Highways UK | Evidence of a new and exciting future for roads

Matt Lambert Posted On October 28, 2017

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With less than two weeks to Highways UK, we bring you not one, but two thought pieces. Both point to a new and exciting future for the roads sector and both serve as excellent previews for the extensive Highways UK content programme.

Reaping the benefits of platooning trials

A year from now, says TRL Academy Director Richard Cuerden, we’ll understand if something quite extraordinary is feasible on the UK’s dual carriageways and motorways, something that could be the first step in a logistics revolution with the potential to benefit every UK consumer and millions of others around the world. That something is the recent announcement of the world’s first real-world trial of heavy goods vehicles operating in a digitally linked platoon. Richard’s article highlights the potential benefits and sets out the TRL-led consortium’s methodology and the strict safety criteria that must be met before the trials can take place on live roads. Read the full article

What to do about traffic jams?

We have seen great improvements in incident detection and speed of response and recovery, says Adrian Ulisse, INRIX’s Director of Sales & Business Development – Public Sector, but the next big improvement in reducing traffic jams will be through better use of data. Adrian highlights the vast amount of traffic data, used by the INRIX Research team, to identify trends, insights and impacts of road congestion. And in revealing this year’s worst traffic jam – A lorry fuel spill at junction 20, M5 Northbound on 4 August resulting in a 35 mile tailback and 15 hour delays – he says it’s clear that we will have access to more and more data, but the challenge remains its utilisation to fulfil the potential of supporting better road journeys. Read the full article

Two amazing stories from two extraordinary thinkers. Both Richard and Adrian are speaking at Highways UK at the NEC on 8/9 November. Download the programme summary pdf to find what else is on offer.

With hundreds of speakers across nine theatres and 140 exhibitors, Highways UK is a great opportunity to engage with experts from across the highways sector.

Most of the event is free to attend, if you haven’t done so already, book your place now.