Tunnel operators catch the new wave of AI-powered automatic incident detection
Thermal imaging-based camera company Teledyne FLIR has announced new AI-supported cameras for incident detection in tunnels. The new systems can be trained on large datasets of images, and learn how to identify and classify objects in an image. They use this knowledge to make decisions based on new images that they have never seen before. […]
Coventry getting three more average speed camera schemes
Three more roads in Coventry are getting new average speed enforcement systems. Holyhead Road, Allesley Old Road and Allard Way will be getting the cameras in a council attempt to slow down drivers and improve road safety. The cameras are due to be switched on at the end of this month. The Coventry Live website […]
Tesla starts rolling out new self-driving beta version
Tesla has finally started the broad rollout of Full Self-Driving Beta v11, a significant update that is Autopilto with the Full Self-Driving Beta software stack. The website Electrek reports the Tesla FSD Beta v11 is both an “exciting and scary step” as it is supposed to merge Tesla’s FSD and Autopilot highway stacks. FSD Beta […]
New app turns phone into dashcam, making it easy to report driving offences
A new free app is being launched which turns a phone into a dashcam, which can be used to report different driving offences to police. The Sun reports DashcamUK, which will launch in May, can capture 21 traffic violations from ignoring a red light to using phones while driving. It can also detect speeding. To […]
Plymouth offers more sustainable travel options
A new scheme called Connect Plymouth is getting up and running offering new, more sustainable ways to get around the city. Docking stations have been popping up all over the city and when fully operational, Beryl Bikes will have a 500-strong fleet of electric bikes for hire from over 90 sites across the city. There […]
ERTICO delivers pre-Congress webinar on future traffic management
The organisers of the ITS European Congress, ERTICO – ITS Europe, have announced a third webinar in a series ahead of the 15th ITS European Congress. It will be on the subject of Future Traffic Management, and take place on 5 April, from 1.00 – 2.15pm UK time, offering a preview of what attendees can expect on the […]
VisionTrack joins Together for Safer Roads board
Kent-based provider of AI video telematics and connected vehicle data, VisionTrack is taking a major new role in the fight against worldwide road deaths and injuries, as its CEO, Simon Marsh, and President of Global Sales, Richard Kent, are appointed to the Governing Board of global Non-Governmental Organisation, Together for Safer Roads. “We share TSR’s […]
Highways UK already 80% sold out
The organisers of the country’s biggest highways and transport technology show, Highways UK, have reported booming sales with the new, bigger event already almost sold out. The organisers say they are on track for 10,000 attendees including more than 375 exhibitors, upwards of 300 industry leading speakers and more at the NEC in Birmingham on […]
Goggo Network and Oxbotica partner to bring autonomous deliveries to Europe
Two British based autonomous mobility innovators have announced they’re working together to drive the future of autonomous mobility and logistics in Europe. Goggo Network, which uses autonomous vehicles in last and middle-mile logistics, is working with the autonomous vehicle software developer Oxbotica to introduce Oxbotica’s autonomous driving system into Goggo’s middle and last mile delivery […]
84 more vehicle charge points coming to Leeds’ residential areas
A newly announced partnership between Leeds City Council and EB Charging will see 84 new fast charging bays installed at 15 locations across the city—with the first 30 bays at six locations already live. 54 bays at nine more locations are due to go live by the early summer. Each of the new bays will […]