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Scania’s autonomous trucks with cutting-edge AI-based technology are going to change how the world moves within the near future. Now, the company announces the successful completion of a groundbreaking challenge that redefines the boundaries of self-driving vehicle technology and human achievement.

The challenge involved two autonomous trucks moving towards each other in perfect sync to create a window of less than a second for a professional mountain biker to jump through the opening in between them. It culminated in ...

Roadworks and traffic plans have been revised, and it is confirmed that State Highway 1 Transmission Gully will be closed to southbound traffic this weekend.

The southbound closure will be in place from 10 am, Friday 28 November, until 4:30 am, Monday 1 December, weather permitting. There will also be a northbound lane closure on the motorway, which is expected to cause delays for northbound traffic.

Southbound traffic will need to detour via State Highway 59 while the closure is in place.

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To help keep young New Zealanders safe, variable speed limits are coming into force outside schools on state highways in Northland and north Auckland, targeting the times when children are most active around our schools.

As part of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) School Speed Limit Programme, electronic variable speed limit signs will display a variable speed limit during peak school traffic times to slow traffic past the school, with the next group of signs in the region going live this week.

“Setting saf...

A strong message was sent to transport operators from the courts this week, with Ashik Ali sentenced to three years in prison for causing the death of Jonathon Walters. Mr Walters died in May last year, having been hit by a non-compliant truck after its brakes failed.

The presiding judge, Justice Graham Lang described the death as “an absolute tragic and avoidable event.” This death followed years of non-compliance on the part of Mr Ali who continued driving the truck which was in such poor state it had been barred fro...

Various events, issues and announcements this week demonstrated the complexity and challenges that come with a multi-modal supply chain.  

Rubber in roads  

I was excited to hear this week about the country’s first trial using rubber from end-of-life recycled tyres in the construction of a road surface. The trial is .. Read More  

Bridgestone welcomes the formation of Trans-Tasman Recycling Alliance, a joint venture between New Zealand’s mandatory Tyrewise scheme and Tyre Stewardship Australia, which is voluntary. They expect that the collaborative approach will showcase key learnings from both markets.

Under the newly launched Trans-Tasman Recycling Alliance, the two national schemes will remain independent, but co-fund the regional development of end-of-life tyre solutions, with an emphasis on market development for high-value tyre-derived pro...