European skiers may be praying for snow but city dwellers and highway users likely want the white stuff at bay for as long as possible. To help drivers be ready for the inevitable snow, the UK’s Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has launched its national winter campaign Wheels in Winter well ahead of 21 December, the official first day of winter.
London’s winters can be milder than for many other major northern European cities, such as Paris, Warsaw and Berlin. But the UK capital’s rainy weather with t
A UK student hopes his new lenticular road signs which ‘pulse’ at drivers will lead to a revolution in the way motorists are given information on the roads. Meanwhile, a leading road marking firm is helping keep tourists safe in a spiritually significant town in Umbria, Italy. Guy Woodford reports
You may think Charles Gale’s vision of creating the first ‘pulsing’ lenticular road sign was the result of months, even years, spent studying traffic and driver behaviour on the roads of his adopted student c
Mobileye's new C2-170, based on the company's vehicle detection and lane detection technologies, can be installed in all types of vehicles. The system consists of a high visibility display unit, EyeWatch1; an audio alert buzzer and a vehicle screen-mounted visual sensor unit.
A sophisticated Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) will be fitted to some models of cars that will be able to nag drivers about their poor driving technique. The system can tell drivers to change gears to improve fuel economy and sound collision warnings or provide damage alerts. In addition, the package can also generate a three-dimensional view of the route ahead, showing gradients, obstacles and road width. Use of this technology is hoped to prevent drivers from selecting routes that are unsuitable
