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 […]
National Highways seeks £75m transformation delivery partner
National Highways has put out a tender for a Transformation Delivery Partnership Contract to provide a “centralised vehicle for transformation and change in National Highways that will drive forward a central approach across the whole of National Highways to ensure holistic departmental transformation”. It says the Transformation Delivery Partnership is expected to challenge, advise, and […]
Edinburgh sets date for pavement parking ban
Edinburgh Council has announced that enforcement against parking on pavements, parking at dropped kerbs and double parking will begin in the city on Monday, 29 January. Scottish regulations giving councils the power to enforce the new rules came into effect on 11 December, aimed at addressing “the inconvenience inconsiderate parking causes to all road users, […]
Driverless cars in San Francisco “can’t be ticketed”
Driverless vehicles in the Californian city of San Francisco are being held to a different standard to human-driven cars, with police pointing out they aren’t allowed to cite the empty vehicles for moving violations. The website sfgate.com reports police don’t have the authority under California’s vehicle code to ticket the cars for speeding, running red […]
Reading set for six new bus lanes
Planners in Reading are recommending the creation of six new bus lanes in the town to create a faster and even more reliable bus. £26 million is being invested into local bus services by the Council with the aim of attracting more passengers to use them. The council believes that key to achieving that is […]
Clearview delivers new parking information signs for Lichfield
Transport technology, data and software company Clearview Intelligence has delivered new digital car parking signs for the city of Lichfield in Staffordshire. The signs, which help motorists make informed decisions about where to park, display details of the spaces available in key car parks around the city centre. Lichfield District Council has worked with Staffordshire […]
NY Highways gets ISO accreditation
North Yorkshire-based highways maintenance business NY Highways has achieved health and safety, environmental and quality ISO accreditations, which it says are set to help grow its operations. The Integrated Management System (IMS) team at NY Highways undertook a nine-month project, working with colleagues to ensure processes and procedures were implemented within the business. The IMS […]
20mph violations in South Wales recorded, but action not yet taken
The Chief Constable of South Wales Police has confirmed that the force is still “working through the details” of its enforcement strategy. The limit across most residential roads was reduced to 20mph in September last year, and Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan has told ITV News the force has been “recording data but not taking enforcement […]