for Britain’s road network on today's Highways Voices, thanks to Westcotec, SWARCO, Clearway and ArcadisThe Roads and Buses Minister Simon Lightwood MP gave his first major speech in his new role at Highways UK today (Thursday) and you can hear it in full on today's Highways Voices podcast.In today’s podcast, sponsored by Clearway, Westcotec, Arcadis and SWARCO, he is joined by technology innovators and industry experts who discuss the future of the UK’s road network. From AI-driven asset management to smarter maintenance and collaborative partnerships, you'll learn about decisions that are shaping tomorrow’s transport infrastructure, especially at a time when every pound of investment must deliver more value, more...
2025-10-1654 min
History Rage247. The War Movie Tropes that Won't Die with Rob Hutton & Duncan Weldon | Imperial War Museum Podcast Live FestivalIs Tom Hanks too old to storm Omaha Beach?Host Paul Bavill welcomes Rob Hutton and Duncan Weldon, hosts of the War Movie Theatre podcast, to kick off a series of previews for the Imperial War Museum’s (IWM) Podcast Live Festival. This week, they are raising the curtain on movies in a historical setting with a fierce debate on the one historical inaccuracy that Hollywood keeps getting away with.Rob and Duncan unleash their rage on the persistent and problematic trend in war cinema: the casting of much older actors as young co...
2025-10-1656 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationNick Harris on RIS3: National Highways’ vision for safer, smarter roads from Highways UK 2025 thanks to Clearway, SWARCO, Arcadis and WestcotecNational Highways CEO Nick Harris joins us on today's Highways Voices for a chat about RIS3, road safety and preventative maintenance, among other things, on today's Highways Voices from Highways UK 2025.In today’s podcast, sponsored by Clearway, Westcotec, Arcadis and SWARCO, you'll hear him outline what RIS3 means for suppliers, and how innovation, safety, and efficiency will drive future contracts.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts,Spotify,Amazon Music,Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!You'll also hear how AI-powered analytics and connected infrastructure are changing real-time tr...
2025-10-1546 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationTechnology, teamwork, and tomorrow’s Transport: Highways Voices live from Highways UK 2025 thanks to Clearway, SWARCO, Arcadis and WestcotecEvery corner of the UK highways sector - from local authorities and major contractors to tech innovators and policymakers – have converged under one roof to shape the future of transport at Highways UK 2025, and Highways Voices is here at the NEC to bring you what’s being talked about.In today’s podcast, sponsored by Clearway, Westcotec, Arcadis and SWARCO, you’ll hear how Highways UK 2025 is addressing real-world challenges, from operational technology upgrades and smarter maintenance strategies to collaboration across public and private sectors.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts,Spotify,Amazon Music,Goo...
2025-10-1432 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationNo-one left behind: How inclusive tech and autonomous shuttles are redefining mobilityWhat if a single innovation could prevent visually impaired passengers from being left behind at bus stops, or if autonomous shuttles could fill the critical gaps in our transport networks?In this episode of Highways Voices from the 2025 Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress, Paul Hutton speaks with pioneers reshaping the future of inclusive and intelligent mobility, from an app designed to make public transport accessible to everyone, to the rollout of autonomous shuttles that connect communities left out by traditional transit. The discussions highlight both the opportunities and the challenges in delivering equitable, safe, and sustainable mobility.
2025-08-2727 min
Jazz88Joan Hutton and Guest Artist Stephanie Wiesler Are Ready for Taste of MNJoan Hutton from Take that Back was nice enough to visit the Jazz88 studios in anticipation of their upcoming performance at Taste of MN this weekend (Sunday July 6 at 5:45). Hutton was joined by Stephanie Wiesler, who is filling in on sax and flute for Sue Orfield. The duo discussed the upcoming gig, the joys and difficulties of subbing in and the fun of playing outside!
2025-07-0111 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationBeyond the car: CoMoUK CEO Richard Dilks on why shared mobility tackles congestion one ride at a timeAre shared transport solutions the missing piece in solving our congestion, infrastructure, and sustainability puzzle?As our industry constantly grapples with how to reduce car dependency, meet environmental goals, and deliver equitable, cost-effective mobility, we look at one solution today with Richard Dilks, CEO of CoMoUK – the national charity for shared transport.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!In this Highways Voices podcast he explains why shared transport, ranging from car clubs and e-scooters to digital demand-responsive transit, is not ju...
2025-06-0338 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationITS European Congress 2025: UK Pavilion "pitwalk"On today's Highways Voices you'll learn about solar-powered surveillance, AI-driven traffic modelling, ghost plate detection and lots of other technologies helping transform our highways.We're on the UK Pavilion at the ITS European Congress in Seville talking about innovations being showcased by a range of UK SMEs that are tackling the daily challenges we face.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!Whether it’s avoiding gridlock from mismanaged roadworks or combatting the rise in fraudulent number plates, these technolog...
2025-05-2033 min
Youth Sports InsiderBeyond Logos: Building Authentic Sponsorships in Youth Sports with Paul Huttonhttps://YouthSportsInsider.com
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In this powerful episode of Youth Sports Insider, we sit down with Paul Hutton, a leading voice in brand strategy and youth sports development. Paul shares how true sponsorships go far beyond logos on jerseys — they're about authentic community impact, creating lasting memories, and aligning with real values through CSR and ESG initiatives. Whether you're a brand looking to make a difference or a club seeking support, this conversation is packed with insights you won’t want to miss. Listen now and discover a new playbook for youth sports spo...
2025-04-3059 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationPaul Campion explains TRL's major investment and what it means for the industry, customers and staff"The company has a renewed lease of life, we can look forward to more activity, more impact, growth and a thriving and secure business for the employees in the business."TRL's CEO Paul Campion's explanation of a major investment in the UK’s transport research and innovation pioneer by Blandford Capital which he says for clients "and, with the risk of sounding a bit a little bit up ourselves here, for the country, we think that the things that TRL does are vitally important, and this enables us to do more of them better."Subscribe to...
2025-03-0413 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationA Christmas present to you - more bloopersMerry Christmas from Highways Voices.A little extra podcast for you today. After the popularity of the recent bloopers podcast showcasing when things go wrong, we thought we'd delve into the archives of the mistakes from our first year of publishing weekly shows.We get the bloke who turns into a dalek, plus a lot of Paul and Adrian just being incapable of speaking properly.Enjoy, and catch you again in 2025!
