CBE for ITS expert Phil Blythe
The Department for Transport’s former Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Phil Blythe, has received a CBE in the New Years honours list. The Newcastle University academic is a distinguished engineer who has made an significant contribution to the transport sector in the development of Intelligent Transport Systems – the use of information, communications and computing technology […]
Shapps delays M25 junction upgrade
The Transport Secretary has decided to delay the upgrade of the notorious roundabout at junction 28 of the M25 which intersects with the A12. The Transport Minister Andrew Stephenson has made a written statement on behalf of his boss Grant Shapps confirming that it has been necessary to extend the deadlines for decisions made under […]
ITS (UK) finishes year with a surge of new Members
The vehicle safety testing centre Thatcham Research, international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty and CCTV technology company Exeros Technologies have become the latest Executive Members of the country’s Intelligent Transport Systems Industry Association, ITS (UK). Executive Members of the Society are seen as industry leaders and help run the organisation and set its direction and focus. […]
London’s Congestion Charge timings changed
Drivers in London will no longer have to pay for journeys after 6pm, but the daily price of £15 will remain, as will weekend charging, under changes announced by Transport for London. TfL introduced temporary changes to the Congestion Charge last year, as a condition of the May funding settlement, which included raising the charge from […]
Transport Scotland awarding contracts for A9 Dualling
£2.2 million worth of contracts have been awarded for the preparatory work to turn the Tomatin to Moy stretch of the A9 in Scotland into a dual carriageway. Inverness based AOC Holdings is the successful tenderer for an archaeology contract worth approximately £650,000 and Wills Bros Civil Engineering gets around £1.5 million of enabling works […]
California withdraws company’s driverless testing permit
A California regulator has suspended a driverless testing permit for startup technology firm Pony.ai following an accident — the first time it has issued such a suspension. CNBC reports that In October, a Pony.ai vehicle operating in autonomous mode hit a divider in the central reservation and a traffic sign in Fremont after turning right, according to […]
Nearly two-thirds of people “not interested” in shared mobility
A new survey suggests that 63% of people are not interested in taking advantage of shared mobility schemes such are ride hailing or car sharing services. Automotive Management reports that the YouGov mobility survey of 2,400 people for the technology company Stripe gave participants 10 options and asked them what their motivations would be for […]
Independent research proves the lifesaving value of Jenoptik SPECS average speed enforcement
New analysis of road collision statistics by the independent transport safety and road user behaviour consultancy Agilysis, shows that average speed cameras have contributed to casualty reduction by halving the number of crashes, where someone was either killed or seriously injured. In real terms, these figures equate to the UK benefiting from a reduction of […]
Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police secure £67,000 road safety funding
A West Yorkshire Police operation that has dealt with thousands of dangerous drivers in Leeds has been extended for another 12 months, thanks to a commitment of £67,000 in funding from Leeds City Council. Operation SPARC (Supporting Partnership Action to Reduce Road Casualties) was developed in partnership with West Yorkshire Police (Leeds District) in response […]
Egis and IBI win Transport Scotland National Control Centre operations contract, while Amey delivers infrastructure
Transport Scotland have awarded MOBIIE Limited, an IBI Group and Egis Joint Venture, a five-year contract to operate the Traffic Scotland National Control Centre and manage the Scottish Trunk road network that represents over 2,175 miles (3,500 km) of roads including the key inter-city motorways. Meanwhile Amey has secured a new contract to operate, maintain […]