EV smart charging trial findings revealed
The UK’s largest trial of smart charging incentives found the majority of electric vehicle drivers who took part shifted charging to off-peak, reducing demand on the network at the busiest times. The website Transport and Energy reports the Shift trial, which was led by UK Power Networks in partnership with Kaluza, Octopus Energy and ev.energy […]
Staffordshire and Amey join forces with NHS to encourage “scoot to commute”
Amey, Staffordshire County Council and its e-scooter provider Ginger have teamed up to offer NHS workers in Stafford free electric scooter rides as a trial scheme is rolled-out to the town’s County Hospital as a mark of gratitude to them for their ongoing invaluable work. The trio are partnering with University of Hospitals North Midlands […]
Location solutions discussed in latest Highways Voices
When you stop and think about it, a huge amount of innovation in the highways and transport technology industries over the past 20 years have been related to location services, but what about the mapping that underpins it? The latest Highways Voices podcast digs into the issue by talking to HERE Technologies Chief Product Officer […]
Vaisala to deliver webinar on best practices in road asset management
Technology company Vaisala is to host a webinar on best practices in road asset management as road operators and maintenance organisations continue to look for more efficient, cost-effective and safer ways to maintain their networks. Taking place on Fenruary 25th at 10amET, the webinar will include a sesison by the Region of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada). […]
ITS (UK) honours Student and Apprentice Essay Award winners
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society has recognised creative thinking amongst its early careers professionals, honouring an apprentice and a student member who have won the 2020 ITS (UK) Essay Competition. The competition wanted candidates to imagine the speech they would give at their retirement ceremony. They were asked what impact and influence on the industry […]
bp and Oxbotica complete industry-first autonomous vehicle trial at German refinery
The energy company bp has successfully completed an autonomous vehicle trial at its Lingen refinery in Germany, working with Oxford-based autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica. They say the trial was a world-first in the energy sector and the latest addition to the bp ventures technology portfolio. During the trial the vehicle travelled over 180km fully autonomously, safely […]
Survey “reveals UK drivers’ lack of smart motorway knowledge”
A new survey of more than 7,000 British motorists has found one in four of those questioned don’t understand when they can or can’t use the hard shoulder on a smart motorway, and nearly half don’t know you could get points for driving under a red X. The Halfords Roadworthy Quiz tested 7,100 people’s knowledge […]
Apple’s talks with Hyundai-Kia collapse
The carmaker Hyundai-Kia says it is not having any more talks with Apple on building autonomous electric cars, despite reports suggested they were pushing towards a deal. Reuters reports the companies announced, “We are receiving requests for cooperation in joint development of autonomous electric vehicles from various companies, but they are at early stage and […]
Cohda Wireless delivers new global C-V2X turnkey solution
The CAV software development company Cohda Wireless has announced a new cellular vehicle-to-everything turnkey solution for global vehicle makers and smart cities. The solution features Cohda Wireless’s vehicle-to-everything software integrated with the Qualcomm SnapdragonTM Automotive 5G and 4G Platforms. Cohda Wireless Chief Engineer Fabien Cure said that the porting of Cohda’s software stack to the […]
Aimsun outlines virtual training solution for control rooms
The global transport modelling company Aimsun has explained a solution used to help traffic control room staff deal with different incidents on their network. The Company’s Head of Professional Services, Alex Torday, told a joint ITS Australia – ITS (UK) webinar about the company’s extension of its traffic simulation techniques to integrate with a control […]