Final chance to register for LCRIG webinar
There’s less than a week left to register for LCRIG’s next webinar which will feature a discussion around the digital challenge facing local highway authorities. Delivered in association with Fitzpatrick Advisory, the event, which is taking place next Tuesday (20 April) at 2pm, is entitled ‘Digital revolution without casualties’ and will examine the following: How […]
Politicians’ secrets revealed in this week’s Highways Voices
“I loved being a Minister, but not being an MP”. That’s the admission from two former transport ministers in this week’s Highways Voices podcast, which hears from Conservative Steve Norris, who served in the John Major government in the 90s, and Labour’s Stephen Ladyman, a minister under Tony Blair a decade later. Listen here. In […]
Last Routemaster bus service leaves London’s streets
Transport for London has decided to retire the last regular service of Routemaster buses. Twenty of the iconic buses (pictured) were running during the summer months on the Route 15, but it has been decided it is uneconomic to continue based on lower ridership due to Coronavirus and subsequent government restrictions. London’s Evening Standard reports […]
GM’s cruise launching driverless service in Dubai
The General Motors subsidiary Cruise has signed an agreement with the Dubai Government to operate a driverless ride-hailing service in the Emirate. The agreement will make Dubai the first non-US city in the world where Cruise will commercially operate these vehicles. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority says the deployment of these self-driving vehicles is expected […]
Dominos launches driverless pizza delivery in US
The world’s largest pizza delivery company, Domino’s, has announced it’s going to be offering customers in the American city of Houston driverless deliveries. Select customers who order from a specific branch in the city can choose to have their pizza delivered by Nuro’s R2 robot, which Domino’s says is the first completely “autonomous, occupantless on-road […]
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 […]