Police hunt bus arsonists in East London
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following four bus fires that have been started deliberately since New Year. Two fires in Walthamstow took place on Monday, 2 January – the first at 17:55hrs on a route 215 bus and the second at 19:45hrs on Tuesday, 3 January on a route 97 bus. Police say […]
European congress Call for Demonstrations deadline extended
The organisers of the 2023 ITS European Congress in Lisbon this May have extended the call for Demonstrations until 20 January. Under the theme ‘ITS: The Game Changer’, ERTICO – ITS Europe says Demonstrations will offer mobility professionals an opportunity to showcase their solutions and performances of their products under live conditions. It says those interested […]
Two Level 4 Autonomous pods go on the roads in France
The driverless vehicle supplier EasyMile and multinational public transport public transport operator Keolis have taken a further step in completely automated mobility by remotely supervising two fully driverless shuttles, without any human supervisor on board, at France’s National Sports Shooting Centre, in the centre of the country. They say this new phase aims to validate […]
Vehicle management SME wins start-up of the year award
The company behind vehicle management app described as “driving car admin into the twenty-first century”, which “aims to empower the UK’s 30 million drivers” has won a prestigious award as best start-up business in the UK in 2022. The website Startups.co.uk has unveiled its fifteenth Startups 100 Index, the UK’s longest-running directory of the top […]
HS2 roadworks start on London’s on Euston Road
Preliminary works relating to the construction of HS2 are underway on Euston Road. The mandate for these works form part of the powers for the wider HS2 construction at Euston, which have been granted under an Act of Parliament. This work is to prepare the area for the construction of the new HS2 station at Euston. HS2 is […]
National Highways publishes new LTC fly through
National Highways has released a new video fly-through that illustrates the route of the Lower Thames Crossing, as the Planning Inspectorate opened the period for members of the public, stakeholders and landowners to register to take part in the next stage of the planning process. The new fly-through shows a bird’s eye view of the […]
New A45 pedestrian footbridge in Solihull opens as part of M42 upgrade
A new footbridge has been in stalled across the A45 in the West Midlands, meaning people will be able to safely walk and cycle over the road to travel between Bickenhill and Catherine-de-Barnes, the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham International railway station and the airport. The 92-tonne bridge – spanning almost 60m – was installed as […]
Cost of rapid charging EV rises 50% – but home charging still “great value”
The cost of using publicly accessible rapid and ultra-rapid chargers – which a driver taking longer trips beyond their electric car’s range depends on – has risen by 50% since May, according to new data from RAC Charge Watch. It now costs an average of 70.32p per kilowatt hour to rapid charge on a pay-as-you-go […]
TRL Software wins Luton UTC Traffic Management Software solution
TRL Software has been selected as the new UTC Traffic management software provider for the in Luton. TRL Software’s UTC powered by SCOOT® 7 will provide Luton with a cloud-based traffic management system to improve the town’s active management of its traffic signal network. The system has been brought into control Luton Council and Central […]
£7 million fund announced aimed at decarbonising freight and boosting innovation
A £7 million taxpayer-backed fund is being launched aimed at supporting innovative new ideas and technology to deliver freight across the UK more efficiently and cleaner. The Freight Innovation Fund (FIF) will go to up to 36 small and medium-sized enterprises who will then work with industry-leading companies to develop innovations to make freight more […]