The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) is a Washington, D.C.-based membership and
advocacy group
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for the development and deployment of
intelligent transportation system
An intelligent transportation system (ITS) is an advanced application that aims to provide services relating to different modes of transport and traffic management and enable users to be better informed and make safer, more coordinated, and 's ...
s (ITS) in the United States. ITS America was established in 1991 as a not-for-profit organization.
ITS America membership is composed of state and city public agencies, private companies, research institutions, and academia and includes automakers; telecommunications, traditional IT, emerging technology, consumer apps, industrial electronics, road, transit, and other transportation infrastructure operators; and the research community.
The organization is one of the participants and hosts of the 2017
World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
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was hosted in 2022 by ITS World Congress in Los Angeles, California. Past ITS America Annual Meetings were held in Detroit, Michigan, and Washington, D.C. The 2020 ITS World Congress was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 ITS America Annual Meeting was held in Charlotte, North Carolina.
See also
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Internet of Things
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List of ITS associations
This is a list of ITS (intelligent transportation systems) associations.
ITS organisations are present worldwide. The work of these associations is often supported by local governments
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References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.itsa.org
Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Organizations established in 1991
1991 establishments in the United States