With more than ten million visitors expected at the 2012 Olympic Games, should Londoners expect an increase in air pollution levels? While leading experts say yes, the government has played...
Satnav has transformed the way people use the roads – but not always for the better. In March 2012 the UK's Department for Transport held a Satnav Summit to discuss...
Could platoons of vehicles, each linked to the other to form an urban train, hold the answer to EU congestion worries? Elly Earls meets Tom Robinson and Carl Bergenhem of...
While European road freight is growing, a competitive marketplace means that big challenges must be overcome in 2012. Frances Cook reports on how companies must learn to be more efficient...
High-tech automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technologies are transforming the world of traffic monitoring. With more vehicles on the road than ever, Chris Lo discovered how these licence plate tracking...
Smart mobility and intelligent traffic solutions dominated 2012's Intertraffic Amsterdam event. Frances Cook caught-up with George de Boer, senior manager of Business Development Traffic Solutions at TomTom, to discover how...
Investment is guaranteed, but new taxes and a controversial privatisation scheme are driving some around the bend. Roadtraffic-technology.com rounds up the reactions to the 2012 UK Budget from major players...
The UK budget for 2012 maintains investment in the nation's roads but also explores a divisive new financing scheme. Chris Lo checks out what the budget could mean for the...
Smart parking technology has potential to drastically reduce congestion and fuel wastage while increasing traffic flow. Frances Cook finds out how smart telemetry coupled with sensors can prevent one of...
Congestion is up and so are traffic-related incidents, but new technology is promising to turn this trend around. Elly Earls investigates the top four traffic surveillance systems which have the...
