Driverless cars stop in San Francisco’s fog
Anyone who’s been to San Francisco knows the city is susceptible to fog, but they may not have thought its growing fleet of driverless vehicles would fall victim to it. However that’s what happened to five Waymo vehicles in dense fog on Tuesday morning, who pulled over on a street in the southwestern area of […]
National Highways apologises for pothole damage
National Highways has issued a statement apologising to drivers who suffered vehicle damage after driving through what was described as a massive pothole on the M4. The Reading Chronicle reports that on Tuesday 11 April multiple drivers were seen pulled over with flat tyres – one telling the paper there had been a “horrific bang” […]
Dartford protest sentencing delayed
Two Just Stop Oil protestors convicted of causing a public nuisance occupying the QE2 Bridge at Dartford have had their sentencing delayed because of a lack of legal representation. The pair climbed the bridge last October, causing it to be closed for two days. That led to significant traffic delays in the area. Activists Morgan […]
Transport Technology Forum strengthens international influence through ERTICO–ITS Europe partnership
The Transport Technology Forum (TTF) is boosting its knowledge sharing and collaboration through a new engagement plan with the European Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Association, ERTICO–ITS Europe. The two organisations have consented to working together on areas of mutual interest and needs. They will also promote each other to their own networks through communications and […]
RSTA launches ‘game-changing’ carbon emissions guidance
The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has launched ‘game-changing’ guidance to enable local authorities to understand and demonstrate for the first time the carbon savings they are making when using surface treatments. The RSTA Carbon Emissions for Road Surface and other Maintenance Treatments Report and Guidance was launched at the RSTA’s annual conference on 13th […]
Clearview heads to major US exhibition to boost international opportunities and understanding
Highways and transport solutions provider Clearview Intelligence is, for the first time, exhibiting at the major ITS America Conference and Expo, as the company looks to expand its traffic safety and management technology business in the US. The meeting, between the 24th and 27th April in Dallas, will focus on emerging technologies that Clearview Intelligence […]
Ford brings hands-free driving technology to UK motorways
Carmaker Ford has announced what it calls a watershed moment for drivers as the company’s all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV became the first vehicle to launch a Level 2 hands-free advanced driver assistance system, with regulatory approval for use on the public highway network of a European country. It says a green light for Ford BlueCruise technology […]
Councils’ ULEZ expansion challenge goes to High Court
Five councils opposed to the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone to cover the whole of London have won the right to challenge the validity of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision. Boroughs Bexley, Bromley, Hillingdon and Harrow, in addition to Surrey County Council, applied for a judicial review earlier this year, and judges have now […]
Satellite-based road user charging trialled in Barcelona and Munich
Smart mobility solutions provider Abertis Mobility Services has announced it is taking part in an innovative urban mobility project to develop a satellite distance-based fee (DBF) solution that will be tested in the Low Emission Zones of the cities of Munich and Barcelona. The programme, which is financed by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of […]
New image and website for ITS UK
Intelligent Transport Systems UK has launched a new website and brand refresh which it says better reflects |the innovative, dynamic and high-tech sector we represent”. In an email to members, CEO Max Sugarman, along with colleagues Rukshan Soysa, Wendy Irving and Gerald Leney write, “2023 is a year of change for ITS UK as we […]