Blueprint Coalition warns “inadequate” government support is jeopardising local climate action
A new progress report which reviews the effectiveness of central government support on local authority action on climate change and nature is reporting no government action has scored a green rating in the two years since a comprehensive set of recommendations in 2020. The Blueprint Progress Tracker is published by the Blueprint Coalition, a group of […]
Waymo rolls out driverless taxi service in American city of Phoenix
Google’s driverless car subsidiary Waymo has announced it will start taking fares in driverless vehicles from anyone with its app in the central area of Phoenix, Arizona. The widening of its service comes after months of testing, with millions of miles driven. Previously, the company had only been operating journeys with no safety driver behind […]
Scottish council confirms EV charging tariffs coming in the new year
Tariffs will be introduced on public electric vehicle charging points across North Lanarkshire from 1 January 2023. The council operates 122 charging points as part of the Scottish Government’s Charge Place Scotland network. Their installation was funded by Transport Scotland and up until now and in order to encourage EV uptake, there has been no […]
Scammers targetting cashless parking
It’s emerged scammers are replacing QR codes on parking machines in order to get people to part with credit card details on fake websites to scam money out of them. The Telegraph reports that criminals have pounced on the technology to steal personal details and money from victims. It quotes Anthony Cashel of global mobile […]
National Highways explains protest closure approach
National Highways says that roads must be closed when protestors are close to a carriageway because safety remains its number one priority. The Independent has reported quotes from Sean Martell, who is leading National Highways’ response to protests from organisations like Just Stop Oil, that is not an option because “There is a risk of […]
Kapsch announces technology for “fairer and more sustainable” road use charges
Austrian IT company Kapsch TrafficCom and its partner Aventi Intelligent Communication have conducted a pilot project in Norway where they tested what they’re calling the tolling technology of the future. The target of the project was to find out how fee collection for passenger cars is possible based on the vehicle type, its emissions class […]
Microsoft joins Charter of Trust for greater cybersecurity collaboration
Microsoft has joined the Charter of Trust (CoT) cybersecurity initiative, with plans to contribute its cybersecurity expertise in developing and promoting awareness of robust security principles for a secure digital world. Siemens and eight partners from the industrial sector founded this initiative in 2018 to drive advances in cybersecurity across industries and at a global […]
Aimsun Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
Today, Friday 11th November, Aimsun celebrates 25 years in business. The Barcelona-based company has grown from a university research spinoff to an international leader in mobility planning and transport management technology. The term ‘digital twin’ is now well known and Aimsun is one of the companies that helped to popularize the concept of using modeling […]
ŠKODA launches new Pay to Park service in Europe
Carmaker ŠKODA has launched a new Pay to Park service making parking easier in several European countries. ŠKODA customers can use the MyŠKODA App or their car’s infotainment system to display parking options, view the fees and pay conveniently. After a pilot phase in Switzerland, the service is now also available in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, […]
APT Skidata helps Stansted with parking visibility
One of the UK’s busiest airports, London Stansted is using a remote management technology from APT SKIDATA to give it total visibility and control over the estate’s 14 car parks and 330 associated devices and systems. Having worked with the UK’s leading parking solutions specialists for more than 15 years, Stansted Airport approached APT SKIDATA […]