Driverless passengers may need training on motion sickness

New research suggests that a number of the perceived benefits of using driverless cars may not actually be achievable, because people get motion sickness. WMG at the University of Warwick told an ITS (UK) meeting there that activites such as working on a laptop, reading, watching films, texting or emailing all have been found to […]

Minister commits to digital transport future

The Government is promising to pin its transport policy around technology and to make the UK a leader in future mobility and decarbonisation. Roads Minister George Freeman told the Transport Ticketing Global event in London his focus is on three-Ds – Disconnection, Digitalisation and Decarbonisation.  This involves getting public transport more widely available to people, […]

Driverless vehicle in 230-mile Grand Drive

A driverless Nissan car has driven from Cranfield in Bedforshire to Sunderland in the longest autonomous vehicle test in the UK so far. The Nissan Leaf’s “Grand Drive” involved negotiating country lanes with few or no road markings as well as junctions, roundabouts and motorways.  The vehicle was able to change lanes, merge and stop […]