Darren Capes

Darren Capes CEng FIHE FIET has 40 years’ experience working in local and central Government and is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IET and IHE, Darren’s career has encompassed most areas of municipal engineering with particular emphasis on design, construction and evaluation, transport planning, and technology development and implementation. Darren has a particular interest in emerging transport technologies and the readiness of local highway authorities for the challenges that new vehicle and data technologies will bring. Darren is President of the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE). He manages the Transport Technology Forum for the DfT and speaks regularly on the challenges of emerging transport technology in the UK and internationally, including at many ITS World Congresses and to the House of Commons Transport Select Committee and House of Lords Science Select Committee.