Solihull: £1m safety plan after series of fatal crashes

A road that has seen three fatal crashes since 2018 is set for new crossings and speed cameras. Measures to improve the A41 Warwick Road in Solihull are part of a £1m project after years of complaints from residents about dangerous traffic. The BBC reports that Solihull Council secured the funding from the Department for […]

Driverless pod service confirmed for NEC

Visitors to the NEC will soon be able to get around by hopping onboard a new self-driving shuttle service as part of the Solihull & Coventry Automated Links Evolution (SCALE) project. The project is a collaborative initiative, aimed at better understanding the role self-driving vehicles might one day play within our future transport system. As […]

Installation of Jenoptik average speed cameras continues in Salford and Solihull

New average speed cameras are being installed in Salford and Solihull as part of an ongoing effort to make the roads safer.  Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is working in partnership with Salford to replace the existing speed cameras on A6 Broad Street and on the A580 East Lancashire Road between Moorside Road and Worsley Road […]

£1.3m for UK driverless trials

Local Authorities and regional transport operators will study how self-driving vehicle technology can improve local transport in remote, rural, and urban areas, as they are awarded a share of £1.3 million in joint UK government and industry funding to study the feasibility of self-driving mass transit solutions across the UK. Six projects will study how […]