Hyundai and NVIDIA partner on AI connected car services
Hyundai Motor Group and NVIDIA have announced the roll-out of the NVIDIA DRIVE ‘connected car’ platform across all new models from Hyundai, Kia and Genesis from 2022 onwards. Hyundai says its technical cooperation with accelerated computing company NVIDIA will enable it to develop high-performance ‘connected car’ computing systems for its next-generation models. From entry-level to […]
Scotrail cutting more services
Scotland’s main train operator is planning to cut a number of services meaning it has cut the number of trains by a fifth since the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis. The Scotsman newspaper says that from Sunday 13 December 272 trains per day will not operate on Scotrail services although some busier trains will get […]
Euro NCAP Appoints New President
The members of the vehicle crash testing and safety assessment organisation Euro NCAP have elected Niels Ebbe Jacobsen as their new President and Chairman of the Board of Directors Jacobsen is the CEO of International Consumer Research & Testing, a UK-based independent consumer consortium with more than 30 members worldwide. ICRT is one of the […]
FLIR adds AI to traffic cameras
Traffic camera maker FLIR has added artificial intelligence to its traffic camera software which it says optimises traffic flow on roads and at intersections. It says that, combined with its Acyclica cloud platform its ThermiCam and TrafiCam cameras can be used by cities to apply AI-camera data to predict traffic, prevent congestion and potential accidents, […]
GRID Smarter Cities joins HS2 innovator programme
The parking and kerbside management company GRID Smarter Cities has been selected as one of five technology firms to join the High Speed 2 rail line Innovation Accelerator Programme. It’s hoped GRID Smarter Cities technology will help HS2, its contractors and site personnel to better manage commercial freight movements and activities, especially in congested urban areas […]
TTF data project wins more recognition
Fresh from being awarded the Project of the Year prize at the ITS (UK) Awards, the Transport Technology Forum has been highly commended in a civil engineering awards ceremony for its work to understand changes in travel patterns due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Transport Technology Forum, working with Arup and White Willow Consulting, supported the […]
HE consults over A34 changes
Highways England has launched a new consultation about how to make the A34 west of Oxford safer and more reliable to drive on. It says it’s in the early stages of the work focussing on better understanding the current demands on the A34 between the M4 and M40, and the opportunities to reduce congestion and […]
AA calls for more roadworks during Lockdown 2
The President of the AA says reduced traffic during the latest Government restrictions due to its response to the Coronvirus crisis means road works could happen safely without causing congestion. Edmund King has told the BBC councils have a “unique opportunity” to fix potholes, road junctions and roadside drainage. He’s suggested local authorities should ask […]
Blackburn with Darwen Council “marks” Remembrance Sunday in COVID lockdown
When Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were considering how to mark the forthcoming Remembrance Sunday, given the current national lockdown, they were delighted to find that local thermoplastic playground and road marking supplier, UniPlay, were able to come up with a solution that was swiftly deployed across 20 sites throughout the borough. Using their state […]
TTF and London Councils showcase transport technologies making the capital more efficient
The Transport Technology Forum and the body which represents the 32 London Boroughs and The City have hosted the first of a series of London-focussed events sharing examples of improvements in transport by enhancing data and connectivity. More than 50 people took part in the London Councils-TTF virtual forum to discuss how technologies are being […]