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United Kingdom

A view of a bird's eye: seagulls photobomb traffic cameras

Giving a more literal meaning to Transport for London's "bird's eye view" of traffic, seagulls photobomb traffic camera.

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Tiny guide pony in training on Newcastle Metro

A miniature guide horse is being trained on the the Tyne and Wear Metro system before starting his first job in London helping a partially-sighted woman.

Eco-Innovation

What you need to know about the electric supercar

The latest crop of EV supercars has not only caught up with the best of the fossil-fuelled generation, they’ve already surpassed them.

France

Paris to fine people €135 for riding electric scooters on pavements

Paris will regulate the use of electric scooters with fines for riding on pavements.

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Europe News

The Brief: Operation Sophia extended for an additional six months

The European Union's Operation Sophia has been agreed to be extended for an additional six months. Yet, the Operation will transition from using rescue boats to rescue airplanes after Italy said it would no longer receive people from the Mediterranean Sea.

Belgium

Protest over 'social dumping' in transport sector held in Brussels

On Wednesday, transit workers from across the EU marched from downtown Brussels to the European Commission in protest.

World News

EU lawmakers announce life-saving automobile technologies

European lawmakers have mandated additional life-saving technologies in EU automobiles as from 2022. These technologies include intelligent speed assistance and advanced emergency-braking systems.

Green News

Cycling Guide to Lisbon

We took to the saddle and biked around Portugal’s capital.

USA

Uber to pay $20M settlement to drivers in California and Massachusetts

The settlement is a fraction of what Uber could have been required to pay, a labor expert said, and its "business model of utilizing drivers" as contractors not employees stays intact.

Portugal

Lisbon commuters struggle as austerity strain tells on public transpor

Years of belt-tightening have put pressure on infrastructure.

Spotlight

New transport links boost business and tourism for Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta

In partnership with Hong Kong Tourism Board

New transport links boost business and tourism for Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta

United Kingdom

UK creates fake traffic jam of 89 lorries to test no-deal readiness

Dozens of lorries took part in a traffic congestion test near the channel tunnel on Monday morning, in a rehearsal of what could be in store for a potential no-deal Brexit scenario.

United Kingdom

UK to spend €118 million on extra ferries in case of no-deal Brexit

"Extreme urgency" and the "possibility of severe congestion" behind the Department for Transport's contracts with three ferry conpanies.

World News

A drink-drive test for Lime's e-scooters?

Scooter company wants to use tech to make its riders (and its property) safer.

World

Should taxpayers be paying for electric scooters for MEPs and EU staff

A new trial will see 15 of the €500 electric scooters appear around the European Commission and European Parliament.

Next Series

EU scientists crack tech barriers to roadtrains of the future

Grouping vehicles in efficient "trains" has long been suggested as a cure for congestion, but with electric vehicles now becoming more common, EU scientists have tackled a host of technological challenges to make them possible, and improve air quality, too.

Spain

Banned from pavements, Madrid's scooters face wrath of drivers

Spanish capital clamps down on electric scooters but with hundreds more planned for the city conflicts with drivers are inevitable

United Kingdom

Watch: Man found guilty of attempted murder after underground shove

Man convicted of two counts of attempted murder after he pushed a 91 year-old-man onto the London Underground rail tracks.

Spain

Watch: World's first full-sized Hyperloop capsule unveiled in Spain

The high-tech transportation would allow a trip from Barcelona to Madrid to be trimmed to just 25 minutes.

Hungary

Hungarian infrastructure a symptom of decades of underinvestment

Today EU infrastructure spending is at an historic low. While some countries have spent EU funding wisely, in other member states people wonder if any money has been spent at all...