Government launches £2m fund for driverless cybersecurity testing
Grants of up to £400,000 available
Law to make electric vehicles noisier comes into effect
Legislation is designed to improve safety, particularly for visually impaired pedestrians
Inspection drones and sound-bending walls secure slice of £7.8m rail innovation fund
Department for Transport announces winners of competition
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Government to trial ‘noise cameras’ to crack down on loud vehicles
Technology will measure sound levels to try and identify law-breakers
Transport for London to collect passengers’ WiFi data
Capital’s transport authority claims data-gathering will help improve services
Government to ‘consider options’ for biometrics regulation
Immigration minister indicates that various courses of action will be examined before any legislation is passed
DfT moves ticketing data application to Google Cloud
Department’s LENNON software is migrated to off-site environment
Edinburgh backs electric cars with multimillion-pound infrastructure rollout
Council to install 200-plus charging points across city
London to trial on-demand buses
Borough of Sutton to conduct 12-month experiment with flexible routes and app-based booking
DfT IT systems ‘all on track’ for Brexit
Top department officials tell select committee that preparations for EU departure are going well
Highways England invites ideas for £20m digital roads project
Government-owned company invites entries to funding contest
Government proposes big expansion of smart ticketing for trains
DfT launches consultation on plans to create a seamless pay-as-you-go area encompassing much of south-east England
Heathrow departures grounded after 'drone sighting'
Flights resumed but law enforcement and airport staff continue to investigate
Government targets drones with additional police powers and new technology
Transport secretary Chris Grayling stands up to airborne menace
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Self-driving cars given cybersecurity standard
Governments funds creation of document newly published by the BSI
Government reveals plans for £10m real-time roadworks info service
Service will launch to some local authorities and utilities firms in May 2019
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’
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