Transport AI 2026: Call for Papers and the State of AI report..

Our new venue in Birmingham will offer a large and comfortable space for showcasing and demonstrating the tools, products, services and use cases for AI across local government + transport authorities

Transport AI 2026, the third event in this popular series, will bring together public and private sector professionals to showcase the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the transport and planning sectors on 30 January 2026 in Birmingham.

It will reveal the results of the first comprehensive Transport AI sector readiness survey, carried out by Landor LINKS and partners, and outline the direction of travel for local government and transport authorities, consultants and suppliers.

Our new venue in Birmingham will offer a large and comfortable space for showcasing and demonstrating the tools, products, services and use cases for AI across local government + transport authorities.

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Call for Papers: We want you to help us shape the event. Please send us your ideas and suggestions for presentations, demos and workshops (250 words max) by 31 October 2025 using this link

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We are at a critical moment in the development and deployment of AI in transport and across our society… AI is not a distant future. It is here and now, and it can change transport for the better. But we need to act now to shape the future of transport with AI

About Transport AI 2026

In the Department for Transport’s Transport Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, published in June 2025, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: Artificial intelligence (AI) could be “transformative for transport”. AI can, she said, help us tackle the biggest challenges we face as a country, enabling us to reduce our carbon emissions, improve our air quality, enhance our mobility and safety, integrate transport and create new jobs and industries.

The DfT plan outlines a series of actions that "will harness the vast benefits of AI for transport", “steer future priorities for AI in transport and "support rapid and responsible implementation” of AI so that public and private sector stakeholders can unlock the value of AI across the UK.

“We are at a critical moment in the development and deployment of AI in transport and across our society… AI is not a distant future. It is here and now, and it can change transport for the better. But we need to act now to shape the future of transport with AI”.

The This survey – designed for local government, consultants/ engineers and suppliers – forms part of the first State of AI in UK Transport Report, produced by Landor LINKS – the results will be shared the Transport AI 2026 conference in Birmingham on 30 January. All responses will remain confidential and results will be reported in aggregate. A digital copy of the final report will be shared with all respondents.

Transport AI sector readiness survey

The simple questions collect data on the current and planned use of AI – including types of AI, use cases, skills & training and resource / funding – for transport and planning professionals across the UK.

Take the short survey here

This survey – designed for local government, consultants/ engineers and suppliers – forms part of the first State of AI in UK Transport Report, produced by Landor LINKS – the results will be shared the Transport AI 2026 conference in Birmingham on 30 January. All responses will remain confidential and results will be reported in aggregate. A digital copy of the final report will be shared with all respondents.

The simple questions collect data on the current and planned use of AI – including types of AI, use cases, skills & training and resource / funding – for transport and planning professionals across the UK.