Yunex launches cloud-based traffic management system in the US
ITS technology provider Yunex Traffic has launched Yutraffic Studio Advanced Traffic Management System. The company says it was designed after many conversations with Yunex Traffic’s current and prospective customers, “incorporating lessons learned in the field”, and in direct response to their daily needs. The solution was created to manage traffic issues quickly, effectively, reliably and safely […]
Former Tesla employee alleges safety issues
Its reported a former Tesla employee is claiming the company’s self-driving vehicle technology is not safe enough to be used on public roads. The BBC has spoken to Lukasz Krupski, who leaked data including customer complaints about Tesla’s braking and self-driving software, to a German newspaper in the summer after claiming his attempts to highlight […]
Council launches Highland 20mph consultation
The Highland Council has launched a public consultation for a Highland-wide 20mph roll-out project and is looking for feedback from communities. 125 Highland settlements are part of the project which equates to around 610km of roads across the Highlands, 590km of which are on Local Authority Roads. This scheme is being fully funded by the […]
TRL webinar to support Green Light Fund applications planned for Friday
The deadline for English Local Authorities outside of London to submit applications for the Green Light Fund is only a couple of weeks away, a fund to tune up traffic signals to better reflect actual traffic conditions and get traffic flowing. But TRL is planning to help, through TRL Software helping write bids to get a […]
European Council adopts positions for safer road traffic
The European Council has adopted common positions on two proposals forming part of the so-called ‘road safety’ legislative package. The Commission’s proposal introduces four main new elements regarding to driving licences and cross-border exchange of information on road-safety-related traffic offences. For driving licences, there will be stricter conditions for drivers in the two years after […]
MPs hear about work being done to speed up connections to the grid and enable EV transition
MPs from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Electric Vehicles have heard about the work being done to speed up connections to the grid and help enable quicker electric vehicle charger activation. Earlier this year the UK’s Electricity Networks Commissioner Nick Winser published an independent report setting out recommendations to halve the total development time for […]
National Highways set to open new flyover as part of A30 upgrade in Cornwall
National Highways has announced a flyover at the new Chiverton interchange will be partially opened to traffic next month as part of its A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross dualling scheme. Following the early summer removal of the old Chiverton roundabout – which it describes as Cornwall’s worst accident hot-spot – traffic has since been navigating […]
GEM Road Safety Charity launches new website and invites funding applications
The GEM Road Safety Charity has launched a new website and is inviting applications for grants of up to £10,000 for road safety projects. The current funding window will remain open until Wednesday 31 January 2024. Details can be found on the new website. Since it was established in 1985, the GEM charity has funded many […]
ERTICO warns “time is of the essence” for Dubai submissions
The organisers of next year’s ITS World Congress in Dubai are reminding potential speakers at technical sessions that they only have two more weeks to submit their ideas for consideration. Director of Communications, Congresses and Events, Lisa Boch-Andersen has written to the industry saying she wants to ensure that your valuable contributions reach us on […]
VolkerHighways completes £1.5m Stoke Bridge improvement scheme
A bridge in Kent has been restored, with a new waterproof membrane and carriageway surface after two months of work by highways maintenance firm VolkerHighways. The works on the A228 Stoke Bridge between Lower Stoke and Grain Village were required due to regular surface defects. They were delivered by VolkerHighways and its sister business unit, […]