Progress on self-driving technology has been slower than many people expected just a few years ago. Google’s Waymo was aiming to launch a fully driverless taxi service by the end of 2018 but missed its …
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NYC MTA launches COVID-19 Response Challenge (MTA)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Transit Innovation Partnership today launched a new “COVID-19 Response Challenge” to engage the private tech industry and rapidly evaluate and deploy innovative technologies that make public transit safer, healthier …
Continue readingTfL plan for vast trackside mixed use scheme (ConstEnq)
Transport for London has put developers on notice for an ambitious plan to build up to a dozen high-rise blocks alongside Tube train tracks in Acton, west London. The plan for a long ribbon site …
Continue readingBarcelona Metro AI ventilation to curb COVID (Cities-Today)
Barcelona Metro pilots AI-powered ventilation system to curb COVID-19 – a smart ventilation system is being trialled on Barcelona’s metro network to maximise fresh air, regulate temperature and humidity and help stop the spread of …
Continue readingLondon & SE now centre of UK rail freight (RailFreight)
It is not just modal and traction shift, the rail freight sector is coming to terms with geographical shift too. Rail freight is adjusting to a move away from its traditional power base, says Ralph …
Continue readingRail solar projects pilot sustainability (E&T)
Electric trains could provide a huge guaranteed market for renewables, but it will need some railway-specific power equipment. A British solar power company is working on technology that could enable railways all over the world …
Continue reading200 turbines or 5.6m solar panels to power Tube (NewCivilEng)
As many as 200 wind turbines or 5.6M solar panels would be needed to power the London Underground solely on renewable energy, a new study has found. Keep reading
Continue readingSWR completes emission reducing trial (RailAdvent)
South Western Railway has confirmed it has completed a trial of new emission-reducing technology. In partnership with Porterbrook and Eminox, South Western Railway has trialled a new system that has real-world reductions in pollution from …
Continue readingPlans to future proof transport technologies (GreenBiz)
Current European and national strategies to meet climate targets rely almost entirely on the deployment of new technologies such as electric vehicles for mobility and solar panels and wind turbines for electricity. But by deploying these …
Continue readingNew smart motorways see rise in serious collisions (NewCivilEng)
Safety evaluations of recently completed smart motorways highlight a “concerning” rise in serious collisions after upgrade work was finished, according to motorists’ body the RAC. Highways England recently published post opening project evaluation (Pope) reports …
Continue readingUK Govt botched e-scooter regulation (SteveChambers)
Despite other people having misgivings about it, I was keen to see e-scooters regulated in England. I thought it was important to settle the matter of where they should be used. The road or the …
Continue readingBetter video on demand, on trains (Railway-Tech)
Operators have long been struggling to provide video on demand (VOD) services, as their onboard train Wi-Fi systems currently lack the capacity needed to support content providers like Netflix and Amazon. Software company Netskrt CEO …
Continue readingImmersive tram simulators (RailwayGazette)
AUSTRALIA: Transurb has supplied Sydney light rail operator Transdev with five tailor-made simulators which use the TrainLab virtual training platform to replicate the city’s mixed fleet of Alstom Citadis X05 and CAF Urbos 3 trams. …
Continue readingMumbai Metro requires 17 TBM types (TunnelTalk)
With 17 TBMs of different types and open-cut and NATM for 26 underground stations and associated structures, construction of the 33.5km underground alignment of the Mumbai Metro Line 3 had reached more than 80% by …
Continue readingUK behind EU on decarbonising freight (RailFreight)
Transport policy in the UK is not moving fast enough to keep up with decarbonisation planning in the EU, says the Rail Freight Group. There are fears that inaction could put rail freight and the …
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