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The US DoT has produced a report on how adverse weather and road conditions will affect automated vehicles – it found inconsistency between different cars with these features which are already on highways and suggests limitations are not yet understood

Ford’s micromobility firm Spin has just resumed operations and deployed electric scooters in six US cities, including Orlando, Nashville and Salt Lake City.

While most of the debate around hyperloop focuses on the potential for passenger traffic, technology firms are also exercised about how to respond to the fast-changing nature of the retail sector.

One such company is the UK-based start-up Magway, co-founded in 2017 by former South African mining engineer Rupert Cruise and retail and technology consultant Phill Davies.

In short, Magway moves goods from warehouses to distribution centres – or to new residential or commercial hubs - through small, high-density polyethylene pipes in pods driven by linear synchronous motors.

Glimpses are beginning to emerge of how European and US cities plan to change the way people travel.

Ertico - ITS Europe is launching what it calls the City Moonshot to find out more about mobility challenges and trends.

‘Twalking’ – the practice of staring at a smartphone screen while walking – may be a matter for wry amusement for the non-addicted, but is potentially hazardous to the phone users. A US research project may have found a solution, finds Alan Dron

Maven car-share brand, launched in 2016, was struggling before the pandemic

The city will soon start putting up around 1,000 signs notifying the 25mph limit

A new level of communication is helping deliver on the promise of Vision Zero and a more sustainable future. But amid the promise, Econolite’s Sunny Chakravarty suggests we need to be mindful of the potential downsides in an age of mass connectivity

Tech giant Intel Corporation has acquired Mobility as a Service firm Moovit in a deal worth approximately $900 million.

Drivewyze says Indiana is the first state for which it has added parking-spot availability into Covid-19 response rest area alerts.

Road surfaces are deteriorating as years of budget squeezes bite among local authorities. Adam Hill asks leading Weigh in Motion players what effect this might be having on the accuracy of their technology – and how authorities can be made to see that WiM is a helpful tool

There is a race, gender and finance divide in public transit usage during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The French government has announced a €20 million scheme designed to encourage people to use their bicycles as the country emerges from lockdown.

Teledyne Dalsa expands the Genie Nano 5GigE camera portfolio

Johan Herrlin, CEO of transit data specialist Ito World, puts himself in the hotseat with ITS International to talk about, among other things, why a beautifully designed MaaS app with a perfect subscription model is still a failure if you get your customers lost along the way

PTV Group has released a data analysis tool which it says will help planners to better understand how transport works in their city.

Q-Free’s #FREEtheMIBs campaign highlights the use of manufacturer-specific data output, storage and communication protocols in traffic lights and ITS systems.

The 2020 ITS European Congress, scheduled for 18-20 May, has been postponed for three years, say Ertico – ITS Europe, the host city of Lisbon and ITS Portugal.

Cost-per-mile estimates are rising and technical issues remain, says Lux Research