Remote-controlled rental cars are on the Vay
A German remote-driving firm is aiming to make private car ownership a thing of the past. From December Germany will allow Vay to operate its fleet of remote-controlled rental cars. This is how it works – having been summoned by a few clicks in an app, the electric car slows to a halt outside the […]
TfL’s Will Norman: Active travel in London hasn’t recovered since the pandemic
London’s cluttered pavements are preventing more people from regularly walking in the city, the London Assembly has been told. Harrow Online says dockless e-bikes littering paths and traffic signage blocking pavements are among the reasons London has a long way to go before we see “Swiss levels” of walking among residents, according to Transport policy […]
Canada: Ontario to ban municipal speed cameras
The Government of Ontario has announced that intends to introduce legislation next month that will ban the use of municipal automated speed enforcement cameras across the province, ensuring they are no longer used as a form of revenue. To improve road safety, the province will instead establish a new provincial fund to help affected municipalities implement […]
Transport Scotland awards over £1m for HGV decarbonisation
More than £1 million from the HGV Market Readiness Fund is being awarded to HGV operators, manufacturers, financiers and charge point operators to work together to identify investment in HGV decarbonisation. The Fund, which was launched in July, is broken down into two strands: SME Fleet Analysis Support and HGV Consortium Builder. Applications to the Consortium Builder […]
Sisk wins major West Midlands Cross-City bus priority contract
Sisk has won a multi-million pound contract to complete the Cross City bus priority programme by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) with WSP also announced as designers for the design and build project.The routes will see new bus lanes, upgrades to junctions, traffic signals, parking and bus stops installed to allow buses to bypass traffic […]
Derbyshire seeking pothole machinery and systems supplier
Derbyshire County Council Highways is seeking early market engagement to inform a potential future procurement of a functional machine designed to support reactive defect repairs within the highway network. The Council are initially looking to gather information from suppliers and innovators regarding available or emerging technologies that can enhance the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of […]
Bentley opens new Engineering Technical Centre at Crewe HQ
Bentley Motors have officially opened its new world-class development Engineering Technical Centre, located at the luxury marque’s carbon neutral headquarters in Crewe. These new facilities – officially opened by Chairman and CEO, Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser and Board Member for R&D, Dr. Matthias Rabe – will be pivotal to the brand’s preparations for future model development. […]
Somerset: M5 junction and link road refurbishment part of major initiative to decarbonise roads
An innovative Somerset Council scheme to replace a deteriorating 51-year-old concrete road and motorway junction broke new ground and saved 200 tonnes of carbon emissions in the process. The refurbishment of Junction 26 of the M5 along with the A38 Chelston link road near Wellington finished on budget ahead of schedule this month. Both were […]