A companion piece to last week's feature on Fusion Processing, this summarises the key points of the act, explaining what they mean for the future deployment of self-driving vehicles on British roads.

Government aims to reduce CO2 emissions with increased use of biofuels in transportation

The new GNSS-based toll collection system is scheduled to be implemented by April 2025.

At IAA Transportation 2024 last month, I experienced firsthand the magnetic effect of the “Tesla phenomenon”. Towards the end of a series of keynote speeches delivered by some of the industry’s most important executives, Dan Priestley, who heads the development of Tesla’s heavy electric ‘Semi’ truck, took to the stage to provide an update on the company’s plans for the commercial vehicle segment. I had a place towards the front, having sat through the preceding talks that afternoon, which were reasonably well attended; however, looking behind just before Priestley’s entry to the stage, I saw a new crowd of attendees filling out the entire space.

The South Korean province aims to replace its entire fleet of diesel-powered buses by 2030.

The new trucks will replace the council’s current fleet vehicles, many of which are beyond their operational lifespan or are on hire.

The ‘Urbino 24’ double-articulated buses will serve on bus rapid transit routes in the city.

Sourcewell is a U.S. government agency which handles procurement on behalf of more than 50,000 participating entities.

The TransJakarta consortium aims to switch its entire fleet to zero emissions by 2030

Commercial vehicle sales in Singapore amounted to 6,287 units in the first nine months of 2024, compared with 7,434 units in the whole of 2023, according to the latest government registration data.

MFTBC vehicles are imported into Singapore by Goldbell Engineering Pte Ltd, its local distributor for the last 40 years.

Incentives include tax exemptions of between two and eight years, financial support and streamlined regulations (with other nations).