French parking company Indigo sold several of its European subsidiaries to, including the UK, Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia operations, to Spain’s Saba... continue
The news that the small but rich European state of Luxembourg is... continue
Joost van der Willik has been appointed as the new managing director of Nedap Identification Systems, a supplier of traffic and parking management systems. “For many years, Nedap... continue
German parking and refuelling systems manufacturer Hectronic has appointed two further managing directors to support existing managing... continue
A real-world simulation analysis that demonstrates that switching to totally autonomous vehicles significantly reduces urban congestion by a factor of 10, but that mixing human and robot drivers together will increase traffic jams by over 16%. The micro-simulation was based on a major intersection in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, notorious for its evening traffic jams. This five-lane highway includes two lanes turning left and one to... continue
The legal and ethical implications of driverless vehicles threaten their development, warns research from Université Paris-Saclay. The two main issues that self-transport vehicles face are the protection of personal data and responsibility, says Professor Mélanie... continue
Driver assistance systems are evolving to the point were a driver does not have to be in a car when parking. A number of car-makers are now experimenting with systems that enable a vehicle to head off into a car park... continue
Parking detection technology specialist Nedap has launched an Internet of Things enabled version of its SENSIT parking sensor. The new sensor will allow cities to collect real-time parking data via Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) networks. NB-IoT technology connects devices such... continue
The Government opposes the European Commission’s plan to discontinue seasonal clock changes. The Commission has proposed that changes end next year, with member states having the freedom to decide to permanently apply summer- or wintertime (LTT?28 Sep). Transport secretary Chris Grayling said... continue
Calls for the city to declare a climate emergency and take urgent action to tackle the pressing threat of “abrupt and... continue
The launch event of a new EU project on the management of main roads in cities will take place in central London on 27 November. The MORE (Multimodal Optimisation of Roadspace in Europe) project is addressing the future challenges of planning, designing, managing and operating main roads in cities,... continue
In a week that General Motors reveals two innovative, integrated and connected eBikes, it’s clear that the cycling industry is set to become a much bigger global player in the shared mobility... continue
More needs to be done to help lorry drivers find safe, secure and welcoming rest areas, the ITS (UK) Freight Forum says. The forum’s 20th anniversary meeting in Birmingham heard how demand for overnight parking facilities is increasing more than twice as fast as supply. It also heard... continue
Italian high-speed rail network Italo has renewed its contract with parking reservation specialist ParkCloud. Over the past 12 months Italo has seen growth in bookings across the 25 rail stations... continue
Stockholm’s congestion charge scheme has proved... continue
If you are a regular user of Welsh trains and you think that much of the rolling stock you are forced to endure whilst travelling has seen better days then you are not alone – Transport for Wales chief executive James Price agrees with you. “I think people need to be aware that... continue
Parking reservation business ParkCloud, has agreed a new technology partnership with travel distribution platform Amadeus, operator of the CheckMyTrip app. With over 500,000 active users, CheckMyTrip allows holidaymakers to upload and manage their travel itineraries and aims to amalgamate schedules... continue
Online parking reservation service ParkCloud has renewed its contract with French international airport Paris-Beauvais Airport, one of the three international airports serving France’s capital. ParkCloud, which worked in partnership with the airport for over four years, will offers passengers... continue
Cycling duo raise £40k for air ambulance and fight against motor neurone disease Tim Daniels, sales and... continue
We now live in a world where it has become commonplace to book airline tickets, holidays, rail journeys... continue
Something strange happened on kerbsides and in car parks across the globe on 21 September. Spaces normally used by cars were filled up with chairs,... continue
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