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Level 2 autonomous vehicle technology to be made available for the first time in the UK

04 May 2023

The UK has taken another step forward on its journey to embracing self-driving cars, as the government has approved a driving-assist feature which will allow motorists to take their hands off the wheel. The feature, called the BlueCruise system, is available with the Ford Mustang Mach-E model and allows the vehicle to steer, brake and accelerate using radar and cameras to track road markings and other vehicles. However, the driver is still required to pay attention to the road and the system uses an infrared camera to monitor the driver and ensure their eyes are on... Read full article

Self-driving bus service beginning in Scotland this month

02 May 2023

Stagecoach will begin what is believed by the UK government to be the world’s first self-driving bus service over the Forth Road bridge in Scotland on May 15 2023. The service will run between the Ferrytoll Park and Ride Fife and the Edinburgh Park train and tram exchange. The route is 14 miles in total. The fleet will be comprised of five single-decker buses which will be able to travel on pre-selected routes at speeds of up to 50mph and, although the vehicles are self-driving, a ‘safety driver’ will be onboard to monitor the autonomous technology.... Read full article

Government investment into 27 road safety improvement projects throughout the UK

26 April 2023

The Department for Transport (DfT) will provide a £47.5 million investment through its Safer Roads Fund to complete 27 projects on high-risk roads throughout England. The projects are located in: Blackpool Bournemouth Brighton Derby Essex Hampshire Hertfordshire Hull Isle of Wight Lancashire Liverpool Newcastle Nottingham Oxfordshire Portsmouth Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sheffield Southampton Southend Suffolk Surrey Surrey Warwickshire Wiltshire. The money will go towards re-designing junctions, improving signage, creating safer... Read full article

Police to use drones to spot speeding motorcyclists and record dangerous behaviour

24 April 2023

Devon & Cornwall Police, in partnership with the Vision Zero South West road safety project, have become the first to use drones to record driving offences in the pursuit of improving road safety. The drones can detect motorcyclists exceeding the speed limit and record dangerous driving behaviours. Chief Inspector Ben Asprey, Head of Roads Policing at Devon & Cornwall Police sited the following figures: In 2022, 16 motorcyclists were killed on roads in Devon and Cornwall – the highest figure recorded in the previous five years. 187 motorcyclists... Read full article

First EV battery swapping station opened in Europe

19 April 2023

A new ‘power swap station’ has been opened in Denmark. The station will allow drivers of NIO electric vehicles to swap their drained EV battery for a fully charged one, rather than waiting at a charging point. The power swap station process is fully autonomous. The vehicle is raised in order for the drained battery to be mechanically unscrewed, removed and replaced with a charged one capable of travelling up to 500km. The process takes around five minutes, during which time the station continues to charge its stock of batteries at a slow rate in order... Read full article

One in five roads will be undriveable within the next 15 years

17 April 2023

A new document by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, reports that one in five roads (37,000 miles) have so much road surface damage that they will be undriveable within five years. It has been estimated that about £14 billion is needed to repair all road surface damage England and Wales. This means that our roads have suffered an additional £2 billion in damage since last year’s estimate. There is now concern within the motoring industry that the government’s pledged £700... Read full article

Testing drug-driving suspects is putting additional strain on the NHS

12 April 2023

Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart recently published a new annual Safety Culture report which says that drug-driving is at an all-time high with a 260 per cent increase in offences over the past decade. The reports says that drug driving is adding pressure to A&E departments throughout the country which are already incredibly busy. Responses to an accompanying survey by IAM RoadSmart were also quite worrying. Findings included: 1-in-10 people saying they have driven or been a passenger in a vehicle where the driver has been under the influence of illegal... Read full article

Drivers to be fined for overstaying at EV chargepoints

10 April 2023

Drivers of electric vehicles are now subject to penalties for spending too long at EV chargepoints. Penalty amounts vary between locations and chargepoint providers. Examples of overstay fees include: £30 after one hour in Aberdeen as of April 1 2023. Similar charges have applied in the Highlands since the beginning of the year. £20 after one hour in Sheffield as of April 1 2023. £8 after one hour at 350 ESB charge points in London. £10 after 90 minutes at GeniePoint stations, plus an addtional £10 for every 90 minutes... Read full article

Drivers are risking accidents by putting off renewing their glasses prescriptions

06 April 2023

Recent data from the Association of Optometrists (AOP) suggests that drivers with poor vision and out of date prescriptions are increasing the risk of road traffic accidents. A survey found that 62 per cent of drivers were ‘putting off’ a sight test and 36 per cent were relying on an out-of-date prescription. A further 17 per cent admitted that they have never tried to read a number plate from a distance test their own vision – a practice recommended by the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA). In response, police forces in Thames Valley,... Read full article

Almost 700,000 drivers to be affected by the London ULEZ expansion

04 April 2023

The Ultra Low Emission Zone in London will expand across the whole of Greater London this summer, and it has been estimated that nearly 700,000 car drivers will be affected. The expansion, taking place on August 29 2023, means that 691,559 cars (and 851,065 vehicles in total) which do not meet the ULEZ emissions standards will be charged a daily fee of £12.50 to drive within the new zone. These figures represent 9.5 per cent of all vehicles within Greater London, as it was estimated by Transport for London (TfL) that 90.5 per cent of vehicles in the area are... Read full article

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