Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovation

Paul Hutton
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The Highways Voices podcast is a must-listen for professionals in the Highways and Transport Technology industries covering construction, maintenance, Intelligent Transport Systems and Public Transportation. Presented by leading journalists Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum, you’ll hear industry leaders sharing insights you won’t hear anywhere else, giving you a taste of the latest thinking about the sector's new techniques and technologies, collaborations and innovations. All in the time it takes for an average daily commute (or dog walk!). We bring you keynote-speaker quality guests into your phone or laptop, ensuring every time you listen you’ll learn something new you can use in your day-to-day job. Plus, you'll catch up with the top stories from the daily newsletters sent by Highways-News.com and hear the latest from our podcast partners LCRIG, the TTF, ADEPT and ITS UK.

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    The Road Safety Strategy: Dr Suzy Charman asks - are we ready for the tough choices?

    The Government’s Road Safety Strategy sets a target of delivering a 65% reduction in deaths and serious injuries on UK roads by 2035, but and are we prepared to make the tough, and sometimes unpopular, decisions required to get there? In today’s Highways Voices we talk about how to turn an ambitious national road safety strategy into practical, funded, and deliverable action. Our guest is Dr Suzy Charman, Executive Director at the Road Safety Foundation, to explore where policy, infrastructure, speed management, and data-led decision making must change if safety outcomes are genuinely to improve, rather than simply be promised. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! You'll get a clear understanding of why a proactive, safe-system approach to road infrastructure and speed management is essential to meeting long-term casualty reduction targets. There's also an insight into where investment in technology, data integration, and standards reform can deliver the greatest safety and economic returns, and you'll hear her practical perspectives on how national strategy, local authority delivery, and industry expertise can align to move beyond consultation into measurable impact. Highways Voices is brought to you with our partners the Transport Technology Forum, LCRIG, ADEPT and ITS UK.

    27 min

  2. 16/12/2025

    It's the Highways Voices Christmas bloopers!

    Ever wonder what your trusted journalists really sound like before the edit button saves the day, and what those messy moments reveal about the pressures and pace of our industry? In highways and transport technology, credibility is everything: you’re expected to be polished in public, confident on panels, and precise when you speak to stakeholders. But the reality is far less tidy as you'll hear today on Highways Voices. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! This special “Christmas bloopers” episode is a light-hearted mirror of a serious truth decision-makers know well, but even experts stumble when the work is complex and the environment is noisy. Listening in, you’ll recognise the human side of your own world, where the big ideas still land, even if the first take doesn’t. WARNING - THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CLIPS THAT ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR WORK, SO PLEASE DO NOT PLAY IF YOU OR YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE OFFENDED BY BAD LANGUAGE. Hit play for a quick, end-of-year reset that’s equal parts laugh-out-loud and quietly reassuring—because even the people driving the highways conversation don’t always nail it on take one. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Highways News - here's to a slicker year of Highways Voices in 2026! Highways Voices is brought to you with our partners the Transport Technology Forum, LCRIG, ADEPT and ITS UK.

    12 min

  3. 09/12/2025

    "We’ve literally stopped tens of thousands of people from drink-driving the morning after" - the power of self-enforcement on this week's Highways Voices

    Ever wondered how many “safe, legal” morning-after drivers are actually still impaired, and what that means for road risk on your network? If you’re responsible for safety outcomes, fleet policy, roadside enforcement strategy, or transport technology adoption, this episode lands on a stubborn, current problem: morning-after drink-driving is still a major slice of prosecutions and risk, despite years of awareness campaigns. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! In today's Highways Voices with Alcosense founder Hunter Abbott, you'll hear why rule-of-thumb unit counting fails, how physiology makes impairment wildly unpredictable, and why “below the limit” can still mean elevated crash likelihood. “Somewhere between 50 and 55% of the users had had a reading the morning after, which stopped them from driving when otherwise… they would have got behind the wheel… we’ve literally stopped tens of thousands of people from drink driving the morning after," he says. If you manage a team that drives for work, you need to hear what Hunter has to say: Companies can be liable if staff drive intoxicated for work, not just the individual, so this helps manage the corporate risk around legal, safety, brand, and welfare. Hit play to get takeaways you can use in your next safety review or policy decision, especially during peak Christmas party season. Highways Voices is brought to you with our partners the Transport Technology Forum, LCRIG, ADEPT and ITS UK.

    28 min

  4. 02/12/2025

    Helping proof beat perception: Winning trust with data

    We’ve seen it before, when the success and failure of a big investment is judged more by public perception than by what the data actually proves, so today on Highways Voices, we look at how to communicate the data, and how to deliver defensible, effective, and publicly trusted solutions, by hearing from someone who does exactly that every day. Our guest is one of the leading experts in the US in delivering data-driven solutions, Brett Ferrin of Traffic Logix - a man who’s done everything from asphalt sales to barricades and signs and now enforcement and traffic calming solutions, delivering them even when emotion is louder than statistics. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! In today's podcast he talks about the very real hesitation agencies have about adopting new tools because of litigation risk, policy lag, and “one-size-doesn’t-fit-all” market differences. You'll hear a practical framework for data-led traffic calming choices, from baseline measurement to awareness tools, physical interventions, and enforcement options, with clear logic for when each step makes sense. He gives strategies to bridge the gap between data and public trust, including how to validate “ground truth” across multiple data sources and communicate safety reality when perception says otherwise, and adds real-world guidance on de-risking innovation and scaling across regions, covering litigation fears, policy variability, and why cultural/market context determines whether the same technology succeeds or fails in a new state or country. Well worth 25 minutes of anyone's time to have a listen, and to learn some new ideas. Highways Voices is brought to you with our partners the Transport Technology Forum, LCRIG, ADEPT and ITS UK.

