Consultation opens on Oxfordshire quiet lane trial
A public consultation has opened on the Shepherd’s Pit Lane quiet lane trial, with Oxfordshire County Council inviting residents, businesses and the local community to have their say on the measures to improve active travel. A gate has been installed at the Bayswater Road end of Shepherd’s Pit Lane, in the parish of Stanton St […]
Penzance switches on new enforcement cameras
Enforcement cameras to ensure motorists stop driving on a town centre’s main street are being switched on. Drivers of private cars face receiving a £70 fine if they drive up Market Jew Street in Penzance, Cornwall, between the hours of 11:00 and 16:00, Cornwall Council told the BBC. Highways News reported last week that the […]
Roadchef and bp announce major motorway service EV charging agreement
Roadchef has announce an agreement with bp across electric vehicle (EV) charging, fuels and convenience on the UK motorway network. From 2027, bp pulse’s ultra-fast charging will be available to drivers across the UK’s strategic road network at more than 30 Roadchef motorway service areas. Jo Hayward (pictured, left), VP mobility and convenience retail UK at bp, said: […]
Aureos announces acquisition of WhiteSpider
Industrial infrastructure specialists Aureos has completed the acquisition of WhiteSpider Enterprise Services Limited, a digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence and IT services provider in a move that the company says strengthens its capability to support critical infrastructure customers with integrated operational technology and enterprise IT solutions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Leeds, WhiteSpider employs over 40 specialists […]
e-con Systems launches TrafficSenz™ Edge-AI ANPR camera
e-con Systems, the embedded vision solutions specialists, have announced the launch of TrafficSenz™, a new 5MP Edge-AI ANPR camera designed for Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling, traffic enforcement, and intelligent transportation systems. The solution is designed to address a key challenge in high-speed ANPR deployments: capturing a usable license plate image consistently across different speeds, […]
Q-Free launches Dynamic Metering cybersecurity solution
Q-Free has launched Dynamic® Metering, the third module of Dynamic Software, following Dynamic CV for connected vehicles and Dynamic Signals for local traffic signal control. Built for today’s connected transportation environment, Dynamic Metering brings modern cybersecurity, interoperability, and ease of management to freeway ramp metering, providing agencies with a secure, future-ready platform for managing traffic […]
Essex: The home-made camera system shaming speeding motorists
An Essex villager’s homemade camera system is detecting more than one thousand speeding vehicles every day and automatically posting offenders on a “Wall of Shame”. Any motorist exceeding 30mph on the A113 in Stanford Rivers, near Ongar, is captured and added to a daily live count. The count was 1377 on just one day last […]
AI technology at traffic lights to be expanded in Glasgow
AI technology at traffic lights is set to be expanded in Glasgow in a bid to prioritise buses. Paisley Road West and Aitkenhead Road will join Pollokshaws Road for the introduction of the technology, reports the Glasgow Times. The aim is to give buses more priority at key junctions and reduce delays on busy roads. Speaking […]
Only 8% of transport sector confident of addressing danger to women
The people who plan, design, build and run Britain’s transport network overwhelmingly recognise that women and girls face distinct safety risks on it. Almost none of them feel equipped to act, according to the first sector-wide survey of its kind, published today by Women in Transport. The Women’s Safety Baseline Survey, delivered in partnership with […]
TfL fined after death of woman hit by bus at pedestrian crossing
Transport for London has been fined £2 million following the death of a woman who was hit by a double-decker bus at a pedestrian crossing, the Health and Safety Executive has said. The local government body, which is overseen by Mayor of London Lord Sadiq Khan, was convicted at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday of […]