Mott MacDonald Apprentice wins ITS (UK) Essay Award
First year apprentice Leora Wilson, who studies at Leeds College of Building as part of her apprenticeship with Mott MacDonald, has won the ITS (UK) Essay Award for her entry around the use of ITS to improve the environmental impact of transport. Entrants were asked to write an essay around “The Innovative Application of ITS […]
National Highways setting out new system for connected and autonomous plant at Futureworx event
National Highways will be unveiling a new industry-wide scoring system for Connected and Autonomous Plant (CAP) to construction bosses at the Futureworx event next week. Visitors to the industry event will be given the first look at the new CAP levels which will score machinery according to its level of automation. This standardised measure, the […]
Yunex Traffic to present solutions for safe and green cities at Intertraffic
Yunex Traffic has announced it’ll use the Intertraffic Amsterdam event next week to present the latest hardware and software solutions that enable safe and environmentally friendly mobility. It says from traffic, tunnel and highway management to comprehensive mobility management, the innovative systems provide traffic operators with the right tools to make cities liveable in the […]
More speakers announced for ITS European Congress
The organisers of the ITS European Congress in Toulouse this May are promising that the High Level Programme of is shaping up to be one that challenges current thinking and pushes forward new ideas in ITS technologies. ERTICO – ITS Europe has announced that European Commissioner Adina Vălean will be addressing the ITS Community and […]
West Sussex approves £32m investment in highways and transport
A £32 million programme of investment in highways and transport has been agreed by West Sussex County Council, including what it calls an unprecedented level of investment in road and footway repairs. It has also agreed a further £21 million of capital funding, over the next five years, for priority areas such as Carriageway improvements […]
British people “don’t trust driverless cars to keep them safe”
A new survey suggests the majority of British drivers wouldn’t trust an autonomous vehicle to keep them safe. Research by insurance comparison site Go Compare found that 77% of motorists surveyed wouldn’t trust a self-driving car to keep themselves or their families safe on the road, while two-thirds said they don’t believe autonomous vehicles will […]
Seatbeltless, mobile using driver gives the finger to undercover police
A van driver without a seatbelt has been caught by an undercover National Highways enforcement vehicle while taking one hand off the wheel and both eyes off the road to use a mobile phone while driving along the busy A1(M). And when he realised he was spotted, he made a gesture at the two police […]
Driverless shuttles introduced at Birmingham Airport
A self-driving shuttle is being introduced on roads around Birmingham Airport, transporting passengers and testing how Connected Autonomous Vehicles might be integrated into the area’s transport network in the future. Last year, Solihull Council became the first local authority in the country to purchase its own fully electric autonomous shuttle using a grant from the […]
Operation Brock reinstated on M20 over P&O suspension
The Operation Brock contraflow on the M20 in Kent has been put back into operation as a precaution due to the suspension of P&O ferry services. The disruption to freight is expected to last for at least ten days which increases the risk of queues and congestion on cross-channel routes. The contraflow, which is created […]
TTF offers fully funded annual conference places
The Transport Technology Forum is providing representatives from local authorities fully funded places to its annual conference, including meals and accommodation. The Transport Technology Forum Conference 2022 – We Can Work It Out, sees the return of the annual in-person Conference and will be held at the Marriot Hotel in Liverpool from 17-19 May. The […]