Driverless car kills dog in San Francisco
A Waymo driverless vehicle has run over and killed a small dog in San Francisco in a collision that has been deemed “unavoidable”. In a report filed with California’s Department of Motor Vehicles, Waymo says that on the 21 May, a small dog ran out into the road in front of a vehicle while it […]
Easymile wins Saudi autonomous contract
The Transport General Authority of Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with the Kingdom’s Ministry of Transport and its Royal Commission for Riyadh City, has chosen EasyMile as a key partner for a significant initiative aimed at establishing comprehensive regulations for autonomous driving in Saudi Arabia. The collaboration combines the deployment of two autonomous shuttles at the […]
Mobility Camp returns to Birmingham in September
A gathering of transport professionals from planners and engineers to academics and activists or anyone interested in the built environment and how we navigate it is meeting at a special event in Birmingham later in the year with the theme of “change the narrative”. Mobility Camp takes place on Tuesday 26th September and the organisers […]
Atkins to expand Environment Practice
Engineering consultancy Atkins is expanding the size and scope of its environmental services saying this is in response to the demand for more sustainable infrastructure and nature-based solutions. The move will see the SNC-Lavalin Group member expand its Environment Practice by 50% by 2025, and five new service lines introduced, to tackle the challenges of […]
Clearview holds webinar to explain sustainability benefits of solar road studs
Highways and Transport Solutions provider Clearview Intelligence is boosting its international profile by hosting a special webinar explaining the environmental benefits of its Solarlite road stud solution. The company says high quality road markings are a vital part of road safety, and that for more than two decades, Clearview Intelligence has been delivering solar road […]
Richard Hammond and Chris Boardman discuss the future of the car on this week’s Highways Voices
“People… buy a new football strip every six months because of the team they support,” says motoring journalist Richard Hammond on this week’s Highways Voices, “Or a new pair of trainers made on the other side of the world by somebody else’s children out of fossil fuels-derived oil-derived materials and then shipped around the world […]
Andy Lord confirmed as London’s Transport Commissioner
The Mayor of London and the Board of Transport for London have announced that Andy Lord has been appointed as London’s permanent Transport Commissioner following a rigorous international search and selection process. Mr Lord joined TfL in November 2019 as Managing Director of London Underground and became Chief Operating Officer for all of TfL’s operations […]
Scottish transport minister steps down
Scottish transport Minister Kevin Stewart has tendered his resignation to the First Minister and stepped down from his ministerial post for health-related reasons. Mr Stewart previously served as the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning from 2016 , and Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care from 2021. Mr Stewart was appointed Transport Minister […]
TTF highlights benefits of Manual for Smart Streets
Darren Capes, Manager of the Transport Technology Forum (TTF) and ITS Policy Lead at the Department for Transport (DfT) has highlighted the ”need to produce guidance to ensure local authorities do the right thing” during a presentation where he introduced the Manual for Smart Streets. He said the DfT had recently produced guidance on the […]
Ship carrying thousands of EVs sinks after fire
A cargo ship carrying nearly £300 million worth of supercars has sunk off the Azores Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean after a fire spread among the electric batteries. Marine Industry News reports that Felicity Ace‘s cargo is said to be some 4,000 vehicles, including Porsches, Audis, Lamborghinis and Bentleys. The Panama-flagged ship caught fire […]