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April 7, 2020
Health researchers: ‘Cut speed limit during pandemic’
Health researchers have urged the UK government to reduce the road speed limit during the coronavirus pandemic.
April 6, 2020
Detroit offers $2 fare to get to Covid-19 test site
Residents of Detroit who do not own a car are being offered a $2 fare to get to a Covid-19 testing site at Michigan State Fairgrounds.
April 6, 2020
Plume Labs and Bird capture air quality data
Plume Labs has partnered with Bird to obtain air pollution data in hard-to-reach areas in the French capital Paris.
April 6, 2020
Ukraine’s Kiev steps up ITS roll-out
Authorities in the Ukranian capital Kiev plan to speed the introduction of new ITS on the city’s streets this year, despite the ongoing spread of Covid-19.
April 3, 2020
OpenSpace tracks passenger ‘social distancing’
UK start-up OpenSpace has discovered a new use for its passenger movement monitoring tech as Covid-19 public health measures remain into force – tracking social distancing.
April 3, 2020
Moovit: global public transit use down ‘up to 90%’
Public transit usage round the world has fallen off a cliff since coronavirus pandemic lockdown measures took hold, according to new research.
April 3, 2020
UK puts £90m into three ‘future transport zones’
The UK government has pledged £90 million to three 'future transport zones' to test new ways of transporting people and goods. 
April 2, 2020
Distraction danger rises with in-car tech, says TRL
The increasing sophistication of in-car technology is creating new dangers in terms of driver distraction, a new study finds.
April 2, 2020
Ford Mobility: analytics aids transport proactivity
Ford Mobility has demonstrated how data analytics can help implement London's transport strategy in areas such as traffic re-timing and in eliminating all road fatalities (Vision Zero) by 2041.
April 1, 2020
Uber files LADoT lawsuit over Jump data
Uber, owner of the Jump bike-share brand, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADoT) to contest what it calls the unlawful implementation of the Mobility Data Specification (MDS).
April 1, 2020
Coronavirus cuts US congestion, says Inrix
Coronavirus may have thrown transit systems worldwide into disarray, but new data shows the pandemic has alleviated congestion in the US.
March 31, 2020
Coronavirus: TfL suspends all road user charging
Transport for London (TfL) has temporarily suspended all road user charging schemes so emergency services can more easily travel around the UK capital during the coronavirus pandemic.
March 31, 2020
Toyota demos HD maps for Tokyo AVs
Toyota's Research Institute-Advanced Development has demonstrated high definition (HD) maps for autonomous vehicles (AVs) for surface roads in Japan with a relative accuracy of less than 50cm.
March 30, 2020
USDoT splashes $20m on 25 mobility projects
The US Department of Transportation (USDoT)’s Federal Transit Administration has awarded more than $20 million to 25 projects under the Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) programme.
March 30, 2020
Sweden’s road traffic emissions ‘fell 2%’ in 2019
Carbon dioxide emissions from road traffic fell by 2% in Sweden last year following an increase in biofuel and more energy efficient cars, say transport organisations.