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 […]
Neology delivers ANPR solution in Norway
Smart city technology company Neology has announced an expanded, multi-year agreement with Norwegian Public Roads Administration(NPRA) for its traffic enforcement solutions driven by mobile ANPR camera and artificial intelligence technology to support real-time analytics and decision making. The NPRA says safeguarding the national road network and enabling border security agencies and their officers the capability […]
Kangoo and Mokka return with four stars in Euro NCAP safety tests
In the latest round of Euro NCAP tests, the new Renault Kangoo and Opel Mokka both earn four stars. The Mercedes-Benz GLA and electric Mercedes-EQ EQA are given ratings based on the 2019 five-star rating of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class, from which the vehicles are largely derived. The Cupra Leon gets a 2020 five-star rating carried […]
SWARCO and Lime partner on micromobility safety
Austrian traffic technology corporation SWARCO and San Francisco-based shared electric vehicle provider Lime have announced they’re joining forces to improve the safety of vulnerable road users travelling with e-scooters and bikes. The companies will bundle their respective expertise in traffic management and environmentally friendly mobility services in a pilot project to reduce the traffic crash risk […]
Vodafone and AWS technology tie-up delivers autonomous boost for Aurrigo
The driverless pod maker Aurrigo has announced that it has become one of the first companies in the UK to benefit from a new technology partnership between Vodafone and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The autonomous vehicle specialist has been powering its three Auto-Shuttles – used in the recent trials on roads in Cambridge. It says the […]
TfL revenue further hit by advertising shortfall
Transport for London’s finances have taken a real hit since the Coronavirus restrictions were introduced last March, with a huge drop in fare revenue leading to a series of central government bailouts adding up to more than £4 billion. But now figures show that advertising revenue has fallen too, meaning the operator has missed out […]
ERTICO hosts Smart and Sustainable Ports webinar
The organisers of the ITS World Congress in Hamburg this October have announced the fourth webinar in their series – ‘Goods Journey from Ports to Customers: Smart and Sustainable Ports of the Future’. ERTICO is turning attention to logistics. In previous webinars, it showed how the Port City of Hamburg is going “full-steam ahead” with […]