Distracted driving technology expert welcomes Plan for Drivers’ crackdown on mobile phone use
The UK head of Australian AI road safety company Acusensus is welcoming the Government’s commitment to deliver tougher enforcement against people using hand-held mobile phones while driving. In Secretary of State Mark Harper’s plan, the Government says: “We know drivers are concerned by the use of handheld mobile phones at the wheel and aggression on […]
TRL stars on BBC programme
The Transport Research Laboratory, TRL features extensively on the BBC’s Great British Railway Journeys programme tonight (Friday) on BBC Two at 6.30pm. Presenter Michael Portillo starts his journey in this programme at Wokingham Station, and visits TRL’s headquarters and learns how TRL invented the Zebra crossing back in the late 1940’s and how it is […]
VW to bring autonomous driving to “large-scale production”
VW has become the first vehicle manufacturer to develop a Level 4 autonomous driving (AD) service vehicle for large-scale production. The German automaker is ramping up the AD technology for the VW ID. Buzz AD with tech company Mobileye, reports Electrek, following an extensive pilot phase in the US and Germany. Christian Senger, a management board member […]
MP: TfL must take over Hammersmith Bridge and reopen it to motor traffic
A West London MP has launched a petition to reopen Hammersmith Bridge to cars, buses and emergency vehicles. Greg Hands, the Conservative MP for Chelsea and Fulham, is also calling for the bridge to be taken over by TfL after what he described as five years of ‘dither and delay’ by Hammersmith and Fulham Council, reports the Evening Standard. […]
New multi-million pound cycling route in Edinburgh city centre officially open
Celebrations got underway this week to mark the completion of the City Centre West to East Link (CCWEL) in Edinburgh, a £23 million project set to transform walking, wheeling and cycling across the city centre. On Wednesday 20th March, members of the local community and key delivery partners turned out in number to commemorate the close […]
Go-Ahead Group reaches 1100 zero emission bus milestone
The Go-Ahead Group, a leading provider of public transport services, proudly announces a significant achievement in sustainable public transport with the introduction of an additional 201 zero-emission buses to its fleet at regional bus companies, including Plymouth CityBus, Go Cornwall Bus, Go North East, Pulhams Coaches, Salisbury Reds, Southern Vectis, East Yorkshire Buses, and Brighton […]
Registration is open for #ITSDubai2024
Brought to you by ERTICO, in collaboration with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai, the 30th ITS World Congress is officially open for registration. Join ERTICO and the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai for the 30th ITS World Congress, a melting pot of innovation, collaboration, and groundbreaking ideas. Dubai’s prominence as a dynamic hub for business and technological […]
New highway contract signed in North Somerset
A new £3.5m annual contract to maintain North Somerset’s roads has been signed. North Somerset Council and Mendip based John Wainwright & Company Ltd has signed a four-year contract for resurfacing and other infrastructure works. Tom Longland, Wainwright’s CEO said: “We’re proud to have secured the resurfacing contract. This is a significant moment in our […]
£143 million for better journeys with 955 zero-emission buses
Millions of bus passengers will enjoy cleaner, more reliable and more comfortable journeys as the Government invests a further £143 million to roll out almost a thousand new zero-emission buses in England. Buses Transport Secretary Mark Harper has confirmed that 955 zero-emission buses will hit the road as 25 councils receive funding to decarbonise their bus […]
Re-flow Analysis: Spring Budget Industry Roundup
Jeremy Hunt released his spring budget two weeks ago to what was described as a collective national shrug. Now that a little time has passed, the newsworthiness of the big changes – abolishing non-dom status (to be replaced by something “fairer”) and cuts to national insurance – have lost their places in the country’s consciousness […]
