UK’s longest motorway to get £900m tech upgrade
The M6 is to be fitted with sensors, cameras, and signs allowing motorway officers to manage traffic
Government turns to tech to tackle loneliness
First companies awarded funding through GovTech Catalyst programme
West Midlands gets £19m boost for plans to become ‘global leader’ in driverless cars
Money will be used to test technology on both ‘multi-lane highways and narrow country lanes’
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Government to trial self-driving buses
Pilot will take place on Fife-to-Edinburgh route
Government aims to boost Midlands regeneration with £1.5m digital map
Midlands Engine and Geospatial Commission to work together to use technology to find regional investment opportunities
DfT survey lifts lid on widespread public fears over drones and autonomous vehicles
A government study has revealed that UK citizens harbour a range of concerns about emerging technologies in the transport space
DVLA seeks digital accessibility endorsement
Agency aims to comply with international accessibility standard Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
Home Office seeks 'police and public protection tech' leader
Deputy director role set to pay up to £105k a year
Digital ‘equally important’ as transport infrastructure, says Scottish minister
The Scottish Government is to form an infrastructure commission to advise ministers on how spending should be directed to provide most economic benefit
London mayor Khan funds tech start-ups to help solve capital’s ‘most pressing problems’
Eight companies have been chosen to receive £15,000 in R&D funds
Transport for London seeks £70m IT services partner
Capital’s public transport network looks for provider that can deliver cost savings and service improvements
Brent Council offers ‘drone pilot apprenticeship’
Chosen candidate will ultimately ‘promote the use of drone services within the council’
DfT uses machine learning to create news round-up tool for policymakers
Program trained to identify stories likely to be of interest to policy professionals
DfT to explore effects of systems integration on airport X-rays
Government to examine whether the current mixed set-up of screening and tray-management systems is having an impact on security levels
London boroughs kickstart driverless car initiative
Data will be gathered across Croydon and Bromley ahead of planned trials of an autonomous passenger service next year
Train companies to release data to help tech firms build passenger apps
Government and industry body announce plans to increase the role of digital and data across the UK’s rail network
Government to build online tool for registering drones and administering operator safety tests
Civil Aviation Authority issues contract notice ahead of new laws coming into effect next year
Government plans law to require real-time bus info and on-board audiovisual displays
Consultation started on possible new rules to make buses more tech-enabled
DfT to build nationwide open data portal for buses
Platform to contain information from councils and bus operations across England
Boston to allow autonomous vehicle tests across city
Local company authorised to conduct trials on all roads throughout the largest city in Massachusetts
Transport for London BYOD scheme accredits more than 3,500 staff devices
Report from Parliament Street think tank shows explosion in number of smartphones and tablets registered as part of programme
Transport for London buses to trial automatic passenger counting
Buses in the capital will test a number of methods of assessing passenger numbers, including movement and weight sensors, and analysis of WiFi connections
Online service for paying car tax and insurance fines goes live
DVLA platform given thumbs-up after beta stage in which almost £2m was collected
DVSA drives digital transformation to keep citizens and staff on the road
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s digital chief James Munson tells PublicTechnology about the organisation’s investments in people, technology, and a wide range of new services – and why that will not include an online theory test