2024-12-2508 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationConnecting the Dots between the UK and Europe with ERTICO's Joost VantommeThe CEO of the European Intelligent Transport Systems organisation ERTICO, Joost Vantomme is our guest on Highways Voices this week, sharing his vast knowledge with you about standardisation, interoperability and living outside silos.He chats with host Paul Hutton about how ERTICO’s ITS European and World Congresses promote thought leadership and innovation around things like automation, clean mobility, urban mobility, and new technologies like Air Mobility and generative AI.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!Mr Vantomme discusses...
2024-11-1230 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationA tour of AGD Systems talking product traceability, staff flexibility and manufacturing sustainabilityTake a trip around a British traffic technology manufacturing plant in today’s Highways Voices and learn about the value of a highly ordered site, workforce flexibility and traceability.Paul Hutton heads to AGD Systems and is given a guided tour of the facility by AGD Director Ian Hind who explains how the company has grown thanks to a sense of teamwork and through workforce flexibility.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!You’ll also get ideas for how you cou...
2024-11-0540 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationExpert views on the state of the industry, driverless pod deployment at the NEC and even saving money on corporate travel - all on a bonus Highways Voices from Highways UKFind out about how networking at an event like Highways UK can spawn products nobody's thought of, how new innovation was showcased at the event, how taxpayers' money has delivered significant benefits for road users in Rotherham and how surface treatments are an under-used solution in the UK - all on the bonus Highways Voices podcast from Highways UK.These programmes are brought to you thanks to the support of AGD and Traffic Group Signals, Q Point, SRL, Westcotec and SWARCO.Today Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum hear from Traffic Group Signals, Jaama, Roadtechs and Roomex...
2024-10-2232 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationBusiness challenges and how to deal with them, innovation, a new important collaboration, and Matt Baker - Thursday at Highways UKYou'll get advice from a business leader on how to deal with fluctuating demand today on Highways Voices, as our third podcast from Highways UK talks digital construction techniques from Austria, and a new partnership involving TRL that could have major benefits on local and strategic roads.These programmes are brought to you thanks to the support of AGD and Traffic Group Signals, Q Point, SRL, Westcotec and SWARCO.Today Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum hear from Westcotec, SRL and roadside technologies, plus Q Point, Tensar and about a new collaboration between TRL and construction firm B...
2024-10-1732 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationAn exclusive chat with National Highways CEO Nick Harris, what the new minister thinks, and how the industry copes with uncertainty - all from Highways UKThis is the podcast for you if you're at Highways UK and want to hear a bit of behind the scenes chat about what you might have missed, or if you're unable to make it to Birmingham's NEC but want to feel like you're here.Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum are your trusted guides to the event where you'll hear from National Highways CEO Nick Harris about RIS3, funding and planning and how he's coped with some disappointment this year.These programmes are brought to you thanks to the support of AGD and Traffic Group S...
2024-10-1632 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationInnovation, how designs come about and a guide to must-not-miss speakers from Highways UKWhether you're at Highways UK at Birmingham's NEC over the next couple of days, or wanting to get a feel of the event from afar, Highways Voices is your place to come for the best in chat from the UK's biggest Highways and Transport Show.As the stand builders finish putting together the exhibition, you'll get a sneak guide to some cutting edge innovation, hear us examine the chicken and egg nature of design and which speakers not to miss, only on your official and trusted guide to Highways UK 2024 - Highways VoicesThese programmes...
2024-10-1535 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 19 September 2 - the UK Pavilion at the ITS World Congress "pitwalk"The UK Pavilion at the ITS World Congress in Dubai features a number of innovative British SMEs, and on this special podcast we meet them all.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts,Spotify,Amazon Music,Google PodcastsorPocket Castsand never miss an episode!Highways Voices host Paul Hutton has a "pitwalk" style chat with participants on the stand, which is delivered by the Transport Technology Forum and LCRIG.Hear from Starling Technologies, Clearview Intelligence, Westcotec, Nicander, Now Wireless, AGD Systems, ANGOKA, Aurrigo, Immense and Neology as they discuss their products and the intern...
2024-09-1928 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 18 September - from the ITS World Congress in DubaiJoin Highways Voices on the UK Pavilion at the 30th Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Dubai today for a quick tour around some of the big talking points at the global event.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!As 24,000 people are expected at the World Trade Centre in the first Congress to take place in the Middle East, host Paul Hutton talks to LCRIG's Paula Claytonsmith and the Department for Transport's Darren Capes, manager of the Transport Technology Forum, to talk...
2024-09-1828 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 8 May - the experiences of a Transport Secretary with Chris Grayling"Don't try and talk to the politicians - the truth is actually having good relations with... politicians will have very little impact on the actual decisions government takes," explains former Transport Secretary Chris Grayling on this week's Highways Voices.He joined an ITS UK meeting last week and was interviewed by Highways Voices host Paul Hutton, who recorded the chat for you to feature on this week's podcast.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!Mr Grayling was asked how to...
2024-05-0728 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 20 March - last mile driverless solutions in Milton Keynes and the future of autonomous technology with Ohmio"I remember sitting at VicRoads, back in 2012, telling our CEO at the time, cooperative ITS is here, autonomous vehicles are going to be here," comments Dean Zabrieszach of HMI Technologies in Australia and New Zealand on this week's Highways Voices, "We need to deploy equipment all over the countryside, because they'll be here in two or three years - and here we are in 2024, and we haven't quite got there!"Dean joins Paul Hutton to discuss a new driverless pod project in Milton Keynes which brought him from Melbourne in Australia to the UK, and to consider...
2024-03-2031 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 6 March - Greener and more efficient deliveries in Westminster thanks to kerbside managementThis week on Highways Voices we hear how technology is ending the delivery driver free for all as we see a new kerbside management scheme in Westminster.We’re at the site of one of two loading bays in Westminster which Electric Vehicle delivery drivers can book using a new online booking system from Grid Smarter Cities, reducing battery consumption and removing the stress having to drive around finding a place to unload, or having to park illegally.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never mis...
