Cruise to soft-launch in Dallas after San Francisco recall
Cruise have announced a soft-launch in Dallas, although they will not be using their autonomous systems. Instead, the vehicles will be operated by a human, will only drive through a limited geographic area and will be measured against predetermined safety benchmarks. The GM subsidiary was set to launch in Dallas at the end of last […]
Zoox: NHTSA investigating Amazon self-driving subsidiary after two accidents
Federal regulators want more information from Zoox as part of an ongoing investigation into the Amazon subsidiary’s self-driving vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed in May that it was looking into two accidents involving Zoox AVs, reports IoT World Today. On both occasions, a Toyota Highlander fitted with Zoox’s Automated Driving System braked unexpectedly, causing the […]
Stoke-on-Trent: Over 1000 motorists caught out by new speed cameras
More than 1,000 motorists have been caught out by new speed cameras including in Potteries hotspots – in less than six months. The digital devices went up on key routes through Sneyd Green, Trent Vale, Baddeley Green and Hanley in an effort to improve safety on the city’s roads. Now figures published by the Stoke Sentinel have revealed the extent the […]
Transport officials ‘warned senior ministers not to place definitive date on A9 dualling
Doubt has been cast over a Scottish Government pledge to dual the A9 by the end of 2035 amid reports that transport officials warned ministers two years ago that a date for completion was “uncertain”. The Times states that a briefing prepared by Transport Scotland for senior ministers back in December 2022 warned that a […]
M20: Operation Brock contraflow deactivated
The Operation Brock contraflow system on the M20 in Kent was deactivated on Monday night, National Highways and Kent Resilience Forum partners have confirmed. The contraflow has been in place on a 13-mile section of the M20 between junctions 8 (for Maidstone) and 9 (at Ashford) over the bank holiday period as a contingency measure […]
Wayve set to take on US AV tech giants
British autonomous vehicle firm Wayve has announced that it is hiring staff who would be responsible for “supervising and directing a team of drivers and safety operators, and overseasing on-road experimentation and development” based out of Mountain View in the San Francisco Bay Area. The London-based driverless vehicle oioneers are planning to put cars on […]
Powys: Roadworks to cause delays on A483 for over a month
Traffic Wales have announced that there will be roadworks on the A483 between Dolfor and Llanbadarn Fynydd with the road is set to be resurfaced. The organisation, which maintains trunk roads in the county, also confirmed that this will likely lead to disruption with potential short road closures also expected, says the Powys County Times. The […]
A75: Another request for speed cameras is issued
Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson has written to Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop asking to discuss the benefits of installing overhead average speed cameras on the A75. He insists the current deterrent of safety camera vans are not entirely effective with drivers only adjusting their speeds in the limited locations where the cameras are […]
Staffordshire: £1.1m highways improvement works starts in Lichfield
Works to completely resurface a major carriageway in Lichfield are set to start next week, thanks to a £1,150,000 county council investment in the area. The scheme, commencing today (Monday 3 June), will take place on the A5127 Birmingham Road between the junctions of St John Street and Green Hill. In addition to resurfacing the full […]
A14: Overnight closures planned for June but end in sight for concrete resurfacing work
Several overnight closures will take place on the A14 in Suffolk in June as National Highways’ work to remove, reconstruct and resurface a stretch of the road approaches completion. A series of overnight closures will allow the team to complete final tasks and resurfacing work on the A14 junction 47a Haughley to 49 Tothill reconstruction scheme. […]