Stranded driverless car calls for help because door wasn’t shut
Footage has been shared of a Waymo driverless car repeatedly asking for help from passers by to shut a back door so it could move. KemeraOne reports it sat outside a building in San Francisco, California on January 13 repeating the request until bystanders attempt to close it. Watch it here: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/watch/stuck-driverless-taxi-asks-bystanders-to-close-its-door/vi-AA1naMRu?ocid=socialshare#details (Picture – Waymo)
Hammersmith Bridge repair bill hits £250m
It’s reported the cost of repairing Hammersmith Bridge has soared to £250 million, leading to concerns that the Thames crossing will never reopen to vehicles. London’s Evening Standard Newspaper reports the latest estimate is an increase of about £100 million on previous expectations, and comes as the fifth anniversary approaches of the 137-year-old bridge being […]
Miovision makes fifth acquisition
Intelligent transport solutions company Miovision, which uses AI data analysis to help cities reduce traffic congestion while improving safety, has made its fifth acquisition: CJ Hensch & Associates, a Texas-based corporation specialising in traffic data collection and engineering studies. Miovision operates around the world with bases in Canada, Germany, Serbia and the US. Established in […]
Solar Signals go ten months without battery change
It’s been announced a pair of portable traffic signals has gone ten months without a battery charge. Mervyn Lambert Plant supplied the solar-powered Nissen LZA 550 signals to Intelligent Traffic Systems Ltd who hired them to TMO Highways. The company says the signals have been on continuous hire and use in Norfolk since 13 February […]
Unprecedented response to Plan for Drivers traffic signals funding challenge process
The Transport Technology Forum has revealed that more than 97% of authorities who could apply for a share of £40 million of new money to make traffic signals more efficient put in a bid for funding. As part of the Department for Transport’s Plan for Drivers, announced by Secretary of State Mark Harper last October, […]
Engineers “considering all possible solutions” to deal with frequently-damaged bridge
Drivers are being advised to leave extra time for their journeys on the M42 near Birmingham after a bridge straddling the motorway was damaged in two separate collisions. The bridge between junctions 7 and 6 has been hit nearly 20 times in the last ten years. Only two lanes are running underneath it, with the […]
Amey reappointed National Highways Digital Lab partner
Amey has been reappointed as a delivery partner to National Highway’s Digital Lab following the delivery of around £30 million savings over three years. Since 2020, Amey has been supporting National Highways on its digital transformation by accelerating data-driven approaches across all directorates. It explains that, central to the partnership is the development of internal […]
Essential roadworks announced for A55 in North Wales
Traffic Wales has announced major road works and lane closures will begin on the A55 between junction 36 at the Warren Interchange and the Wales/England border at the end of January and continue until the end March. The works to repair the underlying concrete bays and resurfacing of the road will begin on the eastbound […]
Car hire company SIXT buying 250,000 connected cars
Mobility service provider SIXT and carmaker Stellantis have come to a multi-billion euro agreement under which SIXT could buy up to 250,000 vehicles for its rental fleet in its corporate countries across Europe and North America over the next three years. They say first significant delivery volumes will take place as early as the first […]
Connected car sales continue to grow around the world
Global connected car sales grew 28% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2023, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Global Connected Car Sales Tracker. It says every two out of three cars sold in during the quarter had embedded connectivity in them. China led with around 33% share in global connected car sales, followed by the […]