2024-03-0523 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 8 November - The Tortoise and the Hare with Traffic Group SignalsOn this week's highways voices, a new way of managing temporary roadworks.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts,Spotify,Amazon Music,Google PodcastsorPocket Casts and never miss an episode!Dr Darren Hudson of Traffic Group Signals is uor guest, where he talks about a concept he calls the tortoise and the Hare, which involves modelling road user micro journeys to determine accurate inter-green times.Dr Hudson explains that traditional timings don't take really into account the sort of geometry that vehicles have got to pass through, or their characteristics. "So what we...
2023-11-0814 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 1 November - Effective Water Management on the highwayToday on Highways Voices we talk about the important subject of effective water management, and the growing emphasis for the sector to ensure roads are not only safe for users, but also for the surrounding environment.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts,Spotify,Amazon Music,Google PodcastsorPocket Casts and never miss an episode!In the podcast, Adrian Tatum talks to Adam Cane is sustainability lead at ACO Water Management, which has a campaign running at the moment."Absolutely huge amounts of water are coming off the infrastructure, and that's only going to...
2023-11-0124 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 18 October - Day One at Highways UK with Richard Holden MP and Nick HarrisWe hear from the Roads and Local Transport Minister and the CEO of National Highways on a busy Highways Voices from Highways UK 2023 today.These are brought to you thanks to the sponsorship of AGD Systems and Traffic Group Signals, Kiely Bros, Re-flow, Stantec and Yunex Traffic.In the podcast from Birmingham's NEC, Richard Holden MP tells Paul Hutton about the National Parking Platform, his promise to "go after" authorities not taking advantage of lane rental schemes, and how the £70 million traffic signals funding will make sure we're keeping traffic flowing.We don't get a dat...
2023-10-1837 min
Jazz88Caption: Joan Hutton, Credit: D. Soderstrom Image by: D. Soderstrom Joan Hutton Joan Hutton Showcases Her Jazz Side in the Joan Hutton Jazz ProjectJoan Hutton plays in many musical settings. We’ve known Joan through her work in the Ancia Saxophone Quartet for example, playing modern classical music. But she’s also a noted jazz musician with a growing catalog of original work representing varied jazz styles. When Joan sat down with Phil Nusbaum, she talked about her jazz funk side.
2023-10-0108 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 28 June - looking ahead to Highways UK and two other key industry eventsTen thousand visitors, around 300 speakers and nearly 250 exhibitors are expected at Highways UK in October, and with that many people involved, we need to know more about it.So this week on Highways Voices, we catch up with Highways UK’s Senior Conference Producer Claudia Davidson who tells us all about the ever-growing event and how the team behind it keep innovating year after year to keep it relevant and fresh.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!In the chat...
2023-06-2825 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 7 June - Richard Hammond and Chris Boardman on the future of the car“People… buy a new football strip every six months because of the team they support," says motoring journalist Richard Hammond on this week's Highways Voices, "Or a new pair of trainers made on the other side of the world by somebody else’s children out of fossil fuels-derived oil-derived materials and then shipped around the world where you’ll use them for six months before putting them in landfill where they’ll sit for 100 years."Speaking at a Rees Jeffreys Road Fund debate on the future of the car in society, the Grand Tour presenter gives a passionate...
2023-06-0731 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 24 May - Showcasing UK innovation at the ITS European CongressWe have a record 13 guests on today's Highways Voices as we hear from the delegation from who exhibited on the UK Pavilion, and also the views of the British Ambassador who visited the exhibition.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!The whistle-stop tour hears from the 12 exhibitors: Navtech Radar, Clearview Intelligence, Nicander, Now Wireless, ANGOKA, Ito World, Neology, Arup, Grid Smarter Cities, See.Sense, VESOS and Zenzic.Because this is a longer-than-normal episode, to help you, you can find sp...
2023-05-2446 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 17 May - three local authorities discuss industry challenges with SWARCO"The site went down all day - completely bust - couldn't fix it had to dig everything up, and after that," explains Sean Bulmer of the City of York Council on this week's Highways Voices as he discusses equipment obsolescence. "We now have the TSAR project, which is the asset renewal project in York, so every year we do X amount of sites, and then next year, x amount of sites, and this, we're being told, will go on forever."Mr Bulmer was one of a panel of four people you'll hear from today on Highways Voices...
2023-05-1740 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 19 April - discussing the government's Smart Motorway decisionFollowing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision to halt the building of new smart motorways, this week's Highways Voices discusses the implications.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!Highways News co-owners Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum look into what went wrong with the concept, focussing on communication failures and the varied roll-out of technology.They discuss statistics around the real safety situation on all-lane running and dynamic hard shoulder smart motorways compared to traditional highways, and discuss why this isn't m...
2023-04-1930 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 29 March - Connected and Automated Logistics... and so much more with Prof Phil Blythe"HGV drivers have been on the National Risk Register for quite a long time, recognising that a significant proportion of them are over 50s, and are likely to retire in the next 10 years," comments Professor Phil Blythe on this week's Highways Voices, as he explains why automating logistics isn't a threat to jobs, but a technical solution to jobs that risk not being filled.He comes on the podcast this week to discuss a report published recently launched in an event in Parliament looking into how the benefits of connected and autonomous logistics technology can be realised...
2023-03-2829 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 8 Feb - delivering the right technology with NOW WirelessIn such a fast paced, rapidly changing industry, local authorities have to keep up with many challenges, as we not only change the way we travel and how we travel, but also become more sustainable, and think about how we create an effective, efficient network of the future.Our guest today on Highways Voices is Paul Hudson, head of sales at Now Wireless, a company that has been working closely with local authorities for more than 30 years developing technology in answer to some of these challenges.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Ama...
2023-02-0822 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 1 February - Max Sugarman, CEO of ITS (UK)“Every single member I've met has been really positive and optimistic about the industry, really excited about ITS (UK) as an organisation and their role in it,” says new ITS (UK) CEO Max Sugarman on the Highways Voices podcast - his first major interview since taking over from long-serving Secretary General Jennie Martin last month. “What's been clear,” he adds, “is that we're at the cutting edge of transport, and we are a really dynamic and fascinating industry.”Max Sugarman joined ITS (UK) after a career working in communications with bodies including the Rail Industry Association and Catapult netw...
