Value of data from vehicles underlined at TTF – TRL event
A series of examples highlighting how data from vehicles can help traffic management and reduce emissions helped boost the perception of the technology to a group of industry experts. The Transport Technology Forum’s SPATULA group on connected vehicles led an event at TRL’s Smart Mobility Living Lab in London and were joined by members of […]
Welsh Government explains how record £1.6bn transport funding is being used
Brand new trains, hydrogen fuelled buses and tripling walking and cycling routes are some of the ways the Welsh Government plans to ‘make the right thing to do, the easy thing to do’ as it announces £1.6 billion spending. The Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters (pictured) – who has responsibility for transport – has […]
ERTICO holds online open day to promote ITS European Congress
The organisers of the ITS European Congress in Lisbon this May, ERTICO – ITS Europe and ITS Portugal are inviting interested parties to an online Open Day Event on Partnerships and Exhibition opportunities for the event. The plan is to explain how organisations and the 15th European ITS Congress can work together to showcase the future of ITS. Under the […]
MICHELIN DDi Selects Otonomo to Advance Road Safety Solutions
Connected vehicle data company Otonomo Technologies has announced that MICHELIN DDi has selected Otonomo to advance the development of its near-miss zone identification service in Europe. MICHELIN DDi (Driving Data to Intelligence) is the business unit within Michelin Group specialising in driving behaviour data analysis, It will leverage acceleration and deceleration connected vehicle data events […]
Menai Suspension Bridge reopens
Works to reopen the Menai Suspension Bridge to a limited weight restriction of 7.5 tonnes have been completed, and the bridge is now open. The bridge closed last October when engineers identified serious risks. The Welsh Government and UK Highways A55 Ltd, alongside engineering firms Spencer Group and COWI, are continuing to work closely to […]
Harris admits SVD might take months more to fully work on smart motorways
National Highways CEO Nick Harris has admitted that smart motorways’ safety technology will not work properly for another five months. The Telegraph quotes Mr Harris’s appearance in front of the Transport Select Committee in which he said, “Many of the schemes are not meeting the very challenging performance specifications we set. It is working and […]
TfL confident expanded ULEZ can cover all boroughs
Transport for London’s Board have heard how the transport body is confident it can implement an Ultra Low Emission Zone across the whole of the capital, despite opposition from some outer boroughs. Several boroughs, including Bexley, Croydon, Harrow and Hillingdon have formally stated their opposition to the plans to charge non-compliant vehicles £12.50 per day […]
Scottish Council looks to more than double EV charging tariff
The Highland Council is proposing to increase the cost of charging at one of the rapid EV charge points in its area from 30p to 70p per kilowatt hour. Its Economy and Infrastructure Committee considers a report today (2 February) proposing that the rate goes up in order to “enable a sustainable model for the […]
San Francisco officials warn of safety dangers caused by driverless vehicles
It’s emerged firefighters in San Francisco were forced to break a driverless vehicle’s windows in order to get it moved from across a hose being used to fight a fire in the city last month. The event has been detailed in a joint letter from Directors at the city’s Municipal and County Transportation departments, and […]
SMEs invited to join UK stand at ITS European Congress
Small and medium-sized enterprises who are delivering cutting-edge transport technology solutions are being invited to join a UK Pavilion at the ITS European Congress in Lisbon in May. The organisation of the stand is being undertaken by the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG), on behalf of the Transport Technology Forum, which is looking for expressions […]