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Driverless Vehicles to Be Trialed Between Oxford and London
Apr 26, 2017A fleet of driverless vehicles using UK-built software is set to be trialed between Oxford and London in 2019. Oxford-based artificial intelligence company Oxbotica is leading a consortium of companies that include Oxford Robotics ...
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Driverless Car Trial Set to Go Live on UK Roads in 2019
Apr 25, 2017Driverless cars are set to hit UK roads in 2019 after a consortium of British companies unveiled plans to test the vehicles between London and Oxford. Driven, led by driverless software group Oxbotica, received a £8.6 million grant ...
Tags: Driverless Car, autonomous vehicle
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Ford, London Partner to Test Plug-in Hybrid Commercial Vans
Feb 13, 2017Ford Motor is launching a new project designed to help enhance air quality in London as the automaker accelerates its electrification plans with 13 new global electrified vehicles due for introduction in the next five years. The project, ...
Tags: Ford, Commercial Vans
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Transport for London Celebrates Metroland at Designjunction
Aug 15, 2016Transport for London (TfL) celebrates 'Metroland' and its role in the suburban development of London's housing stock at this year’s designjunction, as part of this year's London Design Festival, with a funfair style booth designed by ...
Tags: Transport for London, Metroland
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John Lewis Partnership Appoints New Deputy Chairman
Mar 23, 2016The John Lewis Partnership has announced the appointment of Keith Williams as non-executive deputy chairman, succeeding Mark Price who leaves onth 4 April 2016, as announced in October 2015. Keith joined the board as a non-executive ...
Tags: John Lewis, Appiontment, New Deputy Chairman
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ITM Power Receives UK's First Mirai Fcev Signs Hydrogen Fuel Contract with Toyota
Oct 21, 2015ITM Power, the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to announce that it has today officially received the first Toyota Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) to be delivered in the UK. This coincides with the announcement by ...
Tags: Hydrogen Fuel, Toyota
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Argos Launches Its First Underground Store at Cannon Street Tube Station
Nov 26, 2014Argos has teamed up with Transport for London (TfL) to launch its first Underground store at Cannon Street Tube station. The new Argos Collect store, which officially opened today, has been designed to give customers convenient access to ...
Tags: Underground Store, Furniture
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TfL to Trial Hybrid Buses in East London
Sep 1, 2014Transport for London (TfL) is about to trial hybrid buses in east London that will be capable of charging wirelessly at the bus stop. The buses will feature diesel-electric hybrid engine and built-in inductive charging which is capable of ...
Tags: Electric Buses, hybrid buses, buses
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TfL and Energy Saving Trust Revealed a Plan Start a Initiative Called Rapid Chargepoints
Aug 27, 2014Transport for London (TfL) and Energy Saving Trust have revealed a plan start a new initiative called Rapid Chargepoints, which is designed to identify locations for electric vehicle infrastructure in London. The broader perspective of ...
Tags: TfL, Rapid Chargepoints, Auto Parts
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Nissan NV200 Taxi for London Represents The Japanese Car Maker's Vision for Black Cabs
Jan 8, 2014The Nissan NV200 Taxi for London represents the Japanese car maker’s vision for a new generation of the city’s iconic black cabs. Based on the NV200 light-commercial vehicle, the Nissan NV200 Taxi for London was designed at ...
Tags: Black Cab Makeover, London Taxi, Nissan
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Database Manager Keeps Underground Super Accurate
Dec 17, 2013Database Manager Keeps Underground Super Accurate The London Underground has deployed the Raima Database Manager as a key component to help deliver capacity and reliability improvements on the Piccadilly Underground line. The Raima ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
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Modernize Main Road Street Lighting in The Capital's History
Dec 6, 2013The largest single investment to modernize main road street lighting in the Capital's history has been unveiled by the Mayor and Transport for London (TfL). A new energy-efficient lighting programme will lead to a 40 per cent reduction in ...
Tags: LED light, street lights
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The UK's Largest City Will Also Get The Country's Largest Deployment of LED Street Lights
Dec 5, 2013The UK's largest city will also get the country's largest deployment of LED street lights by 2016 aiming for 40% energy savings, while a project in Rhode Island may change the thinking in the US on lighting ownership, and North East ...
Tags: LED Street Light, Lights, Lighting
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Transport for London Is Introducing Harvard's Leafnut System of Its Street Lighting
Dec 4, 2013Transport for London is introducing Harvard's LeafNut system as part of a massive overhaul of its street lighting. TfL says it's the largest ever single investment in London's street lighting history. There are two main parts of the ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, Street Lights
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TfL Has Overseen a Rise of More Than 500 Per Cent
Nov 29, 2013Transport for London (TfL) has overseen a rise of more than 500 per cent in its employees' use of mobile phones and tablets under its bring your own device (BYOD) scheme over the past three years. Official figures obtained under the ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
