Organised in a different region every year, the ITS World Congress is an annual international conference focused on Intelligent Transport Systems. The 2015 event, hosted by Bordeaux in south-west France, attracted close to 300 exhibitors and more than 10,000 industry professionals and researchers, all with a shared interest in intelligent mobility solutions. Thales was there in force, presenting the latest avionics technologies and showcasing a range of ground transportation and security solutions from Thales and Thales Alenia Space. So what's the connection between avionics and ground transportation?