CiTTi Magazine

1 week ago | cittimagazine.co.uk | Michelle Mooney

Autonomous robotics company Cartken has launched a new autonomous hauler robot designed to automate mixed outdoor and indoor environment material handling for manufacturing purposes. Cartken highlights with this launch its growing focus on solutions beyond last-mile delivery, tackling a critical gap in industrial and onsite logistics automation: material handling across complex, mixed environments, multiple levels, and diverse terrains.

1 week ago | cittimagazine.co.uk | Reuben Henry-Fellows

National Express West Midlands has announced 170 new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double decker zero emission buses as part of a £95m investment to modernise its fleet. The arrival of these buses bring the total number of electric buses in operation to 329, meaning nearly a quarter of National Express West Midlands’ bus fleet is now zero emissions. Each electric bus saves an average of 61 tonnes of carbon annually, reducing carbon emissions by almost 20,000 tonnes every year.

1 week ago | cittimagazine.co.uk | Reuben Henry-Fellows

The Road Safety Foundation (RSF) has partnered with Compass IoT to enhance its International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) work using connected vehicle data – a move hailed as a major step forward in road safety analysis. By integrating operational speed data gathered directly from connected vehicles, RSF is moving away from conventional tube count methods and enabling broader, more efficient assessments across road networks, including hard-to-access areas.

1 week ago | cittimagazine.co.uk | Reuben Henry-Fellows

Brighton & Hove City Council has announced that more than £8m will be spent improving its streets over the next year. Local councillors will be presented with a report at cabinet next week that sets out the council’s plans for improving roads, pavements and other transport infrastructure. The Local Transport Plan 2025/26 sets out how the £8.36m the council received this year will be spent.

1 week ago | cittimagazine.co.uk | Reuben Henry-Fellows

The City of Edinburgh Council (Edinburgh) has announced that customers will soon be able to use their contactless card or devices to ‘Tap On and Tap Off’ a tram to start and end journeys. Now in the final stages of testing, Edinburgh Trams will announce the launch date shortly for the new system, which is developed in collaboration with payment provider Flowbird.