A new global survey on consumer preferences for automotive technology finds more consumers want advanced technology in their next new vehicle. However, their willingness to pay for technology demonstrates a wide variety of viewpoints from consumers across leading global markets, says the survey from business information provider IHS Markit
Millbrook Group, the independent vehicle testing and validation services provider, has been appointed as an approved facility to provide real driving emissions (RDE) testing by the UK’s Vehicle Certification Agency, VCA.
Construction work on Auckland’s US 1 billion (NZ$1.4 billion) Waterview Tunnel has been completed and the twin 2.4km-long three-lane tunnels are expected to open to traffic in early July.
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) says new proposals announced by the Mayor of London for road charging based on elements such as distance travelled and vehicle emissions could be a positive step for freight operators, provided they don’t simply add cost.
An Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill is to be introduced to encourage the use of electric and self-driving cars, the UK government has announced in the Queen’s Speech this week.
Australia’s New South Wales Government has committed US$55 billion (A$72.7 billion) over the next four years to infrastructure investments, including US$31 billion (A$41.4 billion) for roads and transport.
Panasonic Corporation of North America and TransitScreen have today announced a strategic alliance to bring advanced IoT applications to smart cities around the US, with the aim of providing city residents and visitors with real-time transit and transportation information to enable more informed commuting and travel decisions.
Imaging products supplier Framos Group has been appointed by the Italian Tattile Group as a global partner for industrial cameras and machine vision controllers.
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) and its insurance partner have announced a significant investment in the Finnish company MaaS Global, which was established in April 2016 to provide multi-modal transportation services.
Executives from Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), will discuss multiple topics at the 12th ITS European Congress in Strasbourg, following the conference theme of “ITS Beyond Borders.”
Following the launch of release 4.0 of the MOBiNET platform at the European ITS Congress in Strasbourg, Dynniq has expressed its interest in continuing the platform into commercial operation.
The CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium and the C-Roads Platform have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which enables a close cooperation between the automotive industry, road authorities and road operators for preparing the deployment of initial cooperative ITS services across Europe by 2019.
Data analytics experts at Queen’s University Belfast have teamed up with local company See.Sense to create an intelligent bike light, which they say could help to improve road safety.
PTV Group and TNO, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, are to join forces to help cities resolve mobility, urban planning and environmental challenges, by combining PTV Visum and TNO Urban Strategy.
European self-driving car company Vedecom Tech is to use technology developed by Israel-based Karamba Security, to protect its autonomous vehicles from cyber attacks.
