Marston Holdings partners with homeless charities to help people back into work
Transport and enforcement services company Marston Holdings has partnered with the homeless charity St Mungo’s and Radical Recruit, a not-for-profit organisation which bridges the gap between disadvantaged job seekers and the business world to help some of London’s homeless people back into the workplace. The pandemic has seen many of London’s homeless being temporarily housed […]
Speaker line-up confirmed for TTF winter event
The Transport Technology Forum has listed the speakers who’ll be sharing training and data research knowledge at the free winter forum on 2 December. In the morning, Dr Jill Hayden of Atkins will give an overview of the Connected Vehicle Data Research(CVDR) project sponsored by the DfT before Darren Capes of the DfT outlines the […]
New speed cameras go live in Black Country
Average speed camera specialist Jenoptik has switched on a series of new enforcement systems in Wolverhampton and along key routes in the Black Country. The Region’s Police and Crime Commissioner says the cameras, which went live on Tuesday 1 December will help boost the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Road Safety Strategy to significantly reduce deaths […]
Kent sets out post-Brexit travel contingency
The leader of Kent County Council has detailed plans to cope with up to 7,000 lorries delayed within the county should the UK be treated as a “third country” after leaving the EU on 31 December. Roger Gough has written to cabinet to explain the county’s infrastructure and traffic management plan which includes the installation […]
VW plans £22,000 electric car
Volkswagen is developing a new affordable battery-powered car in anticipation of tougher climate measures being introduced. Reuters reports that it’s seen plans for a “Small BEV” (Battery Electric Vehicle) which would cost less than €25,000 (£22,300). The report says it’d be similar to the size of a VW Polo and cheaper than its ID.3 electric […]
Bosch buys stake in smartphone crash alert company
Bosch Service Solutions has announced it’s buying a minority stake in the American startup Sfara, which offers app-based technologies for mobile devices that detect vehicle collisions and other emergencies. The New Jersey-based company has been working with Bosch for more than a year on the solution in which a user’s smartphone triggers an emergency call […]
Statistician researching AI-powered driverless car applications
An academic at Lancaster University has been given a grant to conduct ground-breaking Artificial Intelligence research aimed at revolutionising the use of AI in autonomous vehicles and cybersecurity. Dr Christopher Nemeth (pictured) will carry out the work as part of a prestigious Turing AI Acceleration Fellowship. The University says that, as technology advances, there is […]
Radar-based MOVA solution installed for traffic lights in Taunton
The transport technology firm Smart Video and Sensing have delivered another MOVA (Microprocessor Optimised Vehicle Actuation) site using the smartmicro UMRR11 multilane radar. Working with JSTSM on behalf of Somerset County Council, two radar were installed on the busy A38 Wellington Road/Castle Street junction in Taunton. The radar monitors multiple lanes and were programmed for […]
MP gets Commons time for Orwell Bridge debate
The MP for Ipswich Tom Hunt has secured time to discuss issues around the closures for high winds causing “massive disruption” in Suffolk’s County Town. The Ipswich Star reports Mr Hunt will raise the matter during Thursday afternoon’s adjournment debate in the House of Commons, highlighting the importance of a solution being delivered and the […]
Adopt holistic view of ITS to improve safety – WSP
Global consultancy WSP has published the fourth of its thought-leadership papers in its series “ITS and Vision Zero”, calling for the adoption of a holistic view of ITS to progress to safer roads. The authors say this view “embraces the interfaces and interactions between modes and users that most often lie at the core of […]