VW and Uber partner for autonomous rideshare deal
VW’s US self-driving arm, Volkswagen ADMT (Autonomous Driving Mobility & Transport), is partnering with Uber to roll out thousands of autonomous ID. Buzz vans across the US over the next decade. The plan kicks off in Los Angeles, with testing starting later this year and commercial rides expected to launch in 2026, says Electrek. The […]
Trump set to streamline regulations to promote AV development
The Trump Administration is streamlining some regulations to support the development of autonomous vehicles (AVs), US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced on Thursday. “This Administration understands that we’re in a race with China to out-innovate, and the stakes couldn’t be higher,” Duffy said in a Thursday press release. “As part of DOT’s [Department of Transportation] innovation agenda, our […]
LCRIG reveals 2025 Apprentice Award nominees
LCRIG has announced that it has received an incredible number of entries for the DfT Special Recognition Apprentice Awards and the Inspiring the Future Competition – shining a spotlight on some of the most dedicated and inspiring apprentices in the highways and transport technology sector. The awards will be presented at the LCRIG Innovation & […]
Monmouthshire gets £8m multi-project funding boost
Monmouthshire County Council has been awarded up to £8.2 million in transport funding across the county to deliver a variety of projects. The funding includes contributions from the Welsh Government’s Active Travel Fund, Local Transport Fund, Resilient Roads Fund, Road Safety Capital & Revenue and Safe Routes in Communities. This funding is allocated on a […]
Council to invest £35m in Haringey’s road network
Haringey Council’s cabinet has agreed a “transformative” five-year plan that see more than £35m of investment to improve the borough’s 217-mile road network. Approved by the Labour administration this week, the programme will upgrade highways, improve accessibility, and enhance street lighting. Senior councillors say the capital programme for Haringey’s highways will “make streets safer, more […]
Opening date for Lyminster Bypass announced by West Sussex County Council
The newly constructed A284 Lyminster Bypass (North) will open to public traffic at 2pm on Friday, 9 May 2025. The publicly funded northern section of the bypass has been delivered by West Sussex County Council and its construction partner Jackson Civil Engineering, with partial funding from the Department for Transport. The shorter southern section was […]
Westcotec demonstrates latest roadside technology to deliver safer roads for all
A line-up of intelligent roadside safety and information applications have been demonstrated by Norfolk-based technology firm Westcotec at the UTAC Proving Ground in Bedfordshire. An audience of senior representatives from the Department for Transport, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Centre for Connected and Automated Vehicles attended the event, organised by the Transport Technology […]
Construction firms on alert to £200m Dorset highways contract
Dorset Council is seeking early market engagement from suppliers interested in its Highway Term Service Works Contract, spanning five years, between 1 April 2027 and 31 March 2032. Firms are invited to complete and return a pre-market engagement questionnaire by 12pm on 6 May 2025 – ahead of a procurement process which is scheduled to start in March next year, says Construction Wave. The […]
Nota signs contract with Dubai RTA for generative AI-based ITS solution
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in the UAE has signed a contract with South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) optimisation company Nota AI for a generative AI-based solution for intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Nota AI’s ITS solution is a core product of Nota Vision Agent (NVA), a traffic management solution based on vision language models (VLM). Leveraging real-time analytics capabilities, Nota […]
Scottish government drops target to cut car use by 20%
The Scottish government is dropping a key climate change target to cut car use in Scotland by 20% by the end of the decade. The aim – which was a previous SNP manifesto commitment – was to reduce the amount of kilometres travelled by car across the country in order to cut harmful emissions and […]