Amazon’s driverless vehicle travels on public roads
Amazon’s driverless subsidiary Zoox has begun testing on public roads in California, using a vehicle without a steering wheel. The company has announced it has received its driverless testing permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to operate its robotaxi autonomously on public roads. “Over the weekend, we hit the road!” the company says […]
Scottish Government launches sustainable scrappage pilot
The Scottish Government is offering cash incentives and “Travel Better” vouchers for households in an attempt to remove the more polluting cars from the roads. The £900,000 Mobility and Scrappage fund is to be piloted in lower income and Air Quality Management Areas in Scotland, including the Islands communities. The fund, delivered by Energy Saving […]
Milton Keynes looks into high-speed driverless network
A high-speed, driverless transport network “could transform the way people get around in Milton Keynes” after the City Council secured funding to research the idea. Advanced Very Rapid Transport uses automated vehicles on purpose-designed segregated pathways. The City Council is receiving £200,000 funding to commission a study to determine how the AVRT project could fit […]
Campaign group buys Super Bowl ad slot to campaign against Tesla self-driving
An American safety campaign group has broadcast a public safety message during the hugely-watched Super Bowl TV coverage, outlining what it says are the critical safety defects of Tesla Full Self-Driving and the significant threat this software poses to road safety. The Super Bowl ad – which is reported to cost around $7 million (£5.8 […]
Plans set out for improvements to M56 Junction 6 as part of HS2 works
The builders of HS2 have published plans which aim to radically improve capacity at Junction 6 of the M56 to support future growth and development aspirations around the proposed new HS2/Norther Powerhouse Rail station at Manchester Airport. The proposals, developed in conjunction with National Highways, suggest relocating Junction 6 of the motorway to the southwest […]
Caerphilly verge cutting regime endorsed to promote biodiversity
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee has endorsed proposals to amend grass cutting regimes across the county borough which aim to promote biodiversity. Scrutiny Committee members endorsed the adoption of the approach used during 2021/22 as the future standard for grass cutting in the county borough. This saw highway verges and bypass […]
New junction opens on M9
The new Junction 1B on the M9 west of Edinburgh is partially opened today (Friday 10 February). The slip roads onto northbound routes mark the first stage of a £50m programme to upgrade transport links to the expanding town of Winchburgh. Transport Scotland says that, as well as serving new housing and business, the construction […]
Mystery of fatal Tesla crash solved
Crash investigators in America have worked out what happened in a Tesla crash in Houston that looked like it could’ve taken place when no driver was at the wheel. In April 2021, Police there said they believed “no one was driving” the fully-electric 2019 Tesla when the accident happened. The report said there was a […]
A30 bridge lift in Cornwall takes place this weekend
National Highways will install a new bridge on the A30 as part of the Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade. The road was due to be fully closed last weekend but was postponed so more preparatory work could be undertaken. This was after Costain, National Highways’ principal contractors for the road upgrade, identified unsuitable ground conditions […]
A9 dualling target date to be missed as Scottish Government sets out new plans
The Scottish Government has admitted its plans to turn the A9 into a dual carriageway by 2025 will not be achieved, as it set out its plans for dualling the A9 between Perth and Inverness. However it has reiterated its “unwavering commitment to deliver the benefits of the completed programme” despite what it calls “significant […]
