Yunex and HERE further expand traffic management solution partnership in Scotland
ITS company Yunex Traffic will expand its HERE-powered Journey Time as a Service (JTaaS) solution to Scotland. In Edinburgh, the company will install 62 corridors to monitor journey times throughout the city. This first installation of the solution in Scotland is also the largest single installation globally to date. Until now, more than 200 corridors […]
Record tolling revenue for Ireland’s M50 motorway
A record €169.6 million (£147.8 million) was collected in toll charges, penalties and other fees on the M50 motorway orbiting Dublin last year. That is almost €30 million more than in 2021 and is also significantly above pre-pandemic levels. With more than four million journeys each month, M50 is the busiest Irish motorway. The motorway […]
£2 bus fare cap extended
The Government has announced the extension of its “Get Around for £2” bus fare cap, with another £500 million being spent on the initiative which is designed to support people with the rising cost of living and ensure long-term stability in the sector. The Transport Secretary Mark Harper has confirmed £300 million until 2025 with […]
Public-use driverless bus service begins operation in Scotland
The CAV Forth autonomous bus service across the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh is beginning operation of a scheduled passenger service seven days a week on Stagecoach’s new AB1 route. Buses will depart Ferrytoll Park & Ride in Fife for Edinburgh Park interchange every 30 minutes. The 14-mile route uses the Forth Road Bridge and […]
Clearview Intelligence supports better driving in Hull
Highways and Transport Solutions provider Clearview Intelligence is sponsoring five people in the Hull area to go on an advanced driver course in order to help people make the roads safer. People who live in the HU1 to HU9 postcodes are being given the chance to win one of five Clearview-funded places on an IAM […]
AIA says road statistics highlight reliance on local roads
Traffic on local roads is returning to pre-pandemic levels faster than on either the strategic road network or railways. That’s just one of the trends highlighted on RoadFile, the online hub of road-related statistics delivered by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA). The latest collated data forms part of a comprehensive update of publicly available information for the […]
Toyota admits two million connected cars were open to external access for ten years
Carmaker Toyota has admitted that data of more than two million users of its internet-connected car services in Japan had been left accessible for nearly a decade. The website NHK World reports the Japanese company says the data included vehicle location and car identification numbers of users of T-Connect and other connected car services. It […]
Man charged with damaging London’s ULEZ cameras
A 42 year old man has been charged with criminal damage and destruction of, or damage to, property in connection to attacks on ULEZ cameras in London. The Met Police says there have been 96 allegations of criminal damage which were passed to it by Transport for London. The attacks have been part of a […]
ITS UK partners with Better Transport Week
Intelligent Transport Systems UK has signed up as an official partner of Better Transport Week (12-18 June), described as “a week-long celebration of sustainable transport” organised by leading transport charity Campaign for Better Transport. Better Transport Week runs from 12 to 18 June 2023 and aims to promote the wide range of benefits of public […]
Parts of M6 and M42 around Birmingham closed this weekend for ongoing safety work
Road users are reminded that due to ongoing safety enhancements near Birmingham, parts of the M6 and M42 will be closed this weekend. The northbound carriageway of the M6 will be shut between junctions 4 (Coleshill) and 6 (Gravelly Hill) from 9pm on Saturday, 13 May to 6am on Monday, 15 May. To protect […]