Motorist jailed for using laser jammer to block speed cameras
A man from Swansea’s been jailed after using a laser jammer to stop a speed camera from working as he drove along a road near Brecon. In June 2018, Go Safe Cymru was operating a speed camera on the A40 in Llanspyddid, but the officer using the equipment spotted that he couldn’t get a speed […]
TfL looks to make congestion charge hike permanent
When the Coronavirus restrictions were introduced and passenger numbers on London’s tubes and buses plummeted last year, Transport for London increased the congestion charge price and hours of operation. A year later, they’re looking to keep some changes long term. Last June, operational hours of the charge were extended to include evenings and weekends, and […]
ITS America CEO leaving for AECOM executive role
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America President & CEO Shailen Bhatt has announced he has accepted a new leadership position with AECOM in its global transport business and will leave his ITS America post in late August. “It is bittersweet to leave ITS America after all the important work we have accomplished – and at […]
INRIX launches IQ Location Analytics
Traffic information and location data company INRIX has released its Location Analytics product, which it says is an easy-to-use, cloud-based solution that provides deep insights into the movement of people and goods to, from, and around locations. INRIX says Location Analytics helps professionals make data-driven decisions to grow their business by bringing together diverse mobility, demographic, […]
Getting us all back together safely – this week’s Highways Voices podcast
“I may be smiling , but it’s been a difficult time planning an event in this COVID pandemic, but we’ve always taken the the attitude at JCT that we wanted to get this back as a physical event if we possibly could,” says JCT Director John Nightingale as he discusses putting on one of the […]
ITS (UK) membership drive sees ten new members join in two months
Transport technology manufacturers, SMEs, a start-up and a Local Authority are among ten organisations to join the UK’s Intelligent Transport Society this summer. ITS (UK) launched a membership drive earlier in the year to widen the expertise in the industry association beyond the 150 members, many of whom have been involved since it was set […]
MPs want drivers to charge EVs at night to avoid overwhelming the National Grid
MPs are warning that electric cars could cause blackouts if drivers don’t charge them at night. The Telegraph reports that the transport committee is telling ministers that the power grid will come under increasing strain as more drivers go electric, so they need to be convinced to charge at off-peak times. It says the Government […]
Birmingham looks to cut rat running to reduce car use
People in Birmingham are being consulted on plans to separate the city into segments which are split from each other except for the main ring road. The council thinks it’ll improve air quality and help achieve carbon targets. The scheme will see the city centre divided into a number of segments, each accessible from the […]
GM sues Ford over hands-free branding
General Motors is suing rival Ford over claims it’s violated a trademarked driver-assist technology that’s used for hands-free features. Bloomberg reports that GM says it’s taking action to protect the Cruise and Super-Cruise brands after Ford renamed its Co-Pilot360 automated driving system as “Blue Cruise”. The report says that GM says talks to resolve the […]
Digital Twin of road network moves closer thanks to Gaist and TRL tie-up
TRL and Gaist are collaborating to develop a national digital twin of the road network in a project they say could revolutionise how we plan and manage our roads. Gaist, whose expertise is in roadscape insight and intelligence services, is to explore with TRL what the detailed case is for a digital twin of the […]