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 […]
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 […]