How SWARCO’s ITS Solution is improving quality of life through a flood warning system in the Yorkshire Dales
Flooding has been a long-standing and increasing problem for North Yorkshire County Council as well as residents and visitors to Wensleydale. A particular stretch of the A684 between Bainbridge and Wensley is often affected by flooding due to its location close to the River Ure and its flood plain. Andrew Walker and Jennifer Neve explain. […]
Three years of developing AI for traffic signals – how far have we come, and what next?
As part of the Highways News Theme Week on Traffic Management, Vivacity Labs give an update on their programme to develop an AI-based traffic signals optimisation system. More details about this project will be given at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham, which takes place on 15 and 16 September. This is an excerpt from their […]
Aimsun’s air quality modelling solution nominated for prestigious industry prize
The global transport modelling firm Aimsun is in the running for a major award in recognition of a solution it’s pioneered to fuse transport modelling, live traffic information and air quality monitoring to better manage traffic flow. The NEVFMA solution, delivered for National Highways with Earthsense, Oxfordshire County Council and Yunex Traffic is in the […]
Mercedes introduces connected car pothole warnings
Mercedes-Benz has announced it is providing customers with Car-to-X (vehicle to everything) functions on its C-Class and S-Class models. The system uses sensors on the chassis control unit to detect potholes or speed bumps, and if they do, the “Car-to-X Communication” service is activated, sending informatin to the Mercedes-Benz Cloud in real time via the […]
More than 50,000 sign pro-average speed camera petition
A petition calling for average speed cameras on roads through the New Forest has received 51,903 signatures supporting the idea. Animal owner Sarah Weston started the petition after her four year old pony was run over and killed in the forest. In her post on change.org she explained how her four year old New Forest […]
Highways News launches new service for in-depth industry thought leadership
Highways News was launched by founders Adrian Tatum and Paul Hutton in April 2020 to proved the highways and transport technology industry with a comprehensive summary of contracts, initiatives, appointments and innovations. The website is now expanding to provide in-depth features about different aspects of the industry. Highways News Theme Weeks will go deep into […]
Edinburgh’s Sherrifhall roundabout gets the go-ahead… but not until 2025
The £120 million upgrade of the Sheriffhall roundabout on the City of Edinburgh by-pass has been approved by council leaders. The Edinburgh Evening News reports that there will be a new flyover built, but that construction won’t start until 2025 with the opening due in 2027, and that is dependent on a public enquiry approving […]
Dyson explains why he pulled out of the electric car market
The entrepreneur Sir James Dyson has written a revealing explanation into why he decided not to push ahead with the production of his N526 electric car. Quoted from his new book on the website FastCompany.com he describes the whole process of producing his car, and maintains it was actually an extremely good, efficient concept. “We […]
Transport watchdog calls for “fair funding deal” for London
Transport watchgo London TravelWatch has co-ordinated writing a letter alongside London First, several other organisations and elected representatives stressing to the Department for Transport “the importance of London’s transport system receiving a fair funding deal in the forthcoming three-year CSR settlement”. The organisations say they are concerned that inadequate funding for transport in the capital this […]
Go-Ahead promises to spend at least £250m with small businesess each year
The Go-Ahead Group is promising to increase spending with small and medium sized businesses across all 12 of its UK bus and rail operating companies. In a programme aimed at helping small businesses bounce back from the pandemic, the firm says it will spend at least £250 million with SMEs each year from 2022. A […]