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Autonomous vehicles to impact insurance
- 02/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Research has found that 380 million vehicles worldwide will have some form of autonomy in 14 years time, which will have an impact on the car insurance market. In the 2016 edition of the Usage-Based Insurance (UBI) study, consultancy firm PTOLEMUS made the forecast that 380 million semi, highly or fully autonomous [...] -
Self-drive cars get human touch
- 01/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A research project that will help autonomous vehicles drive naturally like human drivers has received vehicles and investment from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Employees of the London Borough of Greenwich will drive Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles on a daily basis to establish how different drivers react to real-world [...] -
Subaru EyeSight reduces crashes
- 01/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Data on Japanese traffic accidents has found Subaru vehicles equipped with EyeSight technology are involved in 61% fewer crashes than those without. The company analysed a range of data involving the company’s vehicles from 2010 to 2014 that was measured in terms of accidents per 10,000 vehicles. The analysis [...] -
Fuel price fall may encourage car sales
- 01/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A survey by We Buy Any Car found falling fuel prices meant a significant number of people would think about buying their next car sooner than planned. The research found 5% of car owners asked said the drop in fuel prices has made them think about buying another car earlier than they would have [...] -
JLR invests in living laboratory
- 01/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are investing in a 41 mile ‘living laboratory’ project on UK roads to develop new Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technologies. 41 miles of roads around Coventry and Solihull will be used as a CAV test corridor to evaluate new systems in real-world driving conditions. It is part [...] -
Ashmore Ryder installs UV light driers
- 01/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Ashmore Ryder has introduced the use of ultra violet light to help reduce the time it takes to repair cars. Members of the Irish firm's paint shop team recently completed training on the Sikkens UV Autoclear system, which was developed by AkzoNobel, and is one of the world's fastest drying vehicle refinish clear [...] -
Slater & Gordon in debt restructuring
- 01/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The UK operations of law firm Slater & Gordon are in debt restructuring talks. A report in the Daily Telegraph newspaper said the firm's investors hired FTI Consulting for its UK operations. Media reports in Australia had previously said debt restructuring company McGrath Nicol had been appointed by its [...] -
Farécla appoints new sales manager
- 01/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Farécla has announced the appointment of Jason Thomas as the firm's new regional sales manager for Scotland and Ireland. Jason has a strong background in the automotive industry, including a long period working at Unipart, and is very familiar with Farécla's product portfolio. Commenting on his new role, [...] -
Fix Auto Rochdale unveil expansion plan
- 01/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The owners of Fix Auto Rochdale have unveiled a £1 million investment to develop additional repair capacity. Phil and Wendy Ewbank have acquired land and buildings adjacent to their existing premises and are in the process of converting the purchase into a Fix & Go express repair facility that will operate [...] -
Doctors call to lower drink-drive limit
- 01/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Doctors and health experts have urged the House of Lords to approve proposed measures to lower the UK's drink-drive limit. The calls come after a bill proposing to lower the nationwide drink-drive limit to 50mg/100ml reached the House's committee stage. The bill would also reduce the legal limit alcohol in breath [...]