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 […]
Queue-dodging motorist “puts lives at risk” by using M5 hard shoulder
National Highways has released video footage of the moment a motorist was caught illegally driving down the hard shoulder of the M5 during a fortnight of action by police patrolling the South West’s motorways in unmarked National Highways HGV cabs. It says the driver took it upon themselves to avoid three lanes of stationary traffic […]
Huddersfield now the epicentre of artificial intelligence research in the UK
A cutting-edge transport research centre with a focus on artificial intelligence has been officially opened in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The AI Transport Research Centre, based at the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre, is the result of a collaboration between Simplifai Systems, University of Huddersfield and Kirklees Council. The collaboration between Simplifai, the University and the Council […]
Oxbotica appoints former Microsoft and AWS exec as CEO
The open autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica has appointed Gavin Jackson as its new CEO. It says he joins Oxbotica with unrivalled experience in the technology sector, having previously held senior leadership positions at Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS). As Microsoft UK managing director, Gavin was responsible for leading its enterprise commercial business, and […]
How to lead your team with a focus on outcomes – the latest Highways Voices
Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! “Inspire them and lead them to higher performance, quicker outcomes, better customer service, improved health and safety, performance, better engagement of their teams.” The words of Peter Anderson, Amey’s Managing Director – Transport Infrastructure speaking about leadership on the latest Highways […]
TRL calls for proactive approach to vehicle safety monitoring and reporting to start now
The transport research company TRL is calling for organisations across the road transport sector to work together in a new framework to learn from new automated technologies used in both connected and automated vehicles and today’s modern vehicles in order to reduce the number of road traffic collisions on the UK’s roads. It says the […]
Transport for the North launches first regional Transport Decarbonisation Strategy
A Transport Decarbonisation Strategy for the North of England – outlining the ambitious target of near-zero carbon emissions from surface transport by 2045 – has been launched today by Transport for the North. TfN says it is the first time a regional strategy of this type has been produced, bringing together the region’s leaders to […]
American scientists patent connected swerve detection tech
Researchers at the University of South Florida Centre for Urban Transportation Research have been awarded a US patent for an algorithm that detects swerving on the road. Sisinnio Concas, programme director of Autonomous-Connected Mobility Evaluation at USF, has been working on the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority Connected Vehicle Pilot, which launched in 2015. As part […]