A disabled driver will take on a 2,800-mile return journey from Birmingham to Spain in a fully electric vehicle during May, putting the accessible charging network to the test in a way never done before. Organised by Disabled Motoring UK (and supported by Specialist Vehicle Rental), the project... continue
The Government’s Better Connected integrated transport strategy, published... continue
The London Assembly has published an analysis of automation ahead of expected trials in the capital of self-driving vehicles without a safety driver this spring. Report author Philip Lewis refers to a study by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, which said that one of the biggest challenges an... continue
Guidance on new permits designed to enable small-scale trials of self-driving passenger transport services has been issued by the DfT. This is intended to help local authorities and transport bodies understand the automated passenger services (APS) permitting scheme, established by Part 5 of the... continue
A consortium that includes Wrightbus, Queen’s University Belfast and Loughborough University has been awarded a £250,000 Government grant to develop self-driving buses. Delivered by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the programme aims to grow the UK’s connected and... continue
Three firms using AI in transport systems have been awarded funding by the innovation agency Connected Places Catapult to develop their business cases. The small to medium-sized enterprises have been taking part in the ‘Smarter Transport Systems – AI in Transport’ competition,... continue
TransportAPI has entered a partnership with Traveline to enhance the NextBuses live bus information source. NextBuses has been available for over a decade, delivering over 100 million requests for real-time information (RTI) annually to bus travellers across Great Britain, said Traveline. The... continue
Connected Places Catapult is to fund trials of three rail-related technology systems at the Station Innovation Zone at Bristol Temple Meads. The Station Innovation Zone programme is delivered by Connected Places Catapult in partnership with Network Rail and is supported by Innovate UK. The zone... continue
E-bike and e-scooter fires in the UK reached a record high last year, fire brigades data has revealed. Some 432 e-bike fires were recorded in 2025, representing a 38% rise from the 313 recorded in 2024, and more than five times higher than the 84 recorded incidents in 2021. In 2025 there were... continue
The founders of a newly launched organisation say more independent research is needed to prepare the UK for the consequences of autonomous vehicles. It has published polling showing public scepticism and concerns, varying significantly across age... continue
The DfT has published guidance for companies seeking to run... continue
Wayve, a UK company developing embodied AI for... continue
UK registrations of new buses, coaches and minibuses fell -37.7%... continue
New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations declined by -2.7% in the first quarter of 2026 with 9,471 new... continue
Parking sits at the intersection of network management, place... continue
Over 200 policymakers, business leaders, researchers, tech entrepreneurs and trade union representatives gathered in London... continue
The UK automotive industry could unlock a £4.6 billion boost to... continue
The UK’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market... continue
The UK’s electric vehicle charging network is... continue
March saw electric vehicles increase their share of new sales to over 24%,... continue
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT(UK)) welcomes the publication of... continue
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