Coventry University to research self-driving shuttle safety
A team of researchers at Coventry University are to look into how self-driving shuttles can be safely operate in busy urban areas. The research follows the success of the Solihull and Coventry Automated Links Evolution (SCALE) project. This sees three vehicles transporting passengers across the National Exhibition Centre campus during major events, says the BBC. […]
Coventry to trial eco-friendly road materials
Coventry is set to play a key role in the UK’s drive for greener, more sustainable roads this summer, as the city trials eco-friendly road materials on two of its main roads. The project will help the UK learn how to maintain roads in a more environmentally friendly way. The trials in Coventry are part […]
Smarter, Safer, Cheaper: Real-world solutions transforming our highways at the LCRIG Innovation and Learning Festival
Let’s get around a hundred local authorities, local and national infrastructure leaders and cutting-edge transport technology companies together to redefine the future of highways on Highways Voices today with guests including the DfT’s Darren Capes, Industry Grandee Matthew Lugg and Coventry’s visionary Sunil Budhdeo. We’re back at the LCRIG Innovation and Learning Festival after last […]
Joined up data solution proves road safety benefits at LCRIG Innovation Festival
Visitors to the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) Innovation and Learning Festival near Warwick have seen first-hand how independent data sources can be fused together to make our roads safer. In this demonstration, led by Coventry City Council, roadworker safety was highlighted as HRS, SRL, Ohmio and Transport for West Midlands showed how alerts […]
Coventry University’s Research Centre for Future Transport and Cities to help shape Coventry’s very light rail project
Experts at Coventry University are to play a key role in a major project aimed at providing affordable accessible transport in the city. Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) is a project to create a rail-based mass-transit system that can be built at less than half the cost and in half the time of conventional tram […]
Coventry’s CVLR set for city centre test run
RailAdventure UK, a specialist transport company in the West Midlands, will operate the Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) vehicle for the on-road test in the city centre in May and June this year. CVLR is a new and innovative transportation system that is using the region’s advanced automotive expertise to provide a flexible and affordable […]
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 […]
Highways Voices brings you a flavour of the LCRIG Innovation and Learning Festival
Join Highways Voices on a whistle-stop tour of last week’s LCRIG Innovation and Learning Festival in Coventry, as we hear expertise across the road maintenance, safety, EV and mobility industries. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! In the first of two podcasts from the event, we hear […]
Local students in Coventry display road safety messages in the Council House
A competition was arranged by the Twinkle Toes Road Safety group for local school pupils from Coundon Primary School in Coventry to get their personal road safety messages out during National Road Safety Week. Paper plates were used as the base for the messages highlighting concerns from the children around speeding, inconsiderate driving and making […]
Funding to help improve Coventry’s roads and pavements
Coventry City Council is set to invest almost £20m improving roads and pavements in the next financial year. The ambitious plans cover more than 160 projects that include repairing and maintaining the city’s roads and pavements, improving flood protection and investing in road safety schemes to help reduce road collisions. The money will be used […]