M27 motorway upgrade enters final stages
Drivers on one of the busiest stretches of motorway in the country are being promised changes this week with a new lane becoming available for traffic and extra safety measures installed, National Highways has announced. National Highways has started lifting traffic cones and barriers on the newly upgraded 15-mile stretch of the M27 between junctions […]
Cohda appoints VP Engineering
Global connected vehicle technology company Cohda Wireless has appointed Mr. Kash Munir as Vice President Engineering based at Cohda’s headquarters in Adelaide, Australia. He is responsible for all engineering activity at Cohda and brings extensive local and international experience to the role. Mr Munir joined Cohda Wireless six years ago and has been a major […]
TfL introduces new hi-spec buses, but says no more while there’s funding uncertainty
A fleet of new, higher specification all-electric buses are being introduced on a bus route in London in a bid to encourage even more people back on to public transport. The new buses were first developed around two years ago, and Transport for London says they’re a sign of what the future of buses could […]
JCB pothole fixer completes three years of repairs in four months in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is celebrating a major milestone in its mission to fix potholes quickly and permanently – after completing almost three years of repairs in just over four months with JCB’s PotholePro machine. The authority has repaired 10,000m² of road with the JCB PotholePro in just 130 days – an area equivalent to eight […]
Next stage of Hammersmith Bridge restoration to begin
It’s been announced work on the Hammersmith Bridge Restoration Project will start on-site later this month. Hammersmith and Fulham council says the decision follows extensive safety investigations carried out by world-leading specialist bridge engineers working for it. The council says its engineers have now developed an alternative £8.9m stabilisation programme for the bridge which will […]
Ford adds self parking to app
Ford has added the ability for a car to park itself to the latest version of its FordPass Connect app. The website electrek has spotted that if an update to its app comes to fruition, the F-150 Lightning will soon be able to park itself via remote control using phone apps. It’s reported that the […]
Intertraffic knowledge programme “packed with digital innovations and best practices”
The Intertraffic Summit Programme 2022 has been announced and the organisers stress it is fully focused on innovative solutions and best practices to speed up the mobility transition. They say the event in Amsterdam next month will hear about concrete solutions for the growing accessibility, safety and climate problems will be shared through various formats […]
DfT opens MaaS Code of Practice consultation
The Department for Transport is seeking the industry’s views on the content that could be included in a mobility as a service code of practice. It is looking to create MaaS code of practice could be used to provide guidelines for new entrants to the market and incumbent MaaS platform providers to aid navigation around the relevant legislation, […]
StarTraq helps Met Police dramatically increase speeding and red light offence processing
New figures from enforcement software solutions firm StarTraq have revealed that London’s Metropolitan Police service (MPS) have increased the number of speeding and red light offences processed by nearly two and a half times since using its latest software. The Met has been live with the StarTraq back-office software solution, DOME, since March 2020. The […]
TfL passenger numbers grow
New data from Transport for London shows that Tube ridership has increased by more than 25% since early January, with bus ridership up by nearly 10%. New analysis of ridership data by TfL has revealed that, since working from home restrictions were lifted on 19 January 2022, the number of people using the Tube during […]