London designers unveil the “quarter car” autonomous concept
Industrial design and innovation company Seymourpowell has revealed details of Quarter Car, which is an autonomous vehicle with four segregated luxury pods. The idea is people can share mobility whilst having their own personal space. Seymourpowell says the concept “envisions the future of the digital ride hailing economy and shared transport through a personalised, autonomous […]
Ford makes connected services standard in Europe
Ford has announced it’s making a range of connected vehicle services complimentary to European customers, enabling drivers to control and monitor key features in their cars from their smartphone. Drivers access connected vehicle features using the FordPass app which enables a variety of remote services, including checking on vehicle health, fuel level and oil levels, […]
Shapps criticises TfL fare freeze
The Transport Secretary has described London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to freeze fares on tubes and buses for four years as not “reasonable”, because it led to a shortfall in around £640 million in revenue. Grant Shapps was answering questions posed by the Transport Select Committee over the Government’s £1.6 billion bailout of Transport for […]
BMW supports Apple digital key
BMW drivers are to be the first in the world to be able to use their iPhone as a car key. The company says that in the future customers will be able to set up a key on a compatible phone and share it with up to five friends. Users set the system up by […]
Traffic grows as non-essential shops reopen
The latest traffic and cycling volume statistics from the Transport Technology Forum suggest that the reopening of shops led to a significant increase in the amount of traffic in towns and cities across England. Figures gathered from a number of local authorities and regions suggested that traffic flow last week was around 23% lower than […]
AppyWay suggests ways to “seize the opportunity” to reshape travel
The mobility and parking solutions company AppyWay has come up with a range of ideas that local authorities could use to improve transport post-Covid. It says its white paper is a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to reshape travel and behaviours in towns and cities where it has collated “the best insight and pertinent information […]
Lyft using crowdsourced data to help driverless development
The American ridesharing company Lyft says it’s using data from its network to improve the performance of its autonomous vehicle systems. Venturebeat.com reports that the company’s equipped a subset of vehicles with inexpensive camera sensors to capture “challenging scenarios” and solve problems like generating 3D maps and improving simulation tests. Lyft has told the website […]
Mayoral candidate promises to reverse CC rise
The Conservative candidate for London Mayor is promising to undo the 30% hike in the congestion charge, and its increase in hours if he becomes Mayor in next year’s delayed election. Business paper City AM reports Shaun Bailey has submitted a petition to City Hall against the rise, and that he’s also rejecting Mayor Sadiq […]
TRL announces new UTC launch event
TRL has announced its software division will launch its new Urban Traffic Control software at a virtual event on Tuesday 30 June. It says its UTC system will utilise SCOOT® 7, enabling the ability to respond automatically to traffic fluctuations, removing the need for signal plans which are expensive to prepare and unable to manage […]
Keep2m.co.uk rebrands to keepadistance
As government advice on social distancing changes, the health and safety products company keep2m.co.uk is rebranding to reflect the flexibility of solutions. The keepadistance.co.uk website continues to offer a range of solutions to help businesses get back to work while keeping their staff healthy and safe including its best selling electronic wearable tags which warn […]