Roads and transportation

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The Roads and Transportation society is for engineers with an interest in road and rail design, transport planning and traffic engineering.

The Active Travel Series shares knowledge on the planning, design and delivery of walking and cycling schemes. The free-to-attend webinars are delivered by the National Transport Authority in collaboration with the Engineers Ireland Roads and Transportation Society. Learn more here.

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Roads and Transportation in the Engineers Journal

Carbon-neutral pavements a possibility by 2050, but policy and industry action needs to go up a gear – study

Analyses show stakeholders of all levels must get involved in decarbonising pavements to reach climate goals.

Electric vs internal combustion engine: Top 10 reasons why the former crosses the finish line first

To an engineer, it is fairly obvious that an electric motor is a far superior machine to power a car than an internal combustion engine (ICE) – petrol or diesel – write Eamon Stack and Matthew Sealy, who outline the 10 key reasons why an electric motor does the transport job so much better than an internal combustion engine.

China builds world's first hydrogen-powered train

According to Chinese media sources, the world's first urban hydrogen powered train has just rolled off the production line in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

Airports and harbours line up emissions reductions as greening of transport goes up a gear

Ports for planes and ships are gearing up for the era of sustainable fuels and renewable energy.

The human-powered engine-free plane with ‘impossible engineering’

Lazarus, built by students at the University of Southampton, made its longest flight time yet.

Self-driving cars – and all you need to know about them

Autonomous driving is the new goal of the car industry. Auto manufacturers, including Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes, Audi, and others, are working towards Level 5 of autonomous driving. Tesla claims that its cutting-edge driver assistance system, Autopilot, improves comfort and safety while operating a vehicle.

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