RSTA launches ‘game-changing’ carbon emissions guidance

The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has launched ‘game-changing’ guidance to enable local authorities to understand and demonstrate for the first time the carbon savings they are making when using surface treatments. The RSTA Carbon Emissions for Road Surface and other Maintenance Treatments Report and Guidance was launched at the RSTA’s annual conference on 13th […]

Ford brings hands-free driving technology to UK motorways

Carmaker Ford has announced what it calls a watershed moment for drivers as the company’s all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV became the first vehicle to launch a Level 2 hands-free advanced driver assistance system, with regulatory approval for use on the public highway network of a European country. It says a green light for Ford BlueCruise technology […]

Councils’ ULEZ expansion challenge goes to High Court

Five councils opposed to the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone to cover the whole of London have won the right to challenge the validity of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision. Boroughs Bexley, Bromley, Hillingdon and Harrow, in addition to Surrey County Council, applied for a judicial review earlier this year, and judges have now […]

Satellite-based road user charging trialled in Barcelona and Munich

Smart mobility solutions provider Abertis Mobility Services has announced it is taking part in an innovative urban mobility project to develop a satellite distance-based fee (DBF) solution that will be tested in the Low Emission Zones of the cities of Munich and Barcelona. The programme, which is financed by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of […]

New image and website for ITS UK

Intelligent Transport Systems UK has launched a new website and brand refresh which it says better reflects |the innovative, dynamic and high-tech sector we represent”. In an email to members, CEO Max Sugarman, along with colleagues Rukshan Soysa, Wendy Irving and Gerald Leney write, “2023 is a year of change for ITS UK as we […]

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