UK’s largest ever EV infrastructure contract awarded to bp Chargemaster
bp Chargemaster has been awarded a contract by Police Scotland to supply electric vehicle charging infrastructure across its estates. The deal, worth up to £21 million, is the largest ever of its kind in the UK. The project will be delivered in partnership with WGM Engineering, one of Scotland’s leading engineering companies. More than 1,000 charging points […]
Daimler launches new mobility insurance business
Daimler has signed a strategic partnership with reinsurer Swiss Re to deliver automotive and mobility insurance from a new company they’ve called Movinx. Their business model is to develop fully digital automotive and mobility insurance products that, as they put it, “both fulfil changing customer needs and offer best-in-class service quality.” They say their new […]
HE courts graduates to “build network of the future”
Highways England is recruiting a new intake of graduates as it embarks on what it calls an exciting multi-billion investment programme for the country’s strategic road network. The government-owned company is offering a range of three-year graduate programmes across the country, designed to give graduates all the skills and experience they need to grow their careers. Recruitment for our broad range of apprenticeship […]
ARTSM publishes latest procurement guidance
The Association for Road Traffic Safety and Management, ARTSM, has published an updated guidance document for procurement and supply of Traffic Management Signage. The trade body regularly updates guidance in order for organisations to ensure all products on UK roads are fit for purpose and tested to specified standards. The law says all manufacturers, suppliers […]
Companies working on satellite/GPS connectivity thanks to €1.2m grant
The British-Israeli start-up Valerann has teamed up with established Cardiff-based SME Excelerate Technology to work on technology to allow roads to leverage space technologies to support autonomous vehicles The companies have received a €1.2M grant from the European Space Agency to work on technology to use satellite communications and GPS technologies to make a system […]
Paris’s Mayor cutting car options in city
The Mayor of Paris has used her first major interview since her re-election in the summer to warn people in the city to “forget crossing Paris by car”. Anne Hidalgo told Le Parisien that, “The city needs to evolve.” Forbes adds that she intends to create permanent curb-protected cycleways and expand the number of lockdown […]
WSP launches “snack and learn” Vision Zero webinar series
WSP is launching what it calls a Snack & Learn webinar series exploring how intelligent transport systems can be part of the Vision Zero road safety solution. The international consultancy’s series will explore how a data-led ITS whole-system approach enables the safe interaction of people, processes, infrastructure, vehicles and technology to support safe road systems, […]
TfL “will run out of money in days”
It’s reported Transport for London is only nine days away from running out of money as it negotiates a fresh bailout with the government. Financial newspaper City AM says TfL is in negotiations with the Department for Transport over the funding settlement, with mayor Sadiq Khan asking for £5.65bn over the next 18 months. It […]
Waymo opens fully driverless service in Phoenix
Google’s driverless car division Waymo is opening up its driverless car taxi service to customers across the American city of Phoenix. It’s three years since selected people were able to try out the driverless service in the city, thanks to the company’s investment in high definition maps which allowed the vehicles to navigate journeys in […]
ERTICO releases more details about virtual Congress
ERTICO-ITS Europe says it is continuing its mission to bring the ITS community the same energy and engagement of previous face-to-face Congresses, but next month it will be available in “just one click”. Participants to the Virtual ITS European Congress on the 9 and 10 November will access an entirely virtual event with the 3D […]