Iveco and PlusAI launch automated driving programme in Spain
Iveco has launched a new project with long-standing partner PlusAI, to deploy heavy-duty trucks with Level 4 Autonomous Driving Systems (ADS) in Spain. The programme will see two Iveco S-Way vehicles, equipped with the PlusAI SuperDrive virtual driver, operate autonomously for logistics operator Sesé, between Madrid and Zaragoza, along a freight corridor measuring about 184 […]
smartmicro breaks own radar installation record
A new milestone for intelligent traffic detection in the UK has been reached by smartmicro UK. Until recently, Marsh Mills Roundabout in Plymouth held the record for the largest single smartmicro radar installation, with 10 UMRR-11 radars monitoring traffic movements. That record has now been overtaken.| Redmoor Roundabout, Bletchley (Milton Keynes) takes the crown with […]
A welcoming gateway – take a look at the St Helens Transport Interchange
A new computer-generated animation has been released, providing a detailed look inside the state-of-the-art St Helens Transport Interchange being created in the heart of the town centre. The new facility is being delivered by St Helens Borough Council and ECF, a partnership comprising Homes England, L&G, and Muse. The project, which is being supported by […]
Bus Users UK responds to Passenger Rights Regulations review
Bus Users UK has welcomed publication of the Post Implementation Review of The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Exemptions and Enforcement) Regulations 2013. The Regulations set out the rights and protections of passengers, particularly when it comes to discrimination on the grounds of disability or nationality, and ensure effective routes to redress […]
Women in Bus and Coach announces Laura Hadzik as new Chair
Women in Bus and Coach is entering a new chapter, with founder and Chair Louise Cheeseman OBE stepping down after three years and Laura Hadzik appointed as her successor. Bringing extensive sector experience as a specialist road transport solicitor, Ms Hadzik, currently a director on the Women in Bus and Coach board, has advised operators […]
More than 2m cheaper bus journeys taken by young people thanks to Wales’ £1 scheme
Over two million bus journeys have been taken by young people across Wales since the introduction of the £1 bus fare scheme in September last year. The Welsh Government scheme, which runs until the end of August 2026, offers all young people aged between 5-21 years a single fare for just £1 and a £3 […]
Contractor appointed as North Lincolnshire Council delivers on promise to build Barton link road
A major milestone has been reached in the delivery of the Barton link road, with a contractor now appointed to build the scheme – marking the move from plans to delivery. North Lincolnshire Council has confirmed Jackson Civil Engineering Group as the delivery partner for the project, which will improve safety, reduce pressure on existing […]
£1.3 million for Glenrothes Area’s roads programme
Members of the Glenrothes Area Committee have agreed to invest over £1.3m to improve the area’s roads, footpaths and street lighting, and road safety over the next financial year.£940,000 will be spent on maintaining roads across the area, with just over £288,000 allocated to footways, £485,000 for street lighting, and £124,000 for road safety and […]
Walsall Council completed more than 6,000 pothole repairs in 2025
Walsall Council is highlighting its year-round strategy to maintaining safe roads by announcing that it took a proactive approach to road maintenance, carrying out 6,249 pothole repairs across the borough. The majority of these were identified through regular highway safety inspections, alongside 489 potholes reported by residents. While around 10 per cent of repairs were completed using traditional methods, most […]
Forest, Bolt and Dott likely to ‘snub’ TfL e-scooter rollout
Micromobility providers are rebuffing Transport for London’s e-scooter rollout as the capital’s e-scooter operators continue to question regulations around trials. TfL opened the bidding for the next phase of its e-scooter experiment last week, but major electric bike operators are set to snub the chance to introduce e-scooters into fleets of rental vehicles across the capital, City AM reports. Forest, […]