Roadmap to harness $1.5 billion transport tech sector
04 April 2018
NZ Government:
A new Future Technology Leadership Group will
help
New Zealand harness some of the $1.5 billion a year estimated value
to the economy from
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) as well as the
social benefits they create, Transport Minister Phil Twyford said today.
The value of the “T-Tech” industry was highlighted in a new report
called Unlocking Commercial Opportunities of Intelligent Transport
Systems (ITS) released by Business NZ today.
Phil Twyford announced the private and public sector members of the
leadership group which will develop the 10-year Land Transport
Technology Roadmap at the T-Tech Conference in
Auckland today. The conference, hosted by ITS New Zealand,
highlights international and domestic trends in urban planning, smart
city initiatives, and transport
technology and business models.
“Zephyr Airworks which last week announced their world leading trial of
their air taxi Cora is just one example of how New Zealand can embrace
change and pave the way for ITS.
“New Zealand is seen as a world leader in ITS. This group will bring
together the best domestic knowledge, as well as international
expertise.
“The Business NZ report focused on three areas – drones, smart logistics
and autonomous self-driving vehicles – and found New Zealand has a good
regulatory and business
environment to benefit from ITS.
“A good example of how technology can save lives was the NZTA
‘hackathon’ Save One More Life which last weekend saw 120 developers,
and tech, engineering and transport experts spend 48 hours designing
ways to make our roads safer. This resulted in a new app to improve
driving by teenagers and those on restricted licenses, expected to save
55 young lives a year.
“This is an exciting time for transport and technology. Intelligent
Transport Systems have the potential to not only make transport more
efficient, better for the environment and safer, we now know they can
make a valuable contribution to New Zealand’s economy,” Phil Twyford
says.
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