    23 min
  5. Big country, bigger ideas: ITS from East to West on this week's Highways Voices

    26/11/2025

    Big country, bigger ideas: ITS from East to West on this week's Highways Voices

    We 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 Down Under, and also how to best work together when you’re 10 thousand miles apart. He also learns about Deloitte’s new planning tool and about major event in New Zealand that’s come up. Meanwhile in Perth we hear from the state of Western Australia embracing vast amounts of technology to manage a busy city area, as well as a vast amount of space, and what happens when a big event taking place doesn’t last as long as expected. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! Today’s guests are: ·      Professor Michael Milford - Director of the QUT Centre for Robotics ·      Stuart Douglas – MD of AGD Systems Australasia ·      Andy Humphries – MD of MAV Systems ·      Muneeb Shaikh - Technical Sales Representative at AGD Systems Australasia ·      Alex Hendrick - Manager Real Time Traffic Operations at Main Roads Western Australia ·      Michael Priest - Network Operations Major Events Manager at Main Roads Western Australia ·      Jacob Vidulich – Software Engineer at Deloitte ·      Antony Dixon – Chair of ITS New Zealand

    43 min
  6. Innovation in Action: Behaviour-changing tech, smarter networks and global transport trends

    21/11/2025

    Innovation in Action: Behaviour-changing tech, smarter networks and global transport trends

    On 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, not punish it, while Nicander show off their brand new product using dash cams to quickly and accurately update asset registers. We also hear about better network management with NGIS and look ahead to when the UK welcomes Australia and the world to Birmingham in 2027, and why Australians should be part of it. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! Today’s guests are: Michele Mueller, Manager Connected and Automated Vehicles and Electrification at Michigan Department of TransportationOlly Samways, Sales Director at WestcotecSam Brierley, Business Development Manager at NicanderOliver Looker, General Manager, Location Intelligence at NGISChris Lane, Head of Transport Innovation at Transport for West Midlands (UK)Angelos Amditis, Chair of Supervisory Board at ERTICO and Chair of ITS GreeceSusan Harris, CEO of ITS Australia

    44 min
  7. Smarter, Safer, Connected: Big ideas driving Day Two of the ITS Australia Summit

    20/11/2025

    Smarter, Safer, Connected: Big ideas driving Day Two of the ITS Australia Summit

    We’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 host the 2032 Games. These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of TomTom, Nicander, AGD Systems Australia, TraceMark Flow an NGIS Solution, Westcotec and TRL. We hear how connectivity is delivering road safety today, why technology and human-centric design must work together, and that collaboration is defining the future of transport with the message from so many of the guests that partnerships, between manufacturers, governments, researchers, and technology companies, accelerate innovation, harmonise safety standards and deliver smarter, safer mobility worldwide. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! Today's guests are: Carla Hoorweg, CEO of ANCAPStuart Douglas, MD of AGD AustralasiaJonathan Brook, MD of The Traffic GroupSubu Kamal, Head of Product Management & Partnerships at TRL SoftwareToby Hiles, Sales and Partnerships Director at Grid Smarter CitiesJennifer Loake, Head of Enterprise Sales - Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia, & Korea at TomTomProfessor Sebastien Glaser of Queensland University of TechnologySusan Harris, CEO of ITS Australia

    51 min
  8. Smart roads to the Olympics: Australia’s data-driven mobility makeover

    19/11/2025

    Smart roads to the Olympics: Australia’s data-driven mobility makeover

    How will Australia’s most innovative transport leaders use intelligent transport systems, real-time data, automation and cooperative corridors to transform mobility ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games? That's just one of the topics you'll hear about on today's Highways Voices from the ITS Australia Summit on the Gold Coast. 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 we'll hear how the region is preparing its transport networks for unprecedented demand ahead of Brisbane 2032, including insights from industry leaders on sustainability, efficiency, automation and network resilience, we'll bring you the first-ever tour of the newly launched Gold Coast Cooperative Corridor, revealing how real-time roadside sensing, collective perception and DSRC communications are reshaping road safety and multimodal management, and we'll discuss global best practice in mapping, data intelligence, asset management, enforcement, and connected systems, with perspectives from leading companies deploying technology across Europe, Australia/New Zealand and the Middle East. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! Today’s guests: ·     Dean Zabrieszach  – CEO, Ohmio and HMI Technolgies ·     Ralf-Peter Schäfer – Vice President, Traffic & Travel Information, TomTom ·     Luke Capelli – C-ITS Specialist, Toyota Motor Corporation Australia / Lexus Australia ·     Kim Thomas – Managing Director, Integrate ·     Oliver Looker – General Manager, Location Intelligence, Transport and Mobility,  Sustainability and ITS, NGIS (TraceMark Flow) ·     John Piper – Sales Director, Jenoptik ·     Ritchie Jones – Interim Managing Director, Jenoptik Traffic Solutions Australia ·     Susan Harris – CEO, ITS Australia

    46 min
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The Highways Voices podcast is a must-listen for professionals in the Highways and Transport Technology industries covering construction, maintenance, Intelligent Transport Systems and Public Transportation. Presented by leading journalists Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum, you’ll hear industry leaders sharing insights you won’t hear anywhere else, giving you a taste of the latest thinking about the sector's new techniques and technologies, collaborations and innovations. All in the time it takes for an average daily commute (or dog walk!). We bring you keynote-speaker quality guests into your phone or laptop, ensuring every time you listen you’ll learn something new you can use in your day-to-day job. Plus, you'll catch up with the top stories from the daily newsletters sent by Highways-News.com and hear the latest from our podcast partners LCRIG, the TTF, ADEPT and ITS UK.

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