Nominations open for “bigger and better” ITS (UK) Awards
The brightest and best innovators in the country’s transport technology industry are being urged to enter the 2022 ITS (UK) Awards, as the nominations process gets underway. There are eleven awards up for grabs this year, as the UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems industry association significantly expands its event to better recognise the huge contribution technology […]
National Highways hails “feat of engineering” as Spaghetti Junction turns 50
National Highways is marking the 50th birthday of the iconic Spaghetti Junction on the anniversary of it first opening to traffic. The junction – known as Gravelly Hill Interchange – carries more than 200,000 vehicles each day and forms part of the M6 travelling through the West Midlands. It also links traffic travelling in and […]
Disability influencers invited into National Highways control rooms
National Highways has given a group of disability social media influencers a behind-the-scenes look at two control centres as part of a new safety campaign. Sarah Alexander, who uses a wheelchair, and deaf YouTubers Jazzy Whipps and Benny Ngo were given an insight into how National Highways keep the roads network moving and about driving […]
New £40m competition launched for self-driving buses, shuttles and delivery vans
A new £40 million competition to kick-start commercial self-driving services, such as delivery vehicles and passenger shuttles, has been launched. The Government says funding could create tens of thousands of skilled jobs across the UK over the next decade. The ‘Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility’ competition will provide grants to help roll out commercial use […]
RAC begins rolling out faster emergency EV chargers to patrol vans
The RAC has begun rolling out a faster version of its engine-powered emergency charger for electric cars, in order to get electric car drivers moving again even more quickly. Describing it as “the modern-day equivalent of a fuel can for electric cars”, RAC EV Boost has been uprated from 3.5kW to 5kW to increase the […]
National Highways chats to the public about Stonehenge Tunnel plans
A so-called “chatty van” used by National Highways is being used to engage with people in Wiltshire about plans for a tunnel on the A303 under Stonehenge. Members of the project team were out over the weekend and will be this week to give updates on what’s happening on the scheme, in a bid to […]
Kapsch, Yunex and SWARCO “stand together for sustainability”
The leaders of global Intelligent Transport Systems solutions providers Kapsch, Yunex Traffic and SWARCO have come together to write an open letter to the participants of this year’s WEF in Davos next week to take “concrete steps for sustainability”. They say that traffic causes more than 20% of global CO2 emissions, so it is a […]
Oxbotica completes driverless journey on open road
The autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica has completed the first safe and sustainable deployment of a zero-occupancy, fully autonomous, new-type electric vehicle on publicly accessible roads in Europe. The all-electric AppliedEV vehicle, driven by Oxbotica, is operating in Oxford with no on-board driver, marking the next step in commercialising AV technology. The target for the […]
London’s trial of rental e-scooters extended to November
Transport for London and London Councils have extended the capital’s trial of rental e-scooters from 6 June until 20 November this year, which they say will allow the trial to build on what they believe are its successes and further explore how e-scooters could play a role in a sustainable transport network. London’s trial launched […]
Boardman tells TTF – make transport “easy”
England’s Active Travel Commissioner Chris Boardman says it’s vital we make it “easy” for people to travel in a more active way. “If we can’t look out of a car window and see active travel and think ‘I could do that’ then it’s pointless,” he told the Transport Technology Forum conference in Liverpool, as he […]