AVs will lead to increased drinking – research
It’s probably not one of the most surprising pieces of research into the effects of driverless cars – a study in Australia suggests people expect they will drink more if they don’t have to worry about driving. Just over 1,300 Australians of legal driving age who consume alcohol completed an online survey for Curtin University. […]
Dubai uses speed cameras to enforce lockdown
Police in the UAE emirate of Dubai are using speed camera technology to identify people driving without permission. During the Coronavirus lockdown there, people have to register to be allowed to travel in their cars. Only those approved are allowed out. ArabianBusiness.com reports that Dubai Police has activated radar to track motorists violating restrictions during […]
TfL suspends Congestion Charge
In order to help critical workers during the Coronavirus crisis, Transport for London has decided not to charge people for driving in the congestion charge zone. It’s also suspended the ULEZ and Low Emission Zone charges. Mayor Sadiq Khan said, though, that this shouldn’t lead to people driving who otherwise wouldn’t, “This is not an […]
HE in £32m SVD tender
After Highways England pledged to increase the safety levels on smart motorways, it’s put out a tender for a stopped vehicle detection system. It wants companies to pitch their designs for technology that will detect individual stopped vehicles in live lanes on all-lane running sections. It says the SVD solution must enable early intervention and […]
Kids’ radio station teaches transport
If you’re trying to work and home school at the same time, how about almost combining both and teaching the children about roads? You won’t have to do it yourself, because national children’s radio station Fun Kids, which broadcasts on DAB, has put together a series of features which it’s including in its regular programming […]
ITS America still plans to run LA Congress
ITS America has issued a statement that it intends the World Congress in Los Angeles this October will go ahead as planned despite many other events being cancelled due to Coronavirus. The 27th ITS World Congress 2020 will still occur as scheduled, October 4 – 8, 2020 in Los Angeles,” it says. “There are no […]
HE puts out SVD tender
Highways England has put out a tender for a Stopped Vehicle Detection solution to detect individual stopped vehicles in live lanes on Smart Motorway All Lane Running sections of the Network in England.
Californian driverless tests total 2.8 million miles
The number of miles driven by autonomous cars in California totalled 2.8 million, up three quarters of a million on the year before. Insurance Journal has seen figures from the Californian Department of Motor Vehicles, which regulates testing in the state. It says six new permits for testing with a driver were issued in 2019, […]
New head of sales for Kapsch UK
Kapsch TrafficCom’s UK division has appointed Steve Parsons as its new Head of Sales. He’s joined from Siemens and says he’s delighted to join a company that has a vision to make high levels of congestion, poor air quality and inadequate safety practices a thing of the past. Kapsch provides ITS in tolling, traffic management, […]
ITS Asia-Pacific cancelled
ITS Australia have predictably announced that the ITS Asia Pacific Forum, due to take place in Brisbane in May, has been postponed. They’re working on a new date sometime before mid-2021. “The priority of ITS Australia is the health and safety of our industry, and all those who work within it,” says Susan Harris, ITS […]