BMW and HERE team up for hands-free driving
The location data and technology platform HERE Technologies has announced the BMW Group is utilising its high-definition map to enable hands-free driving in the United States and Canada. HERE says it is one of the world’s first companies to provide high-definition maps for Level 2+ automated driving capabilities in series production vehicles, and that this […]
Bereaved man tells how Just Stop Oil protest stopped him getting to father’s funeral
In a very powerful interview, a man has told the BBC how the journey to his father’s funeral yesterday was halted by the Just Stop Oil protest at the Dartford Crossing. Tony Bambury lives in Aylesbury but was travelling with his children to south Essex where he grew up to attend the funeral just off […]
Smartphone data from drivers could help spot when bridges need urgent repairs
New research suggests smartphones could be used to monitor the safety of bridges much more quickly and cheaply than currently possible, providing engineers with data they can use to fix the structures before they become dangerously unstable. The website Technologyreview.com reports that in tests that involved driving across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco […]
Unmarked HGV ‘supercabs’ to patrol M25 in bid to reduce road collisions
National Highways has again teamed up with Police forces across the South East in a fresh bid to improve road safety on one of the most important routes in the region. During Operation Orbital, police forces will use National Highway’s unmarked HGV “supercabs” to patrol the M25 and record drivers of all types of vehicles […]
M Group Services shortlisted for 15 Street Works Awards
Infrastructure company M Group Services has been nominated in 15 categories in the annual Street Works Awards across the Energy, Transport and Water Divisions. Morrison Water Services, Morrison Energy Services and Milestone Infrastructure which have been shortlisted. The Street Works Awards celebrate the businesses, projects and individuals that are delivering at the cutting edge across […]
National Highways secures protest injunctions
National Highways has secured a new injunction as it continues to try to stop protesters from disrupting England’s busiest roads. The High Court has granted a further injunction following an urgent out-of-hours application that specifically seeks to prevent unlawful protests on the M25 motorway. It applies to all individuals although the intent is primarily to […]
M4 cameras to start leading to fines
Speed cameras on the M4 in South Wales will start issuing fines this month, more than a year after they were installed. The BBC reports the cameras cover the 50mph stretch of road around Newport, but drivers have escaped prosecution up to now. The Welsh government has set a date for the cameras to start […]
Research suggests 20mph speed limit could save Wales £100 million in first year
A new 20mph default speed limit in communities across Wales could save £100m as deaths and injuries are reduced, according to new research. The study showing a reduction in deaths and injuries as traffic slows down is being published alongside new survey results showing continued public support for the national roll out of the lower […]
TfL launches more digital walking routes as part of new plan to boost leisure walking
Transport for London has published the capital’s first plan to boost the level of walking for leisure. It says leisure walking provides people with an affordable and easy way to support good health, and physical and mental wellbeing while protecting and improving the environment, and that the new action plan will enhance and expand leisure […]
Bus gets a ticket for driving in bus lane
A bus company in Yorkshire has been fined after one of its buses was captured picking up passengers at a bus stop. The BBC reports that the single-decker Connexions bus, which operates in West and North Yorkshire, was said to have driven in a bus lane on York Road in Leeds in October. It quotes […]