National Express changes parent name, but UK brand stays the same
International transport provider National Express Group PLC is changing its name to “Mobico Group PLC”, effective from early June 2023. The Board of Directors says it believes that the Mobico name better reflects the Group’s international nature and its diverse range of mobility services, as it continues to lead the modal shift to mass transit. […]
Flow Labs secures Bentley Systems investment to accelerate digital twins research
Transport software technology company Flow Labs has announced that the infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems has made an investment in the company through Bentley iTwin Ventures to broaden the scope and reach of Flow Labs digital twin offerings. The company says the investment will further enable its iTwin® Platform to span the entire engineering […]
Call to “keep up the pressure” over Rest and Be Thankful
Councillors, businesses and citizen action groups in the Argyll region of Scotland are being urged not to “go easy” on Scotland’s new-look cabinet over the troubled Rest and Be Thankful road. Argyll and Bute’s provost has called for the council to keep the pressure on new Scottish transport secretary, Kevin Stewart, on the stretch of […]
The number of free EV chargers falls by two-fifths
Thousands of free electric car chargers have disappeared from Britain’s roads over the past year, with rising energy costs being blamed for making them unaffordable to offer. The Telegraph quotes Zapmap figures which show number of chargers offering free electricity has fallen from 5,715 a year ago to 3,568, a drop of almost 40%, meaning […]
Newspaper readers still unsure about the safety of driverless buses
A newspaper in Scotland is running a poll of readers asking if they’d ride in a driverless bus when its service launches next week, and at the time of writing two thirds say “no”. The CAV Forth service launches next Monday across the Forth Road Bridge and newspaper the Courier is running a poll of […]
AI cameras to be rolled out to catch people littering on roads
It’s reported new artificial intelligence cameras programmed to catch motorway litter louts and issue them with fines will be rolled out in the South East of England. The Daily Telegraph reports National Highways is set to launch a trial in the coming weeks which will see the high-tech cameras installed in road lay-bys which will […]
National Highways obtains extension to injunction covering major roads in the South East
A 12-month extension to an injunction imposed as part of measures to deter protesters from disrupting some of England’s busiest roads has been granted by the High Court. The injunction covering the M25, M25 feeder roads and major roads in Kent was originally obtained by National Highways last May and will now remain in place […]
Connected Vehicle technology and artificial intelligence increase safety for bicycle traffic
Kapsch TrafficCom, in consortium with other organisations, has announced details of its research into ways to make bicycle traffic safer as early as 2020. In the course of the “Bike2CAV” project, the focus was primarily placed on road junctions, as these are traffic hubs with a high potential for collisions. The Austrian company says it […]
Trapeze Group wins Scottish data contract
The software company Trapeze Group has won a contract for Transport Scotland’s Digital Travel Data Services project. The contract involves provision of a Travel Data System, including systems integration and/or Application Programming Interfaces for a Data Management System, Journey Planning System and Disruption Management System. There are also provisions for digital services, Travel Information Provision, […]
Waymo doubles driverless area of Phoenix
Google’s driverless car division Waymo has announced it is expanding its Waymo One ride-hailing service area in Metro Phoenix in Arizona, USA, and growing in San Francisco to connect more communities and serve more riders. In Metro Phoenix, one the fastest growing cities in the US, it’s doubling the Waymo One service area and connecting […]