Driverless vehicle trial planned for Inverness by the summer
A driverless vehicle trial at a college campus in Inverness is being planned for the summer, as part of a wider European project helping cities plan their strategies. The HITRANS regional transport partnership was planning to trial a shuttle between the new railway station at Inverness airport, the terminal and nearby the nearby hamlet of […]
ITS (UK) salutes “pragmatic solution” to keep British expertise in Horizon projects
The head of the UK’s Intelligent Transport Society says she’s “thrilled” that the UK will continue to be part of European Horizon projects post Brexit. ITS (UK) Secretary General Jennie Martin was reacting to the news that British firms and academics will be fully eligible to participate in, and receive funding from the EU for, […]
Transport cybersecurity breach implications highlighted in new report
A new study’s been released highlighting the impact of America’s worst ever reported cyber attack and its implications for the public transport industry. Last month cybersecurity firm FireEye discovered a breach of their internal systems that was traced to the IT management software they used, supplied by SolarWinds. Since the discovery, the investigation has uncovered […]
Highways England appoints Acting Chief Executive
Highways England has announced Nick Harris will be promoted to Acting Chief Executive, taking over from Jim O’Sullivan when he steps down at the end of the month. Harris (pictured), who’s currently the company’s Executive Director of Operations, joined the company in 2016. Highways England describes him as “a civil engineer with extensive experience in […]
StarTraq wins Qatar enforcement processing contract
British automated enforcement processing company StarTraq has been awarded a contract by Qatar’s Ministry of Interior to provide its browser-based solution, DOME, to consolidate the review of traffic camera evidence in one solution. Working with KTC International, StarTraq will deliver its solution replacing the multiple back-office software solutions used to process traffic offences. Up till […]
Covid data study “just as important as ever” – TTF
The Transport Technology Forum is committing to continue its weekly monitoring of local authority traffic and transport data in 2021, and is calling for more transport departments to share their information. The award-winning Covid-19 reports have been used since last spring to show the changes in traffic and cycling patters across more than a hundred […]
YouTuber publishes video of Tesla driving autonomously through California
A Telsa enthusiast has published a timelapse video of him between Silicon Valley and Los Angeles in a Tesla set to autopilot mode. The YouTuber who goes by the name Whole Mars Catalog says the only human interaction required was when he stopped to charge the vehicle. His description reads, “Tesla Autopilot FSD Beta drives […]
Aberdeenshire introduces EV charging tariff
Electric vehicle drivers in Aberdeen are being charged for charging their vehicles, after the Council decided to end its free charging policy. The 21p per kWh charge was approved by the Council last year and came into force on 4 January. When the charging points were installed, there was an expectation by Transport Scotland that […]
Oxbotica secures $47m to fund global autonomous software deployment
Oxford-based autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica has completed a $47 million (£35.5 million) investment round to accelerate the commercial deployment of its autonomy software platform. It says the funding, secured by working with partners across the globe led by bp ventures, is an endorsement of its “go-to-market strategy, deploying its autonomy software in industrial use […]
UK to continue in European Horizon programme post Brexit
British firms and academics will continue to be part of European Horizon projects post Brexit, as part of the deal agreed on Christmas Eve. ScienceBusiness.net, a network which debates and networks on research and innovation, reports that the UK will continue to pay into and participate in five EU funding programmes including the big Horizon […]