Seeing the Unseen: How intelligent maps are powering the future of driving
What if your vehicle would know road hazards before you even see them, or suggest a possible safe place to overtake a cyclist on a winding rural road? They’re just two of the things we talk about on today’s Highways Voices with Remco Timmer, he’s VP Product Management, Head of Automotive Solutions at HERE Technologies. […]
The road safety crisis and how to fix it – Jo Shiner on this week’s Highways Voices
Why aren’t we more outraged that 1,700 people still die on UK roads each year? Today on Highways Voices we talk road safety because, despite having some of the safest roads globally, road deaths in the UK have plateaued, and efforts to reduce them, through enforcement, awareness, and education, aren’t achieving meaningful impact. Subscribe to […]
Graffiti-proof and future-ready: Smart fixes for ageing concrete and costly cleanups on Highways Voices
What if you could slash graffiti removal costs and dramatically cut maintenance downtime on your concrete structures, without compromising durability or environmental compliance? That’s what this Highways Voices is all about, as we talk about a subject that isn’t often discussed, but should be – graffiti on road infrastructure, plus our ageing concrete bridges and […]
Building trust in AI: Brightly Software on how Intelligent Inspections are revolutionising highway maintenance
Today on Highways Voices we look at build trust in artificial intelligence for use in the Highways Sector. With shrinking budgets and rising demands from both the public and government, local authorities are under immense pressure to deliver smarter, faster, and more accurate highway maintenance. So today, we look at how AI-driven inspections and integrated […]
Beyond Potholes: Lilian Greenwood on how tech, policy and prevention will reshape the UK’s roads
Are potholes just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the real issues facing our roads? If you’re in the business of managing, maintaining, or modernising highways, you already know that reactive repairs are expensive, inefficient, and deeply unpopular. In this episode of Highways Voices, Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood (pictured, with […]
Minister tells local authorities: “Prevention is Better than Cure”
The Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood has told Highways News that the country needs to get to a position with roads where local authorities are being able to plan ahead, agreeing prevention is better than cure. In an exclusive interview for next week’s Highways Voices podcast (to be released on 26 March), Ms Greenwood […]
The critical issue of water run-off pollution explained by Keyline on this week’s Highways Voices
What is one of the highway industry’s toughest challenges that is very difficult to solve and hardly talked about? This week on Highways Voices we delve into the issue of road runoff pollution with Keyline. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! Did you know, road runoff is pollution […]
Paul Campion explains TRL’s major investment and what it means for the industry, customers and staff, on this week’s Highways Voices
“The company has a renewed lease of life, we can look forward to more activity, more impact, growth and a thriving and secure business for the employees in the business.” TRL’s CEO Paul Campion on Highways Voices with his explanation of a major investment in the UK’s transport research and innovation pioneer by Blandford Capital which […]
Why being Transport Secretary is far from being all powerful on this week’s Highways Voices
What happens when the people making the decisions about transport policy don’t have the power to act on the issues that matter most to road users? From potholes to smart motorways and the future of road user charging, former Transport Secretary Chris Grayling joins us on this week’s Highways Voices to share insider insights on […]
Designing Transport for Humans with Rory Sutherland and Pete Dyson on this week’s Highways Voices
Are we designing transport systems that truly serve human needs, or are we stuck in outdated metrics of speed and efficiency? Two leading behavioural scientists, Rory Sutherland and Pete Dyson discuss their book Transport for Humans: Are We Nearly There Yet on this week’s Highways Voices. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never […]