From bad habits to safer roads: Acusensus AI delivers real behaviour change
“When you drive, you hope others on the road are as switched on and as law-abiding as you are – the latest statistics show we’re helping to make that hope a reality.” So says Geoff Collins, UK General Manager of road safety technology company Acusensus, after latest analysis of installations of its AI cameras across […]
Pothole Prevention Week: RSTA and RAC discuss prevention on this week’s Highways Voices
How much longer can our industry afford to keep filling potholes instead of preventing them in the first place? In our latest Highways Voices we discuss the situation that is drivers the most – the poor condition of our roads. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! During […]
New Leadership at ITS UK as Catherine Whitfield elected Chair
The industry association for transport technology, Intelligent Transport Systems UK. has announced the election of Catherine Whitfield of Mott MacDonald as its new Chair, and Caroline Hildreth of Netcompany, as its Vice Chair. Both have previously served on the Board for a number of years, as Vice Chair and Finance Lead respectively. The appointments follow […]
Bookings open for TTF’s Autumn Update 2025
The Transport Technology Forum has opened bookings for its annual Autumn Update conference, taking place on Thursday 6 November in Birmingham. The one-day meeting returns to the IET at Austin Court for the third year running. It gives local authorities and the supply chain the chance to spend the day in the same room as […]
Landmark study confirms bookable Virtual Loading Bays cut congestion, boost safety and clean up city air
The CEO of kerbside management technology company Grid Smarter Cities says a major study into the concept of bookable loading bays proves that they are a “proven tool” to deliver more efficient, greener and safer deliveries on the high street. Neil Herron was reacting to the Cross River Partnership’s report SGL Unpacked: Kerbside Management Trial […]
SWARCO to split global business in two
The Executive Board of the traffic technology group SWARCO has announced it’s begun the process to prepare to turn the company into two business units, RMS (Road Marking Systems) and ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems), with the potential for the ITS part of the business to be sold off. In a statement issued from its HQ […]
Cross River Partnership report confirms benefits of Virtual Loading Bays
A new report published by London’s Cross River Partnership (CRP) has shown how using specific software to manage the kerbside for deliveries and collections has a significantly positive effect on urban high streets. Delivered in collaboration with Grid Smarter Cities, CRP’s Kerbside Management Trial successfully delivered a network of eight Virtual Loading Bays across London. […]
JCT “democratises” Symposium as delegates urged to ask their questions
Delegates attending the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Leeds this month are being urged to put in their contributions now for the new “Signallers’ Question Time” feature. The session invites leading experts to answer questions from the audience on signal-related issues, which can be asked anonymously if needed. Consultants Mark Pleydell (pictured), Peter Routledge […]
AI, Data and Smarter Signals: Rewriting the future of highways at the ITS World Congress
Today on Highways Voices we’ll look at how AI-driven maps, integrated traffic data, and smarter signal systems could cut congestion, boost safety, and transform how highways are managed, thanks to insights from HERE, Flow Labs and TomTom. This episode takes you inside the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress 2025 in Atlanta, where global experts reveal […]
New figures show Acusensus AI cameras do affect driver behaviour
Road safety experts in Devon and Cornwall say cameras which use AI to detect mobile phone and seatbelt offences are having a positive effect on road user behaviour in the counties. The Acusensus ‘Heads-Up’ cameras have been used at different locations around the two counties over the past three years as part of ongoing trials […]