Connected cars routinely share data with third-party services, study finds
Connected vehicles are routinely communicating with advertising, tracking and analytics companies, with some manufacturers’ apps transmitting information including vehicle identification numbers (VINs), email addresses and precise location data, according to new research. Researchers from Northeastern University and nonprofit media organisation Consumer Reports examined 21 vehicles from 19 manufacturers and 30 associated mobile apps in the […]
Traffic Commissioners’ annual report foreword highlights challenges and changes
The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain has published its Annual Report to the Secretary of State for 2025-2026 and Senior Traffic Commissioner, Kevin Rooney, has used the foreword to highlight the challenges facing the transport industries, as well as some of the opportunities emerging from a rapidly changing operating environment. Mr Rooney notes that the […]
Grid Smarter Cities founder sets out kerbside vision for autonomous vehicle future
The role of digitally managed kerbside space in supporting the growth of autonomous vehicles has been explored in a new article in Parking Review by Grid Smarter Cities founder Neil Herron. The article, entitled Beyond the vehicle – Why the future of autonomous mobility depends on the kerbside, argues that discussion around connected and automated […]
Octavius wins place on Pagabo’s largest ever infrastructure framework
Octavius has secured a role on the £4.29 billion National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026. The tier one provider of transport infrastructure solutions has won places on both lots: Highways (Civils and Infrastructure) and Rail, providing wide geographical reach in all value bands – which run from £100,000 to £5 million up […]
Liverpool backs calls for ‘road safety emergency’
A road safety emergency is to be declared in Liverpool as calls continue for further action to remove dangerous motorists from city streets. A motion has been laid down urging the authority to follow through on its pledge to improve safety on the roads, says Birkenhead News. Six months ago, leaders backed a blueprint put […]
Derbyshire seeking Surface Dressing and Ancillary Works contractor
Derbyshire County Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to deliver a programme of highways surface dressing and ancillary works across the county’s rural and urban road network, according to Pro Contract. The contract covers the provision of all labour, plant, materials, equipment, supervision and associated services necessary to undertake surface […]
M Group appointed as multi-disciplinary collaborative partner on national infrastructure framework
M Group has been awarded a top place on the new £4.3 billion National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026 that’s managed by Pagabo, securing a place on the framework as a ‘Collaborative Partner – England and Wales’. The appointment confirms M Group as a pre-qualified delivery partner for public sector and […]
£10.8m Brent Cross interchange renewal works begins
Transport for London (TfL) has begun the first phase of a £10.8 million project to strengthen and renew the Brent Cross Interchange. The scheme focuses on the A41 Hendon Way flyover over the A406 North Circular Road, one of north London’s key strategic road connections, as Highways News reported in August. TfL says the works […]
Costain selected by Pagabo for landmark Civil Engineering & Infrastructure Framework
Costain has been appointed to Pagabo’s Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Framework as a Lot 1 Collaborative Partner. The framework is part of Pagabo’s largest infrastructure procurement offering to date, the National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026, which carries an estimated total value of £4.29 billion and will run for a term […]
Oxfordshire MP demands answers after A420 speed camera scheme is scrapped
An MP has spoken out after plans for an average speed camera on a busy Oxfordshire road were scrapped. Freddie Van Mierlo, the MP for Henley and Thame, has written to the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber after plans for a new camera on the A420 in Oxfordshire were turned down, says […]