Former DfT Director General predicts that the death of driving is “overstated”
Industry sage Steve Gooding has used his keynote address this year’s popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium to tell the audience that our transport networks will rely on people driving cars for the foreseeable future, while gantries might never disappear from our roadsides. Mr Gooding, the Director of the RAC Foundation and former Director General at […]
eCall praised for “untapped potential” amid concerns about false alarms
A new report into the value of the emergency alerting technology eCall has found a number of ways it could considerably improve road safety, but pointed out that, at the moment, two-thirds of its alerts are false alarms. eCall automatically raises the alarm in the event of a crash when the airbags are deployed, and […]
“Outstanding” JCT Traffic Signals Symposium programme published
Traffic signals remain the premier way for local authorities to manage traffic on their networks and are increasingly used to support public transport and active travel policies – therefore the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Leeds remains the premier event for highways professionals and suppliers in the UK. The learned programme for this September’s […]
Here-and-now Connected Vehicle benefits highlighted in new TTF video
The Transport Technology Forum has released a video showcasing a wide range of existing connected vehicle solutions which are available to make our transport network greener, safer and more resilient. The footage was shot during the TTF’s demonstrator day for senior government officials at the UTAC Proving Ground at Millbrook in Bedfordshire last month, where […]
Former DfT Director General Steve Gooding to give keynote at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium
The popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium is welcoming industry sage Steve Gooding to give its keynote address at this September’s event at its new venue in Leeds. As a leading figure in the world of motoring and transport policy, in his Keynote Address “The Future?”, Steve aims to sketch out some of the challenges that […]
National newspaper launches pothole campaign
The Daily Telegraph is launching a nationwide campaign, Fix Our Potholes, to demand that local authorities start fixing their roads and improve conditions for motorists, businesses and the emergency services. According to analysis of DfT data up to 82 per cent of the local roads flagged as in need of maintenance were ignored by councils last year, […]
VESOS eCall solution provides road safety benefit “there for the taking”
Motoring and road safety stakeholders are welcoming the National Highways award of pathfinder funding for new initiatives to help manage hazards on motorways and major A roads, including the VESOS solution for harnessing the benefit of data generated by the eCall system.” VESOS is one of nine new ideas selected by National Highways to receive […]
The practicalities of owning an EV evinced by RAC Foundation report
The RAC Foundation has published a report by director, Steve Gooding, in the practicalities of owning an EV. Gooding’s personal observation of driving a battery-electric vehicle around south-east England and trying to recharge it at a number of locations, with various types and speeds of charger, operated by different companies, makes for fascinating reading. By […]
TTF showcases near-to-market connected vehicle solutions
The Transport Technology Forum’s Connected Vehicle Working Group has undertaken the latest in its series of demonstrations of cutting-edge near-to-market solutions. A group of specially-invited senior decision makers from the Department for Transport, National Highways and Local Authorities attended a day at UTAC’s Millbrook Proving Ground. From being guided to the event car park via […]
New report shows the value of connected vehicles, and tackles who pays for the technology
A new report by leading connected vehicle expert Andy Graham of White Willow Consulting is highlighting how many of the opportunities to improve the transport network’s safety and efficiency risk being delayed or missed completely if the issue of who pays for use of such data is not quickly addressed. Mr Graham’s report for the […]