ERTICO and IRF strategic partnership kicks off
After ERTICO – ITS Europe and the International Road Federation established a strategic partnership to foster safer, more efficient and more sustainable transport and mobility earlier this year, the two associations have met to discuss the next steps and future priorities. The meeting, involving Susanna Zammataro, Director General at IRF (pictured, right) and Anouar Benazzouz, […]
Average speed cameras to go live in north west Coventry
Coventry City Council has announced more average speed enforcement cameras will start operating in the city in the coming weeks. Equipment from enforcement firm Jenoptik has been installed on lamp columns along Tamworth Road which will be able to measure the average speed of motorists. The speed cameras will register the average speed of drivers […]
Scotland sets out “investing for the future” plans
The Scottish Government has confirmed its key priorities for future transport investment with the publication of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2). STPR2 will help deliver the vision, priorities and outcomes set out in the second National Transport Strategy and inform transport investment in Scotland for the next 20 years. The final report makes […]
Calls for key workers to avoid £25 charge for going to and from work in London
MPs are calling for emergency service workers to be exempt from the expanded London Ultra Low Emissions Zone charge as it emerges some workers will be charged twice in a single shift. The Telegraph has pointed out that nurses and police officers working overnight shifts often have to drive to work because of antisocial hours […]
TfL awards more walking and cycling funding
Transport for London and the London Marathon Charitable Trust have awarded more than £416,000 of funding to 87 new projects run by community and not-for-profit groups, as part of the London Walking and Cycling Grants programme. The funding is the highest ever awarded through the programme, with a record number of groups set to benefit. […]
OpenMove launches Bluetooth validation in Italy
Mobility as a Service company OpenMove has launched Bluetooth validation in the Italian province of Trentino, the first example in the country on a regional scale and among the first in Europe. The OpenMove app is the tool of the “OpenMove Suite” mobility platform dedicated to end users. The app in Trentino is used by […]
AI technology secures top risk management award for VisionTrack
Video telematics specialist VisionTrack has won a prestigious What Van? Award for the Risk Management category, sponsored by Driving for Better Business. Among its many industry-leading innovations, VisionTrack has launched Notification, Analysis and Risk Assessment (NARA), an AI-powered post-analysis solution that is changing how vehicle camera footage is assessed and collisions detected. It automatically removes […]
Milton Keynes trialling Nota AI-based camera monitoring
The South Korean traffic solutions start-up Nota AI is among four companies from the country who are trialling their products in Milton Keynes. Milton Keynes City Council and the Connected Places Catapult have launched a UK Testbed Initiative with the Korean International Trade Association that will oversee the work. The city says it’s part of its […]
ITS (UK) hold final Academy session of the year with social media masterclass
Intelligent Transport Systems UK has held its final Academy session of the year with a lunchtime webinar on how best to use social media. The session featured Early Careers Director James Hornsby of Atkins, and Mott MacDonald’s Professor of Future Mobility at the University of the West of England, Glenn Lyons, two experts in the […]
NH deploys first gritters of winter
National Highways has announced gritters are out for the first significant operation of this autumn and winter season on motorways and major A-roads as temperatures dip across the country. The government-owned company switched over to autumn and winter operations on 1 October, readying teams at 128 depots across the country to keep the country’s busiest […]