California e-dreaming with ABB
Data can unlock the costs and benefits of converting commercial fleets to electric vehicles.
EHang to bring UAM service to Spain
Autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) company EHang Holdings is to launch an urban air mobility (UAM) programme aimed at cutting traffic jams in the Spanish city of Seville.
University study debunks EV emissions ‘myth’
Fears that electric vehicles (EVs) could actually increase carbon emissions are 'a myth', according to new research.
Tattile has eyes on Vietnam highway
Tattile has installed a number of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras on a major road in north Vietnam.
Mucca demos multi-vehicle collision avoidance tech
A project whose members include Connected Places Catapult and Cranfield University has developed technology which could reduce the number of vehicle collisions on UK motorways.
Driverless Russia: Look – no hands!
Russia is betting on the importance of driverless cars as the country’s transport system develops in the years to come.
'Half of US' fears Covid-19 on public transit
Nearly half of 1,000 Americans who took part in an opinion poll feel riding on public transit poses a high health risk due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
ProPart AV trial crosses the line
The perceived safety benefits of autonomous vehicles can only be realised with precise positioning. Ben Spencer reports from Sweden on work by a European consortium which aims to use the technology to allow a truck to carry out an automated lane change
Tech giants could herald loss of MaaS policy control
With tech giants targeting the transport sector, could local authorities lose control of their means of delivering policy?
Ex-USDoT bosses urge Congress to reauthorise Fast
The Metropolitan Civic Leadership Alliance is calling on US Congress to reauthorise the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (Fast) Act which is set to expire this autumn.
Tispol rebrands as Roadpol
Enforcement group Tispol is to rebrand as Roadpol – European Roads Policing Network.
Hungary to offer EV incentives
The Hungarian government is to offer grants to incentivise the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its Climate and Nature Protection Action Plan.
Flashing LEDs may cut ‘distracted walking’ risk
Flashing LED lights embedded into pavements could improve the safety of pedestrians distracted by their phones, says Australia’s Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
Coronavirus cripples scooter operations worldwide
The ongoing battle against coronavirus is causing micromobility firms to scale down and suspend operations worldwide.
Currux and Costar test traffic management platform
Currux Vision has tested a traffic management platform in Texas with Costar Technologies which it claims can operate with up to 98% accuracy.
WEF offers guidelines for city mobility
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published guidelines ranging from data sharing and multimodal integration to help cities establish and develop partnerships with mobility partners.
CARS group forms to protect rider privacy
A group has formed to raise awareness of how mobility data specification (MDS) can be used by local governments to track personal movements through a city.
Here and Cerence ‘personalise’ in-car experience
Here Technologies has integrated its location intelligence with Cerence's Drive portfolio to bring advanced artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mobility assistant offerings to drivers.
ITS World Congress in LA ‘will still occur as scheduled’
The 27th ITS World Congress 2020 will go ahead on 4-8 October in Los Angeles, according to the organisers.
Coronavirus: World’s transit system moves into lockdown
The threat of coronavirus is plunging the world’s transit systems into lockdown as ridership numbers dwindle and limited services become the norm.