DfT testing “noise cameras” to detect rowdy drivers
A new-age road camera designed to identify and track drivers who break the law by revving engines and using modified exhausts is being installed in Bradford, before travelling to Bristol, Great Yarmouth and Birmingham as part of a trial to clampdown on antisocial driving. The Transport Secretary has confirmed these 4 locations will host the […]
Clearview Intelligence wins prestigious Best Use of Data award from ITS (UK)
Clearview Intelligence’s innovative Insight platform has won a hotly-contested ITS (UK) Award in the Best Use of Data and Connectivity category for what the judges described as “a great example of how data and digital connectivity can lead to real life impacts”. Insight is a Smart Mobility platform and provides a suite of applications for […]
QE2 Bridge closure into second day
A closure of the key Queen Elizabeth II crossing between Essex and Kent is into its second day as protestors who climbed the supports continue to occupy the bridge. Essex Police says it’s “working with partners” to try to safely resolve the situation. The protestors are from Just Stop Oil. One is a bridge engineer, […]
PTV launches new mobility software
Mobility software modelling company PTV Group is delivering its latest technologies and features which are part of the PTV Mobility Software Release 2023. The company says the new versions of PTV’s transportation modelling, multimodal simulation, and real-time traffic management solutions offer transportation professionals new levels of details, faster and better results, and even more efficiency […]
BMW and AWS collaborate on connected car solutions
BMW Group and Amazon Web Services have agreed a strategic collaboration that they say will see the companies develop innovative cloud technologies together with the aim of harnessing the data potential of future vehicle generations to maximum effect. The two companies are also cooperating to develop commercial off-the-shelf cloud solutions for securely managing vehicle data, […]
National Highways plans A14 closure ahead of rebuilding project
National Highways has announced a stretch of the A14 will be closed early next year for the creation of a contraflow while the road is rebuilt. The work on the road between junction 47A for Haughley and 49 at Tothill will rebuild and relay the carriageway, extending the life of the road for up to […]
Vehicle makers using HERE for speed limit data across EU
As the European Union’s Intelligent Speed Assistance regulation comes into effect, global automakers have overwhelmingly chosen the ISA Map from HERE Technologies to comply with the mandate. ISA is an in-vehicle safety feature that displays for drivers the legal speed limit on any given EU road. To date, more than 30 brands from 15 global […]
Project EDWARD video promotes average speed enforcement for road safety
A new video has been released highlighting the value of average speed cameras in making our roads safer. Timed to coincide with Project EDWARD week (Every Day Without a Road Death), the video explains how traffic has been calmed in Bedford by reducing speed limits and backing up those reductions by using average speed cameras […]
TTF to speak at Transport + Energy Forum
Paula Claytonsmith, policy support advisor to the DfT and Innovate UK funded Transport Technology Forum (TTF), will deliver an update at the Transport + Energy Forum – an event which will bring together key stakeholder groups to discuss the actions that need to be taken to reach net zero. Paula – who is also Director, […]
Junction improvements near Norwich get go-ahead
A National Highways project to improve the A47 – A11 Thickthorn Junction on the outskirts of Norwich has been granted development consent by the Transport Secretary. The application involves the improvement of the interchange between the A47 and A11, improving access into Norwich. The project consists of two new uni-directional slip roads connecting the A11 […]