2023-02-0125 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 14 December - Adrian and Paul review the yearAs 2023 draws to a close, the final Highways Voices of the year hears Highways News co-owners Adrian Tatum and Paul Hutton discuss some of the key topics covered on the site through the year.In this 25 minute chat they discuss industry funding, and how maintenance contracts seem to be a lot more focused on innovation and and working differently.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!Active travel features heavily in the conversation, talking about the implementation of schemes and the...
2022-12-1423 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 7 December - software development across continents with ValerannAs traffic monitoring and data analytics company Valerann announces it has deployed its Lanternn by Valerann product on the Costa Arauco motorway in Chile, this week’s Highways Voices podcast finds out how they did it.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!Co-founder Michael Vardi says this “revolutionises” the mobility sector and reduces deployment costs for advanced traffic management systems.“This is a super exciting moment for us because, to the best of our knowledge, we have done the first compl...
2022-12-0724 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 30 November - Protecting and preserving the networkEven though the Chancellor’s budget, delivered just two weeks ago, indicated that budgets to maintain the local road network appear to have escaped further cuts, although as we sit in the middle of a three-year funding cycle-no further increase are expected for at least another two years.On this week’s Highways Voices podcast, we explore the subject of proactive highway maintenance and the need for local authorities and those contractors that work on behalf of councils to strike a balance between reactive and proactive maintenance as part of a proactive asset management plan.Subs...
2022-11-3020 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 23 November – the race to decarbonise roadsThis week's Highways Voices returns to the keynote session at Highways UK to discuss the important subject of decarbonising our roads.The discussion featured representatives of National Highways, Mott MacDonald, Arcadis and Costain, who discussed goals, commitment and how to change behaviour.The panel also discusses the move to electric vehicles and whether we can adequately decarbonise freight.In this podcast you will hear from:Stephen Elderkin, Director of Environmental Sustainability, National Highways Kim Yates, UK & Europe Climate Change operational lead at Mott MacDonaldRamin Massoumi, Global S...
2022-11-2332 min
Turquoise InternationalFlying green with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions CEO Paul HuttonCranfield Aerospace Solutions is developing the world’s first zero-emissions hydrogen fuel-powered aircraft. In the latest episode of Talks with Turquoise, Cranfield CEO Paul Hutton speaks to Ian Thomas, managing director at Turquoise International. They discuss:
- Why hydrogen is more suitable than hybrid electric
- Why the BN Islander was the best choice of plane
- When the technology can be transferred to larger aircraft
- How the transition to bigger aircraft will be funded
- What the UK’s domestic aviation sector must do to achieve its target of net zero emis...
2022-11-2219 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 16 November - improving road safetyGiven it's Road Safety Week, it's the right week to hear from four leading experts about their thoughts on how we can reduce the number of collisions on our roads.In this discussion, recorded in the keynote session of Highways UK, you'll hear from:Neil Greig, Policy & Research Director, Institute of Advanced Motorists Mike Wilson, Chief Highways Engineer, National HighwaysSuzy Charman, Executive Director, Road Safety FoundationDave Conway, IMS & Road Safety Manager FM ConwayThey talk about, among others, vehicle design and ADAS, driver behaviour, enforcement and roadworker safety.You'll also hear news f...
2022-11-1636 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 9 November - more from Highways UKWe had so much material left over from the highly successful Highways UK event last week in Birmingham that we bring you some content we didn't have time to fit in on our podcasts from the show last week.These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of Re-flow, Kier Highways, Causeway Technologies, Navtech Radar and SWARCO.You'll hear presenter some of Paul Hutton's on-stage conversation with keynote speaker Sir John Armitt of the National Infrastructure Commission where they talk levelling up and road pricing."The Treasury has got to fill a hole...
2022-11-0931 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways UK 2022 Day 2We can only scratch the surface of the huge Highways UK event on these podcasts, but we're bringing you a great flavour of what the estimated 8,000 industry professionals have experienced over two days at Birmingham's NEC.These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of Re-flow, Kier Highways, Causeway Technologies, Navtech Radar and SWARCO.Today we bounce around the exhibition floor to hear about the ever-expanding SWARCO and their solutions, discuss road surfacing, Kier's work on diversity in the workforce (which we hear is good for staff and the bottom line) and tunnel safety...
2022-11-0329 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways UK 2022 Day 1Thousands of our industry colleagues have gathered in Hall 1 of Birmingham's NEC for Day 1 of the huge Highways UK event, and we've been gathering a flavour of the event on Highways Voices.These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of Re-flow, Kier Highways, Causeway Technologies, Navtech Radar and SWARCO.In today's podcast we hear some of National Highways CEO Nick Harris's comments in the keynote session about smart motorways, the future and why investment in the industry is necessary right now.You'll hear about stopped vehicle detection from Re-flow plus the la...
2022-11-0232 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways UK - Final set up takes placeThe huge Highways UK show is taking place at Birmingham's NEC on 2 and 3 November and Highways Voices brings you the build-up from inside the exhibit hall.These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of Re-flow, Kier Highways, Causeway Technologies, Navtech Radar and SWARCO.Join Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum who talk to the organisers about a record number of exhibitors, start-ups, speakers and registrations and what to expect on day one of the event.If you're an exhibitor, make sure you listen to PR expert Helen Blood who gives you...
2022-11-0128 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 26 October - previewing Highways UK"It's a huge event - it's the biggest we've done in terms of floor space," explains Highways UK Senior Conference Producer Claudia Davidson on this week's Highways Voices, "The biggest event that we do, as organisers."In this podcast, we look forward to the event next week, where we'll be reporting for you bringing podcasts on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Claudia discusses key speakers, topics and the exhibition, as well as the awards dinner that takes place on the first day.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket...
2022-10-2619 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 19 October - Building a business with James Harris of One Network“One thing I think that has been key to our success is actually delivering tangible value to customers with the solution that we provide,” explains One Network founder James Harris on this week’s Highways Voices podcast as he discusses how his company has cornered the roadworks information and management market in the UK, and is now expanding into the US.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!“We've been lucky in that the benefits of digitalising, that process are really quite self evid...
