RAC raises issue of high retailer fuel margins with Energy Secretary
The RAC has this week written to Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho to draw her attention to the fact that retailer margins on fuel are far higher than they should be and that drivers are still losing out at the pumps. Despite the Government getting retailers to make fuel prices publicly available on a daily basis, […]
Somerset: Council’s innovative new partner to kick off summer surface treatment programme
Somerset Council and new partner Kiely Bros are launching a major programme of road repairs across the County’s network this month. Road surface treatment specialists Kiely Bros were awarded a four-year contract from 1 April to carry out a wide range of services, including surface dressing. This year Kiely Bros will be introducing a pioneering […]
Between the Lines: PTV launches bus route planning tool
Modelling and simulation software company PTV Group has launched a new web-based tool in the UK to allow local authorities and bus operators to better plan bus and other public transport routes and timetables. The solution enables operators to deliver services to more passengers while maximising efficiency and minimising cost. PTV Lines provides planners with […]
Costain project aims to revolutionise tunnel infrastructure installation with robotic AI
A consortium of mechanical and civil engineering, and robotic automation industry leaders, including Tunnel Engineering Services (UK) Ltd (TES), i3D robotics (i3D), the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), Costain, and VVB Engineering, has developed the first robotic and AI solution set to revolutionise the installation of mechanical and civil services in tunnels. Traditionally, installing these services […]
“Only 2% of Tesla Full Self-Driving trial users buy it” says report
According to credit card data, only about 2% of the Tesla owners who used Full Self-Driving in the free month trial ended up buying it after. Starting in March, Tesla offered a month of free trial of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package to all its owners in North America. At the same time, the automaker slashed the […]
Waymo under investigation after reports of AV crashes and ‘traffic violations’
The US government’s highway safety agency (NHTSA) has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo’s self-driving vehicles. NHTSA posted documents detailing the probe on its website yesterday after getting 22 reports of Waymo vehicles either crashing or doing something that may have violated traffic laws. In the past month, the agency […]
National Highways launch ‘Little Changes, Change Everything’ campaign to tackle ‘middle lane hogging’
National Highways has developed a new road safety campaign, ‘Little changes, change everything’, with the goal to change drivers’ potentially dangerous behaviour when behind the wheel. The campaign aims to motivate motorists to ‘transform their own journeys and those of fellow road users’. As a part of the campaign, the Government agency stated that safety […]
A46: People have their say on plans to tackle congestion at West Midlands junction
Plans for a multi-million-pound scheme to tackle congestion at a bottleneck junction on the A46 in the West Midlands have received widespread backing after a series of consultation events. Analysis of the consultation results showed that 66% of respondents felt the upgrade of the A46 Walsgrave junction, east of Coventry, was needed with 43% saying […]
Is next M25 closure set to be in “peak holiday season”?
The M25 is set to shut again in August as a part of the £317 million project to improve the areas between Junction 9 and 10. Roadworks will take place during ‘peak holiday season’ according to Senior Project Manager Jonathan Wade from National Highways – and is the third of five scheduled weekend closures over […]
Cruise return to the streets for the first time since ‘pedestrian-dragging’ incident
Cruise’s autonomous vehicles are officially back on the road and driving autonomously for the first time since one of its driverless vehicles dragged a pedestrian over 20 feet in San Francisco. Cruise said last month that it would resume testing with manually driven vehicles focused on mapping and gathering road information — minor tasks for a company with as […]