Citizens help shape the future of self-driving vehicles
New research by leading CAV expert Professor Nick Reed is highlighting how challenging it will be to arrive at a consensus over self-driving vehicle operation. The automotive and technology industries have committed huge resources to the development of self-driving vehicles, but what do the public think about how they should operate on UK roads? Reed […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund welcomes new trustees
The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund has announced that Dr. Jo White and Professor Greg Marsden have agreed to stand as trustees of the Fund. Jo and Greg will be joining the Trustees at the organisation’s February 2023 meeting. Jo White is the Roads Development Director at National Highways and has over 20 years’ experience in […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund launches MSc Bursary Scheme for 2023/24 students
The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Trustees have announced that it will once again be running its Transport Masters Bursary programme for the academic year 2023-24. 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 […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund documents historic Roadside Rests
The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund has been documenting the over 70 Roadside Rests the Fund has created over a period of nearly 65 years. The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund was founded by William Rees Jeffreys (1872-1954), the first Secretary of the Road Board, the precursor of the Department for Transport. William Rees Jeffrey was a […]
Reed Mobility and Eloy jointly win Rees Jeffreys Road Fund competition
A Connected Vehicle platform and safe, ethical, equitable automated vehicle road use project have been named joint winners of the £150,000 Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Competition. The UK-wide Competition, run over the past 6 months, offered up to £150,000 for winning solutions that best responded to a fundamental question: What’s your vision of the way […]
Finalists progress in £150K Rees Jeffreys Road Fund competition
The winners of the final stage of the 2021 Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Competition, run by the The Trustees in order to celebrate 150 years since the birth of the charity’s benefactor, William Rees Jeffreys, will be revealed on 28 March. Back in December, seven finalists were awarded £5,000 development grants and given three months […]
A roadside challenge for Highways News readers on this week’s Highways Voices
Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! “If you’re out on your travels, know that there is a site in the locality and can just pop in and take a photograph.” That’s how, according to Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Chairman David Tarrant, Highways Voices listeners and Highways News […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund roads of the future winners announced
The winners of the first stage of the £150,000 2021 Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Competition have been revealed. Seven organisations were awarded £5,000 development grants, and will now have three months to develop their ideas in competition for the final grant of up to £150,000. The competition is being run by the The Trustees in […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Competition: schools shortlist announced
The shortlist for entries to the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Competition from primary and secondary schools has been announced. There were two entry categories – primary and secondary – with prizes of £5,000 and £2,000 in each category for the school that best answers the question: How do we improve the way that our roads and streets […]
20 in the running for Rees-Jeffreys cash
The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund has whittled down 142 applications for its £150,000 roads of the future grant to a shortlist of 20. This major UK-wide Competition is offering money for solutions that best respond to the question: “What’s your vision of the way in which our roads (motorways, highways, or streets and footways) could […]
