More roadworks for Warwick as traffic management improvement project begins

Warwick is bracing itself for more roadworks as a major project to alter one of the main gateways into the town centre gets underway. Work is set to start today to improve the St John’s area and is due to be completed in March 2026, says Warwickshire World. The St John’s project is part of a […]

Warwick’s research improves driverless car merging techniques

Improved technology will soon allow self-driving cars to merge onto motorways and highways with better safety, thanks to new research. Researchers from WMG, part of the University of Warwick, have pioneered this technology as part of the AutopleX (Autonomous Cars Negotiating Complex Environments Using V2X) project consortium. The research uses roadside infrastructure and vehicle sensors […]

Academic questions Automatic Lane Keeping viability

A researcher at the University of Warwick is warning that Automated Lane Keeping Systems cannot be safely used until driver monitoring systems are in place. ALKS would mean drivers could use a conditionally automated system that can take over control of the vehicle at low speeds, keeping it in lane on motorways. But Joseph Smyth, […]