CPC celebrates “internationally influential” UK CAV industry
The Connected Places Catapult (CPC) has celebrated its success in supporting the UK’s driverless vehicle industry become a world leader and shared many thought-provoking ideas and challenges at its virtual conference titled “What next for autonomous technology – opportunities for the UK”, that took place on 2 December. The Catapult’s focus is to help innovative […]
Van makers urged to fit better safety technology
The organisation overseeing the safety of vehicles in Europe is urging van manufacturers to fit more lifesaving collision avoidance technology to their vehicles as standard after tests for a new Commercial Van Safety Rating revealed what it calls “alarming results”. Euro NCAP, working with Thatcham Research, found that out of 19 vans tested – representing […]
Siemens Mobility awarded Portsmouth Clean Air Zone design contract
Portsmouth City Council has awarded Siemens Mobility Limited a contract to design a Clean Air Zone to the south west side of the city. The city says the implementation of a CAZ is planned to ensure it achieves compliance with legal limits of nitrogen dioxide levels in the shortest possible time. Siemens Mobility has announced […]
Zoox unveils driverless electric vehicle
Amazon’s newly-acquired subsidiary, Zoox, has unveilled an electric driverless pod which can travel at up to 75 miles per hour and go for 16 hours between charges. The company says the vehicle is designed for dense, urban environments. It offers bidirectional driving capabilities and four-wheel steering, which enables manoeuvring through compact spaces and changing directions […]
INRIX reports on Covid’s safety impact on the country’s roads
New data from traffic data analysts INRIX suggests major roads around seven key British cities have seen significantly fewer collisions this year when compared to the same period in 2019. it says across the cities analysed, collisions are down 36% for the April to October period Across the UK’s cities, Birmingham has seen the smallest […]
ARTSM sets up working group to represent Highways services sector
The Association for Road Traffic Safety and Management has long represented the highways industry in contributing to, and driving changes in regulations and specifications, and ensuring product compliance, however recently whilst reviewing its role in the highways industry it was identified that a large portion of the highways industry was not represented fully by the […]
HE tests moveable barrier in readiness for Brexit
As the Brexit transition period draws to a close, Highways England has tested a contingency on the M20 in Kent to cope with lorries waiting to cross the Channel. The London-bound carriageway between Maidstone and Ashford has a moveable barrier to create a contraflow for non-goods vehicles so that the coastbound road can be used […]
Khan considers fee to enter Greater London by car
London’s mayor is considering charging drivers £3.50 to enter London every day in an attempt to plug the capital’s finance gap. The Daily Telegraph reports that Sadiq Khan has asked Transport for London officials to investigate the feasibility of introducing the “Greater London Boundary Charge”. It means the price for entering Central London could rise […]
Dubai self driving challenge finalists announced
13 companies have been shortlisted for the finals of the Dubai World Challenge for self-driving transport – but no British one is among them. The competition is designed to realise the emirate’s vision of having 25% of all trips there smart and driverless. Seven global companies have qualified for the final stage of the Challenge […]
Lockdown traffic higher second time around – TTF
A Transport Technology Forum comparison of travel data during England’s two national lockdowns suggests that, while there was a significant drop in traffic at the beginning of the November restrictions, traffic levels only dropped to 70% of baseline levels overall, compared to 25% of baseline in March. Analysts gathered data about travel on city, town […]