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Tag : TRL

Fleets urged to educate drivers on safety benefits of 20mph zones

4 months ago / 0 comments

Businesses are being asked to play their part in educating drivers that adhering to 20mph speed zones does save lives.

Mobile phone legislation must be widened to tackle distracted driving, says TRL

3 years ago / 0 comments

Plans by the Department for Transport to close a loophole in mobile phone legislation should be broadened to address wider distracted driving issues.

Autonomous vehicles to reduce collisions by 22% in interim, research suggests

5 years ago / 0 comments

One in five (22%) fatal and serious collisions could be prevented with the initial introduction of automated vehicles – potentially making them the biggest change in … Read More »

How distracted driving evidence has fallen behind latest technological changes

5 years ago / 0 comments

TRL’s head of impairment research Dr Paul Jackson and head of behavioural science Dr Neale Kinnear argue that the evidence base for distracted driving has failed … Read More »

Projects receive funding to test automated vehicles in live traffic

6 years ago / 0 comments

Four projects that will test connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technology have scooped £51m in government funding.

‘Smart Crossing’ tech could help protect pedestrians and drivers

6 years ago / 0 comments

New ‘Smart Crossing’ technology that could help make pedestrians, cyclists & drivers safer and more aware of each other has been unveiled in London.

Third of London taxi and private hire journeys could be in autonomous vehicles by 2025

6 years ago / 0 comments

Up to 30% of taxi and private hire journeys in the capital could be served by autonomous vehicle (AV) ride-sharing in London by 2025.

Driverless vehicle trials to take to roads under latest government funding

7 years ago / 1 comments

Fleets of driverless vehicles are to be trialled on UK roads and motorways in 2019 with the help of a latest round of government funding.

Fleets offered chance to participate in free tailgating pilot

7 years ago / 0 comments

The Transport Research Laboratory is seeking fleets to sign up to a free pilot on tailgating that could help reduce accidents and business costs as well as develop tools for … Read More »

TRL ramps up focus on sustainable mobility

7 years ago / 0 comments

TRL has enhanced its sustainable mobility capabilities by integrating with Transport and Travel Research Ltd (TTR).

One in three drivers use handheld mobile phones

8 years ago / 2 comments

Drivers’ use of handheld phones has significantly increased over the last two years as attitudes towards handheld mobile use significantly relax, new research suggests.

All-lane running motorways ‘no less safe than other motorways’, says TRL

8 years ago / 0 comments

The UK’s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has spoken out to highlight the safety of all-lane running schemes after the Transport Committee spoke out on safety concerns … Read More »