ITS America takes legal action to retain 5.9 GHz for V2X
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials have filed an appeal of the Federal Communications Commission’s November 2020 order regarding unlicensed devices in the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. ITS America and AASHTO took this action to ensure Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technologies can continue to safely operate throughout […]
Six “transformative” West Midlands transport projects awarded share of £1.6 million fund
Six projects exploring the benefits and applications of 5G technology in the transport sector have been awarded a share of a £1.6 million investment fund in the West Midlands. West Midlands 5G and Transport for West Midlands, which is part of the West Midlands Combined authority, have partnered to award funding for the development and […]
Two people seriously hurt in e-scooter crash in Liverpool
Police in Liverpool are appealing for information following a collision on Tuesday which left two passengers on an e-scooter seriously injured. They say they received a report at around 6.50pm that an electric scooter was in collision with a black Ford Fiesta at the junction of Mulgrave Street, Grove Street and Upper Parliament Street. Emergency […]
5G and transport explained on this week’s Highways Voices
“The business case for 5G is not transport, let’s not kid ourselves,” says connected vehicle expert Andy Graham from White Willow Consulting on this week’s Highways Voices podcast. But, he explains, the technology does give many opportunities to transform transport, “We should be definitely pushing with 5G… we should be really taking the advantage of […]
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 […]