British company gets US Federal approval for roadworks solution
Software innovator one.network, which delivers platform-based, real-time traffic management and event information, has announced that the US Federal Highway Administration has approved the company’s Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) feed for deployment by transportation agencies, and use by any stakeholder who needs accurate and timely work zone information. Starting immediately, the company will create a […]
Automatic warnings for truckers being trialled in American state
The US state of North Carolina is testing a system to issue an in-cab alert to lorry drivers about incidents ahead of them. The idea is to help drivers react more quickly to stopped traffic or major slowdowns, making roads safer. The state’s DOT partnering with a Canadian company Drivewyze, which will power the service […]
Man arrested for sitting in back seat of driverless moving Tesla
A motorist in the Bay Area of California has been arrested after an policeman observed him in the backseat of a Tesla travelling on a freeway there. The California Highway Patrol says 25 year old Param Sharma was arrested for alleged reckless driving and disobeying a peace officer. ABC7 TV in San Francisco reports that […]
American study suggests no job lay-offs from driverless trucking
A study into the effects of driverless freight technology in America has concluded that there will not be a need for drivers to lose their jobs to automation. The Federal Department of Transport report, “Macroeconomic Impacts of Automated Driving Systems in Long-Haul Trucking” that assuming the occupational turnover remains near today’s levels, employment levels in […]
Californian city bans new petrol stations
A city in the San Francisco Bay Area of California has become what’s believed to be the first to ban any new petrol pumps being installed within its boundaries. The website electrek.co reports that Petaluma’s council voted unanimously to say no new petrol stations can be built and existing ones can’t add any new pumps, […]
US announces more driverless standards
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a final rule to modernise numerous Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. It’s also designed to clarify what the NHTSA calls ambiguities in current occupant protection standards for vehicles equipped with automated driving systems that are designed without traditional manual driver controls. The rule amends several […]
American voters back public transport spending
In a series of votes run alongside the US Presidential Election, voters in a number of American cities have largely backed increased spending on public transport initiatives. Streetsblog has collated the results of votes across the country and says a two new light rail lines been approved on its third attempt in Austin, Texas costing […]
Americans to trial driverless lorries on Interstate
Driverless trucks are to be trialled on a stretch of the US Interstate network in Ohio and Indiana. The International Business Journal reports that Department of Transportation officials in the two states are preparing a stretch of Interstate 70 to test autonomous freight movements in a plan which “could serve as a model for other […]
American transport dept uses connected buses as wifi hotspots
Transport officials in the American city of Columbus have come up with a way to help disadvantaged people get online at home, by beefing up the wifi on their buses and parking them near homes. Central Ohio Transit Authority realised it had a way to help schoolchildren without internet connectivity cope with distance learning to […]
Driverless prescription deliveries introduced in the US
The American driverless car solution Nuro has teamed up with pharmacy chain CVS to trial social-distanced deliveries of prescriptions. In a blog on its website it says this first-of-its-kind partnership brings Nuro into the health space where it will utilise its fleet of autonomous vehicles to deliver prescriptions and essentials across three zip codes in […]