First electric buses hit the road in Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport
The first new electric buses from First Bus South, operator of First Bus Solent, have entered service in Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport, ushering in the region’s first zero-emissions buses. They are the first of 62 buses which will be rolled over the coming weeks for passengers on a range of routes. The company says the […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund running Road MSc bursary scheme again
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Trustees have announced that they will once again be running the Transport MSc Bursary programme for the academic year 2024-5. The Trustees are hoping to encourage more applications to study for a transport related MSc – both from people who are new to the transport sector and people who are currently […]
APCOA announces live data partnership with Zapmap
Parking operator APCOA has agreed a live data partnership with the EV charge point app, Zapmap, aiming to help electric vehicle drivers find EV chargers and plan their journeys with real time, up to the minute availability. Drivers can look for APCOA charge points using the network filter on the Zapmap app where they can […]
Core Highways’ details ROTL Training and Recruitment Programme
Core Highways has announced it has taken the initiative in its search for training potential new recruits from a previously unlikely talent pool. By working with a local prison, the company is offering serving offenders a life changing training programme with the chance of future employment in the highways sector. Faced with an employment skills […]
Apple cuts 600 jobs from self-driving team
Apple has cut more than 600 jobs after apparently dropping its self-driving car plans. The news agency Bloomberg says the majority of the cuts come from the address of the site which was working on the recently abandoned self-driving car project in California. The BBC adds that the state’s employment department was notified on 28 […]
Government spending £2.9m to enable cyclists to use Hammersmith Bridge
Cyclists will be able to cross London’s Hammersmith Bridge again, as Ministers promise nearly £3 million to resurface the bridge to provide a new cycle lane. Once the resurfacing works are completed, cyclists will no longer have to dismount from their bikes and use the separate footpath, allowing them to cross the bridge quickly and […]
Musk announces Tesla robotaxi unveil on 8 August
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has issued a very short tweet announcing that he will unveil the carmaker’s robotaxi on 8 August. Investopedia reports that shares of Tesla surged nearly 4% to $171.19 (around £136) in extended trading on Friday following the announcement, after sinking 3.6% during the regular session. The announcement came just hours after […]
Work to start on new Blackpool enterprise zone access road
Work towards building a new £18.5 million road at Blackpool Enterprise Zone will begin later this month, aiming to reduce traffic congestion on the business park, as well as providing a new access for residents, as well as creating 10.5 hectares of land for new businesses to move onto once complete. The new road will […]
Clearview’s Amsterdam adventure kicks off a year of 50th birthday celebrations
The highways and transport solutions provider Clearview Intelligence will use its presence at the huge Intertraffic show in Amsterdam later this month to begin celebrations for the company’s 50th birthday. Clearview started life as Golden River traffic in 1974, specialising in traffic monitoring and data capture devices before moving into innovative solar-powered road stud technology […]
£20m Intelligent Traffic Management Fund process opens
Local Authorities are being invited to form consortia to apply for a share of £20 million of funding to deploy advanced technology for traffic control, using emerging technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence to optimise traffic flow and balance traffic across wider areas. The Intelligent Traffic Management Fund (ITMF) is part of £70 […]