RAC issues strong support for Acusensus AI-based distracted driving identification solution
The RAC has issued a statement setting out its support for technology which uses roadside cameras and Artificial Intelligence to identify dangerous drivers who use their hand-held phones at the wheel. RAC road safety spokesman Rod Dennis has reacted to reports that some people consider the technology as some sort of breach of privacy and […]
Multipatcher Becomes Official UK Distributor for GlassMark
Surface solutions distributor Multipatcher is partnering with Dutch recycling specialist, Colvitro, to bring “GlassMark” to the United Kingdom. Colvitro, headed by Dutch-based environmental entrepreneur Ralph Creteer has already seen GlassMark used internationally, while installation partners, Kiely Group, won the Surfacing Qualifying Innovator award at the LCRIG Innovation Festival in 2023. Traditional road surfacing methods in […]
AESIN holds online workshop into bridging the gap between roads and vehicles
The automotive electronics organisation AESIN is hosting an online workshop on Wednesday 10 July with ITS UK and the Transport Technology Forum to look into bridging the gap between roads and vehicles. It will explain how connected mobility necessitates that we bridge the gap between road infrastructure and the vehicle. Road and vehicle side experts […]
ITS World Congress webinar series concludes with a focus on CCAM
Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility (CCAM) encompasses a range of technologies that connect and automate transportation systems, promising to enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability in urban and rural environments. But, as the latest ERTICO World Congress webinar explained, to deliver it, there are remaining challenges around technological integration, infrastructure modernisation, legal frameworks, cybersecurity and public […]
ITS Nationals Network’s new chair takes up his role
Europe’s Network of National ITS Associations (ITS Nationals) has elected Dónal Hodgins for a two-year period as its Chair. The former chair of ITS Ireland is a Senior Engineer (Head of Sustainable Transport & Traffic Management) at Kildare County Council. He was elected following a vote by the 30 members of the organisation, which has […]
Acusensus road safety award “proves distracted driving being taken seriously”
The head of the UK division of road safety technology company Acusensus is hailing winning a prestigious award as a sign people are looking at more than speed when it comes to reducing deaths and serious injuries on our roads. Geoff Collins, UK General Manager of the Australian-based company is celebrating Acusensus winning the Chartered […]
“Alarming” DfT figures underline scale of UK’s distracted driving danger
An analysis of the latest figures from the Department for Transport (DfT) regarding distracted and non-restrained driving on Britain’s roads indicates that there may be more than 50,000 instances of people driving whilst using a hand-held phone every day, along with half a million motorists driving while not wearing a seatbelt. The headline figures collated […]
Separating driverless fact from fiction on this week’s Highways Voices
This week on Highways Voices we talk about driverless car technology, regulation, and industry developments. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! Guest Dr Henriette Cornet has recently joined the University of San Francisco after previously working on the European SHOW and ULTIMO projects, as well as being […]
PTV Optima extension: York tackles traffic with Real-Time Signal optimisation
PTV Group, part of Umovity, has implemented an expansion of its real-time traffic management software PTV Optima in the City of York. Traffic managers can now analyse and implement traffic signal strategies in real-time resulting in fewer jams, lower emissions, and improvements to journey times of up to 8% in the peaks. The traffic management […]
The industry loses another pioneer – Peter Hutchinson of The Traffic Group
AGD Systems has released a statement announcing, with deepest regrets, that the Managing Director of The Traffic Group Peter (Pete) Hutchinson, passed away on 30 May following a short illness. He is survived by his wife Rachel and their three children Kerrie, Ciara and Conor, brother Phil and his parents Mike and Hilary. The statement […]