2022-10-1924 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 5 October – Rating National Highways with the ORR“I think in general, the company's done done pretty well, and there's certainly been some significant successes,” says Harry Garnham of the Office and Rail and Road talking about National Highways performance on this week’s Highways Voices website. “But it's not to say there haven't been challenges, and there haven't been areas where we have concerns and think they can improve.”The ORR’s Head of Performance, Roads, chats to Adrian Tatum on this week’s podcast, where he discusses smart motorways, the environment and communications in a wide-ranging interview.On safety, he says, “The company… is...
2022-10-0523 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationMaximising eCall value, intersection safety and the future of MaaS on a bonus Highways Voices podcast from LAHighways News brought you daily podcasts from the 2022 ITS World Congress in Los Angeles, and now here’s one final podcast featuring content we couldn’t fit into the daily programmes. In today’s show, sponsored by GEWI, SWARCO, Nota AI, one.network and Navtech Radar, you’ll hear an explanation of a revolutionary new way of maximising the value of eCall, why MaaS is still relevant, and how LIDAR can deliver solutions for intersection safety and traffic counting. Talking eCall, Danny Woolard, one of the founders of VESOS, explains, “I think one of the one of the things t...
2022-09-2723 min
Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationRoadside infrastructure, road marking and CAVs, plus AI and CCTV and one-size fits all comms, all on today's Highways VoicesThe 2022 ITS World Congress comes to a close, and this Highways Voices brings you chat about some of the key issues to come out of the event. All our podcasts for the World Congress are thanks to the generous support of our sponsors GEWI, SWARCO, Nota AI, one.network and Navtech Radar, all of whom you can meet in LA.In today’s programme with Paul Hutton we hear about the must-attend sessions on the final day with Chief Rapporteur Professor Eric Sampson, we find out from Navtech Radar why roadside infrastructure will be vital...
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Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationSafer intersections, real-time roadworks, next-gen traffic signals and a new 2023 global event on today's Highways Voices from LAOn today's Highways Voices from the ITS World Congress in Los Angeles we talk spotting accidents at intersections, live roadworks updates and cutting edge traffic controller technology, plus bring you some breaking news about next year’s international ITS events.As next year's official ITS World Congress in China goes hybrid, we have news about how the world's ITS community can meet in Melbourne in August as ITS Australia expand their annual Summit into a global event.You'll hear about how AI is improving pedestrian safety at intersections, about how Florida is using a British id...
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Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationTalking Net Zero, radar and start up opportunities - Tuesday from the ITS World Congress in LADay two of the ITS World Congress from here in Los Angeles hears talk of, among other things, low carbon transport, start up opportunities and radar technology as we hear from WSP, SWARCO and Navtech Radar.All our podcasts for the World Congress are thanks to the generous support of our sponsors GEWI, SWARCO, Nota AI, one.network and Navtech Radar, all of whom you can meet in LA.The show also includes your your trusted guide to the must-do things on Tuesday in our preview with Chief Rapporteur Professor Eric Sampson, while we also meet m...
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Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices from the ITS World Congress in LA thanks to GEWI, SWARCO, Nota AI, Navtech Radar and one.networkWe look ahead to Monday at the ITS World Congress on today’s Highways Voices from Los Angeles.In the podcast we hear Professor Eric Sampson’s comments on the main topics being discussed in the sessions, including an international forum on sustainability and resiliency, with mobility network management, moving transit to zero emissions. And a number of special interest sessions that have caught his eye.All our podcasts for the World Congress are thanks to the generous support of our sponsors GEWI, SWARCO, Nota AI, one.network and Navtech Radar, all of whom you can meet i...
2022-09-1728 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 14 September - the latest thinking in traffic signalsThis week's Highways Voices looks at the key way you can manage traffic in a town or a city - by discussing the latest in signals technology.Presenter Paul Hutton is at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham, as he talks to Mark Crabtree of TRL, who's been in the industry for 47 years and has been coming to this event for 21 of them. He discusses what's changed in that time, how some of the kit installed then is still in use today and why we shouldn't necessarily get carried away about what changes might take place...
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Noah Hutton writes, directs, and scores documentary and narrative films. On this episode, we discuss his documentary In Silico. In 2009, Noah watched a TED talk by Henry Markram, in which Henry claimed it would take 10 years to fully simulate a human brain. This claim inspired Noah to chronicle the project, visiting Henry and his team periodically throughout. The result was In Silico, which tells the science, human, and s...
2022-09-131h 37Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices ITS World Congress previewWith fewer than two weeks to the start of the 2022 ITS World Congress, Highways Voices looks ahead to the World Congress by finding out about the key themes of the event, hears from exhibitors and gives you an idea of some things to do when you're in Los Angeles.Highways Voices will be reporting every day at the event with fresh podcasts for you that will be of interest if you're in LA or if you're at home and wanting to find out what is happening at this major event."I think the first thing...
2022-09-0737 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices bonus podcast for people heading to the ITS World Congress - a guide to LAThe world's leaders in Intelligent Transport Systems will be heading to Los Angeles in two weeks' time for the ITS World Congress, and Highways News will, of course, be there to report with daily Highways Voices podcasts.There is always a danger that people who head to big events end up spending their time in airports and planes, then hotels and convention centres and they see little of the city they're visiting. Therefore, Highways Voices has spoken to British-born ITS expert and 33-year LA resident Alan Clelland of DKS Associates to give us a guide to his...
2022-09-0120 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 27 July - looking ahead to a busy autumn of eventsThis last Highways Voices before the August break features a look ahead to three major events we'll be covering this autumn.First, we chat to John Nightingale, organiser of the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium about what's in the event, who are the key speakers, how it's the biggest ever exhibition and why the bar won't run dry.Then Prof Eric Sampson, Chief Rapporteur of the ITS World Congress gives us a flavour of the event we'll be reporting from in Los Angeles, thanks to our sponsors SWARCO, Nota AI and GEWI. The chat features...
2022-07-2726 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 20 July - Paula Claytonsmith of LCRIG"I have been talking about making the case for local roads for a number of years, so the fact that LCRIG sees that as at the heart of what it does is close to my heart," says Paula Claytonsmith, the LCRIG's new Director, Government and Strategy on this week's Highways Voices.She talks about the LCRIG - the Local Council Roads Innovation Group - mission to make the case for local roads, explaining that "The reality is that local roads are always going to be at the heart of how our communities operate, and become more successful...
