REMINDER: TTF hosts webinar for Connected Vehicle Services suppliers
The Transport Technology Forum’s webinar outlining the new Connected Vehicle Services (CVS) Framework which will define the services that are expected to be provided to road users and operators in the future by harnessing vehicle and infrastructure data sets takes place on Monday. Consultation on the CVS Framework gives stakeholders from the public and private […]
TTF Live demonstrates “off the shelf” transport technology
This year’s Department for Transport-led Transport Technology Forum will feature a series of real-world demonstrations of transport technology that are available here-and-now to local authorities. The TTF Conference, from 16-18 March, is taking place for the third successive year at the Hinckley Island Hotel in Leicestershire, but this year featuring technology actually working on nearby […]
John Wootton’s legacy: Inspiring the next generation of highways innovators on Highways Voices
How can today’s highways and transport technology leaders ensure the next generation has the skills, mindset, and support to tackle ageing infrastructure, funding pressures, and fast-moving transport technology? We’ll find out today on Highways Voices as we hear from a group of young professionals looking to the past, present and future at a memorial for […]
SWARCO UK & Ireland launches next generation traffic controller solution
Intelligent traffic solutions and technology business, SWARCO UK & Ireland, has launched its next generation traffic controller – the PTC3 Controller series – which it calls a future-ready platform designed to deliver smarter, safer and more efficient traffic network management. The company says: “Building on the trusted legacy of SWARCO’s PTC1 Controller, the new PTC3 series, which is fully TOPAS 2500B […]
Nick Harris: Report claims he quit “after boardroom row”
It’s being reported that the chief executive of National Highways, Nick Harris, resigned “after his relationship with the agency’s board broke down” over his handling of the issues around speed cameras on the motorway network leading to some incorrect fines being issued. Mr Harris announced on Thursday he was stepping down saying “this is the […]
New campaign calls for “safe stops” for drivers delivering to pubs across the country
A new campaign is being launched aiming to create a safer, practical data-driven approach to manage deliveries at roadside pubs in towns and cities where drivers currently either have to park illegally or a significant distance from their destination. Research from the Brewery Logistics Group has found evidence brewery vehicles are forced to make deliveries […]
Yunex Traffic’s FUSION real-time adaptive control solution selected by Lincolnshire County Council
Lincolnshire County Council is the latest authority to select Yutraffic FUSION, Yunex Traffic’s innovative real-time, multimodal network control solution. Developed with Transport for London, Yutraffic FUSION enables all modes of transport to be modelled and optimised to improve network efficiency, reduce congestion and improve air quality. By implementing Yutraffic FUSION, authorities are making their road […]
Tarmac-Kier highlights extensive work done in London last quarter
The joint venture between Tarmac and Kier repaired more than six thousand safety defects and cleaned around sixteen hundred gullies across London between October and December 2025. The companies have published an infographic summarising the work done for Transport for London in the last quarter of last year, which also included inspecting 90 structures including […]
Newspaper suggests driverless vehicles could mean “a million job losses”
A newspaper report has set out its idea of of how driverless vehicles could impact the Britain of the future. Tim Wallace, the Telegraph’s Deputy Economics Editor and his colleague Matthew Field, the Senior Technology Reporter have penned an article which suggests: “A million drivers out of work. Public transport collapsing. Migration down as delivery […]
Petition to reinstate bus driver tops 100,000
A petition calling for a London bus driver to be reinstated after he was sacked for tackling a mugger on his bus has topped 100,000 signatures. 62 year old Mark Hehir was sacked from his job as a bus driver in North-West London after chasing down and restraining a robber who stole a passenger’s necklace […]