ITS (UK) members prepare to meet in Birmingham next week
Transport industry professionals are preparing to meet at Traffex and Parkex at Birmingham’s NEC next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and ITS (UK) Members are making a significant contribution to the event. The UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems industry association has served on the programme committee, supporting the organisers and ensuring that the many technology innovations its […]
Reduced carbon asphalt solution trialled on road in Dorset
Hanson has used a new reduced carbon asphalt to resurface a road in Dorset, as it explores the potential of innovative materials to help meet net zero carbon ambitions. The trial has been completed through the Dorset Highways Strategic Partnership, an ongoing agreement with Dorset Council which facilitates innovation and collaboration. Hanson combined its ERA […]
City of York tackles congestion and pollution with Alchera Technologies
York has become the first city in the UK to introduce city-wide real-time transport modelling to help ease congestion and pollution through its Smart Travel Evolution Programme. (STEP) Phase one of the programme, which started earlier this year, involved improving the connectivity and data collection of York’s transport technology assets in order to future-proof how […]
JLR, what3words and HERE team up on new nav solution
Jaguar Land Rover is offering customers accurate and precise navigation even in the most remote locations, by becoming the first automotive manufacturer to integrate what3words global location technology into vehicles already on the road through a software-over-the-air update. what3words has divided the globe into a grid of 3m x 3m squares, and given each one a unique combination of […]
Consortium works to create resilient UK-based positioning system
A team of companies in the UK, building on national expertise and prior experience within the group, has begun broadcasting a satellite navigation signal as part of a programme to explore the creation of a sovereign national capability in resilient positioning, navigation and timing. The signal, being broadcast in coordination with the US Federal Aviation […]
Scottish Government admits infrastructure funding gap
Some major transport projects in Scotland could be abandoned or scaled back because of less money than expected to fund major infrastructure improvements. The BBC reports that spending on roads faces delay or cancellation under plans currently being drawn up. Funding for major projects running to the end of the decade is no longer being […]
New pathway surface in West Sussex “well received”
Residents in the village of Angmering in West Sussex have reacted positively to a new type of pathway surface installed on a cycle lane. The anti-slip element of the green-coloured lane ihad worn away and became extremely slippery in the wet. The path serves a school, playground and community centre, and residents, Angmering Parish Council […]
TTF Conference materials now online
The presentation slides from this year’s Transport Technology Forum conference are now online. The event, which attracted around 200 delegates, took place in Liverpool in May bringing together Local Authorities, National Government, suppliers and academics. The papers can be seen here. Recordings of the presentations will be available w/b 13 June. The Conference was sponsored […]
Transport Minister calls greening our road network “a challenge but also an opportunity”
The Transport Minister Trudy Harrison has told the Local Government Technical Advisers Group that “Everyone here has a role to play to ensure that we get emissions down and hit net zero by 2050. All roads the arteries that connect the country and power our economy”. The Minister gave the keynote speech at the organisation’s […]
European policy, AI, Active Travel, sharing the knowledge and Machine Learning – all on this week’s Highways Voices
This week’s Highways Voices again features conversations from the south of France and the ITS European Congress 2022 in Toulouse. This podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of our 2022 Congress sponsors SWARCO, Nota.ai and GEWI, who’ll also be supporting us heading to Los Angeles for the World Congress in September. Subscribe […]