2022-07-2031 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 13 July - Steve Elderkin of National Highways“There's something like 46 action plans now, across the company, I'm really clear that what we can't do is have a big central team that is delivering on carbon, and everyone else carries on working as they did before,” explains National Highways’ Director of Environmental Sustainability Steve Elderkin on this week’s Highways Voices podcast. “Carbon needs to become part of everyone's role and everyone's decision making. So my team are going to remain pretty small actions are going to be owned across the business, and if we deliver against the commitments in the plan, then we will deliver the carbon red...
2022-07-1226 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 29 June – Steve Spender of IHE"We constantly monitor and we survey our members in terms of what they think they need in terms of training, and we look at the sector, find out where the sector is, is identifying training needs are required," explains Institute of Highway Engineers CEO Steve Spender on this week's Highways Voices as he discusses training and recruiting the next generation of industry professionals. "One of the things that we are doing is running an initiative called a professional development partnership, in which we're signing a memorandum of understanding with partners that want to work with the institution."...
2022-06-2820 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 22 June – Fixing rural mobility with WSPUnderstanding the needs of rural communities is a vital part in planning an effective rural mobility strategy.These are the thoughts of Peter Ramsey, Associate Director for future mobility at WSP, our guest on this week’s Highways Voices. In it, we explore: why rural mobility is essential to meet Net Zero targets and grow local economies – by reducing car dependency and providing people greater access to local jobs, essential services, and economic centres of activity. Also, we discover how greater rural connectivity can be achieved, through cross-sector collaboration, local council engagement, and planning reformW...
2022-06-2229 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 15 June – Sarah Sharples at the TTF Conference"I think when it was first brought in as a role to government departments, the Chief Scientific Adviser was expected to be the wise expert who knew everything about science," says the Department for Transport's Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Sarah Sharples on this week's Highways Voices podcast. "I hope I don't disappoint you, I don't know everything about science," she went on, "But what my job is to do is to make those connections between people who do have that deep knowledge and embedded in the work of the department. So I'm going to talk a little bit about...
2022-06-1525 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 8 June - ITS European Congress from Toulouse 2nd podcastThis week's Highways Voices again features conversations from the south of France and the ITS European Congress 2022 in Toulouse.This podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of our 2022 Congress sponsors SWARCO, Nota.ai and GEWI, who’ll also be supporting us heading to Los Angeles for the World Congress in September.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!In this week's podcast we hear about European Commission transport priorities, along with a warning about money, before talking t...
2022-06-0834 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 1 June - ITS European Congress from Toulouse 1st podcastThis week's Highways Voices comes from the south of France and the lovely city of Toulouse for the ITS European Congress 2022. This podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of our 2022 Congress sponsors SWARCO, Nota.ai and GEWI, who’ll also be supporting us heading to Los Angeles for the World Congress in September…Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!In this week's podcast we hear about data, and competitors getting together to talk sustainability. We'll also have a...
2022-05-3129 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 18 May - Chris Boardman of Active Travel England"I started with an outcome of what do we want the places we live to be like, what do we want that to be for our families and our kids, and then what do we need to get people there - and easy is the is the first word. It's got to be easy."The words of Chris Boardman MBE, Interim Commissioner at Active Travel England and the main voice on this week's Highways Voices podcast, in conversation at last week's Transport Technology Forum conference in Liverpool, with Anthony Ferguson of the Department for Transport....
2022-05-2523 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 18 May - ITS European Congress Preview with ERTICO, SWARCO and EasymileIn a couple of weeks, Highways Voices will be back out and about bringing you chat from the ITS European Congress in the French city of Toulouse. The podcasts are thanks to the generous support of SWARCO and Nota.Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!In this week's programme, host Paul Hutton finds out about the five strands of the Congress and the key themes with ERTICO Director of Communications, Congresses and Events, Lisa Boch-Andersen, before chatting to Richard Neumann of SWAR...
2022-05-1824 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 11 May - using traffic flow to generate electricity with Alpha 311Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!It’s a world first this week on Highways Voices.We delve deeper into the story behind the world’s first roadside deployment of wind turbines on Telford & Wrekin’s network, with the company who developed the technology Alpha 311.Its Chief Executive Officer, Barry Thompson, told us the business model has been created so local authorities can generate revenue from the electricity generated from the turbines. He said: “We are starting to see a huge poss...
2022-05-1123 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 5 May – SWARCO CEO Michael SchuchSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!"When we started designing our new modern mobility management system... we started by interviewing more than 400 cities globally," explains the new SWARCO CEO Michael Schuch on this week's Highways Voices podcast. "And what we learned was actually the most critical topics that they have are throughout the same."In the interview Mr Schuch outlines those challenges which fall into ten problem statements including predictable issues such as congestion and air quality along with other global...
2022-05-0525 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 21 April – Paul Campion of TRLSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!This week's Highways Voices analyses how a refresh of the way software is delivering the most efficient transport network based on existing roadside hardware.Paul Campion of TRL discusses the best way to manage traffic in towns and cities using a refresh of what we've always known as SCOOT and MOVA traffic management in what is now called Unified Traffic Control."It's incredibly important for the cities to have the confidence that their m...
2022-04-2126 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 13 April - Building an EV Charging Network with Connected KerbSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!"Two or three years ago people thought we were a little bit nuts and a bit sort of fringy - now, actually, people are properly on board and are wanting to come and have a conversation with us - we've almost become the cool kids."That's the experience of this week's main guest on Highways Voices, Chris Pateman-Jones who is CEO of the EV chargepoint provider Connected Kerb.He discusses how the EV char...
2022-04-1328 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 7 April – Intertraffic Amsterdam 2Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!In this Highways Voices we return to Amsterdam for more conversation from the exhibition floor of the huge Intertraffic event.We talk to the CEO of Yunex, Marcus Schlitt about the pace of change in the newly-branded company and then CEO Alex Torday, the new CEO of Yunex's subsidiary Aimsun detailing fixing traffic jams before they happen.We also introduce Smartmicro… a company known in the UK through its distributor Smart Video and Sensin...
2022-04-0732 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 31 March – Intertraffic Amsterdam 1Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!This week's Highways Voices comes from the huge Intertraffic event in Amsterdam.In this podcast, where we scratch the surface of the event you can hear Paul Hutton talk to two CEOs, Michael Schuch of SWARCO and TRL's Paul Campion, plus Ian Hind of AGD Systems and the winners of the Intertraffic Awards.You'll also hear from organiser Carola Jansen-Young plus, of course, our partner news from LCRIG, TTF, ADEPT and ITS (UK) and...
