Drones to monitor traffic in the West Midlands
The West Midland’s regional transport managers have been given a new tool to monitor and handle traffic jams – drones. The drones will fly over congestion hotspots and traffic queues at accident scenes or road closures and send live footage to transport managers enabling them to better plan diversions and keep the public informed. Transport […]
Sensors that predict behaviour to make crossing roads safer for pedestrians trialled in Cambridge
Smart sensors are being trialled in Cambridge to make it safer for people to cross the road by using Artificial Intelligence to reduce waiting times for pedestrians and road users. The advanced camera-based technology identifies different user types so it can learn to predict when people will want to cross the road. Linked smart signals […]
Watch and listen – Driverless bus development hailed as huge UK export opportunity
The CAVForth autonomous bus project has been shown off to the media in Edinburgh, with a driverless ride across the Forth Road Bridge. The service, which launches to the public on Monday, involves driverless journeys on a 14 mile route spanning the Firth of Forth to the outskirts of Edinburgh. During the trial there will […]
TfL awards first contract as part of new project for electric charging points on public land
Transport for London has awarded Zest a contract to roll out 39 new electric vehicle charging bays across 24 locations in south and southwest London by the end of 2024 including outer London boroughs such as Sutton and Bromley. The charging infrastructure will be placed in parking bays near key routes used for essential road […]
British Ambassador hosts reception on the UK Pavilion at ITS European Congress
Visitors to the ITS European Congress in Lisbon are being invited to a reception on the UK stand on Monday, 22 May at 2.30pm hosted by the British Ambassador to Portugal, Chris Sainty (pictured). The event will showcase British innovation in transport technology at Europe’s biggest Intelligent Transport Systems event of the year and is […]
Follow Highways News to keep up to date with world-first driverless bus launch
The CAV Forth driverless bus is being shown off to the media in Edinburgh today ahead of its service launch on Monday, and Highways News will be reporting live from the event. Keep an eye on our Twitter feed for content this lunchtime (Thursday) and we will be posting more reports here on our site […]
Looking ahead to the ITS European Congress on this week’s Highways Voices
“It’s nice to have all these companies and institutions showcasing their nice things,” says Joost Vantomme on this week’s Highways Voices podcast, “but what does the user think of that? What does the citizen think of that? There’s a lot of questions on the new technologies. How do they work? What do they promise?” The […]
Longer lorries being allowed on British roads
The Government has announced longer lorries will be introduced to roads, which it says delivers on the “priority to grow the economy, boost productivity, slash road emissions, and support supply chains”. Legislation will be laid today to roll out the vehicles on British roads from 31 May. The longer lorries will be able to transport consumer […]
Nota AI installs advanced smart crosswalk solution to enhance road safety
The South Korean traffic solutions start-up Nota AI, which specialises in using Artificial Intelligence to better manage road intersections, has installed a smart crosswalk on a main road in the country to improve real-time safety for pedestrians in a busy city. To ensure safe driving practices, vehicles approaching the crossing will be instructed to reduce […]
VicOne and TomTom partner on in-car data privacy
Automotive cybersecurity solutions companyVicOne is partnering with geolocation technology firm TomTom on protecting data privacy in-vehicle through purpose-built smart cockpit cybersecurity software. They say that, focused on delivering greatly enhanced and more secure services to car users to extend their cabin experience, automotive ecosystem players are now planning to provide in-vehicle infotainment apps, for conference […]