Its the Italian Job all over again, as a researcher claims that modern traffic lights are vulnerable to hack
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TfL Trials Wi-Fi On London Buses
Transport for London holds Wi-Fi trial in the hope of attracting a sponsor for a network-wide rollout of free wireless
Driverless Cars To Join British Roads Next Year
The AA thinks few motorists will be interested when driverless cars are allowed on public roads from next year
TfL Approves Contactless Payments For Tube, Overground And DLR From September
Contactless cards and NFC smartphones can be used to pay for London travel from 16 September, with suburban national rail services to follow
Three Customers Gain Access To London Tube Wi-Fi Network
Three becomes the last major operator to give users free access to the tube Wi-Fi network after it agrees deal with Virgin Media
App Intelligence Is Just The Ticket For London Travel
As London buses say 'goodbye' to cash fares, travel and mobile payment apps will become increasingly important, predicts Tom Levey, chief technologist at AppDynamics
Government To Build Free Superfast Wi-Fi Network For Commuter Trains
The government could use money raised by Network Rail fines to create a trackside Wi-Fi network for the UK's busiest rail routes
Heathrow Claims Terminal 5 Baggage IT Systems Are Fixed
After an IT fault created chaos in BA's Heathrow Terminal 5, systems are running as normal.... except for a massive backlog
Virgin Trains And St Pancras Boost UK Rail Wi-Fi Network
Passengers travelling on Virgin Trains will soon benefit from superfast Wi-Fi, while St Pancras will offer services to Eurostar passengers
Vodafone Plans Connected Car Push With £115m Cobra Acquisition
Vodafone hopes the Italian firm will help it gain a foothold in connected cars
Vince Cable Starts Britain’s Self-Driving Car Programme In Milton Keynes
The £150 million project aims to put self-driving cars on the British roads and help modernise the country’s transport infrastructure
Taxi Drivers’ Uber Protest Backfires As Downloads Surge
European capital cities faced gridlocked traffic conditions yesterday after taxi protest at smartphone app
British Airways To Offer In-Flight Wi-Fi Powered By Inmarsat
Inmarsat to launch new satellite aimed at supporting European in-flight Wi-Fi
Network Rail Awards £30m Traffic Management Contracts
First traffic management contracts are awarded, with Network Rail set to replace less efficient and more expensive signal boxes
Google Is Building Its Own Self-Driving Cars
No steering wheel! Google is to become a car maker, by building its own self-driving cars
Google Maps Adds UK Public Transport Data
Train, bus, tram and ferry information is added to Google Maps in Great Britain
Traffic Systems Vulnerable To Hackers Wanting To Cause Road Chaos
Systems across the UK could be abused by hackers to cause delays or even accidents, claims researcher
Commuters Turn To Tube Wi-Fi As London Strike Causes Travel Chaos
Virgin Media reports an increase in London Tube Wi-Fi registrations but says number of devices falls by a third during strike
Virgin Media Adds Six More Stations To Tube Wi-Fi Network
Tube Wi-Fi network expands to 137 stations, with iOS devices being popular underground and BlackBerry traffic doubling
Oyster Shows How Digital Wallets Can Work
Oyster has a genuine purpose, is easy to use and familiar to customers says Steve McCaskill
NFC Smartphones Could Pay London Tube, Bus And Rail Fares
TfL and operators reportedly hold talks about letting passengers use their NFC smartphones to pay for their travel
Scottish Railway Wi-Fi To Boost Commonwealth Games And Ryder Cup
Transport Scotland invests £863,000 to bring Wi-Fi to 26 more stations on the Scottish railway network
Virgin Media Extends Tube Wi-Fi To Ten More Stations
Tube Wi-Fi is now available in 131 London Underground stations
EE 4G Coverage Comes To Major UK Airports, Railways And Roads
EE 4G coverage comes to more towns and to Britain's transport infrastructure
Windows 8 Tablets Speed Up London Underground Maintenance
Tube Lines says Windows 8 is better than paper (and the iPad) for keeping London moving safely
Google Glass Facing Driving Ban In The US
Seven states are now looking at making it illegal to use Google's wearable device whilst driving
Ofcom Authorises Faster Satellite Wi-Fi For Ships, Planes And Trains
Ofcom expects to issue first licenses for earth stations in February
Google Glass Driver Cleared By US Court
Ceclila Abadie was wearing Google Glass but there was no proof it was switched on
Edinburgh Trams And Buses To Offer Free Wi-Fi
Government super-connected cities scheme gets scaled down to free Wi-Fi for Edinburgh transport
EE And Vodafone Agree To Provide Channel Tunnel 4G
Operators to provide 2G, 3G and 4G services to passengers travelling from the UK to France