ITS European Congress hears how transport technology has moved from concept to reality
The Chief Rapporteur for the ITS European Congress has told the event’s closing ceremony in Seville that Connected, Cooperative, and Automated Mobility (CCAM) is a reality now. Professor Eric Sampson told delegates that CCAM has moved beyond trials to real-world deployments, especially in areas like shuttles and delivery robots. He added that artificial Intelligence plays […]
Borderless travel: key voices on standards, technology and transport at the ITS European Congress in Seville
We promise you keynote speaker-quality content on Highways Voices and today we have five keynote speaker-quality guests, as we bring you a recording of a panel discussion on the UK Pavilion at the ITS European Congress in Seville. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! We’re talking international […]
Government teams with parking giants to ensure drivers can use preferred apps in all car parks
The British Parking Association will develop and run a ‘national parking platform’, providing drivers with a more flexible parking experience. Drivers are set to benefit from simpler parking nationwide, as industry delivers a ‘one app fits all’ parking platform at no cost to the taxpayer, following government-backed trials. The government has confirmed that, following successful […]
RAC reacts to launch of National Parking Platform
Following the news from the Government that the National Parking Platform is set to launch, RAC senior policy officer Rod Dennis said: “Paying to park a car should be one of the simplest things any driver does, but things have got much more complicated in recent years – a point demonstrated by the fact there are so many […]
Inverness interchange in line for safety upgrade
Transport Scotland has said the busy Raigmore Interchange in Inverness is to be made safer for all road users with a £2m upgrade. The large roundabout with a flyover links up the A9, A96 and B865 – a road that takes traffic into the city. It also provides pedestrian access from the city to a […]
Transport Scotland to launch safety review after Perth M90 flyover crashes
Transport Scotland has said that it will launch a safety review after two separate crashes on the M90 flyovers in Perth. The announcement confirmed a review will take place into the safety of the flyover bridges at the Craigend Interchange. It comes after two lorries crashed through the M90 barriers at Craigend in just over […]
WMG expert says AV sector “still learning”
Reflecting on the UK Government’s plans for fully self-driving vehicles by the end of 2027, Professor Siddartha Khastgir, Head of Safe Autonomy at WMG, The University of Warwick, has commented: ‘‘The government’s new proposed date of rolling out self-driving vehicles on UK roads is the correct approach to ensure the safety of the technology and […]
Oxa and Bradshaw EV collaborate to accelerate industrial mobility automation
Autonomous vehicle software specialists Oxa and Bradshaw EV, a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialist industrial electric vehicles, have announced a collaboration to deliver scalable autonomous vehicle solutions for a range of applications. The collaboration will see Oxa’s self-driving software, Oxa Driver, integrated with vehicles supplied by Bradshaw EV. Enabled by Oxa’s Reference Autonomy Designs […]
Winners of the ITS UK Early Careers Essay Competition announced
Two winners have been announced for the 2024/25 Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) Early Careers Essay Competition – Esther Fobi, who won the best student/apprentice essay and Will Dismorr, who won the best early careers professional essay. Esther, an Engineering Student from Swansea University, received the prize for her essay “A Transport Network for […]
Every roadside drainage gully in Oxfordshire to be cleaned this year
Work to clean and empty every highway drainage gully in Oxfordshire this year, and every year going forward, is now under way. The enhanced programme began in Wheatley last month. Contractors working on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council are planning to clean nearly 145,000 highway drains, gullies, manholes and catchpits by the end of March […]