Stellantis vehicle-embedded telematics offers ‘better quality’ data
Data from vehicle-embedded telematics, rather than aftermarket solutions, is more specific, more granular and more accurate, according to Mobilisights. The Stellantis-owned data company, which was launched at the start of last year to leverage exclusive access to embedded data across the manufacturer’s 14 brands, says it also avoids unnecessary downtime for fleets. Speaking to Fleet News while on […]
Autonomous trucks hit the road in the US
On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck’s sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In less than a second, it signaled, moved into the unobstructed lane and rumbled past the obstacles, […]
Dublin man sent for trial over fatal e-scooter crash
A man accused of causing the death of a grandmother who died after a collision with an e-scooter in Dublin has been sent forward for trial. Mary Bernie, who was in her 80s and from Dublin, was seriously injured at around 3pm on 20 June last year and died some days later at the Mater […]
Suffolk: A12 has UK’s worst surface
The A12 has ranked as having the worst surface quality in the UK last year according to a survey. Transport Focus’ Strategic Roads User Survey for 2022/23 found that the A12, which stretches from Lowestoft in east Suffolk all the way to London, is considered to have the worst surface quality out of all major A roads and motorways […]
UK’s biggest infrastructure companies sign decarbonisation pledge
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and Minister for Industry and Economic Security Alan Mak have brought together leaders from across the construction industry to sign up to “Five Client Carbon Commitments” – pledges which will help the sector to achieve Net Zero. There is already a huge amount of work taking place across the construction […]
One in four company drivers “at risk from employers’ failures to protect them”
Driving for Better Business have created an interactive Driving for Work Policy Builder to help fleet-using companies better address their legal responsibilities. More than a quarter of UK firms recently surveyed*, whose employees drive for work, have no policy, and more than a quarter have not reviewed their policy in the past three years. Driving […]
Daventry’s ‘Pothole Banksie’ ends campaign
A woman who put up signs around a pothole-plagued town has said she is stepping back from the campaign. Daventry Banksie, who has remained anonymous, said she had achieved what she wanted because some road repairs had started, says the BBC. The campaign was featured in local and national media, including ITV News and Banksie […]
Cars will “slow down if drivers are speeding” under EU safety tech in new cars
Cars will vibrate, sound an audible warning or slow down if drivers are speeding under new mandatory safety technology which comes into effect this summer. From July 6, new vehicles sold in the European Union and Northern Ireland will be fitted with intelligent speed assistance (ISA) to prevent accidents. Although the UK has opted out, meaning it will not […]
Call for speed cameras after Derbyshire deaths
Residents have set up an action group to campaign for speed cameras on a road in Ashover, Derbyshire where four people were killed last year. Since a recent double fatal accident on the A632 between Matlock and Chesterfield, a parish council has been working to carry out speed monitoring. One sensor was triggered by a […]
INRIX and RAC predict “May-hem” for Bank Holiday travellers
More than 16m drivers are expected to hit the roads for the first bank holiday weekend in May with traffic well above pre-COVID levels, research from INRIX and the RAC shows. The study suggests getaway traffic will start building on Friday 3 May before peaking on Saturday 4 at 3.3m journeys. A further 2.3m and […]