Wejo agrees $1.1bn deal with American acquisition company
Manchester-based connected vehicle data company Wejo is partnering with an acquisition company in a deal that values the company at around £780 million. Wejo will combine with Virtuoso Acquisition Corp on the US$1.1 deal, which it expects to deliver approximately $330m of gross proceeds, including $230m cash contribution from Virtuoso and a $100m fully committed […]
Shapps suggests three-way contribution to get Hammersmith Bridge reopened
The Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has committed to the Department for Transport funding a third of the cost of repairing and reopening Hammersmith Bridge in London, provided Transport for London and the local borough chip in too. The Standard says the aim is to get the bridge reopened this summer initially to cyclists and pedestrians […]
Waze and Heineken team up in anti-drink-drive initiative
Drivers in America who use the Waze navigation app are to get reminders not to drink and drive thanks to a new partnership with brewer Heineken. The idea is that when people set navigation to a route where drinking may take place, say beaches, parks, sports stadiums or restaurants, they’ll receive messages reminding them there […]
TfL planning to add e-bikes to hire scheme
Transport for London has announced it’s planning to add electric bikes e-bikes to its cycle hire fleet for the first time. It’s agreed an extension to Santander’s sponsorship of the bike hire network and says it is working on plans to introduce around 500 electric bikes into the scheme from next summer. It says that […]
HE hoping for early A19 completion
Highways England has announced that major work to upgrade a busy section of the A19 in Teeside, designed to bring safer and better journeys for drivers, is stepping up a gear. It says it’s making good progress on increasing the capacity between the A1027 Norton and A689 Wynyard junctions and expects to finish the scheme […]
American airport introduces autonomous luggage vehicle
The Cincinnati/North Kentucky international airport has started using an autonomous vehicle to carry bags across the airfield’s apron to and from aircraft. Autonomous technology company Thordrive has shared details of how it’s working on tests to see how autonomy can be used in an airport setting. The post shares a story on the website AviationPros.com […]
Swedish company cracks underground GPS solution
South of Stockholm, the new Haninge Bus Terminal has been equipped with technology enabling full seamless continuity of GPS-based monitoring underground. The GNSS company Syntony says a GPS signal will no longer be lost when the buses enter the new terminal thanks to its installation of RF Coverage AB deployed SubWAVE Continuous technology in the […]
Pedestrians to get priority at selected crossings across London
Transport for London has announced that 18 pedestrian crossings are being introduced that will give pedestrians priority and only change to let traffic through when traffic approaches. These will be in place by the end of June and, says TfL, will help make the capital’s transport network even more sustainable and support a green recovery […]
Cars remain banned during daytimes in Bridgend Town Centre
Bridgend County Borough Council is leaving a traffic order in place which means no vehicles can enter the town centre between 10am and 6pm. NewsfromWales.co.uk reports that no changes have been made to it since the pandemic lockdown, and a clarification has been issued to explain why drivers have been unable to take vehicles into […]
Parkopedia increases in-car payment options
Parking information and payment company Parkopedia is extending its existing parking payment platform to include additional vehicle-centric services such as Electric Vehicle charging, fuelling and tolling payments. Parkopedia first launched in-car payments in 2014 with the a platform delivered in partnership with Volvo. Now it says it aims to simplify how drivers make payments for their […]