Wellcome news: Genome Campus secures Government backing for AV study
Cambridgeshire could be the location of the UK’s first autonomous vehicle route as the Wellcome Genome Campus embarks on a ‘game-changing’ study to help boost connectivity and growth in the region. The Campus is investigating the potential for a dedicated route for electric autonomous vehicles between the Hinxton-based site and Whittlesford Parkway railway station. This […]
Britons ‘cautious but curious’ about driverless taxis
A new survey of over 1500 British adults has suggested that while public awareness of robotaxis is high, attitudes remain cautious and a clear majority want government and regulators to act before autonomous taxi services are allowed to scale up. The findings come as several companies, including Wayve and Waymo, prepare to launch driverless services in […]
Institute for Driverless Transport: One in three Britons see no benefit to autonomous cars
A survey of 2,050 UK adults, conducted by Opinium on behalf of the newly launched Institute for Driverless Transport, found that 33% of respondents believe driverless cars have no benefits at all, the most commonly selected single answer. However, over half of those surveyed (52%) could name at least one benefit, with fewer drunk or […]
Dutch vehicle licensing authority first in EU to approve Tesla FSD driver support tech
RDW, the Dutch vehicle licensing authority, has approved Tesla’s driving assistance system FSD, making the Netherlands the first country in Europe where the technology can be used on public roads. The agency said in a statement it had researched and tested the Full Self-Driving Supervised system for 18 months, and said if properly used it can make […]
Lawyers call for legal reform to access driverless vehicle data in injury claims
Lawyers have called for new legislation to ensure people injured in collisions involving driverless vehicles can access the onboard data required to support compensation claims, as the Department for Transport continues developing safety regulations, says TaxiPoint. The intervention comes as the DfT consults on the future regulatory framework for automated vehicles, with industry adoption accelerating from […]
Northern Irish consortium awarded grant to develop autonomous buses
Ballymena-based Wrightbus and Queen’s University are members of a consortium which has won funding to help develop autonomous buses. The grant is part of a government scheme which has awarded grants of up to £250,000 to self-driving feasibility studies, reports the BBC. Other projects include studies into autonomous freight vehicles and driverless shuttle operations across […]
No safety driver required: DfT publishes guidance on AV pilot scheme with focus on first responders
The Department for Transport’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles has announced that starting from spring this year companies will be able to apply to run commercial services using self-driving vehicles without a safety driver on roads in England, Scotland and Wales. This guidance is to help first responders (blue light services) to prepare for […]
System outage causes mass robotaxi malfunction in Wuhan
A mass robotaxi outage in the Chinese city of Wuhan caused at least a hundred self-driving cars to stop mid-traffic, sparking renewed debate around the safety of driverless vehicles, says the BBC. Local police said initial findings suggested a “system malfunction” caused multiple vehicles to stop in the middle of the road on Tuesday. Videos, external on […]
From automated pods to invisible payments: more insights shaping our roads from Intertraffic Amsterdam thanks to SWARCO, Westcotec, TRL and AGD Systems
In this final bonus episode of Highways Voices from Intertraffic Amsterdam 2026, we bring you more conversations highlighting how innovation is already transforming transport systems, from airports to urban streets. We hear how automated vehicles are moving staff around Schiphol Airport and pointing towards scalable platooned transport systems, while in cities, attention turns to logistics, […]