Academic questions Automatic Lane Keeping viability

A researcher at the University of Warwick is warning that Automated Lane Keeping Systems cannot be safely used until driver monitoring systems are in place. ALKS would mean drivers could use a conditionally automated system that can take over control of the vehicle at low speeds, keeping it in lane on motorways. But Joseph Smyth, […]

GMCA starts consultation on its Clean Air Zone

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has started the public cosultation on proposals for the introduction of a Category C Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in Spring 2022. As part of plans to reduce overall air pollution in the Greater Manchester region, the CAZ will see that vans, buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, minibuses and heavy […]

Windy Harbour to Skippool project plan announced

The timetable for Highways England’s Windy Harbour to Skippool scheme has been launched, detailing work over the next year. The project involves building a new bypass south of the existing road through Little Singleton and improving the junctions at Windy Harbour. The project started in March this year, but most of the work so far […]

Hyundai and NVIDIA partner on AI connected car services

Hyundai Motor Group and NVIDIA have announced the roll-out of the NVIDIA DRIVE ‘connected car’ platform across all new models from Hyundai, Kia and Genesis from 2022 onwards. Hyundai says its technical cooperation with accelerated computing company NVIDIA will enable it to develop high-performance ‘connected car’ computing systems for its next-generation models. From entry-level to […]

Scotrail cutting more services

Scotland’s main train operator is planning to cut a number of services meaning it has cut the number of trains by a fifth since the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis. The Scotsman newspaper says that from Sunday 13 December 272 trains per day will not operate on Scotrail services although some busier trains will get […]

Euro NCAP Appoints New President

The members of the vehicle crash testing and safety assessment organisation Euro NCAP have elected Niels Ebbe Jacobsen as their new President and Chairman of the Board of Directors Jacobsen is the CEO of International Consumer Research & Testing, a UK-based independent consumer consortium with more than 30 members worldwide. ICRT is one of the […]