Virtual Smart Transport Conference videos available to view now
Virtual Smart Transport Conference delegates can now gain free access to rewatch all the presentations from the show.
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- Latest news28 Oct
Virtual Smart Transport Conference videos available to view now
Virtual Smart Transport Conference delegates can now gain free access to rewatch all the presentations from the show.
- Latest news28 Oct
Route Masters to build public transport platform for African megacities
Route Masters has signed up to the national SPRINT business support programme to develop an innovative transport management solution for African cities.
- Latest news28 Oct
Green electricity start-up wins City Solution of the Year
Bioo, the Spanish green electricity start-up, has won the City Solution of the Year as part of the 2020 QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge.
- Latest news28 Oct
TfL installing UV devices to battle Covid-19
Transport for London (TfL) is installing over 200 ultraviolet light sanitising devices on 110 escalators on the London Underground network.
- Latest news27 Oct
Government offers £67.8m cash boost for trams
The Department for Transport (DfT) is injecting £67.8 million in funding for tram services in the North and the Midlands to help keep services running.
- Latest news27 Oct
Uber to invest £200m to help London drivers switch to EV
Uber, the ride hailing technology company, has said it will invest £200 million to help drivers switch to electric vehicles (EV).
- Latest news27 Oct
MAN Truck & Bus to launch hydrogen and electric models
MAN Truck & Bus has confirmed it will be offering hydrogen and all electric models in the future to help the freight industry switch to zero emissions.
- Latest news27 Oct
Volvo leads carmaker reductions in EU CO2 emissions
Volvo has led significant reductions in average CO2 emissions and many car manufacturers will hit targets set by the European Commission.
- Latest news26 Oct
Buckingham Council to start 12-month e-scooter trial
Buckingham Council has launched its 12 month e-scooter rental trial that will see microbility offered to those in High Wycombe and Aylesbury.
- Latest news26 Oct
Tyne & Wear is using transport data to deliver millions in Government investment
Nexus has helped secure £100 million of Government investment after using data to help improve its public transport system.
- Latest news26 Oct
‘Open up data to bolster future innovation’, says DIT
Dr Mike Short, DIT chief scientific advisor, said the UK needs to get better at collecting and opening access to transport data in order to boost innovation.
- Latest news26 Oct
SMMT warns of EV price hike due to no deal Brexit
UK sales of electric vehicles could be hampered due to price rises brought on by a no deal Brexit, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
- Latest news23 Oct
Horiba Mira invests £1.5m in UK EV battery testing
Horiba Mira has invested £1.5 million in a UK EV battery safety testing facility that it says will help speed up development and help reduce costs.
- Latest news22 Oct
‘Government must shift investment to sustainable transport’, says TPS
The Transport Planning Society has urged the Government to make a “serious shift” in investment to sustainable transport as part of its key recommendations in its new report.
- Latest news22 Oct
Project Endeavour starts autonomous vehicle trials in Oxford
Project Endeavour has started autonomous vehicle trials on roads in Oxford with a fleet of six Ford Mondeos.
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‘Open up data to bolster future innovation’, says DIT
Dr Mike Short, DIT chief scientific advisor, said the UK needs to get better at collecting and opening access to transport data in order to boost innovation.
UK transport is on the cusp of ‘radical change'
Radical changes will be made to transport to address climate change, transport minister Rachel Maclean told attendees at the Virtual Smart Transport Conference.
Tyne & Wear is using transport data to deliver millions in Government investment
Nexus has helped secure £100 million of Government investment after using data to help improve its public transport system.
'Covid-19 won’t derail our transport ambitions', says Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham, Mayor for Greater Manchester Combined Authority, said the Covid-19 pandemic won't hold back the region's transport ambitions.
Virtual Smart Transport Conference videos available to view now
Virtual Smart Transport Conference delegates can now gain free access to rewatch all the presentations from the show.
Sadiq Khan hits out at Government bailout plans for TfL
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has criticised proposals to extend the congestion charge and hike fares as part of a funding package for Transport for London (TfL).
