Promotion & media | IRU World Congress 2018

The IRU World Congress has addressed a range of challenges and opportunities in transport, mobility and trade. Leaders from industry and government joined the debate.

IRU’s media and communications teams are working closely with Asyad and partners on media and social media outreach across multiple platforms, including broadcast, live streaming and video, print media and online engagement. This will happen before, during and after the Congress, to broaden our audience and to project the event onto the world stage.

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The future of road transport

The future of road transport

Technology and automation will define the future of road transport according to new IRU research, but significant obstacles stand in the way.

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IRU World Congress postponed

As COVID-19 is presenting unprecedented global challenges and considering the current uncertainty associated with planning major events during the second half of this year, IRU has taken the…

German government backs IRU World Congress in Berlin

German transport minister Andreas Scheuer has confirmed the German government’s patronage of the next IRU World Congress, taking place in Berlin from 19-21 October 2020

Is there a future for truck platooning?

Daimler’s recent announcement that, following subpar results during pilot testing, it would be scaling back its investment in truck platooning contrasts with Amazon’s reported testing of Embark’s…

IRU World Congress 2018 highlights report now available

The report of the 2018 World Congress held in Muscat, Oman from 6 to 8 November 2018 is now available for download. The 2018 World Congress in Oman brought together over 1,000 participants for two…

Fuel strategy: What delivers results on the road?

Roundtable session wrap-up Part of the “Future Proofing Your Business” hub at the World Congress, this roundtable shared best practices on reducing fuel consumption and explored the use of new…

Reaping the benefits of new business models

Roundtable session wrap-up Part of the “Future Proofing Your Business” hub at the World Congress, this roundtable examined ways to reap the benefits from new business models in the transport…

Designing your future workforce

Roundtable session wrap-up Part of the “Future Proofing Your Business” hub at the World Congress, this roundtable debated the impact of technology on the future workforce and how to reverse today…

Hyperloop is here

IRU speaks to Juan Vicén, Co-founder of Zeleros Hyperloop – and joint winner of the IRU/Road Ventures startup competition. He explains the nuts and bolts – or the "coils and magnets" – of the…

Enabling trade facilitation

Roundtable session wrap-up Part of the “Governing Road Transport” hub at the World Congress, this roundtable raised awareness of national and regional initiatives to promote trade. For…

Future challenges in urban mobility

Roundtable session wrap-up Part of the “Future Proofing Your Business” hub at the World Congress, this roundtable focused on understanding the future urban mobility landscape. Many city…

Towards higher competitiveness in the Middle East

Roundtable session wrap-up Part of the “Governing Road Transport” hub at the World Congress, this roundtable examined how to improve cooperation and connectivity in the Middle East. …

Autonomous road transport: ready to roll?

Roundtable session wrap-up Autonomous trucks, taxis and buses will disrupt the transport industry in the years to come. The first driverless trials have already taken place but their full-scale…