London’s black cabs numbers lowest for 40 years
The number of London’s cabbies has fallen to the lowest level since the early 80s, as the Coronavirus pandemic and restrictions following it have had a huge effect on demand. London financial paper City AM reports that over the last year there has been a 29% fall in demand with 13,884 in operation at the […]
TfL commits to in-person JCT Symposium with delegates and speakers
This year’s in-person JCT Traffic Signals Symposium has received a major confidence boost with Transport for London committing to send ten delegates to the event. The two day symposium at Nottingham Trent University in September will welcome ten delegates from London’s transport operator, who will learn about and discuss the latest innovations in traffic management. […]
ITS (UK)’s value of technology in transport programme focusses on enforcement
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society is reminding people of the huge value that technology gives to travel in the country by focussing on the ways automated enforcement solutions improve road safety, air quality, journey reliability and efficiency. The summary document is the first of a series by ITS (UK) to underline how technology has made […]
ISO publishes first international safety standard for fully automated driving systems
ISO, the international organisation for standardisation has published its first set of standards for the safe operation of low-speed automated driving systems for operation on predefined routes. It says the document applies to automated driving system-dedicated vehicles nd can also be utilised by dual-mode vehicles where a human can drive some of the time. ISO […]
Tyre firm and delivery company team up in microplastic reduction initiative
The parcel delivery company DPD is parterning with the electric vehicle tyre innovator ENSO to conduct full road trials of a new tyre for commercial EVs, that are designed to reduce air and microplastic pollution. The DPD/ENSO trial is a part of Transport for London’s FreightLab Innovation Challenge, which is encouraging innovations that will tackle […]
TomTom’s virtual horizon “makes driving safer for everyone”
Location technology specialist TomTom has launched a new map-based software system which it says helps passenger and commercial vehicles anticipate the road ahead. TomTom Virtual Horizon is all-in-one advanced driver assistance system which the company says lets automakers provides a seamless connection between digital maps and ADAS functionality, allowing vehicles to see beyond the range […]
Balfour Beatty sells three assets from its Infrastructure Investments portfolio
The international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has announced the sale of its interests in three UK assets from its Infrastructure Investments portfolio: Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, Woodland View Hospital and North West Fire & Rescue. Balfour Beatty’s interests have been acquired by a subsidiary of BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A and are subject to final funder […]
We need to get better at informing and engaging the public – and that starts with the ‘why’, marketing and PR expert tells Highways Voices
The highways industry needs to improve the way it communicates both internally and externally to the travelling public so it can inform what it is doing and more importantly why it is doing it in a more engaging way. These are the thoughts of experienced marketing and PR Director Helen Blood of Boundary Marketing & […]
Hermes and Ford use ‘hidden’ drivers to trial autonomous delivery vans
The delivery company Hermes and vehicle maker Ford are teaming up to conduct trials with ‘hidden’ drivers to help understand how people are likely to respond to autonomous delivery vehicles. The specially modified Ford Transit features a number of sensors designed to mimic the look of a fully self-driving vehicle, while a ‘human car seat’ […]
VW launches new connected car services
Carmaker Volkswagen is introducing new over-the-air update capabilities for its ID range of cars, saying it’s taking “the next big step towards becoming a software-oriented mobility provider.” From this summer, the brand will regularly send software updates wirelessly to models in its ID range of vehicles which, it says, makes it the first and only […]