The UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus gave its first public demonstration at the National Exhibition Centre in October 2019 for visitors to the Coach & Bus UK show.
In preparation for the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in 2021, the German city of Hamburg, in partnership with Audi, Here Technologies and Swarco, has completed the first successful tests of a traffic light phase assistant system.
London’s walking and cycling commissioner, Will Norman, has unveiled the city’s first Walking Action Plan, which sets out how it aims to make walking the most obvious, enjoyable and attractive means of travel for short trips in the capital.
Electric buses have lower overall carbon emissions than diesel or natural gas buses, even in parts of the country where the electricity grid is powered by fossil fuels, according to a new Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) study. The conclusion echoes the UCS' findings on electric cars.
This week’s TIR transit linking China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan marks China’s first inbound TIR customs transit operation, offering savings of up to USD 500 on each shipment and improving transport facilitation along a key Belt and Road corridor.
TIR is the preferred trade facilitation tool – with digitalisation essential – for the activation of the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC), connecting India, Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia and Central Asia.
Uber is teaming up with Lime to offer the company's electric scooters through its app. The ride-hailing company is also investing in Lime as part of a $335 million funding round. It's the latest indication that Uber is serious about diversifying beyond ride hailing.
A consortium led by the VTT Technical Research Center is developing and testing new connected vehicle road safety systems and services in Finland that are based on 5G cellular technology.
Researchers from Ford and Vanderbilt University have conducted one of the largest demonstrations of its kind showing that widespread use of adaptive cruise control (ACC) could help minimize the problem of ‘phantom’ traffic jams.