Wayve set to take on US AV tech giants
British autonomous vehicle firm Wayve has announced that it is hiring staff who would be responsible for “supervising and directing a team of drivers and safety operators, and overseasing on-road experimentation and development” based out of Mountain View in the San Francisco Bay Area. The London-based driverless vehicle oioneers are planning to put cars on […]
Powys: Roadworks to cause delays on A483 for over a month
Traffic Wales have announced that there will be roadworks on the A483 between Dolfor and Llanbadarn Fynydd with the road is set to be resurfaced. The organisation, which maintains trunk roads in the county, also confirmed that this will likely lead to disruption with potential short road closures also expected, says the Powys County Times. The […]
A75: Another request for speed cameras is issued
Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson has written to Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop asking to discuss the benefits of installing overhead average speed cameras on the A75. He insists the current deterrent of safety camera vans are not entirely effective with drivers only adjusting their speeds in the limited locations where the cameras are […]
Staffordshire: £1.1m highways improvement works starts in Lichfield
Works to completely resurface a major carriageway in Lichfield are set to start next week, thanks to a £1,150,000 county council investment in the area. The scheme, commencing today (Monday 3 June), will take place on the A5127 Birmingham Road between the junctions of St John Street and Green Hill. In addition to resurfacing the full […]
A14: Overnight closures planned for June but end in sight for concrete resurfacing work
Several overnight closures will take place on the A14 in Suffolk in June as National Highways’ work to remove, reconstruct and resurface a stretch of the road approaches completion. A series of overnight closures will allow the team to complete final tasks and resurfacing work on the A14 junction 47a Haughley to 49 Tothill reconstruction scheme. […]
Flow Labs establishes agreement with Michelin Mobility Intelligence to deliver traffic safety data to agencies
Flow Labs, a transport software technology leader specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) that makes roads cleaner, clearer, and safer, today announced it has established a traffic safety data agreement with Michelin Mobility Intelligence, a global leader in mobility data services and solutions. For agencies, the new agreement represents a major step forward in the reliability, […]
Pedestrian fatalities increased by 6% in 2023 – RAC reaction
Following the UK Government’s release of its annual road casualty statistics, RAC head of policy Simon Williams has commented. “While there has been a slight decline in the year-on-year number of road users killed in crashes, the larger proportion of pedestrian fatalities, which is now at its highest since before the pandemic, should be a red […]
DfT comments on proposed national speed limit increase petition
Driving law proposals to increase motorway speed limits to 100mph on motorways and 80mph on dual carriageways have been rejected over road safety fears. DfT has spoken out after 42,000 drivers, motorists and road users called for the speed limit to be hiked. Responding ahead of the General Election on July 4, the DfT said: “Speed […]
Decrease in number of people killed on Scotland’s roads
Transport Scotland Statisticians today released provisional figures for road casualties in 2023, which showed a drop in the number of people killed on Scotland’s roads compared with 2022, but an overall an increase in the total number of casualties. One hundred and fifty-five people were killed in reported road collisions in Scotland in 2023, 16 fewer […]
US Autonomous school bus test halted
French-based transport firm Transdev has been ordered to stop an “unlawful” test of a driverless school bus in Florida by US regulators. The regulator said the firm had not been authorised to transport schoolchildren in Florida, and said the test was “irresponsible” and “inappropriate”. Transdev said it would stop the test a week early, but […]