Scottish Borders set for 20mph limits in towns and villages
Plans to permanently set 20mph speed limits across towns and villages in the Scottish Borders are being recommended in the Scottish Borders. The reduced speed limit was initially introduced to 97 settlements across the area in October 2020 as part of the “Spaces for People” programme. Run in conjunction with Transport Scotland and Sustrans, the […]
Portsmouth Clean Air Zone goes live with Yunex Traffic technology
Portsmouth is the latest city in the UK to choose Yunex Traffic as a provider for its Clean Air Zone, using the company’s Sicore II ANPR cameras to identify and register every vehicle that enters the zone. Portsmouth City Council launched its new clean air zone (CAZ) on 29 November. Drivers of non-compliant HGVs, buses, […]
Faded white lines “could thwart drive for autonomous cars”
It’s being claimed the problem of faded road markings is affecting the safety systems of millions of motorists’ cars. The Times reports that the problem of faded road markings is already affecting the safety systems of millions of motorists’ cars, with the country’s ambition to lead the world in automated cars being hindered by the poor state of […]
Aimsun wins another award for its NEVFMA air quality solution
Hot on the heels of its win at the ITS (UK) Awards last month, the transport modelling firm Aimsun has received another accolade, winning the TechWorks Green Technology Award for its NEVFMA project. NEVFMA, which stands for the Network Emissions and Vehicle Flow Management Adjustment project, uses transport modelling to mitigate against congestion build-up and […]
ULEZ expansion sees “dirty” vehicle numbers drop by more than a third
Figures from the London Assembly detailing vehicle use within the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone in London shows that there was a 37% drop in the number of non-compliant vehicles during the first month of operation. On 25 October 2021, the Mayor of London expanded the ULEZ up to, but not including, the North and […]
VW partners on partnerships for “industrialisation” of battery technology
The Volkswagen Group has announced it’s entered into three more strategic partnerships to strengthen its position in the field of batteries. The new partners are the leading materials technology group Umicore, the battery specialist 24M Technologies, and cleantech company Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd. VW says that, although these three partnerships are independent from each other, […]
CPC seeks Manual for Smart Streets Feedback
The Connected Places Catapult is asking local authorities and their advisers to help shape the new Manual for Smart Streets documentation by feeding back on the project so far. The Manual is a series of documents to provide guidance to authorities for the delivery of the technology-driven services that enable traffic management in our increasingly digital world The CPC […]
ITS (UK) calls for fair play for SMEs
Large highways and transport businesses are being urged to ensure that they treat small and medium enterprises fairly when delivering major contracts. The UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems industry association ITS (UK) has heard from some of its smaller members that there have been occasions the SMEs have been used to add expertise in a large […]
“Biggest motorway EV charging upgrade in UK history” underway, plus world-first airport “Electric Forecourt”
The sustainable energy company GRIDSERVE says it’s undertaking the biggest upgrade of motorway electric vehicle charging infrastructure in UK history with more than 20 ‘Electric Hubs’. Each of these features between six and twele 350kW ultra high-power chargers with contactless payment and CCS and CHAdeMO connectors, capable of adding up to 100 miles of range […]
Gloucestershire Constabulary using tech to improve road safety
Gloucestershire Constabulary has announced it’s received £171,000 funding from The Road Safety Trust to conduct research to understand and overcome any perceived limitations of current Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology. The Road Safety Trust is committed to achieving zero deaths and serious injuries on UK roads and has funded more than £1 million to eight organisations across […]