The highways carbon revolution? Turning lower emissions into new revenue on this week’s Highways Voices
What if choosing a lower-carbon way of maintaining a road didn’t simply reduce emissions, but actually created a financial asset which could help pay for the next job? That’s the potentially transformative idea explored in this week’s Highways Voices, as Adrian Tatum talks to Gary Cook, founder of Asphalt IQ and Carbon Vault IQ, about […]
SWARCO UK & Ireland delivers bespoke VAS to help reduce motorcycle speeding in Swansea
Intelligent traffic solutions and technology business SWARCO UK & Ireland has developed and installed bespoke Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) for Swansea Council which use AI-powered technology to identify motorcycles and warn riders when they are exceeding the speed limit. The technology has been developed following a successful trial and is designed to activate only when […]
Definitive guide to JCT Traffic Signals Symposium now available
Delegates heading to Lincoln for this month’s popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium can now download the official event magazine, providing a definitive guide to three days of traffic signals learning, discussion and networking. The 31st Symposium returns to its original home of Lincoln this year with a refreshed format designed to take the event back […]
Sutherland: Give people better transport choices rather than telling them not to drive
Behavioural science expert Rory Sutherland has told Highways News that transport policy should concentrate on making alternatives to the car easier and more attractive rather than assuming motorists can simply be persuaded to stop driving. Speaking in a forthcoming special Highways Voices podcast series with Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens, the Ogilvy UK vice-chairman […]
“eCall is far from dead” – VESOS highlights safety benefits amid Next Generation confusion
Connected vehicle safety specialist VESOS is warning that confusion over the delayed introduction of Next Generation eCall risks obscuring the significant road safety benefits already being delivered by millions of existing eCall-equipped vehicles. The company has published a new blog responding to recent Government guidance which says Next Generation eCall fitted to most new cars […]
ERTICO takes Birmingham ITS World Congress message to global audience
The organisers of next year’s major ITS World Congress in Birmingham, ERTICO – ITS Europe, has taken the message about the event to tens of thousands of transport professionals around the world, with a newsletter highlighting the scale of the event and the opportunities to get involved. ERTICO has used its latest communication to underline […]
MIRA Technology Park expansion plans secure unanimous council approval
Plans supporting a major expansion of MIRA Technology Park have secured unanimous approval from councillors following reconsideration of the application by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Insider Media has spotted that the council’s Planning Committee has again approved the outline application relating to the extension of the internationally significant automotive research and development site near […]
Three Multihogs to tackle potholes across Shropshire in September
Shropshire Council is increasing the number of Multihog road planer teams working across the county to three during September as it continues its programme of pothole and road defect repairs. The council says an additional third Multihog and crew will join the two existing teams, with work scheduled at a series of locations across Shropshire […]
Why standards matter: Highways Voices revisits the TOPAS debate
The announcement that Traffic Open Products and Specifications Ltd (TOPAS) is to close because its current funding arrangements are no longer sustainable puts a new perspective on a Highways Voices discussion first broadcast in February. TOPAS was established as an independent, not-for-profit organisation following the removal of DfT Type Approval, maintaining specifications and registering products […]
Acusensus-based tech trialled to improve roadworker safety in Scotland
New Artificial Intelligence technology is to be trialled in Scotland to help improve the safety of roadworkers. The Forsite Connected Safety System, developed by Australian road safety technology company Acusensus, will be deployed across the trunk road network to detect dangerous driving as vehicles approach roadworks and provide staff with early warning alerts through wearable […]