Transport is the lead cause for more than 30% of all GHG emissions worldwide and to met our emissions reduction targets we need to tackle a huge array of issues. This session will hear from leaders around the world in public transport, the automotive industry and technology providers that are both delivering solutions now and preparing big changes for the future. 

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Industry is leading the way when it comes to delivering technologies that support a safe, efficient, sustainable and inclusive transport solutions. Hear from the CEOs and Executives from some of the biggest international technology companies on what they and their organisations are doing to prepare for the future.

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Queensland, Australia – a state known for its great lifestyle and liveable communities. Supporting a robust economy, growing population and the upcoming 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games, Queensland’s transport network enables mobility that is vital for growth and daily life. As a world leader in ITS, the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) has a strong history of ITS innovation and collaborating with partners to deliver outcomes. This session will provide an overview of TMR's current initiatives and future directions for ITS across customer mobility, road and passenger transport network operations, road safety, and asset management. The session also features research partner, the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Centre for Future Mobility, providing an update on their ITS research initiatives.     

The community transport industry is a quality of life business – existing to support people to live better and more connected lives through inclusive, equitable and accessible transport solutions.  Human connection is at the heart of the community transport business model – therefore innovation cannot automatically mean automation.  A sustainable, integrated and connected transport system can also be a community service that is equitable, inclusive, safe and available for ALL. Community transport is not a point A to point B service - community transport is for people who find themselves vulnerable to more mass and public modes of transport, for those who would otherwise be locked out by more automated, optimized and scheduled transport services. Often constrained by funding silos, burdensome regulation, convoluted Government compliance and eligibility constraints.  Efficiencies and innovations are found when providers harness their locus of control, both within their own organisations but also alongside other organisations who share the same values. Innovations must be sought by exploring progressive ideas while also cementing our industry’s purpose to support the individual human experience.   In this panel discussion community transport professionals will discuss their experience innovating to build a new business model while maintaining in community, human focused service delivery to the people accessing transport.  

The popularity of active mobility modes, like cycling or scooters, is increasing steadily, in particular in densely populated areas where car traffic is choking. This, however, creates new problems: managing the coexistence of bike and car traffic, roadworks affecting bike lanes; or the accessibility of/information about dedicated bike infrastructure, like bike parking facilities. Many active mobility projects target standardization issues, often with clean-sheet approaches, where conversely existing standardization organizations address active mobility standards extrapolating from their ‘home turf’ standards, often starting with quite different thought concepts. TISA therefore did a gap & overlap analysis of ongoing standardization activities and presents initial findings in this SIS. The objective is not to present the ‘ultimate one-size-fits-all’ standard solution, but rather engage the audience in a discussion about how to improve interoperability and alignment as well as encourage collaboration between the different standardization activities, as it is for example done by the Open Auto Drive Forum in the area of automated driving. Invited speakers:Stephanie Chaufton, TISA – on motivation why standards for active mobility are needed (results of the gap & overlap analysis of existing standards) and how the OADF collaboration model can be applied in the area of active mobility.

Invited speakers:
Stephanie Chaufton, TISA – on motivation why standards for active mobility are needed (results of the gap & overlap analysis of existing standards) and how the OADF collaboration model can be applied in the area of active mobility
Danny Woolard, GEWI – Content generation and the need to produce relevant high-quality date for both the service provider and consumer
Paul Yacoumis, Manager - Active Transport, Micromobility & Environment Insights, Victoria Department of Transport and Planning – on their needs and/or standardization plans for active mobility
Samuel Pierce, Project Manager - Cycling Industries Europe

A future technology testbed is a facility or network of facilities designed to test and develop new mobility technologies, systems, and services. The aim of these testbeds is to accelerate the development and adoption of sustainable and intelligent mobility solutions that can improve the efficiency, safety, and environmental performance of transportation systems. Future technology testbeds typically provide a controlled environment for testing new technologies, such as connected and autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure, and mobility-as-a-service platforms, as well as enabling collaboration between researchers, industry partners, and government agencies to share knowledge, data, and resources. By creating a platform for innovation and experimentation, future mobility testbeds aim to address the complex challenges facing transportation systems and to support the transition towards a more sustainable and efficient mobility future. There are a range of test beds forming and in development in Australia, from offroad high speed test tracks to urban real world environments to assist in the development and deployment of CAVs.   This session will consider the needs for test beds in Australia, the need for cooperation and collaboration locally and globally including consideration of an approach taken in Ontario, Canada with a range of approaches, challenges and lessons learnt in developing on “smart mobility living labs”.

Speakers
Dr Megan Sharkey Acting Director Future Mobility at TfNSW, talking about needs for NSW and nationally, and their experience to date in development of the Future Mobility Test and Research Centre at Cudal
Professor Majid Sarvi Program Director and Director of AIMES, University of Melbourne, outlining lessons learnt in development of AIMES
Scott Benjamin from WSP Australia will moderate, using his insight in the master plan and development of Future Technology test tracks in Australia and involvement as a foundation partner in AIMES and wider needs for these facilities in the future

Improving the customer experience and making transport seamless and inclusive is critical to ensure a sustainable transport network - data is the key. How can we collaborate and harmonise transport data and build robust secures systems? This panel of experts will share their insights on the way forward. 

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