Teletrac Navman appoints new CRO
The connected platform for industries that manage vehicle and equipment assets, Teletrac Navman, has appointed Shane Scoville as Chief Revenue Officer. Scoville has a long career in telecommunications, where he has held various positions of leadership within sales and customer experience. Scoville joins Teletrac Navman from Verizon Connect where he was Vice President, Global Sales, Customer […]
Coventry to use cameras to enforce traffic offences
Coventry City Council is to use cameras to tackle traffic offences including illegal U-turns and stopping in yellow box junctions. The BBC reports that councillor Pat Hetherton told it: “Safety in particular is paramount here. Those signs are there for a reason, and when people ignore them, quite clearly there is a problem,” she said. […]
Signal control best practice highlighted in Manual for Smart Streets
Local authorities are being given valuable advice on how to best design signal installations, with a detailed use case in the new Manual for Smart Streets. The Manual for Smart Streets or MfSS is an interactive web resource delivering guidance to ensure road authorities understand the issues around the development, specification, procurement, and use of […]
Morgan Motor Company joins National Highways A-road celebration
Iconic British car manufacturer Morgan Motor Company is backing a special celebration marking the 100th anniversary of England’s major A-road network road numbering scheme. The comprehensive road numbering system in Great Britain came into effect in April 1923 and National Highways says it continues to be a vital part of the country’s road infrastructure, helping […]
Groups call on Transport Minister to adopt RECHARGE UK report recommendations
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology – the REA – plus Zemo Partnership, FairCharge and The Climate Group have jointly signed a letter which calls on Minister for Decarbonisation and Technology The Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP to take forward recommendations set out in RECHARGE UK’s report ‘Charging Forward to 2030’. The report, […]
National Highways announces £103m to improve roads across South West of England
National Highways has announced it’ll spend £103 million on a package of renewals and improvements on roads, paths and bridges across the South West region during the current financial year. The government-owned company says the investment will create safer and smoother journeys for millions of road users on motorways and A roads across the region. […]
JCT Symposium keynote concentrates on delivering transport for real people
The keynote speakers at the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in September have detailed their session where they’ll explain their concept delivering transport based on real human wants and needs. Rory Sutherland and Pete Dyson will present the hour-long session at the event in Nottingham, basing their talk on their book Transport for Humans: Are […]
Road charity urges an end to the term “accident”
The national charity for road crash victims, RoadPeace is urging authorities and the media to stop using the word “road accident” and talk about a “crash” instead. The charity, which provides information and support services to people bereaved or seriously injured in road crashes, says the term “road accident” exemplifies society’s tolerance of road danger. […]
Connected vehicle experts call for more eCall publicity
A group of connected vehicle specialists from the company VESOS, who are leading work on maximising the value of life-saving eCall technology, are calling for a new drive to publicise the technology, after a survey suggested very low awareness of the in-car safety system. eCall, which has been built into every newly approved car and […]
Clearview chosen to present road studs safety solution at ITS Global Summit in Melbourne
Highways and Transport Solutions provider Clearview Intelligence has been invited to present at the prestigious ITS Australia Global Summit in Melbourne later this month. Thousands of delegates from around the world will meet in the Australian city to discuss the latest in technology that makes transport more efficient, cleaner and safer. Clearview’s Head of Product […]