Highways asset management specialist Symology wins global Esri partner award
Esri UK partner Symology has been recognised in the global Esri Partner Network awards, for its achievements using cloud-based GIS, by winning an ArcGIS Adoption Award. The awards took place during the virtual annual Esri Partner Conference and showcased the innovative work of 26 companies, selected from over 2,700 Esri partners worldwide. A major player […]
Amey Consulting wins place on TfGM Professional Services Framework
Amey Consulting has won a place on Transport for Greater Manchester’s £88m Professional Services Framework. Spanning a three-year term, the engineering consultancy has proposed several exciting innovations to drive performance improvement across transport in the North West. Among the proposals is utilising Quartz, Amey Consulting’s award-winning data science application, currently used by Network Rail. Quartz […]
Jenoptik’s flexible speed enforcement solution underpins new storm safety scheme on the A14 Orwell Bridge
Highways England’s new variable speed limit scheme to allow vehicles to safely travel over Suffolk’s Orwell Bridge more often during storms is being supported by a flexible average speed camera solution from Jenoptik. The scheme involves new electronic signs on the bridge near Ipswich displaying enforceable, changeable driver speed limits, mandating speeds as slow as […]
Uber wins Hammersmith ferry service
Transport for London has selected Uber Boat by Thames Clippers to run the temporary Hammersmith ferry. The service will take pedestrians and cyclists over the Thames while Hammersmith Bridge undergoes vital repair and refurbishment works. It is proposed that the boats will take passengers between piers located near to Queen Caroline Street in Hammersmith and […]
SVS and HE testing detection radar in tunnel
Waterlooville-based Smart Video & Sensing Ltd has announced its trialling the latest radar from the smartmicro Premium series, the TRUGRD, on the Highways England Tunnel testbed in Southwick Hill Tunnel in Sussex. SVS says the TRUGRD radar is an ultra high definition radar that can separate objects even in areas where vehicles are closely spaced […]
Fly tippers forced to pick up their own rubbish
A police motorway patrol has caught fly tippers who dumped rubbish in an emergency refuge area on the M6, and made them go back and pick it up. The three men were spotted on CCTV chucking the rubbish away between junctions 12 and 13 in Staffordshire. Officers tweeted that they intercepted the vehicle further north […]
Uber plans electric option in London
Uber plans to develop electric car incentives and clean air fees in London, the ride-hailing firm has announced. Transportandenergy.com say the move, part of the firm’s clean air plan for London, aims to assist its drivers in transitioning to EVs through using funding from customer journeys to purchase vehicles. It aims for all drivers on […]
Ultra fast electric vehicle charging network to be rolled out across UK
The ultra-fast charging infrastructure provider bp pulse is to expand significantly across the UK, with a series of new charging hubs developed in partnership with The EV Network (EVN). The company says electrification is at the heart of its “convenience and mobility strategy” with the company aiming to double the size of the bp pulse […]
London’s passenger numbers “permanently lower”
A new study is predicting that the number of journeys taken in London will never return to their pre-pandemic days. The Daily Telegraph quotes a study from analysts Moody’s which says that passenger numbers will be 40% lower than pre-pandemic levels in the current fiscal year and will settle 20% lower permanently. Analyst Zoe Jankel […]
BMW,Daimler and bp team up to accelerate electrification growth
BMW Group and Daimler Mobility AG have added bp to partners working on their drive to extend and significantly improve electrification, making electric vehicle charging more convenient, simpler and seamless for drivers. Under their agreement, bp will become a 33.3% partner alongside BMW Group and Daimler Mobility AG in Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS), one […]