Talking autonomous valet parking, innovative tolling and manufacturer mobility19/09/2018 In the Talking Transport podcast for Wednesday, SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton talks new ways of enforcement, automated valet parking, carmakers’ views on mobility and gets a Chinese perspective on connectivity. |
Opening highlights, connectivity and what’s on at Congress19/09/2018 It’s the biggest ITS World Congress to date, the 25th staging of the event this year from Copenhagen in Denmark and Paul Hutton of SMART Highways is there to report on the main talking points each day. |
Don't be a space invader: Highways England launches anti-tailgating campaign17/09/2018 Highways England has launched a new campaign to alert drivers to the risks of tailgaiting, as new figures show that driving too close to the vehicle in front causes more than 100 people to be killed or seriously injured each year. |
Registration goes live on Scotland's leading traffic and infrastructure event14/09/2018 Registration has opened for one of the biggest traffic, transport and infrastructure events Scotland has ever seen. |
Govt backs Highways England on expressway route13/09/2018 The Oxford to Cambridge Expressway will follow the new East West Rail link to offer better connectivity and encourage more people to travel by train, ministers have said. |
STB makes infrastructure asks to develop Heartland13/09/2018 An emerging sub-national transport body has called for a groundbreaking National Policy Statement (NPS) for its region as part of a list of demands to speed up the delivery of infrastructure. |
Automated processes to save Hampshire operations 200 days a year11/09/2018 Hampshire County Council hopes to save at least 200 work days a year in its Highways Operations Centre through the use of Robotics Process Automation (RPA) - a digital technology that assists staff by automating every day tasks using computer code. |
Highways England seeks new upgrade for A14 - to Mway status13/09/2018 Highways England is to apply for an 18-mile section of the A14 in Cambridgeshire to be classified as a motorway when its £1.5bn upgrade is complete. |
Comment: Controlling traffic signals from the cloud11/09/2018 Stephen Russell, transportation director at engineering consultancy Sweco UK, explains that using data-driven technology to optimise traffic flows could help unlock one of the UK’s major transport challenges. |
Councils 'need to up the pace' on electric vehicle charging points10/09/2018 Some London councils are acting too slowly over the roll-out of electric vehicle (EV) charging points, one of the ‘big six’ energy companies has said. |
Manchester top of the wrong table10/09/2018 Manchester has come top of a new table of the most congested English areas outside London. |
Comment: Controlling traffic signals from the cloud
Highways England seeks new upgrade for A14 - to Mway status
Registration goes live on Scotland's leading traffic and infrastructure event
