Highland Council updates on 20mph programme
The Highland Council has announced that the work to design its 20mph speed limit programme has progressed to a stage were the plans for the locations included in the programme can be viewed by the public. This work currently incorporates 116 villages and towns within Highland and is fully funded by Transport Scotland. Chair of the Council’s […]
Parkopedia powers parking and charging solutions on in-car booking platform
UK-based connected car services provider, Parkopedia, is working with global enterprise booking platform, Simplenight to provide drivers with a range of in-car parking, charging and payment options. The initial phase will include global parking data covering both on- and off-street locations, and the ability to reserve and pay for parking spaces from within the vehicle, […]
Using AI to tackle dangerous distracted driving – Geoff Collins of Acusensus on this week’s Highways Voices
“I fear if you were to drive along any road – be it a rural road or a motorway – this afternoon or this evening, and you looked carefully around you, you would probably notice a lot of people who are distracted who are not doing the right thing, and frankly, are a hazard both […]
Local Authorities take centre stage at TTF Conference
The Transport Technology Forum’s annual conference in Leeds will feature attendees from a record number of local authorities across England, more than 50 authorities already taking advantage of fully-funded places at the event. The conference takes place at the City Centre Hilton Hotel on 26th and 27th April with a networking event on the evening […]
Pedestrian casualties rise after Highway Code changes
New research suggests the dangers facing pedestrians has risen since changes to road user priorities, after the latest provisional Government figures show more than 16 people are killed or seriously injured on our Roads every day. Admiral Car Insurance carried out the research, and says it highlights “the lack of understanding on the different types […]
Jennie Martin takes over as Bus Users chair
The former Secretary General of ITS (UK), Jennie Martin MBE has been appointed as the new Chair of Bus Users UK following a unanimous vote of the Board. Described as “a passionate campaigner for inclusive, equitable and sustainable transport”, Mrs Martin retired from ITS (UK) in January and is now the Ambassador of the Network […]
Grid Smarter Cities helps deliver new logistics solution for the Thames
With goods transportation into central London becoming increasingly slow, difficult and expensive, the Port of London Authority and Uber Boat by Thames Clippers have announced Thames Clippers Logistics – a part of London’s Cross River Partnership’s first daily, multi-supplier, river freight along the Thames. Working with ITS kerbside management experts Grid Smarter Cities, the Port […]
Poorly performing contractors to be banned from bidding for National Highways work
National Highways’s head of procurement is warning contractors it is “extremely likely” to stringently assess the performance of suppliers on its new £30 billion major framework. Malcolm Dare told the website Construction News that National Highways has already started excluding poorly performing contractors on its existing framework from bidding for some work. “In the last […]
WATCH – elderly men riding in driverless car goes viral
A video of two elderly men’s reaction to travelling in a driverless vehicle in Arizona has gone viral. The man, who goes by the Instagram name Patriotic Kenny, is joined by his friend Jerry, for the ride. The caption of the video reads, “Riding in a self-driving car was an experience of a lifetime!” According […]
Industry urged to explain digital solutions to help inform DfT
The highways and traffic technology industry is being reminded to engage with the Department for Transport’s Traffic and Technology Division to help it with a new project to understand digital tools being used to deliver new technology solutions. The data-driven systems and use cases which deliver digital traffic management used by local authorities and the […]