Nominations close for HoC Transport Select Committee chairs
The period of nominations for House of Commons Transport Select Committee chairs, which ran from 30 July to 9 September, has closed. As set out by the Speaker before the summer recess, elections will take place on 11 September from 10am-4pm. Four nominations were received for the Transport Select Committee. A full list of candidates […]
TfL selects Global and JCDecaux to manage its advertising contracts
After an extensive procurement process TfL has selected Global and JCDecaux to manage its advertising estate, building on the work achieved in recent years. The new contracts will see Global continue to manage advertising on TfL’s rail estate, which includes digital and traditional paper advertising sites on the Tube, London Overground, and Elizabeth line. JCDecaux […]
Final A1 Black Cat to Biggleswade works to commence
National Highways has completed a number of upgrades to the A1 between the Black Cat roundabout (where the A1 meets the A421 just south of St Neots) and Biggleswade in Bedfordshire over the last few years. In September 2024, the final maintenance work to signs and the resurfacing will commence. The agency says that it […]
Transaction inaction in action: BMW launches In-Car Payment system
Getting out of the car to look for a payment machine or cashier is set tp become a thing of the past. The new In-Car Payment system by BMW is a way to shortcut the whole payment process, allowing transactions to be carried out straight from the car. The Fuel Payment and Parking Payment apps […]
New campaign launched as speeding revealed as the cause of one in five Scottish road deaths
The Scottish Government has introduced a road safety campaign to tackle the one in five road deaths in the country caused by speeding. The campaign will run across all digital platforms, including TV, radio and online. Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop and Police Scotland Chief Superintendent Hilary Sloan launched the scheme at Traffic Scotland’s national control […]
Baroness Watkins of Tavistock joins RoSPA’s presidential team
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has appointed Mary Watkins, Baroness Watkins of Tavistock, as a member of its presidential team. Baroness Watkins brings a wealth of experience from her distinguished career in nursing, healthcare leadership, and public service, further strengthening RoSPA’s commitment to championing safety and preventing accidents. The RoSPA presidential […]
Flowers planted in Cornish towns create buzzing hubs for pollinators
Planting flowers in urban green spaces across Cornwall has significantly boosted the numbers of pollinating insects, new research has shown. The Making Space for Nature project, a collaboration between Cornwall Council, Cormac and the University of Exeter, transformed urban green spaces, such as parks, small green spaces, road verges and closed churchyards, into welcoming community […]
Waymo publishes data suggesting its robotaxis are almost four times safer than humans
According to its new safety data hub, Waymo robotaxis have now completed around 22 million miles of autonomous driving rides. In Phoenix and San Francisco, where 21 million of those miles were driven autonomously, injury-reported-crash rates are almost four times lower than with human drivers. Waymo is the first robotaxi service that offers transparent data […]
20mph Zones: Oxfordshire passes the 200 mark
More than 200 requests to reduce speed limits to 20mph in towns and villages have now been approved in Oxfordshire. A total of 25 applications were given the go-ahead by Oxfordshire County Council, including ones in the towns of Banbury, Thame and Wallingford. It takes the total number of approved 20mph schemes in the county […]
Drive-buy: New Ford in-car system ‘could’ listen to your conversations to tailor ads
Ford has patented a system that would use several different sources of information to customize bespoke advertising content to play in your car. This as-yet hypothetical system would use various information streams to determine what sort of ads to serve up, such as the voice commands you’ve given to the car. It could also identify your […]