Electric buses withdrawn in Glasgow over safety fears
Bus operator First Bus has withdrawn 30 buses in Glasgow after “technical failures”. The BBC reports that the issue was raised in December with affected vehicles now temporarily replaced by ultra-low emission diesel buses from across the UK. The report says the buses were part of an order of 50 in 2023, with batteries designed […]
Up to a quarter of young passenger deaths avoidable if seatbelts worn
New analysis by The AA Charitable Trust shows almost half (43%) of young passengers (17-29) who die in car crashes are not belted. Wearing a seatbelt reduces the risk of death by around 50 per cent, meaning up to around one quarter of all young car passenger deaths could be avoided if all young passengers […]
Giant HS2 box structure under A46 approaches final phase of construction
Construction of a 14,500-tonne box structure designed to take the new HS2 line under the A46 Kenilworth Bypass in Warwickshire has taken a major step forward, following the successful installation of 120 beams. The concrete beams, ranging between 13 metres and 24 metres in length, were carefully lifted into place using three giant cranes to […]
INRIX providing next-generation software to manage traffic
The transport data and analytics company INRIX is supplying the City of Philadelphia announced with a solution to manage kerb and right-of-way management using NEW products. The new cloud-based product, INRIX IQ Road Rules, will hold digital twin information about the City’s streets, pavements, and kerbs, to allow staff to communicate temporary and permanent rule […]
Goodyear develops tyre with in-built sensors
Tyre maker Goodyear has developed a tyre embedded with sensors to detect dangerous road conditions. It’s worked with TNO from the Netherlands to make the technology to integrate with automatic emergency braking system of a vehicle, demonstrating the potential to mitigate crashes, particularly in challenging road conditions. While existing systems are typically tuned for high-friction […]
TomTom Orbis Maps now featuring immersive 3D lane geometry for any road
The location technology company TomTom has announced an enhancement to its Orbis Maps by offering immersive 3D lane geometry with what it says is unprecedented coverage. Expanding its lane geometry data through AI-enabled updates, TomTom Orbis Maps now offers lane-level precision that is measured in centimetres, available on a global scale, and continuously refreshed. TomTom […]
PTV Group and Dynamic Map Platform Announce Strategic Partnership
Transport modelling company PTV Group and Dynamic Map Platform (DMP) have officially announced a strategic collaboration at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. The agreement was formalised with the signing of a memorandum of understanding by DMP CEO Shuichi Yoshimura and Steve Perone, Managing Director of PTV America, marking a significant […]
Cancelled road project costs near £70m
New figures show the cost of a long-awaited project to dual a 13-mile section of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham in Northumberland had risen to £68.4 million before its cancellation was announced by the Labour government last year. Despite repeated postponements under the previous government, the project’s expenses continued to grow, increasing from £67 […]
New shuttle service agreed to avoid isolation of village near Peterborough
A village near Peterborough has been saved from isolation for a second time after a deal was struck to run a shuttle-bus around a collapsed access road for the next two weeks. Residents of Farcet had previously faced isolation before Christmas, until a shuttle-bus service was put in place. Now the situation has come back […]
TomTom reports 97% of UK cities saw traffic congestion increase in 2024
The UK experienced a significant increase in traffic congestion in 2024, with average congestion levels rising to 20.4%, a 9% year-on-year increase compared to 18.7% in 2023. That’s according to the location technology specialist TomTom, which has released the 14th edition of its TomTom Traffic Index, comparing trends seen in 500 cities, across 62 countries […]