FREEtheMIBS appoints advisory board
The American campaign encouraging traffic signal controller and ITS device manufacturing standards has announced the formation of its advisory board to push forward its case. The FREEtheMIBS campaign wants manufacturers and public sector agencies to unite behind opening and sharing device NTCIP protocols – specifically, management information bases (MIBs). They say all the board members […]
Trip count and journey length up during Lockdown Three – TTF
Latest analysis of traffic data from more than a hundred local authority areas across England suggests that levels in Lockdown Three have been up to ten percentage points higher than they were in the first lockdown last March. Traffic is now at up to 45% below pre lockdown levels, whereas the lowest in Lockdown One […]
HE referred to CPS over smart motorway death
A coroner has ruled that Highways England should be investigated over possible corporate manslaughter charges relating to a woman’s death on a smart motorway in South Yorkshire. 62 year old Nargis Begum from Sheffield died on the M1 after her car broke down on a stretch with no hard shoulder and her car was hit […]
Zwings expands e-scooter operations in Newcastle-under-Lyme
One of Britain’s leading e-scooter rental scheme operators, Zwings, is working with Staffordshire County Council and Amey to provide a critical travel alternative for essential trips over the lockdown period by expanding e-scooter operations to Chesterton, Porthill, May Bank, Wolstanton and Lymedale Business Park in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The company says the third lockdown has shown a […]
Germany closer to approving Level 4 autonomy
The German government has announced it has cleared the way in cabinet to draft autonomous driving laws which would see the country be the first in the world to regulate Level 4 autonomy. Level 4 is considered to be fully autonomous driving, although a human driver can still request control, and the car still has […]
EV smart charging trial findings revealed
The UK’s largest trial of smart charging incentives found the majority of electric vehicle drivers who took part shifted charging to off-peak, reducing demand on the network at the busiest times. The website Transport and Energy reports the Shift trial, which was led by UK Power Networks in partnership with Kaluza, Octopus Energy and ev.energy […]
Staffordshire and Amey join forces with NHS to encourage “scoot to commute”
Amey, Staffordshire County Council and its e-scooter provider Ginger have teamed up to offer NHS workers in Stafford free electric scooter rides as a trial scheme is rolled-out to the town’s County Hospital as a mark of gratitude to them for their ongoing invaluable work. The trio are partnering with University of Hospitals North Midlands […]
Location solutions discussed in latest Highways Voices
When you stop and think about it, a huge amount of innovation in the highways and transport technology industries over the past 20 years have been related to location services, but what about the mapping that underpins it? The latest Highways Voices podcast digs into the issue by talking to HERE Technologies Chief Product Officer […]
Vaisala to deliver webinar on best practices in road asset management
Technology company Vaisala is to host a webinar on best practices in road asset management as road operators and maintenance organisations continue to look for more efficient, cost-effective and safer ways to maintain their networks. Taking place on Fenruary 25th at 10amET, the webinar will include a sesison by the Region of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada). […]
ITS (UK) honours Student and Apprentice Essay Award winners
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society has recognised creative thinking amongst its early careers professionals, honouring an apprentice and a student member who have won the 2020 ITS (UK) Essay Competition. The competition wanted candidates to imagine the speech they would give at their retirement ceremony. They were asked what impact and influence on the industry […]