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
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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
Driving test marking to go digital this year
Examiners will swap clipboards for iPads and use a digital tool for marking, as part of a wider DVSA transformation programme
Transport for London explores algorithm-powered buses
Capital’s public transport agency seeks market feedback ahead of planned trial
Public invited to test government-backed driverless vehicles
The GATEway project enters its final phase
DfT plans digital traffic accident reporting services for police and public
Department for Transport kicks off 12-week consultation process
Only one in 60 local authorities using DfT funding pot for electric-car charging points
Local Government Association believes that the supply of ‘adequate funding’ will likely come from the private sector
Driverless pods, smart sensors, and citizen apps – inside the plan to future-proof Milton Keynes
In a town gaining 40,000 extra citizens each decade, the council's strategy chief Geoff Snelson tells PublicTechnology why smart-city ideas and technology need to be an intrinsic part of planning for the short- and long-term future
Thousands use Christmas Day to book driving tests and check MOTs
DVSA stats show steady website traffic on 25 December
Car tax, Alexa, and Elf - DVLA boss Oliver Morley reflects on 2017
The CEO of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency talks 2017 and Christmas traditions
DfT paper urges policy and programme commitments for digital railway signalling
Report acknowledges numerous ‘false starts’ in the past but sets out eight recommendations to ensure digital is placed at the heart of the railway of the future
Government extends online passport renewal service
Service now available for citizens aged 16 and over
Border IT systems ‘unlikely’ to be Brexit-ready by 2019, PAC finds
MPs flag Whitehall’s poor record at delivering critical border programmes
‘Running towards change’ – government uses Budget to bet big on digital and data
A comprehensive round-up of a wide range of measures that commit more funding, create new bodies and programmes, and change the legislative landscape of public sector technology
DVSA seeks leader to steer agency ‘into an increasingly digital future’
Organisation offering £85,000 for head of digital services post
Driverless cars set for Budget boost
Chancellor set to propose changes to regulation to help the UK ‘take full advantage’ of emerging technology
Digital sentencing used to bring justice to thousands of London fare dodgers
Magistrates in the capital deploy paperless system developed by TfL and HMCTS