Weev adds four charging stations in Belfast
Northern Irish EV infrastructure company Weev has partnered with Park Centre, a retail and leisure facility in Belfast, to provide four new public charging stations. The new chargers form part of the company’s £20 million investment in a new public EV charging network, which will see 1,500 new charging points installed over 350 locations across […]
More than half of lighting in London’s bus shelters now LED
Transport for London has announced it has now converted more than 50% of lighting in bus shelters across London to LED lighting to reduce waste, energy consumption and associated carbon emissions. Across London, there are around 12,100 bus shelters that have relied on traditional lighting to keep them illuminated. However, advancements in technology have meant […]
Government proposes measures to strengthen UK fuel supply chain
The Government is consulting on whether fuel tankers should be allowed to carry more fuel in a move designed to further strengthen the UK’s fuel supply chain. The consultation will explore whether fuel tankers will be allowed to carry more fuel in the eventuality of disruption to the fuel supply chain to help ensure car, […]
Kapsch upgrades ANPR capabilities
Kapsch TrafficCom has announced it has released a major update to its Automatic Number Plate Recognition software meaning “top performance” can be achieved in the automatic recognition of number plates, depending on the application. The latest release features a reworked architecture that includes various deep learning elements, which the company says results in a significant […]
LEZ vehicle checker and Blue Badge portal now live
“The Scottish Government has announced a new website where people can now enter their vehicle registration number to confirm if their vehicle will comply with new Low Emission Zone rules. In addition, Blue Badge holders who require exemptions can now register their details with the new LEZ exemption system so that the vehicle they are […]
EU plans rules for fair access to connected car data
The European Commission is working on rules to ensure fair access to valuable car data for companies and industry but does not know when they will be ready, a spokesperson has admitted, as industry groups worry about unfair competition from American and Chinese tech companies. The website Automotive News Europe reports that the huge potential […]
UK “on track” to meet EV public charger targets
New research on the growth of the UK’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure has suggested the UK is currently on-track to meet government targets by 2030. The website TransportandEnergy.com reports figures from DriveElectric revealing a growth rate of 30% in chargers in one year. It says if the rate was replicated in future years, it would […]
Find out more about the new aspects of JCT Traffic Signals Symposium on this week’s Highways Voices
This week on our Highways Voices podcast we look forward to one of the most popular events in the highways and transport technology industry, the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! We chat to organiser John Nightingale, a director at JCT, […]
£2 bus fare “a winner” for passengers
A new report says more people are travelling by bus thanks to the £2 fare cap. Independent passenger watchdog Transport Focus spoke to more than 1,000 people to understand the impact of the fare cap and how it was helping passengers with the cost of living. It says more than one in 10 are using the bus […]
Protestors guilty over Dartford Crossing closure
Two protesters have been found guilty of causing the Dartford Crossing to be shut last October after climbing the bridge in a Just Stop Oil protest. Activists Morgan Trowland, 40, of Islington, London, and 34-year-old Marcus Decker, 34, of no fixed address, claimed it was a peaceful protest but were convicted at Basildon Crown Court […]