Ford investing $29bn in electric and autonomous vehicles
Carmaker Ford has announced it’s allocating a combined $29 billion (£21.1 billion) to develop electric and autonomous vehicles, to mark its “leadership of the EV revolution and development of autonomous driving.” In its Quarter 4 2020 results, CEO Jim Farley said the company is working on “bringing customers high-volume, connected electric SUVs, commercial vans and […]
TTF to concentrate on transport challenges during annual conference
The Transport Technology Forum has announced the theme of its special virtual annual conference this year, as it focusses on the challenges the transport industry is facing following the Covid-19 crisis. The three-day online event will be split into six different sessions, with participants encouraged to pick and choose which they take part in, with […]
Shapps criticises smart motorway education
The Transport Secretary believes the rollout of smart motorways was “entirely wrong” and dynamic hard shoulders are “insane”, while bringing forward the date for the completion of the stopped vehicle detection installation. The Telegraph quotes Grant Shapps’s comments to the Transport Select Committee in which he said drivers still don’t know how to use smart […]
90% of Devon residents “plan to buy EV”
More than 90% of Devon residents are aiming to buy an electric vehicle according to a survey from the county council. TransportandEnergy.com reports the survey of more than 1700 residents discovered a third said they wanted to replace their ICE vehicle within five years – and only 6% said they would ‘never’ buy an EV. […]
Highways News launches new podcast with SWARCO MD’s first interview
Highways-News.com is further expanding its content for the highways and transport technology industries by launching a new podcast, Highways Voices. The weekly radio-style magazine programme will be available on demand every Wednesday morning. It is hosted by Highways News co-owner Paul Hutton, who trained as a broadcast journalist at the prestigious Centre for Journalism Studies […]
Videalert ‘Over The Air’ transmission from Mobile Enforcement Vehicles approved
Intelligent traffic enforcement and management solutions company Videalert has announced it has achieved approval for ‘Over the Air’ data transmission from mobile enforcement vehicles whilst in operation. This Vehicle Certification Agency approval allows data to be live-streamed using 4G/5G as it is captured whilst the vehicles are on the move, eliminating the need for operators to manually download data from the on-board systems onto USB drives before uploading it […]
SWARCO’s MD promising joined-up solutions
The new Managing Director of SWARCO in the UK is committing to working with local authorities to help them adapt to changing travel patterns post Covid, and delivering a joined up solution from his company’s different business units. In his first interview since taking over last month, John Pickworth has told Highways News’s new weekly […]
Ford top of autonomous patents
New research analysing patent applications from the motor industry shows Ford has submitted the most relating to autonomous vehicles over the last ten years, while Toyota is number one for applications overall. The study by Bristol Street Motors using Google Patents, found Ford has submitted a total of 14,354 applications over the last decade. However […]
West Midlands forces top for dashcam footage use
The police forces in the West Midlands and neighbouring West Mercia have come out on top in a list of places where dashcam footage is used as evidence of bad driving. The dashcam maker Nextbase says West Midlands Police have made use ofits National Dash Cam Safety Portal 7,000 times since 2018, while West Mercia, […]
Edinburgh tram enquiry’s costs rise, and report delayed
Building Edinburgh’s tram system cost significantly more, and took years longer than originally expected, and now the enquiry into why it happened is going the same way. The Scotsman newspaper reports that the 2021-22 Scottish Budget shows a further half a million pounds has been set aside for the enquiry work, pushing the overall cost […]