Government launches £2 million transport location data competition
The Geospatial Commission has partnered with Innovate UK to create a new £2 million competition which aims to look at how location data can spark innovation and support the future of mobility for the UK. In an announcement the taxpayer-funded bodies say smarter mobility solutions, underpinned by location data, will enable us to make the […]
Isle of Wight receives multi-million investment for transport hub
A redundant tramway on Ryde Pier looks set to be transformed into a dedicated cycle and pedestrian walkway as part of a multi-million pound package of active travel and public transport improvements announced by the Isle of Wight Council. It follows a successful bid to the government’s Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) which will see £10 […]
Norwich to use £32m TCF to improve city transport links
Norwich is set to receive £32 million from the Transforming Cities Fund to help overhaul local transport links in the city. The funding package is part of the government’s wider commitment to levelling up and accelerating transport infrastructure investment across the country The money will be used to improve and develop important local transport links, […]
Isle of Wight roads reaches recycling milestone
A high-tech process in which recycled material is used to resurface roads on the Isle of Wight has reached a significant milestone. Recent work to improve a road in Godshill means that 250,000 tonnes of recycled surface material – all taken from the Island’s highway network – have been used during the island’s highways PFI […]
Sign the petition to change the law around abuse of roadworkers urges Stamp It Out collective
Stamp it Out, an industry wide collective which aims to eliminate the abuse of our roadworkers has urged the sector to get behind it’s petition to government to change the law around the subject. With the aim of securing 100,000 signatures the petition would then force the government to debate the issue in parliament, with […]
Hyundai sets up Ultimate Mobility Vehicles team
The car company Hyundai has announced the launch of what it calls its New Horizons Studio to take vehicles to “places where vehicles have never roamed before”. The new unit is focused on the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles, or UMVs for short saying that, “throughout history, humankind has shared an innate desire and need […]
Rickshaw delivery plan for clean air York
York is in line to become the first city in the country to implement a clean air zone, which could include using rickshaws to transport goods to shops and restaurants in the city centre. YorkMix and York Press both report polluting vans and HGVs could be added to the vehicles restricted under the city’s clean […]
Colas launches frictionless reporting in its safety platform
Colas has launched frictionless reporting within its AVA Airsweb safety reporting platform. It is the first UK construction company to roll this out, and one of only eight companies in the world to have launched the system. The frictionless reporting system removes barriers for staff, increases reporting and exponentially increases data capture in order to […]
Urban.AV planning driverless service in Cambridge
The autonomous vehicle development company Urban.AV has announced it’s planning to launch a driverless on demand service between Cambridge North Station and the city’s Science Park. The company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of a group of British-based tech companies, will utilise a new 5G enabled Zero Emission Mobility vehicle, the UrbanPod Pro, which the company says […]
