Nota AI CEO says CES 2023 trip “encouraging and interesting” leading to new business opportunities
The Chief Executive Officer of South Korean IT startup, Nota AI,Myungsu Chae, has told Highways News he has seen a real thirst for the use of cutting edge technology to solve the planet’s transport challenges. Nota AI provides a camera-based AI traffic monitoring solution with real time processing to analyse intersections and the movements of […]
Twelve-year-old’s invention to clean toxic air wins national competition
A twelve-year-old from Huddersfield has won the Institution of Engineering & Technology’s national ‘Backpack to the Future’ competition – ‘blowing away’ judges with a design that filters polluted air – helping the 8 million people in the UK who suffer the often-crippling effects of asthma. The IET teamed up with global lifestyle brand HYPE. – […]
Leeds student Josephine James wins ITS (UK) poster competition
Josephine James of the Leeds College of Building has been announced as the winner of Intelligent Transport Systems UK’s 2022 Early Careers Poster Award. The Competition saw students and apprentices submit posters looking at key issues and topics within intelligent transport. Candidates were asked to focus on three topics, from: Joesphine’s entry, which looked at ‘perception […]
Thurrock Council’s opposition to LTC remains unanimous
Every councillor present at a full meeting of Thurrock Council in southwest Essex has indicated their opposition to the building of the Lower Thames Crossing. The website Your Thurrock reports the Chair of Thurrock Council’s Lower Thames Crossing Task Force bought forward a motion at the Full Council meeting on Wednesday (25 January) to seek […]
Labour council leader calls for more time to implement ULEZ in outer boroughs
For the first time, a leading member of London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s own party has called into question his plans to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone to outer London boroughs. Writing on Twitter, Barking and Dagenham Council leader Darren Rodwell has suggested that the plans need “a much more comprehensive and generous scrappage and […]
Bosch and APCOA expand automated valet parking technology to parking garages across Germany
Following the announcement that automated valet parking has been approved for commercial use in the P6 parking garage at Stuttgart airport, Bosch and APCOA are branching out and installing the technology in 15 further parking garages in Germany. From Hamburg to Munich, work to expand the infrastructure-based, automated, and driverless SAE Level 4 parking system […]
3,400 motorists caught on personal cameras in Southwest – video
In a record-breaking year for the road safety initiative Operation Snap, 3,400 motorists in Devon and Cornwall had action taken against them thanks to video footage submitted by members of the public. Dangerous manoeuvres, lethal overtakes, insecure loads and drivers jumping red lights were just some of the offences captured on dashcams, helmet cameras and […]
TfL moves forward with plans for new cycle route through Nine Elms
Transport for London has published a consultation report that confirms it is moving forward with plans to make it easier and safer to walk and cycle on Battersea Park Road in Nine Elms. The eastern end of the Nine Elms area has seen significant development in recent years, including a new station on the Northern line, and the changes would help to connect […]
National Highways continues to welcome back returners to work
National Highways has launched the sixth phase of a programme designed to support people wishing to return to work. A special event, which took place on 23 January at Novotel in Birmingham, celebrated the innovative scheme, which provides greater support and opportunities to those re-entering employment. National Highways introduced its Returners programme in 2017 – […]
VolkerHighways awarded additional LED rollout contract in Oxfordshire
Highways and streetlighting maintenance company VolkerHighways has been awarded a Traffic Route LED and Column Replacement contract on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, worth £5 million. The project forms part of the £30 million Highways Electrical Assets contract the business was awarded in December 2021. The contract will see 6,321 LED lantern replacements and 3,657 […]