AppyWay delivers kerbside management solution for London
A solution which allows freight and service vehicles to book kerb space in Greater London is being tried out. AppyWay, which started off as a smart parking company, pitched the solution to Transport for London and was offered a pilot programme to let companies book kerb space for deliveries. The idea is to reduce the […]
Aberdeen bypass could get speed cameras after all
Transport Scotland’s reported to be considering putting speed cameras on Aberdeen’s Western Bypass, three years after saying there were no plans for a scheme on the route. The Press and Journal reports that Transport Secretary Michael Matheson says it’s a possibility that average speed cameras could be put on the route. They’ve been successful in […]
DfT announces smart motorway safety action plan
The Government’s announced new ways to make smart motorways safer, particularly dealing with the issue of broken down vehicles in live lanes. The Department for Transport’s decided to speed up the installation of radar technology to all stretches of smart motorway. These lead to the identification of broken down vehicles within 20 seconds. They’ll be […]
Intertraffic postponed over Coronavirus fears
The major Intertraffic transport event in Amsterdam has been postponed for a year because of the Coronavirus pandemic. It’ll now be held on 23-26 March 2021. The organisers say they’re responding to requests from exhibitors and point to the fact that 90% of the exhibitors are international and in 2018 visitors originated from 140 countries. […]
Driverless passengers may need training on motion sickness
New research suggests that a number of the perceived benefits of using driverless cars may not actually be achievable, because people get motion sickness. WMG at the University of Warwick told an ITS (UK) meeting there that activites such as working on a laptop, reading, watching films, texting or emailing all have been found to […]
Minister commits to digital transport future
The Government is promising to pin its transport policy around technology and to make the UK a leader in future mobility and decarbonisation. Roads Minister George Freeman told the Transport Ticketing Global event in London his focus is on three-Ds – Disconnection, Digitalisation and Decarbonisation. This involves getting public transport more widely available to people, […]
Driverless vehicle in 230-mile Grand Drive
A driverless Nissan car has driven from Cranfield in Bedforshire to Sunderland in the longest autonomous vehicle test in the UK so far. The Nissan Leaf’s “Grand Drive” involved negotiating country lanes with few or no road markings as well as junctions, roundabouts and motorways. The vehicle was able to change lanes, merge and stop […]
WSP offers £21.3m contract
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TfL and Met launch new mobile speed enforcement cameras
ITS (UK) Executive Member Transport for London has launched five new mobile safety cameras to tackle the risk and harm caused by speeding across London and help meet its Vision Zero goal of eliminating death and serious injury on the road network. Police data shows that half of fatal collisions in London have speed as […]