Autonomous car rules advancing faster than the vehicles themselves, says the UN
Fully autonomous cars are still years away from hitting the streets, but internationally-agreed rules on their use could be ready by mid-2026, the United Nations has said. Safety concerns and the cost of developing next-level systems have slowed down progress on autonomous vehicles, but work on regulations is motoring ahead, said the UN. “While the […]
Tarmac trials UK’s first EV tipper for low emissions transport
Building materials and construction solutions provider Tarmac is trialling an all-electric tipper truck in the UK for the first time. With an ambitious commitment to reach a 30% absolute reduction in emissions by 2030 from a 2021 baseline, decarbonising operational equipment and plant is part of the company’s roadmap to net zero. Working with London-based […]
Traffic Wales investigating how A55 crash video shared on social media
Traffic Wales is “urgently investigating” how footage of a crash on the A55 ended up on social media. A section of the dual carriageway at Llanfairfechan was closed for several hours yesterday after a collision involving a car towing a caravan and a lorry. Emergency services attended and a crane was brought in to help […]
UNESCO set to put Stonehenge on ‘danger’ list
The UN could put Stonehenge on a list of ‘World Heritage in Danger’ sites because of the potential impact of the Government’s plans to build a tunnel in the area, says Highways Magazine. Papers for a meeting next month of a key UNESCO committee recommend that the members put Stonehenge on its watchlist, ‘with a view to mobilizing international support’. The news follows the courts’ permission […]
Yunex Traffic win starring role in Dutch infrastructure project
The Dutch Rijkswaterstaat has awarded the contract for the prestigious Tilburg 3 (TB3) project to the Orion Consortium, a combination of Istimewa Elektro, Mourik Infra, and Yunex Traffic. This strategic infrastructure project is a comprehensive renovation and maintenance project for the waterways in North Brabant and Central Limburg. This project, which is part of the […]
Hampshire: Council could leave regional public transport scheme
Three local authorities have urged a county council to remain in a partnership designed to improve transport across the Solent area. Solent Transport is a coalition of Southampton, Portsmouth and Isle ofWight unitary authorities and Hampshire County Council. The partnership has secured £150m of funding over the last decade but Hampshire has been recommended to […]
CVC agrees to acquire M Group Services from PAI Partners
CVC, one of the world’s leading private equity firms, is pleased to announce the acquisition of M Group Services, the UK’s largest provider of essential infrastructure services and solutions. CVC Fund IX will acquire the business from PAI Partners, a pre-eminent private equity firm. The transaction is expected to complete in Q3 2024. Headquartered in […]
London brace itself for bus strikes as 1,600 London United drivers ballot
Around 1,600 London United bus drivers are being balloted for strike action over pay and other issues, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said today. The drivers, based at seven garages providing services across South, West and Central London, are in dispute over pay and other issues. They have rejected a four per cent pay offer, […]
INRIX signs deal to license High-Frequency OEM Connected Vehicle Data
INRIX have announce the addition of the largest high-frequency, high-volume OEM Connected Vehicle dataset on the market to its already expansive data lake. This is the latest of four new data source agreements for INRIX in the last year, including data from connected vehicles, mobile devices, and shared mobility. Says Ahmed Darrat, INRIX Chief Product […]
TfL to double wildflower verges on road network
TfL are realising their pledge to increase biodiversity, mitigate climate change and become more sustainable in its operations by increasing the amount of wildflower verges on its network’s roadsides and has doubled the area managed in this way to more than 260,000m2 in 2024. The sites are managed to promote biodiversity by reducing mowing frequency to allow […]