ITS Monday: Edition 34, 2022
A small collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas.
Included this week, driverless vehicles – safety & innovation, on-demand transport, new scooter rules, glow-in-the-dark roads, and more.
The article headlines below are:
- Oxbotica’s Ben Upcroft talks Universal Autonomy – how self-driving will increase safety and enable countless further innovations
- Electric on-demand public transport is making a difference in Auckland – now it needs to roll out further
- Fine city: New rules for Brisbane’s e-scooters
- Hopes glow-in-the-dark roads could reduce road toll in rural Victoria
- NASA invents ‘incredible’ battery for electric planes
- Denver’s E-Bike Rebates Are So Hot They’re Gone Within Minutes
- Auckland’s new cycling supremos on why it can be like bike-friendly Copenhagen
And just in case you hadn’t caught it yet, we have a recent series of interviews with transport professionals – Effects of COVID on the transport sector – what they see now, what they would like to happen post-pandemic, and what they think will happen. If you’d like to be join this conversation, drop us a line!
This week’s articles
Now, scroll down, and see what’s in this week’s edition. Oh, and before you do, be sure check out the quickest way to receive our new content via the subscription box just below …
As the title says, this in an interview with Oxbotica’s VP of Technology, Ben Upcroft. It includes discussion of Ben’s time at the Queensland University of Technology.
- Related iMOVE project: What C-ITS technologies for national deployment in Australia?
“In October last year, Auckland Transport (AT) removed a low-performing diesel bus route operating in the suburbs of South Auckland. In its place, they launched AT Local, a fully electric on-demand public transit service powered by a fleet of small, electric vehicles and routed by technology from Liftango.”
See also an academic paper on this transport move, at Electric On Demand Transit Expands Network Coverage in Auckland, written by academics at Griffith University, University of Newcastle, Victoria University of Wellington, along with Srishti Lal of Auckland Transport.
- Related iMOVE project: Innovative local transport: Community transport of the future
Fine city: New rules for Brisbane’s e-scooters
There was discussion a couple of months ago on the topic of a closer eye on scooter use in Brisbane and the law, and it is now official. From 1 November 2022, “The reforms include speed-limit reductions, mandated warning bells, and a tiered system of fines for offences that didn’t previously exist or were lumped into general categories of non-compliance.”
READ THE ARTICLE
Hopes glow-in-the-dark roads could reduce road toll in rural Victoria
Glow-in-the-dark roads are being trialled in Eastern Victoria, a trial forming part of the Department of Transport’s $457 million Victorian Government Road Safety Program. “The markings absorb sunlight, emit stored light when it is dark and are aimed at illuminating roads with bends, intersections or without street lighting.”
READ THE ARTICLE
NASA invents ‘incredible’ battery for electric planes
NASA has investigated the use solid-state batteries, which hold more energy and are lighter than industry-standard lithium-ion batteries.
Related iMOVE project: Experiments on consumer preferences for sustainable airlines
READ THE ARTICLE
Denver’s E-Bike Rebates Are So Hot They’re Gone Within Minutes
A new program in Denver offering rebates for electric bikes has become popular, with residents this month taking up the latest release of 400 vouchers within minutes of them becoming available on the city’s online portal.
READ THE ARTICLE
Auckland’s new cycling supremos on why it can be like bike-friendly Copenhagen
Adrian Lord, formerly of Transport for London and now Auckland Transport’s Head of Cycling, has been tasked with leading a rapid uptake of cycling in Auckland. “If you want to move from some cycling to mass cycling, then we need to be more radical in the way we re-allocated space between buildings.”
READ THE ARTICLEThe idea behind ITS Monday was in part driven by our ITS Weekly Roundup, an email newsletter we send each Friday (subscribe to that here, plus/or our monthly iMOVE newsletter!). That newsletter contains a substantial number of links, and sometimes I think interesting content could be lost in the mix. I also see quite a lot of interesting content on social media (yes, you can follow us on Linkedin and Twitter). So every week I’ll collect a few things, and put them in ITS Monday.
*Inclusion in ITS Monday does not equal iMOVE endorsement. It’s more aimed at discovery, thought, or discussion … or all of those and more. And while for the most part I expect content to be current, a little age doesn’t mean diminished interest.
Discover more from iMOVE Australia Cooperative Research Centre | Transport R&D
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
