ORR gearing up for RIS3
The organisation which oversees the running of National Highways has issued a blog post looking ahead to the third Road Investment Strategy. Stephen Bussell, Principal Economist, Highways at the Office of Rail and Road explains that as preparations continue for the next RIS, ORR is paying more attention to the quality of National Highways’ plans […]
Drivers planning 19.5m trips by car over Jubilee weekend
It’s being predicted that te extra-long Jubilee bank holiday weekend will see drivers make an estimated 19.5 million leisure journeys by car. The RAC says that in the region of 3.6 million leisure trips by car are expected to be made on the Friday bank holiday, based on a study of 1,460 drivers’ travel plans. […]
Acquisition grows Stagecoach bus operations in London
Stagecoach Bus Holdings Limited has entered into binding agreements to acquire Kelsian Group’s east London bus operations and depot at Lea Interchange for total consideration of £20 million. The company says upon completion, £10m will be payable, with a further £1m per annum payable for ten years commencing on the first anniversary following completion, subject […]
GM patents anti-motion sickness tech for driverless vehicles
General Motors has filed a patent application for anti-motion sickness technology for autonomous vehicles. The website Motor Authority reports that in the application, filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, GM notes that even if autonomous vehicles proliferate, people may still be hesitant to ride in them. Previous research suggests people may need […]
Murphy Geospatial makes three promotions to help expansion
Geospatial and surveying consultancy Murphy Geospatial has promoted three members of its team to senior levels in what it calls a strategic move to continue expanding its capability and reach It says the promotions of Andy Masters, Maciej Targosz and Ricardo Oliveira by Murphy Geospatial, which operates in the UK, Ireland and Germany, reflect its drive […]
Jenoptik average speed scheme extended on “high harm” road in Devon
More Jenoptik average speed cameras have been installed on an A-road in Devon which has experienced thousands of incidents in the past few years. The 50mph extension average cameras are located on the A380 between the Ware Barton junction and the existing average camera scheme on the South Devon Highway, installed in 2019. The average […]
Cost to charge an EV up a fifth since September
The average price of charging an electric car on a pay-as-you go, non-subscription basis at a publicly accessible rapid charger in Great Britain has increased by 21% since September. Analysis by the RAC says that it now costs 44.55p per kilowatt hour. This is based on research by the RAC’s new Charge Watch initiative in […]
Active travel to Scottish schools remains at pandemic levels
New research suggests the percentage of school pupils travelling actively to school in the year 2021 stayed at similar levels seen during 2020. New data from Sustrans’ Hands Up Scotland Survey looked at children walking, cycling, scootering or skating to school. In the survey funded by Transport Scotland, 50.3% of school pupils asked said they […]
UK’s first zero-emission autonomous HGV trials get underway
The 5G Connected and Automated Logistics project in the Northeast of England has moved to a new phase with autonomous driving testing of the UK’s first automated 40 tonne truck, powered by 5G, at Vantec in Sunderland. Following the announcement of the onboarding of Terberg as a partner earlier this year, and the arrival of […]
TTF shares video of virtual road signs “untouched by human hand”
The Transport Technology Forum has shared one of the key moments of its conference last week – the video of infrastructure-to-vehicle technology showing that VMS, temporary VMS and traditional signs can be repeated in vehicle without the need for human intervention. The video explained a project delivered by HRS, KL Systems and White Willow Consulting […]