Vaisala and JCDecaux provide air quality information to selected public transport shelters
A pilot in the Finnish capital Helsinki is providing air quality information at two public transport stops until the end of the year in an attempt to enhance people’s understanding of air quality issues in the city. Weather data specialist Vaisala is working with a series of partners to disseminate hyperlocal information about the air […]
Three companies shortlisted for Lower Thames Crossing
Highways England has announced the three organisations shortlisted to build the £2.3 billion Lower Thames Crossing. It says they are: BFV JV; comprising BAM Nuttal Ltd, Ferrovial Construction (UK) Ltd and VINCI Construction Grands Projets, supported by Atkins Ltd, Tecnica y Proyectos SA (TYPSA) and Stantec UK Limited Bouygues Murphy Joint Venture (BMJV); comprising Bouygues Travaux Publics S.A.S. and J Murphy & […]
London Mayor candidate promises six months’ free travel
The actor Laurence Fox is promising six months of free tube and bus travel in London if he gets elected mayor in next month’s election. The Reclaim Party leader says it’ll help “bring the capital back to life” after lockdown. Fox told the Evening Standard, “Our Chancellor Rishi Sunak is paying people to stay at […]
Traffic information industry mourns leading broadcaster
The national radio traffic and travel reporter Gary Scott of INRIX has been found dead at his home, aged 57. Scott, whose real name was Gary Skinner, had appeared on a number of local and national radio stations in a near-20 year career, including talkSPORT, LBC and local Surrey station The Eagle. Police were alerted […]
Energy-generating floor installed at railway station
A system to utilise kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps has been installed at Leighton Buzzard railway station in Bedfordshire. Funded by the Department of Transport through the £22.9 million ADEPT SMART places Live Labs Programme, Pavegen and Central Bedfordshire Council, who’re behind the project, say they aim to make sure the benefits reach far beyond […]
Tarmac Kier JV awarded Barnet highways contract
The Tarmac Kier joint venture has been awarded a new highways maintenance and improvements contract with the London Borough of Barnet. The new contract, valued at approximately £25m, will run from April 2021 for two and half years until September 2023 and has been appointed through Transport for London’s Highways Maintenance and Projects Framework. The […]
Apple boss gives more hints about company’s autonomous car
Apple’s Chief Executive Tim Cook has dropped some hints about the direction he’s taking in the development of the Apple car, including that autonomous vehicle technology will likely be a key feature. Tech Crunch reports that Cook (pictured) said, “The autonomy itself is a core technology, in my view,” during an interview with on the […]
Scottish commission calls for free public transport trial
A Scottish commission examining potential action to tackle climate change and make the country “a healthier, more prosperous and more equal society” has called for a pilot project to test the effect of offering free public transport to encourage more sustainable mobility. The Scottish Government’s Just Transition Commission says “rapid interventions” are needed “to fully […]
Waymo’s CEO steps down
The boss of Google’s driverless car division, Waymo, is stepping down after five and a half years in charge. In a blog post, John Krafcik (pictured) has written that after an “exhilarating” time leading this team, he’s decided to “kick-off new adventures”. “To start, I’m looking forward to a refresh period, reconnecting with old friends […]
WMG builds world’s largest public AV scenario database
The WMG department at the University of Warwick has teemed up with Artificial Intelligence experts Deepen AI to make what they call a globally accessible database of scenarios for Governments, manufacturers and researchers to test their autonomous vehicle technology. They say the Safety PoolTM Scenario Database and its role in enabling efficient testing will not only […]