Local Authority CEOs receive traffic signal funding details
The Department for Transport has completed the ‘write-around’ to the Chief Executives of 100 combined and local authorities across England confirming how much each will receive from the Traffic Signal Obsolescence Grant (TSOG) and Green Light Fund (GLF), as outlined in the Government’s Plan for Drivers. A total of £50 million is being distributed to […]
Behavioural scientist “puts the case for driverless cars”
The behavioural scientist Rory Sutherland has used his latest column in the Spectator Magazine to “put the case for driverless cars”, look at the possible benefits but warn of the downsides. The Vice-Chairman of advertising agency Ogilvy refers to a study by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC Davis who simulated a world of driverless […]
The background behind the £50m traffic signals funding allocation on this week’s Highways Voices
The Department for Transport’s Intelligent Transport Systems Policy Lead has praised local authorities and suppliers in their role in providing the evidence needed to justify the latest multi-million pound funding for traffic signals. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! Speaking on this week’s Highways Voices, Darren Capes […]
VESOS eCall solution provides road safety benefit “there for the taking”
Motoring and road safety stakeholders are welcoming the National Highways award of pathfinder funding for new initiatives to help manage hazards on motorways and major A roads, including the VESOS solution for harnessing the benefit of data generated by the eCall system.” VESOS is one of nine new ideas selected by National Highways to receive […]
Distracted driving technology expert welcomes Plan for Drivers’ crackdown on mobile phone use
The UK head of Australian AI road safety company Acusensus is welcoming the Government’s commitment to deliver tougher enforcement against people using hand-held mobile phones while driving. In Secretary of State Mark Harper’s plan, the Government says: “We know drivers are concerned by the use of handheld mobile phones at the wheel and aggression on […]
TRL stars on BBC programme
The Transport Research Laboratory, TRL features extensively on the BBC’s Great British Railway Journeys programme tonight (Friday) on BBC Two at 6.30pm. Presenter Michael Portillo starts his journey in this programme at Wokingham Station, and visits TRL’s headquarters and learns how TRL invented the Zebra crossing back in the late 1940’s and how it is […]
100 authorities share £50 million of traffic signals funding
The Department for Transport has released the list of the awards to local authorities from the £50 million of new money announced in the Plan for Drivers to make traffic signals more efficient. As part of the plan announced last October, the funding was confirmed by Secretary of State Mark Harper on 17 March, and […]
Last mile driverless solutions in Milton Keynes and the future of autonomous technology with Ohmio
“I remember sitting at VicRoads, back in 2012, telling our CEO at the time, cooperative ITS is here, autonomous vehicles are going to be here,” comments Dean Zabrieszach of HMI Technologies in Australia and New Zealand on this week’s Highways Voices, “We need to deploy equipment all over the countryside, because they’ll be here in […]
TRL webinar with UNHCR on Friday examines reasons for crashes
The latest in TRL’s series of webinars, taking place this Friday, features a debate around “Leading by example – How the UNHCR is improving road safety by understanding the causes behind road collisions involving their vehicles with TRL.” UNHCR is the Refugee Agency undertakes vital work protecting vulnerable people forced to flee their homes, they […]
VESOS founder gets lifetime BAPCO honour
One of the four founders of the start-up eCall consultancy and solutions company VESOS has been given the honour of life membership of the public safety technology association British APCO. Andy Rooke, who has worked on the concept and real-world implementation of eCall for 20 years has been recognised for his outstanding contribution and professional […]
