National Highways launches new Red X campaign
Drivers are being urged to follow safe driving rules on smart motorways in a new campaign from National Highways. The “Don’t Ignore The Red X” campaign is trying to boost understanding of driving on the motorways without a hard shoulder. “Would you know what to do when you see a red X?” it asks, “Move […]
Rising lithium prices “threaten EV roll-out”
There’s a warning that, as demand for electric vehicles grows, carmakers around the world are grappling with rising prices of everything from semiconductor chips to copper and aluminium, and now the expense of lithium is starting to bite as a lack of mining capacity strains supplies. The Daily Telegraph reports that experts are warning the […]
2021 Road Tunnel Operators Forum report
The much-anticipated Road Tunnel Operators Forum and Road Tunnel Association Annual meeting, delayed from 2020, was held on 23 and 24 November in Guildford. Sponsored and managed by Smart Video & Sensing Ltd (SVS), there was a fantastic in person turn out of more than 120 attendees and 11 exhibitors. The event was chaired by […]
ITS European Congress opens call for contributions
The ITS European Congress has begun the process to select content for its next event, which takes place in France next summer. The event offers a platform for thought leaders, developers, entrepreneurs and decision-makers from the transport, logistics and IT industries and the academic world to come together to share ideas and progress smart and […]
ADEPT Live Labs issues paper on how highways innovation could transform adult social care
The latest white paper from ADEPT’s (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Places and Transport) £22.9m SMART Places Live Labs Programme has been published today. For a Department for Transport funded programme focused on transformational innovation in local highways, Adult Social Care, takes Live Labs in a completely new direction. Two separate trials have led two […]
Amazon announces AWS IoT FleetWise
Amazon Web Services is launching a new service which it says makes it easier and more cost-effective for automakers to collect, transform, and transfer vehicle data to the cloud in near-real time. AWS IoT FleetWise is designed so automakers can easily collect and organise data in any format present in their vehicles (regardless of make, […]
TRL and SMLL launch new directory for the Autonomous Mobility
Two of the leading voices in future-facing mobility have combined to deliver an essential resource for anyone involved in the development of transport. ‘The Global Directory of Autonomy’ maps the key OEMs and entrepreneurs involved in the creation of highly automated transport and personal mobility solutions. Over 40 pages, it features organisations involved in the […]
Aimsun says sustainable mobility solution award proof you don’t always need infrastructure changes or restrictions
The transport modelling firm Aimsun, has won a prestigious UK transport award for their predictive modelling solution to reduce traffic’s environmental impact. The Aimsun-led NEVFMA project won the Innovative Use of Technology Award from ITS (UK) for its solution, recently trialled in Oxfordshire, which fuses real-time modelling with air quality sensors to reduce emissions in […]
AI optimisation technology startup Nota raises £11m investment
South Korean AI optimisation platform startup Nota has acquired series B funding amounting to USD 14.7 million (£11 million). The series B funding was finalised last month, a year after the series A funding of, with in this round Stonebridge Ventures, LB Investment, DS Asset, Intervest, and Company K Partners investing, bringing the total Nota has […]
National Highways director discusses tackling range anxiety and cleaning up the fleet on Highways Voices
Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! The acting director for roads development in National Highways has explained how a new initiative to add storage capacity to enable more rapid EV charging at service stations is all about supporting range anxiety and making sure that the network’s users […]