Asda planning driverless delivery trial
The supermarket giant Asda has announced it’s going to trial autonomous vans as part of its last mile delivery operation. It’s working with UK-based autonomous mobility start-up Wayve on the trial which will begin in early 2022. Asda will be the first to commercially test the solution, using Wayve’s expertise in deep learning to help […]
New connected “Roadsafe” dashboard helps Ford drivers steer clear of hidden hazzards
The carmaker Ford has partnered with a consortium co-funded by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK to develop technology to predict traffic incident locations based on data from connected vehicles, roadside sensors and accident reports. It says its “RoadSafe” solution has the potential to alert drivers to higher risk locations and also provide local authorities […]
Asset management group takes 42% stake in Egis
Caisse des Dépôts has announced it has received a binding offer from Tikehau Capital, the alternative asset management group, to acquire a 42% stake in its subsidiary Egis, a specialist in engineering, construction and mobility services. Egis creates and operates smart infrastructure and buildings capable of responding to the climate emergency and the major challenges […]
West Midlands 5G wins smart city award
The body established to accelerate the benefits of 5G connectivity in the West Midlands, WM5G has won the Smart City Initiative Award at the Connected Britain Awards 2021, in recognition of its development and roll-out of a range 5G-enabled projects to discover innovative transport solutions across the Midlands region. WM5G supports 14 revolutionary 5G-enabled road […]
Gaist helps shape transport’s future with SMLL tie-up
The roadscape technology company Gaist says it’s set to play a central role in the next wave of intelligent mobility developments, following a collaboration with the world-leading testbed, the Smart Mobility Living Lab. The SMLL is to integrate Gaist’s Roads as a Service (“RaaS”) providing a number rich datasets and insight into its lab testbed: […]
Insulate Britain activists face jail if they continue to block roads
National Highways has been granted a court injunction against Insulate Britain activists who’ve been regularly blocking the M25 over the last two weeks, meaning they could face imprisonment if they carry on. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has tweeted “Invading a motorway is reckless & puts lives at risk. I asked National Highways to seek an […]
National Highways planning £1bn technology framework
National Highways is about to launch a new four-year traffic technology framework worth around a billion pounds. It’s looking for tech suppliers to support its strategy of building, maintaining and improving roads, operating the road network and providing services, such as journey information, to road users. It’s issued a contract notice to inform the market […]
Major resurfacing work planned for road in North Wales
Full resurfacing work will be carried out on the A483 near Wrexham from next month, together with concrete slab repairs and drainage works. Traffic Wales has announced essential resurfacing work is to take place on the road between Junction 6 Gresford and Junction 7 Rossett from 11 October until 14 November.. The main works will […]
Musk admits Tesla’s self driving mode can lull people into thinking cars are driverless
The owner of Tesla has admitted in a tweet that his car’s Full Self Driving mode, FSD, can seem so good that “vigilance isn’t necessary”. Elon Musk tweeted about the latest Beta upgrade of the software that will be made available to 2,000 drivers. The tweet said that owners would be able to request access […]
M56 smart motorway opening delayed for SVD
National Highways says there’ll be a delay in opening the £85 million upgrade of the M56 between junction 6 for Hale and 8 for Bowden because of the need to introduce Stopped Vehicle Detection technology. The four-mile section is one of the busiest in the North West, carrying 100,000 vehicles a day and is having […]