Delivery drivers face fines for using Albert Bridge in London
Drivers of vehicles weighing more than three tonnes are being warned a weight restriction is now being enforced on Albert Bridge in West London, with fines for goods vehicles that exceed it. The current restriction, which has been in place since 2012, has been managed previously using width restriction posts to deter overweight vehicles entering […]
Cruise “offers $75,000” to resolve crash investigation in San Francisco
General Motors’ driverless subsidiary Cruise has offered to pay $75,000 (£59,000) to settle a dispute with the state over whether it misled regulators about the aftermath of crash involving one of its driverless cars. The San Francisco Standard reports that a document filed last Friday (5 January) seeking to defer an order on issues raised […]
Grid Smarter Cities predicts a “raft of innovation” following kerbside management report
Kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities has welcomed the publication of a new report into how digitalisation could improve management and data integration of the kerbside, predicting it will help make the kerb a key enabler to achieving sustainable and inclusive infrastructure. The Department for Transport’s Kerbside Management Discovery research project looked at the current […]
Scottish Conservative leader criticises delays to A96 dualling plans
A year after the Scottish Government said it would reveal its plan for the under-threat A96 dualling project, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has called the delay “completely unacceptable”. The Inverness Courier newspaper says the outcome of the A96 Corridor Review had been promised to be published “by the end of 2022”, according to the […]
More than 33,000 dangerous driving videos sent to police in 2023
The RAC is reporting new data from the National Dash Cam Safety Portal showing there has been a significant rise in the number of video reports sent to police forces across the UK. The total number of videos received via the portal increased by 30% in 2023 to 33,531. Set up by British Dash Cam […]
Samsung and Hyundai partner to connect homes with cars
Samsung Electronics has announced a collaboration with Hyundai Motor Group to expand its SmartThings platform to support connected cars, including electric vehicles. The two companies will work together for the next-generation smart home to connect Samsung’s SmartThings with Hyundai and Kia’s connected cars, including EVs, to develop the “Home-to-Car” and “Car-to-Home” services as well as […]
WEF calls for a rebuild of trust in driverless vehicles
Ahead of its annual meeting in Davos, the World Economic Forum has issued a report calling for a rebuild of trust in driverless technology. It says this trust includes public acceptance and trust between public and private sectors. It adds that to realise the safety benefits that the technology promises, strong global collaboration is necessary. […]
Cohda certified for cellular-vehicle-to-everything tech in the US
Global connected vehicle technology company Cohda Wireless’s connected vehicle technology solution, the MK6, has been certified by America’s Federal Communications Commission. This follows the European Union and UK certifications of the MK6 RSU and OBU, granted in August 2023. The FCC recently granted waivers permitting deployment of cellular-vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology in the upper 30 MHz […]
PTV Group presenting integrated simulation solutions at TRB
Transport modelling company PTV Group will present technology it says will master the mobility revolution at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 103rd Annual Meeting on January 7–11, 2024 in Washington DC. The mobility software firm, now part of Umovity, provides innovative and integrated technology for simulation, real-time data analysis, visualization, and modeling. At PTV’s booth […]
NPED founder calls for industry to work together to tackle illegal driving
The founder of the new National Persistent Evaders Database of drivers says it’s too much to expect the Police to work on their own to deal with people who ignore traffic rules and bans. Alan Wood, the CEO of NPED was reacting to news of calls for more traffic police to deal with offences, after […]