West Midlands Police trial AI camera in ghost plate crackdown

West Midlands Police are deploying an AI camera in an attempt to catch up to two million motorists who doctor their number plates to evade detection in ultra-low emission (ULEZ) and low-speed zones. It is estimated as many as one in 15 motorists may be using “ghost” or fake plates to avoid being caught by the […]

New York City: Stop Waymo’s driverless cars, say taxi drivers

Taxi drivers in New York City are making it clear that they do not want to share the road with self-driving cabs. The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers is asking Governor Kathy Hochul to halt a program passed by Mayor Eric Adams, says Eyewitness News, which is allowing Alphabet’s Waymo to test eight […]

Resurfacing scheme in Burton completes ahead of schedule

A scheme to reconstruct a roundabout in Burton has been completed two days ahead of schedule, thanks to the hard work of highways crews.  Staffordshire County Council’s highways team have spent the last two weeks resurfacing the A444 Stanton Road roundabout and its approaches, along with sections of Violet Way.  The project also included drain […]

The Highways Voices Pitwalk: Smarter roads, safer cities, and the UK’s global ITS impact

What happens when innovative British ITS companies bring their latest breakthroughs to the global stage in Atlanta, revealing how traffic management, enforcement, simulation, and even noise control are being redefined for the next decade? You’ll find out on today’s Highways Voices from the ITS World Congress, where we have our popular “pitwalk” podcast, chatting to […]