Dashcams, Drones and Digital Kerbs — The tech changing UK roads highlighted at Highways UK 2025 thanks to SWARCO, Clearway, Arcadis and Westcotec
We gathered so much content from Highways UK this year that we bring you a bonus edition today thanks to Clearway, Westcotec, Arcadis and SWARCO, which, among other things, discusses how AI, digital alerts and smarter infrastructure can reshape road safety, maintenance, and sustainability across the UK’s highways. From AI-powered asset management to digital kerb systems and carbon compliance […]
TRL’s Route to the NEC: a four-way transport challenge
The TRL team don’t just offer transport research, innovation, software, and highway products and services, they live and breathe them! In the run-up to Highways UK, the UK’s premier highways event at The NEC in Birmingham, four TRL team members, Shaun Helman, Jill Weekley, Ianto Guy, and George Beard, put the nation’s transport networks to […]
Reminder: TRL Software webinar to explore SCOOT® 8 AI, the world’s first AI-powered predictive Urban Traffic Control solution
Join Highways News and TRL Software on Monday to explore how SCOOT® 8 AI is transforming the future of traffic management. Joining the discussion with: Christopher Kettell, Chief Technologist, TRL Software Wendy Davidson, Traffic Engineer, TRL Software Hosted by Paul Hutton, Editor, Highways News After nearly five decades of SCOOT® innovation, SCOOT® 8 AI is […]
Milton Keynes City Council selects TRL Software’s UTC powered by SCOOT® to manage growing city’s traffic network
Milton Keynes City Council has appointed TRL Software to deploy its cutting-edge Urban Traffic Control (UTC) system, powered by the world-renowned SCOOT® signal optimisation technology, across the city’s signal-controlled junctions. This decision marks a major milestone in the Council’s strategy to build a smarter, greener, and more responsive transport system, aligned with the vision laid […]
Towards Zero: Smart Data, Safer Roads – Last few places for TRL’s road safety event
TRL’s Smart Mobility Living Lab in London on Tuesday 16 September 2025 is on the verge of being full and the organisers are recommending booking now to avoid disappointment. Bringing together leading experts in road safety, data science, and healthcare the event will explore how smarter use of data can move us closer to Vision Zero, the […]
TRL and Highways News to host SCOOT® webinar
TRL have announced the latest in a series of webinars with Highways News, featuring Christopher Kettell, Chief Technologist for TRL Software and Wendy Davidson, Traffic Engineer for TRL Software, hosted by Highways News’ co-founder Paul Hutton. The event takes place on Monday 29 September at noon. Together, they’ll explore how UTC with SCOOT® is shaping […]
Towards Zero: Smart Data, Safer Roads – TRL to host groundbreaking road safety event
TRL will host a landmark event at its Smart Mobility Living Lab in London on Tuesday 16 September 2025, bringing together leading experts in road safety, data science, and healthcare to explore how smarter use of data can move us closer to Vision Zero, the ambition to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on our roads. The half-day […]
Systems Thinking in Transport Safety: TRL launches new guide
TRL has published its latest guide for the Department for Transport (DfT), ‘Systems Thinking in Transport Safety: Cross Modal Safety Change Programme’. This landmark study acts as an introductory guide to the application of systems thinking in transport safety, showing how a holistic approach to complex systems can help prevent future accidents and save lives. […]
TRL and World Bank announce HDM-5 to ‘revolutionise global road infrastructure planning’
TRL, in partnership with the World Bank, has announced the release of the next-generation Highway Development and Management Model (HDM-5), a vital upgrade to the world’s most widely adopted tool for road transport planning and investment evaluation. Since its inception in 1968, HDM has been a cornerstone analytical framework, supporting over 1,500 organisations across 100 […]
TRL and DfT co-host future of transport showcase
TRL and the Department for Transport co-hosted their ‘Partnering for Progress’ Showcase Event in London last week, with the event bringing together industry leaders, government stakeholders, and transport professionals for a morning of engaging discussions on key projects shaping the future of transport. Topics included: If you’d like to explore the highlights and learn more […]