The Technical Programme is organised around topics that capture the key technological, operational and societal dimensions of ITS. For the 2027 ITS World Congress in Birmingham, the Programme Committee has identified four topics that reflect the challenges the sector faces today and the opportunities that will define transport and mobility in the years ahead.
Trustworthy and resilient systems
This topic addresses the technologies, frameworks and operational approaches that strengthen the reliability of transport systems. It includes cyber security, trusted data sharing, interoperability, digital infrastructure and infrastructure resilience. Contributions to this topic will be encouraged from those developing solutions that enhance the robustness of transport networks, support continuity of service and build public confidence in increasingly connected mobility.
Subtopics
- Safety
- Cyber security
- Security-by-design
- Resilience of transport networks and supply chains
- Trusted and secure services
- Safeguarding infrastructure and assets
- Risk management and emergency response
- Trusted data and digital infrastructure
- Climate adaptation and infrastructure resilience
- Data sharing and interoperability
Next-generation ITS
The focus of this topic will be on supporting practical and scalable next-generation ITS solutions that improve safety, efficiency, sustainability and user experience. Areas of interest include responsible and applied AI, connected, cooperative and automated mobility, intelligent and software-defined vehicles, digital twins, future human-machine interaction and innovative aerial mobility.
Subtopics
- Quantum
- Applied and responsible AI
- Robotics
- Intelligent vehicles
- Connected, cooperative and automated mobility
- Human factors
- Digital twins
- Emerging technologies
- Software-defined vehicles
- Transformative technologies
- Future human-machine interaction
- Dual use of technologies
- Satellite-based services
- Air mobility, drones, and innovative aerial services
Connected and integrated services
This topic explores the digital services and collaborative approaches that enable integrated mobility. It turns the spotlight on multimodal passenger and freight transport, public transport integration, connected vehicle services, smart logistics, transport-energy integration and alternative fuels infrastructure. Solutions that improve customer experience and support a transport ecosystem in which people, goods and information move more effectively will be examined under this topic.
- Freight and logistics
- Public transport
- Shared mobility
- MaaS
- Intermodal services
- Connected vehicle services
- Road user services
- Customer experience
- Transport and energy
- Alternative fuels infrastructure
- Energy-grid integration
- Smart charging
Deploying ITS at scale
This topic is concerned with the practical aspects of implementing and expanding ITS solutions. Contributors may address infrastructure, operations, digital services, governance, policy, user-centred design, behaviour change and lessons learned from deployment. The theme also considers the role of ITS in supporting decarbonisation, e-mobility and inclusive mobility. By sharing evidence from implementation alongside technical advances, this topic seeks to accelerate the adoption of solutions that deliver lasting environmental, economic and societal value.
Subtopics
- Infrastructure
- Operations
- Data and digital services
- Stakeholder cooperation
- Scalable deployment
- Sustainability
- Carbon reduction
- Zero emissions
- Affordability, accessibility, inclusion and societal benefits
- E-mobility
- Alternative fuels
- Urban mobility
- User-centred design
- Behavioural change and adoption
- Governance, policy, regulation, ethics
The Call for Contributions for Special Interest Sessions, Poster Sessions and Papers will open in late October 2026. Researchers, local authorities, consultants, technology companies and transport operators are encouraged to begin considering how their work aligns with the programme topics and to prepare their submissions accordingly.