Plans have been announced for ‘innovITS - ADVANCE’, a futuristic research and development centre to be based in the UK. The new facility will enable customers from the telecommunications, automotive and electronics industries, as well as highways authorities and operators, to develop, test and validate future transport technologies in a safe highly controlled environment. By facilitating innovation in cooperative vehicle, highway and telecommunications technologies, innovITS - ADVANCE aims to reduce accidents, improve environmental efficiency and help to alleviate traffic congestion through the efficient and intelligent interaction of vehicles and highway infrastructure.

The International Centre for Connecting Vehicles, Highways and Telecommunications innovITS - ADVANCE is an initiative arising from activities within the ITS KTN Cooperative Active Safety and Environment group which brings together members of the UK automotive industry, research organisations and technology companies with an interest in developing active safety systems based on car-car and car-infrastructure cooperation.

For full information about innovITS - ADVANCE, please see the website www.innovits.com/advance

A presentation giving more information on the projects is available to members of the ITS KTN.