Nu-phalt now has comprehensive Innovative Patching solutions for every country with its Thermal Repairs and Jetpatcher’s Spary Injection Patching, following an agreement between the two companies ahead of Intertraffic. The partners will work with UK and oversees clients to continue to offer better value bespoke products to the market place. Steve Smith, managing director of the Nu-phalt, said: “We have invested a lot of time and expense into developing a range of innovative patching solutions for the
March 20, 2018
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8696 Nu-phalt now has comprehensive Innovative Patching solutions for every country with its Thermal Repairs and Jetpatcher’s Spary Injection Patching, following an agreement between the two companies ahead of Intertraffic. The partners will work with UK and oversees clients to continue to offer better value bespoke products to the market place.
Steve Smith, managing director of the Nu-phalt, said: “We have invested a lot of time and expense into developing a range of innovative patching solutions for the industry, this now gives us a whole new opportunity to contribute to the Highways infrastructure.”
The deadline for the ITS World Congress 2015 Call for Papers and Special Interest Sessions submission is fast approaching. Authors must submit technical, scientific, commercial papers and special interest sessions by 19 January. No extensions will be granted.
Mind the kangaroos! That is among the more surprising suggestions in a new entertainment which purports to illustrate the pitfalls of autonomous vehicles (AVs).
US media giant The Washington Post has created a short interactive game which “shows readers how autonomous cars function and breaks down the technology to educate viewers about their limitations and challenges”. These include sensor blind spots and confusion over what other road users are about to do.
The five-minute game takes the form of a jou
Boeing has joined forces with California-based Kitty Hawk with the aim of advancing air urban mobility.
Steve Nordlund, vice president and general manager of Boeing Next, a subsidiary focusing on exploring urban air mobility, says the partners will focus on "safely advancing the future of mobility".
Kitty Hawk's range of electric transportation solutions includes Cora, a two-seated air taxi, and Flyer, a vehicle for personalised flight.
In January, Boeing completed a test flight of its autonomous
Drivers who ply their trade on apps such as Uber could be under greater scrutiny as part of proposals being put forward by the UK government.
The potential risk to passengers from the explosion of ride-hailing apps, as private-hire drivers are perceived to receive less thorough vetting – for example, to flag up past convictions – has long been argued.
Incidents such as the murders of passengers by a Didi driver in China heightened such concerns - although critics point out that a US Uber driver who ad