Helping proof beat perception: Winning trust with data on this week’s Highways Voices
We’ve seen it before, when the success and failure of a big investment is judged more by public perception than by what the data actually proves, so today on Highways Voices, we look at how to communicate the data, and how to deliver defensible, effective, and publicly trusted solutions, by hearing from someone who does […]
Silvertown Tunnel has cut weekday congestion in east and south-east London, but weekend trips increase
New data released by TfL shows that the Silvertown Tunnel is easing congestion for Londoners, boosting public transport use and improving journeys. However, the figuers relate to weekday traffic, and the data suggests that weekend trips through Blackwall and Silvertown are up 3.7 per cent, suggesting that the new tunnel has induced some extra traffic […]
Roadern wins Equity-Backed Start-Up of the Year in the North West Start-Up Awards 2025
One of the industry’s leading providers of pavement management services, Roadern, has won the Equity-Backed StartUp of the Year Award in the NorthWest StartUp Awards. Roadern, founded in 2021, helps local authorities and other road operators by providing fast and more accurate pavement and traffic sign and markings data, enabling them to make more proactive […]
Local Authorities’ data use cases called for in Transport Data Strategy research
The Department for Transport’s Transport Technology Forum (TTF) is looking for local authorities and their suppliers or consultants to share examples of use cases which have used data to improve transport. Through its support agreement with the TTF, the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) is working on gathering these into a live repository, to […]
More data and investigations needed so UK can learn better from road traffic fatalities, says new PACTS report
PACTS has published a new report which highlights significant gaps in how the UK handles learning from road traffic fatalities and calls for systemic changes to address these issues. Unlike other transport sectors, road deaths in the UK lack a central investigation body dedicated to learning from each fatal incident, limiting the ability to prevent […]
DfT publishes a new standard for highway condition data collection
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a new standard-PAS 2161, for how highway condition data is collected and reported, opening the way for a new approach to road condition categories and highway inspections. The PAS 2161:2024 represents a landmark introduction in the management and reporting of road conditions for councils in England. Drawn from […]
INRIX signs deal to license High-Frequency OEM Connected Vehicle Data
INRIX have announce the addition of the largest high-frequency, high-volume OEM Connected Vehicle dataset on the market to its already expansive data lake. This is the latest of four new data source agreements for INRIX in the last year, including data from connected vehicles, mobile devices, and shared mobility. Says Ahmed Darrat, INRIX Chief Product […]
DfT updates industry on transport technology at TTF Conference – live blog
The Department for Transport has a morning of updates at the Transport Technology Forum in Leicestershire. Follow our live blog of key points here: 9.36 Darren Capes of the DfT thanks Clearview Intelligence for its sponsorship of the event. He gives a history of the TTF and its importance in the sector, and hints on […]
Flow Labs introduces Flow RT, a real-time digital twin platform
Flow Labs, a US transportation software technology company specialising in Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions that makes transportation cleaner, clearer and safer for everyone, announced the launch of Flow RT, a revolutionary new real-time digital twin technology that empowers agencies with instantaneous alerts and insights for better decision making. The platform represents a leap forward in traffic […]
Swarm Data: The end of the traffic jam?
Connected devices are fast becoming more entwined with our lives and habits. Our phones were first, with appliances following. Now, it’s the turn of the car, says Wired magazine, Audi has its own vision for a Connected Car – a smart vehicle designed to bridge the gap between the driver and the connected world. Part […]