New bus priority leads to better journeys in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Council is reporting that almost 600,000 bus passengers a month are experiencing better journeys because of the new bus priority routes in Aberdeen city centre. Two months on from their introduction, new figures from First Aberdeen and Stagecoach suggest the bus gates are delivering measurable benefits for bus passengers across the region. The priority […]
Cruise pulls its driverless cars of Californian roads
General Motors’ driverless division Cruise has announced it is pausing operations of its driverless vehicles in San Francisco. The decision was made after California’s Department of Motor Vehicles suspended the company’s driverless permits. It follows a collision with a pedestrian in San Francisco earlier this month, after the person had been hit by a human-driven […]
ERTICO on the lookout for new recruits
The European Intelligent Transport Systems organisation ERTICO – ITS Europe is recruiting three new members of staff. They are a Partnership and Governance Officer, Project Support Manager and Project Manager. The definitions are below: Partnership and Governance Officer Are you ready to play an important role in helping our membership grow? As a Partnership & […]
eCall project wins TRIG award for its innovative proven idea
VESOS Solutions Limited has been recognised for the value of their solution giving emergency services and road operators essential data about road crashes in real time by using data delivered using eCall data. VESOS, a technology start up, has been given the Department for Transport’s Chief Scientific Adviser’s Award for the ‘most innovative proven idea’ […]
PTV Group pilots its first hardware solution in the UK under Umovity banner
Modelling and simulation software company PTV Group is piloting its first piece of traffic detection hardware in Europe, as part of the integration with its sister company Econolite. The sensor EVO RADAR has been successfully trialled in in South Gloucestershire. The two companies, which merged in January under the Umovity brand, are now actively harnessing […]
PTV and Econolite updating customers with transport technology improvements in live webinar
Modelling and simulation software company PTV Group and its partner Econolite, the Solutions, Products, and Services company, will give a first joint update today on the latest upgrades and enhancements to its products under its joint Umovity banner. The Mobility Tech Update at 4pm UK time (5pm CET), led by Umovity CEO Christian U Haas […]
ITS UK announces export study launch
ITS UK has announced the launch of a new report, developed in partnership with the Department for Transport, highlighting the key overseas markets for UK companies delivering transport technology solutions. The report builds on a survey of more than 100 businesses to examine the export potential of the sector and how industry and Government can […]
Europe agrees plans to roll out ITS
The European Council has adopted a new framework on the deployment of intelligent transport systems by revising a 2010 directive. The new rules aim to take account of technological developments, such as connected and automated mobility, on-demand mobility applications, and multimodal transport. It also aims to accelerate the availability and enhance the interoperability of digital […]
£2 bus fare cap to be extended as part of £150m funding
Every part of the Midlands and North of England is set to receive a share of £150 million of new funding to improve bus services over the next financial year, the Transport Secretary has announced. This is the first tranche of £1 billion worth of new funding that the government is dedicating to bus services […]
Work already underway on delivering 2027 ITS World Congress
As the Chair of ERTICO – ITS Europe uses his closing speech at this year’s ITS World Congress in China to repeat the news that Birmingham is Preferred Host for the World Congress 2027, Transport for West Midlands has announced it has already starting work on delivering the event. Dr Angelos Amditis announced Birmingham’s success […]