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West Midlands 5G and Transport for West Midlands pioneer new transport projects
A share of £2.4 million has been awarded to seven consortiums to launch 5G-enabled road and rail transport trials across the West Midlands.
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Why use barcodes as a token for account-based ticketing?
Using barcodes as a token for ABT offers passengers touch free, best value fares on a smartphone - even without a bank account.
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‘Smart Zones’ come to City of Omaha in bid to improve kerb access
Smart Zones can meet cities’ needs by enabling commercial drivers to use the mobile devices they already use every day to locate nearby available loading zones and to hold, book, and pay for time in them.
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Bolt e-scooter operations to be climate positive by the end of 2020
Bolt's custom-made scooters offer an up to five-year lifespan, are 100 per cent recyclable, and aim to soon be carbon negative.
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Lime e-scooters come to Seattle offering socially distant travel
As a sustainable way to travel in the open air, 500 Lime e-scooters will help reconnect the city as Seattle aims to reopen safely from COVID-19.
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Public transport: the backbone of mobility for today and tomorrow – Issue 3 2020
Intelligent Transport takes an in-depth look at the technologies, policies, collaborations and discussions that are helping to safeguard public transport operations both today and as the world transitions into a new normal.
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Alternative Power – Issue 3 2020
Intelligent Transport takes an in-depth look at alternative power technologies as cities across the world edge closer to stringent zero emissions target deadlines.
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First Bus receives £3m from Transport Scotland to boost green credentials of mid-life fleet
The £3 million in funding from Transport Scotland will aid First's efforts in operating a fully zero emission fleet by 2035.
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Intelligent Transport Issue 3 2020
Intelligent Transport Issue 3 2020 takes an in-depth look at the changing nature of ticketing and payments and alternative power technologies, plus assesses public transport's changing role as the backbone of mobility.
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Transport tech grant T-TRIG opens again to fund decarbonisation and COVID-related projects
Transport-Technology Research and Innovation Grants enters its 11th round of funding in five years, and is now looking to fund decarbonisation and COVID recovery projects.
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Connected and autonomous vehicle projects in the UK
The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Innovate UK have published a series of case studies of connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) projects in the UK. Here, Intelligent Transport gives an overview.
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Yandex and Uber agree to spin out self-driving venture
As part of the spin out transaction, Yandex will invest $150 million into the new standalone company, Yandex Self Driving Group (SDG).
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Dubai’s RTA uses AI to map bus routes according to usage
In a bid to improve passenger experience and cut down on unnecessary emissions, the machine learning algorithms map routes depending on peak time usage and bus stop popularity.
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USDOT awards $14 million to 25 transit innovation projects
Grant recipients will deploy new transportation technologies and services, including microtransit, vehicle automation, integrating ride-hailing services with transit, and contactless fare payments.
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Kanpur’s first metro line to be constructed with $650 million EIB investment
With the Kanpur investment, the total amount of the EIB’s approved support for metro rail systems in India has reached €2.65 billion, more than half of the entire EIB investment portfolio in India.