The UK government has launched a US$30 million competitive fund for collaborative research and development into driverless vehicles, along with a code of practice for testing.
The measures, announced by Business Secretary Sajid Javid and Transport Minister Andrew Jones, will put the UK at the forefront of the intelligent mobility market, expected to be worth US£1.4 trillion by 2025.
The government wants bidders to put forward proposals in areas such as safety, reliability, how vehicles can communicat
Q-Free has carried out a revision of the company strategy and will make organisational changes in order to strengthen its market position. CEO Thomas Falck, who was appointed CEO on 6 January 2014, on an initial six-month contract, will remain at the helm through 2014 in order to oversee a successful implementation of the changes.
Going forward, Q-Free will operate three business areas: road user charging (RUC); advanced transportation management systems (ATMS); and the new business area managed services
The long-awaited overhaul to the Haifa metropolitan area’s public transportation system begins to take shape this week, as a portion of the extensive Metronit bus rapid transit (BRT) project starts to hit the roads throughout the region. Making use of approximately 40 kilometres of exclusive BRT lanes, the low-to-the-ground and high capacity Metronit aims for efficiency and convenience with its 84 efficient diesel and six hybrid vehicles, according to the Transportation Ministry. The first buses will appear
