Mobileye tech underpinning driverless deliveries within two years
The Intel-owned machine vision company Mobileye has announced that its teaming up with , Silicon Valley venture-backed company Udelv to launch a fleet of autonomous delivery vehicles. The companies are planning to build more than 35,000 “Transporters” by 2028, with commercial operations beginning in 2023. The companies say this is believed to be the first […]
Process to apply for traffic signals funding now open
Local authorities outside of London can now submit their expressions of interest for a share of new funding to repair and upgrade traffic signals. From today (12 April) councils can use the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) website to apply for a share of the £15 million of extra money which has been allocated to supplement existing local authority spending on the upgrade and maintenance of […]
HERE adds weather to Marketplace offering
The location data and technology platform HERE has added CustomWeather to its HERE Marketplace, providing software developers access to robust sets of weather and climate data. The company explains that weather conditions and environmental data are increasingly used by automakers, in transportation and logistics, and across supply chains to improve operations, driver safety and end-customer […]
Free TomTom navigation app now on Android Auto
Location technology company TomTom is making its free AmiGO navigation service available on Android Auto. The company explains that this means that drivers with an Android device are now able to interact with TomTom AmiGO on their vehicle’s (Android Auto-compatible) infotainment screen. Users report and share incident details, receive routing and guidance, and real-time warnings […]
SRL appoints new chief operating officer
SRL Traffic Systems has appointed Adrian Murphy as chief operating officer, saying his recruitment comes after a period of substantial investment and strong revenue growth. The signals company says Murphy is highly experienced, with a proven track record of growing both private and publicly quoted organisations. He joins from Blue Group – a leading specialist […]
Tributes paid to DfT’s Steve Berry
The Department for Transport’s Head of Highways Maintenance, Innovation and Resilience, Steve Berry has died. He had been ill for some months after being diagnosed with incurable cancer towards the end of last year. He was surrounded by his family at home when he passed away on Wednesday evening. Steve worked for the DfT for […]
TTF adding parking info to local authority dataset
Over the past year, the Transport Technology Forum, on behalf of the Department for Transport has been looking to consolidate local authority traffic and transport data in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of authorities and operators already provide data to the DfT, and the TTF says it is keen to engage with further […]
Dartford MP seeks to make proposed London Driving Charge unlawful
An MP is attempting to outlaw a suggestion from London Mayor Sadiq Khan that motorists from outside the capital should pay £3.50 per day to drive within the boundaries. KentOnline quotes Dartford MP Gareth Johnson as describing the idea as “catastrophic and mad” and that he’s pushing to introduce a bill to rule that the […]
Highways England joins Smart Mobility Living Lab
Highways England has formally joined the Innovation Community of the Smart Mobility Living Lab – the world-leading London-based test bed to develop future automated and carbon-neutral future transport solutions. SMLL is a multi-million pound joint initiative between industry and government aimed at accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, carbon neutral, transport system. The testbed […]
Council chief executives urged to act on traffic signal upgrade funding offer
The chief executives of English local authorities outside London are being urged to ensure their highways teams submit expressions of interest for a share of new funding to repair and upgrade their traffic signals. The Department for Transport announced last week that £15 million of extra money has been allocated to supplement existing local authority […]