TRL details Graduated Driving Licence possibilities with lessons from Australia
As the idea of a Graduated Driving Licence gains traction in the UK, TRL is hosting a webinar to detail how a similar idea in Australia could be used to plan its introduction here. Currently, when a new driver passes their test, they can drive immediately like any other driver – travel on motorways, carrying […]
Highways Voices looks at the JCT Symopsium and Highways UK
As Highways Voices reaches its summer break, we finish this series of podcasts with a look ahead to two of the key events for our industry in the autumn. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! Organiser of the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium John Nightingale joins us first […]
Coventry City Council, working with Skyfarer, VESOS and HAAS Alert demonstrates the benefits of drone-ready Cities and eCall alerts
Coventry City Council teamed up with Skyfarer, Midlands Aerospace Alliance, VESOS Solutions and HAAS Alert to demonstrate the benefits of drones, by demonstrating how a drone can deliver ‘first eyes’ on a vehicle collision. Delegates at the Local Council Road Infrastructure Group (LCRIG) Innovation & Learning Festival saw how a drone can accelerate and refine […]
Industry grandee Eric Sampson joins impressive list of JCT session chairs
The widely respected Intelligent Transport Systems expert Prof Eric Sampson CBE will be one of a number of distinguished guests leading the conversation at the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in September, chairing the learned programme of papers during the event. The two-day symposium features 27 separate presentations covering a range of topics around cutting-edge […]
Pre-emptive Traffic Management with AECOM and Derbyshire on this week’s Highways Voices
This week on Highways Voices we talk about better traffic management using a new pre-emptive traffic management system being pioneered by AECOM and Derbyshire County Council. Lee Street, Head of Technology Services, AECOM Transportation, Europe, and Neill Bennett, Assistant Director Highways Commissioning at Derbyshire County Council join us to discuss the system that can seamlessly […]
UK SMEs to showcase the country’s transport innovations at the ITS World Congress in Dubai
Eleven Small and medium enterprises have signed up to a high-profile platform at Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in September thanks to a unique partnership of leading supporters of UK transport technology. The British Pavilion at the ITS World Congress in Dubai is being hosted by the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG), for the […]
More from the LCRIG Innovation and Learning Festival on this week’s Highways Voices
In the second of our tours of this month’s LCRIG Innovation and Learning Festival in Coventry, we hear from seven more guests about everything from autonomous pothole repair to road marking You’ll hear from a leading local authority, a company that’s booked millions through its participation with LCRIG, about off grid roadside solutions and from […]
ITS UK Award for the most Innovative Product or Service to be presented at the JCT Symposium 2024
In partnership with JCT, long standing sponsor and exhibitor Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) are launching a new award at the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium 2024 in Nottingham this September. The Award will be presented to the exhibitor who demonstrates the most Innovative Product or Service at the Symposium and entry is open […]
Acusensus appoints AI and image processing expert to support UK and international growth
Road safety technology company Acusensus is further expanding its operation in the UK with the appointment of veteran technologist Violet Snell. Since Acusensus opened its UK office in 2022, it has continued to develop the market for advanced road safety solutions, including the award-winning ‘Heads Up’ system to identify distracted driving, or people not wearing […]
Cutting-edge transport technology showcased at LCRIG’s Innovation and Learning Festival
A range of the latest transport technology has been displayed at the Local Council Roads Innovation Group’s summer festival in Coventry, supported by the Transport Technology Forum. The TTF’s Connected Vehicle Working Group demonstrated a development of the eCall automated emergency alerting system which automatically directed a drone to the scene of a simulated road […]