Seatbelt and mobile phone camera initiative expanded in Devon & Cornwall
Cameras which detect unsafe and distracted driving behaviour will now cover the M5 Motorway for the first time after the initiative was expanded by road safety groups. The Acusensus camera systems have been used at various locations around the two counties over the past four years as part of ongoing trials supported by Devon & […]
Freight Innovation Funding helps Aurrigo deploy autonomous first at Portsmouth International Port
Aurrigo International is set to deploy its technology into a live UK port for the first time after receiving up to £100,000 in funding. The company, which employs 120 people at its advanced engineering centre in Coventry, will trial its Auto-Shuttle® electric vehicle at Portsmouth International Port to prove driverless tech can operate safely and […]
Waymo moves to ‘loosen ties’ with Uber as robotaxi competition intensifies
Waymo is planning to end its exclusive robotaxi arrangement with Uber in two US cities, marking a significant development in the increasingly competitive autonomous transport market. The Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company intends to make its robotaxis available through its own smartphone app in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia, from January 2028. The move will bring […]
Staffordshire introduces AI monitoring to strengthen flood preparedness
Staffordshire County Council is introducing AI-supported monitoring across selected trash screen locations, helping officers identify developing flood risks earlier, target maintenance resources more effectively and improve protection for communities during severe weather. As changing weather patterns bring more intense rainfall and increasing pressure on drainage infrastructure, local authorities face a growing challenge in understanding how […]
New partnerships strengthen PAVE UK’s commitment to self-driving mobility
Partners for Automated Vehicle Education United Kingdom (PAVE UK) has expanded its membership to include three new leading organisations from the insurance, accessibility, and legal sectors. With the addition of Acorn Group, the Motability Foundation and Shoosmiths, PAVE UK is broadening the range of expertise shaping its work to build public trust and understanding of […]
Dorset and Black Country Transport issue tenders
Dorset Council is looking to establish a single supplier public works contract operating through an NEC Framework Contract Structure with associated NEC call-off contracts. The arrangement will comprise of a single appointed strategic deliver partner for the provision of highways and engineering services, capital works and related professional services over a 10-year term, according to […]
Wellcome Genome Campus appoints Winvic to deliver two pedestrian bridges across A1301
Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridgeshire has appointed Winvic Construction Ltd to deliver two landmark pedestrian bridges across the A1301, creating a vital connection as the world-leading Campus undergoes a major expansion. Over the next decade, the Campus will more than triple in size, increasing from 125 acres to 440 acres, making space for around 250 businesses and more […]
Reading reports significant reduction in carbon emissions
Reading Borough Council has cut its carbon footprint by 76% since 2008/09. Government data published earlier this year also revealed that greenhouse gas emissions across the borough as a whole have reduced by 57% since 2005 – the 15th largest reduction out of around 400 UK local authority areas. The figures are contained in the Council’s […]
VolkerHighways actively encouraging the next generation of highways professionals
Young people from across Bath and North East Somerset, including participants supported through the council’s Youth Guarantee, have been given a behind-the-scenes insight into careers in the highways sector. VolkerHighways and Bath & North East Somerset Council joined forces to host a series of ‘Step into Highways’ events at the depot in Clutton, helping young […]
Residents claim Oxford Street pedestrianisation is adding 11 minutes to bus journeys
Bus journeys are taking up to 11 minutes longer following the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street, according to data compiled by the Marylebone Association. The figures, obtained using Bustimes.org, suggests the delays could be much worse than originally predicted by Transport for London (TfL) during the consultation stage of the project, accoding to the London Evening Standard. The biggest […]