2022-03-3126 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 23 March – The AIA ALARM Survey reaction with CEO Rick GreenSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!“The shortfall and the backlog continue to rise,” Asphalt Industry Alliance CEO Rick Green tells this week’s Highways Voices podcast, as he reviews the 2022 ALARM survey. “Hard working local authority engineers are having to make difficult choices. They've got a statutory obligation to keep local roads safe, but they haven't got enough money to do it with.”This year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance research, known as the ALARM survey has found that the cost of the...
2022-03-2321 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 16 March – Standardising carbon measurement with FHRGSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!One of the most pressing issues faced by local highways authorities is consistent carbon measurement and reporting, and this is tackled this week on Highways Voices.The main guest is Simon Wilson of Proving Services, who is leading the work with the Future Highways Research Group for Adept, and has already launched a comprehensive guidance document for Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions."A key aspect of any strategy for carbon reduction is going t...
2022-03-1624 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 9 March – Aggregate Industries and ShellSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!Only by going beyond the traditional testing can you create something that breaks the mould in terms of product development, according to Bob Allan, Technical Director, Aggregate Industries, who was speaking with Richard Taylor, Global Technical Development Manager, Shell, on this week's Highways Voices.Last week Aggregate Industries and Shell launched the UK's first ever commercially available biogenic asphalt. SuperLow-Carbon asphalt has been developed in partnership with Shell Bitumen as a pioneering product for more su...
2022-03-0923 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 2 March - David Tarrant from the Rees Jeffreys Road FundSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!"If you're out on your travels, know that there is a site in the locality and can just pop in and take a photograph." That's how, according to Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Chairman David Tarrant, Highways Voices listeners and Highways News readers can take part in a bit of fun - helping the Fund find dozens of scenic rest areas it has invested in over the years.The fund has given money to a wide ra...
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Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 23 February – Randeep Singh from Crown Commercial ServiceSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!“The Transport Technology and Associated Services Framework enables the public sector to procure transport technology, and products covering the suite of cameras, and lighting, parking systems, barriers and signs,” explains guest Randeep Singh of Crown Commercial Service on this week’s Highways Voices podcast, “But you can also procure services to support some of the bigger government agenda, for example, in terms of professional services, and consultants and how you could potentially implement something like that.”This podcast...
2022-02-2326 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 16 February – Joost Vantomme, CEO of ERTICOSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!"You will not find me in legacy industries where everything stays the same - otherwise, I would be boring," explains the new CEO of ERTICO - ITS Europe on this week's Highways Voices.Joost Vantomme explains his passion for taking on the challenge of running the European ITS Association, taking over from Jacob Bangsgaard who'd run the organisation for five years.Mr Vantomme explains his background, which seems perfect for running such an organi...
2022-02-1624 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 9 February - Three apprentices from Kier and AmeySubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!“The main thing interested me was the fact that it's not just in a warehouse picking this stock all day, you can one day be 20 miles down the M6 or round the corner on the M62 doing all sorts of bits,” explains Amey apprentice Josh Dudley about why he loves his job in Highways on this week’s Highways Voices.Josh is one of three apprentices who are guests on the podcast this week, marking Natio...
2022-02-0923 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 2 February - Transport Technology with Jennie Martin of ITS UKSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!"20 years ago, the ITS sector itself wasn't even 20 years old, so what we've achieved in less than 40 years, it's really quite amazing," explains ITS (UK) Secretary General Jennie Martin on this week's Highways Voices podcast. "20 years ago, an awful lot of signalised junctions weren't anywhere near as clever there as they are now with now. We got the ability to react to incoming data and change phases in real time, now we use in predictive analysis."Th...
2022-02-0220 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHIghways Voices 26 January - Alastair King of Clearview IntelligenceSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!As an early careers professional, how do you work and learn when you’re not among people absorbing the office life?Many worried about the situation, but our guest on the Highways Voices podcast this week makes us feel better about it all."I'd say it's a double edged sword," says Alastair King, Product and Marketing Manager at Clearview Intelligence. "Obviously, the negative side of it is that you're not with people, you're no...
2022-01-2623 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices, 19 January - the Manual for Smart StreetsSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!“The Manual for Smart Streets is intended to provide guidance to support local authorities in implementing technology that supports traffic management and the operation of streets,” explains New Mobility Technology Integration expert Daniel Hobbs of the Connected Places Catapult on this week’s Highways Voices podcast. “Things like how traffic signals will develop to connect to vehicles in the future, how new sources of data can link into implementing other services in the local authority like information for...
2022-01-1923 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices, 12 January – Road Safety with Prof Nick ReedSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!National Highways’ first Chief Safety Adviser has told the latest Highways Voices podcast that “things have to be addressed” when it comes to the perception of safety on smart motorways.As the Government announces a pausing of the rollout of any new All Lane Running motorways while safety data is assessed, Professor Nick Reed told the podcast that while statistically they are a safe form of motorway, “there is real risk, and there is also perceived...
2022-01-1217 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices, 6 January - TRB with AimsunSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!This week's Highways Voices hears about the major Transportation Research Board meeting in the US, where guest Matthew Juckes of Aimsun explains how "it really started off more as an academic research oriented conference but over the last 10 years... operations and the systems people and just more of the professionals in the industry, not just the academic side, have come to it and use it as a working place for various committees."The company's Preside...
2022-01-0622 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 46 - Highlights and Christmas BloopersSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!Back in January, Highways News created a new podcast series "Highways Voices".Thousands of listeners later, we're celebrating the end of the first year of programmes with a special highlights edition - and some examples of where things didn't quite go right first time.The programme features clips from some of the most popular interviews, including with TV legend Michael Rodd, newspaper columnist Peter Hitchens, behavioural expert Rory Sutherland and transport ministers past an...
2021-12-1523 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 45 - leadership with Peter Anderson of AmeySubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!"Inspire them and lead them to higher performance, quicker outcomes, better customer service, improved health and safety, performance, better engagement of their teams."The words of Peter Anderson, Amey's Managing Director - Transport Infrastructure speaking about leadership on the latest Highways Voices podcast.In the latest conversation with one of our industry's leaders, Peter tells Adrian Tatum about his views on what makes a good leader, "I think the leader needs to be hone...
