Bridging the connectivity gap – Lessons to be learned from Yorkshire
A researcher at the Centre for Cities has concluded that there are lessons for every part of the country in what some cities in Yorkshire are doing with regards to transport – and in some cases still need to do. Xuanru Lin suggests that transport is the “wiring that keeps urban economies running”, but in […]
Bridging the recovery gap – are Britain’s drivers crash-ready?
New research from law firm Irwin Mitchell, in which 2001 UK drivers were surveyed, has revealed the full scale of Britain’s “recovery gap” at accident scenes – a nation confident at the roadside, but almost entirely unprepared for what comes next, legally, medically and financially. At the scene, drivers do the right things instinctively: 70.6% […]
West Northamptonshire ‘investing in better roads for the long term’
Cllr Richard Butler, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport at West Northamptonshire Council, has explained the authority’s approach to infrastructure improvements in a first-person article on the Council website. “When residents contact us about the condition of their local roads, the conversation often begins and ends with potholes. That’s understandable, potholes are visible, frustrating and […]
Kapsch TrafficCom expands satellite tolling to the Netherlands
Kapsch TrafficCom has deployed its Geo Location Platform (GLP) for satellite-based tolling in the Netherlands, marking a key step in the expansion across European tolling domains. The GLP is now operating in both the Netherlands and Belgium, where it is used to create tolling transactions through Kapsch TrafficCom’s own map-matching, trip-building and tolling contextualisation capabilities. […]
Teletrac Navman appoints new Vice President of Product Management
Teletrac Navman, the provider of connected mobility platforms for industries that manage vehicle and equipment assets, has appointed Pankaj Sharma (pictured) as vice president of product management. Sharma brings more than 15 years of experience building and scaling product organisations across SaaS, AI, machine learning, and platform businesses, reports Business Motoring. He joins Teletrac Navman […]
Bath & NES launches final active travel improvements consultation
In support of the Bath Walking, Wheeling and Cycling route between Weston and Queen Square, Bath & North East Somerset Council has launched four statutory consultations with work expected to start in Royal Victoria Park and Park Lane this autumn The council consulted on earlier proposals last year and says the revised design reflects residents’ […]
“Britain needs to work better for more people in more places” – Heidi Alexander explains the Government’s plan for better roads
Heidi Alexander MP, the Secretary of State for Transport, has set out a £7.3 billion investment to fix potholes and a system to hold councils accountable and has taken to the national press to explain how the plan will be executed. Writing in The Telegraph, Ms Alexander said: “When the Prime Minister says people feel politics doesn’t work […]
Road casualties: The next steps are the most important, says road safety scientist
Behavioural science and road safety research specialist Elizabeth Box says that the real value of the 2025 road casualty statistics lies in what we do next. Writing on LinkedIn, Ms Box, director of ECM Research Solutions, says that the latest set pf published data reinforces several long-term patterns, rather than revealing something new. “Across the […]
Aurrigo International wins £1.43 million CAM funding to boost airport safety
Aurrigo International plc has been awarded £1.43million of UK government funding to investigate how autonomous vehicles can be used to make airports safer. The company, which moved into its new Advanced Engineering Centre in Coventry earlier this year, will use the CAM Pathfinder grant to deploy its Auto-Shuttle® vehicles (pictured)to complete several routine tasks, including […]
AppyWay wins 5,000km Digital Traffic Regulation Order contract with North Yorkshire Council
AppyWay, the kerbside and traffic management technology company, has been awarded a contract with North Yorkshire Council to deliver a comprehensive, end-to-end Digital Traffic Regulation Order (D-TRO) system. The scale of the undertaking is striking: AppyWay will survey and map 5,000km of roads and kerbside across the region, a distance roughly equivalent to travelling from […]