Packed line-up confirmed for JCT Symposium 2020 as delegate numbers soar
Delegates at this year’s JCT Traffic Signals Symposium will hear how data from existing urban traffic control systems could be used to help reduce the environmental impact of transport in the future. The fascinating presentation from Professor Margaret Bell is one of 20 lined up for the two-day online event which has already seen a […]
Driverless cars “improve motorway performance” – Aimsun
New research by global transport modelling company suggests that autonomous vehicles in a mixed fleet of traffic could transform the operation of the network. In a paper published in Transportation Research Record: “Modelling the effects of autonomous vehicles on motorway performance, ” authors George Mesionis, Mark Brackstone and Natalie Gravett report modelling detailed interactions among […]
Uber “safety driver” charged over fatal driverless crash
The back-up safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber test vehicle that ran down and killed a woman in Arizona two years ago has been charged with negligent homicide. Reuters reports that Rafael Vasquez pleaded not guilty over the death of Elaine Herzberg. She has been released pending trial set for February 2021. […]
Staffordshire and Amey launch e-scooter trials
A new e-scooter trial’s getting underway in Staffordshire designed to test whether the technology can improve mobility and air quality. Staffordshire County Council and Amey have partnered with electric scooter providers Ginger and Zwings to launch micromobility trials in Stafford and Newcastle-Under-Lyme, as part of the ADEPT Smart Places Live Labs programme. The trials form […]
HERE and INRIX partner on parking
HERE Technologies and INRIX are partnering to deliver what they call “a complete parking solution” that includes on-street and off-street parking availability, dynamic rates and indoor mapping to HERE automotive customers. Connected vehicle service HERE parking will leverage INRIX for static and dynamic, on-street parking data in more than 1,100 cities across 65 countries and […]
BANES deploys Videalert electric mobile enforcement vehicle
Bath and North East Somerset Council is extending its Videalert CCTV enforcement platform by deploying a new electric mobile enforcement vehicle. The multi-tasking vehicle will be used to enforce a wide range of civil traffic contraventions including digital resident parking permit zones, keep clears outside schools, bus stops and bus lanes. It will also help […]
Ebbsfleet International could be used for customs checks post Brexit
Plans are being drawn up to check lorries on land at Ebbsfleet International Eurostar station in the event of a no-deal Brexit. KentOnline reports that HMRC – which deals with customs checks – has been seeking to use the railway land, which is located between Dartford and Gravesend, if the UK leaves the European Union […]
Driverless deliveries “could boost trust in the technology”
An autonomous vehicles expert is predicting that the increase in deliveries made by pods will help the travelling public get used to the idea riding in driverless vehicles themselves in the future. Matthew Lipka, head of policy at robotics company Nuro says an approachable-looking vehicle that delivers a pizza to someone’s curb would leave a […]
HERE adds weather forecaster to Marketplace
Location, data and mapping company HERE Technologies has added AccuWeather to the HERE Marketplace to sell weather-related information. HERE says its Marketplace is a “hub for global location data exchange and a means to accelerate data-driven innovation”. It says that with AccuWeather, both parties are yielding “mutually beneficial results” with HERE contributing the platform and […]
Shapps “planning to scrap rail franchising”
The Transport Secretary is set to announce the end of rail franchising, with service provision facilitated by “concession” agreements that are similar to outsourcing contracts widely used by the NHS and schools. The Telegraph says it has seen papers showing that franchises launched under John Major in the mid-Nineties will be replaced by fixed-fee contracts […]