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Lorna Sharpe is news editor of E&T and Transport sector editor.
A passenger-sensing, self-organising unified network to track the location of every passenger and bag in the terminal will feature in future airports.
Crossrail is Europe’s biggest engineering project, and Dr Phil Bennett is the central figure in rolling-out the complex ICT systems that will run and manage the system. He explains all to E&T.
The computer technology going into our road vehicles is close to delivering everything we expect from desktops and home entertainment systems. E&T looks at what’s on offer.
Can satellite navigation systems, car-to-car and car-to-road communications help reduce carbon emissions?
Jet engine makers think that a hybrid of the turbofan and the turboprop could make aircraft significantly more efficient – if only it can be quietened. E&T reports.
E&T explains that the European Union has been rolling along the path to rail harmonisation for 20 years, with the occasional delay en route.
Old gas-guzzling cars are reaching the end of their tenure and, as E&T explains, financially crippled car makers are in a race to hit upon the sustainable car for the future.
GPS vehicle tracking systems have come a long way from the bulky and extremely expensive original versions and the technology is finding new homes in everything from mobile phones to hand held gaming consoles.
E&T recalls a whistle-stop visit to the world’s only railway with dual nationality.
Two new solar-powered electric boats are providing waterbus services in the French port of La Rochelle.
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Transport commentary
Road policy needs joined-up thinking 7 July 2009
Covering the country with more tarmac and concrete may not be the best way to improve transport. You need to look more closely at the bigger picture.
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