MIRA and Vodafone team up on 5G testing
The automotive test centre HORIBA MIRA is teaming up with Vodafone to install a 5G private network at its track near Nuneaton. The companies say the 5G mobile private network, with its ultra-fast speeds and low latency, will assist in the development of driverless vehicles at the site and could enable HORIBA MIRA’s clients to […]
EasyMile introduces Level 4 autonomy to Norway
The driverless vehicle maker EasyMile has introduced a passenger pod into the Norwegian market which has completely removed any human supervisor from the vehicle. EasyMile’s technology, with clients Applied Autonomy, Vy, Yara, City & Lab and Herøya Industripark AS, is behind Level 4 mobility operation in Herøya. The company says the deployment is an important […]
Hammersmith Bridge to stay shut till 2027
The task force working on the 133-year-old Hammersmith Bridge in West London says it will not reopen to traffic for six and a half years. The bridge has already been shut to traffic for a year, and is now also closed off to pedestrians and cyclists because structural surveys suggest it’s in “immediate danger” of […]
HE consults on Trans-Pennine upgrade options
Highways England will launch a public consultation on 5 November on changes to its plans for its Sheffield to Manchester road upgrade. It says that since its last consultation in 2018, it has carried out additional environmental surveys and monitoring, and we now wants to hear the public’s views on the most recent data, and […]
September’s UK car production lowest for 25 years
UK car production fell in September, with output down 5%, to its lowest level for the month since 1995. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reports factories turned out 114,732 cars, a decline of some 6,000 units on the same month in 2019. It’s blaming it on the continued restrictions placed in relation to […]
Fewer commutes lead to more emissions – report
While emissions from transport fell over the initials weeks after government restrictions related to Covid-19 were introduced, it doesn’t seem like it’s all good news. The BBC reports that air pollution in big cities could this winter increase because so many people are working from home, and therefore running their heating systems for much longer […]
Survey suggests fewer than half of drivers understand smart motorways
The road safety charity Brake has issued the results of a survey which suggest that only 48% of drivers know what the rules are for driving on a smart motorway. The report, based on a survey of 2,000 drivers for Brake and Green Flag breakdown provider, found that a quarter don’t know what a smart […]
JCT Symposium presentations now online
The vast majority of presentations from the record-breaking JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in September are now online offering people the chance to watch again a series of top-quality knowledge sharing with experts from across the industry. The consultancy has set up a page on its website with links to the papers and presentations, presented by […]
INRIX launches big data analysis solution
The traffic information company INRIX has launched a product aimed at easily helping organisations understand, manage and improve mobility. INRIX IQ promises to harness the power of big data for people who aren’t data scientists. The company says the product “provides a smarter, faster and more affordable alternative to traditional methods of data collection, management, […]
Californian city delivers free solar powered car charging
An American electric vehicle charging solution company is delivering a series of solar-powered charging stations across the Southern Californian city of San Diego – at no cost to the city or the drivers who use the stations. Beam Global will deploy its patented EV ARC™ 2020 charging stations through a public-private partnership with a corporate […]