2021-12-0823 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 44 - National Highways decarbonisation with Dr Joanna WhiteSubscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode!The acting director for roads development in National Highways has explained how a new initiative to add storage capacity to enable more rapid EV charging at service stations is all about supporting range anxiety and making sure that the network's users have got regular intervals at which they can actually charge their vehicles.Dr Joanna White was discussing the government-owned organisation plans to invest in Energy Storage Systems – essentially giant battery packs – for service stations wh...
2021-12-0120 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 43 - ADEPT Live Labs with Giles PerkinsThe ADEPT Live Labs projects have brought local authorities closer to innovation than they have ever been before, providing them with new, more efficient and better ways of working.These are the comments of Programme Director Giles Perkins, who spoke to Highways Voices ahead of the upcoming ADEPT Smart Places Live Labs Expo, taking place on December 1st in Derby.Mr Perkins, who is also Head of Future Mobility at WSP told Highways Voices: "The Key to the success of Live Labs has been the collaboration between local authorities and the private sector, and out...
2021-11-2419 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 42 - Human behaviour and transport with Sutherland and DysonTwo of the UK's leading experts on the behaviour of people while travelling are urging engineers to redefine how they measure a successful transport system.Rory Sutherland and Pete Dyson have written a book "Transport for Humans - Are We Nearly There Yet" which they discuss on this week's Highways Voices podcast.In the book they write how engineers plan transport systems, but people use them, and the ways in which an engineer measures success – speed, journey time, efficiency – are often not the way that passengers think about a good trip."We are not...
2021-11-1733 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 41 - active travel with Tom Cohen of Westminster UniversityA five-year settlement for local authorities and a change to the Highways Act to allow delivery in accordance to the imperatives of the time are two of the most important things that should be considered to help support future investment and planning for active travel, according to this week's guest on the Highways Voices podcast.The University of Westminster's Tom Cohen, report author for the latest report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking (APPGCW). He tells this week's Highways Voices that there was an agreement among almost all those surveyed that a five-year funding...
2021-11-1022 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 40 - Day two of Highways UKAs the UK's premier exhibition and conference for the highways and transport industry continues in Birmingham, Highways Voices delivers its second podcast frpom the event.Join Paul Hutton today when he talks with Jenoptik about the value of average speed cameras in delivering road safety, cleaner air and even significant economic benefits.Highways Voices first ever guest, John Pickworth of SWARCO returns to the programme to give a background on the company's partnership with SRL and you'll also hear from Clearway about their rapid deployment CCTV solution, ARTSM and the Road Industry Forum, and Messagemaker...
2021-11-0427 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 39 - Day one of Highways UKThe UK's premier exhibition and conference for the highways and transport industry is taking place in Birmingham, and Highways Voices is the official podcast of the event.Join Paul Hutton today when he talks about the innovations in the industry, from roadworker safety to the environment, as well as discussing some of the new collaborations and innovations.Today he talks to independent consultant and IHE Council Member Neil Levett, finds out about roadworker safety with Connected Safety Net, learns about SRL's expansion in the last two years and how they're signed a new long-term deal...
2021-11-0322 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 38 - Looking ahead to Highways UKWe’ve had a welcome return to face-to-face events in this country over the autumn but nothing on the scale of Highways UK, so this week’s Highways Voices looks ahead to this major event at the NEC.In the podcast, Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum chat to Highways UK content director Paul Wheeler who tells them, ”All sorts of big thinking areas are the Main Theatre or what we call a big thinking stage, which is a very high level strategic insights - almost TED Talks for road sector.”The two Highways News co-owners also tal...
2021-10-2728 minHighways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovationHighways Voices 37 - a bonus programme from Hamburg thanks to GEWI and SWARCOHighways Voices host Paul Hutton has returned from Hamburg and in this podcast he chats with Adrian Tatum about what he saw at the ITS World Congress 2021, and brings you four bonus interviews from the event, sponsored by SWARCO and GEWI.As well as GEWI's new cycling information service, there were many other active travel solutions on display at the event which Paul talks about, as well as chatting to Cubic's Dave Powell about a camera solution which identifies pedestrians and cyclists to give them priority on the network."The government seen the benefits of act...
2021-10-2023 min
New Thinking: LeadersBusiness Leaders - Paul Hutton and Jenny KavanaghPaul Hutton is chief executive of Cranfield Aerospace Solutions. Jenny Kavanagh is their chief strategy officer. Appointed as chief executive in 2015, Paul has extensive experience in executive roles across the aerospace, technology and service industries. Jenny, Cranfield’s chief strategy officer, has been a Chartered Engineer for two decades; she has been leading aerospace product development programmes for 16 years. Founded over 30 years ago, Cranfield is a market-leading company that provides prototypes of new concepts and modifications to aerospace platforms. Their client base includes businesses such as; Boeing, Airbus, Rolls Royce, and Raytheon. Currently, they are at work on a ne...
2021-07-3047 min
The Sev & Geff PodcastA conversation with Tommy HuttonOn this episode (recorded March 22, 2020), Paul and Glenn talk with long-time Fox Sports Florida Marlins analyst Tommy Hutton. Hut has seen it all, including 2 World Series titles, since joining the Marlins broadcast team in 1997. He'll reflect on his time with the Marlins and look ahead to the franchise's future and even recount how his broadcasting career began in Montreal only days after his playing career ended in 1981.
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2020-03-2224 min
The Pursuit ZoneTraversing Papua New Guinea with Patrick HuttonFor 83 days beginning in March of 2014, Patrick Hutton and Richard Johnson became the first to traverse Papua New Guinea in a continuous, unmotorized and unportered crossing at its widest point from Vanimo to Daru. It was a 1,000 km adventure requiring bushwhacking through nearly uninhabited dense jungle, climbing over the 3000 meter Star Mountain range, and rafting a crocodile infested tributary of the Fly River. One of their goals is to raise money for ChildFund International, an organization that sends medics deep into remote areas to vaccinate infants against preventable diseases. You can read more about their Papaua New Guinea Expedition a...
2014-08-0241 min