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Growing acceptance for autonomous driving

The autonomous driving market is all set to receive a huge boost with 80% of automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) looking to finalise their automation technology roadmap in 2016. This […]

RAC launches new telematics app

The RAC has launched a new smartphone app to bolster its award-winning telematics product. The app brings driver behaviour data, journey history, vehicle health information and engine fault alerts together […]

A partnership made to last

Brown Brothers has continued its partnership with TC Harrison, a long term working relationship which dates back to the 1980s. The renewed partnership agreement between Brown Brothers Distribution and TC […]

Electric cars reach record high

The uptake of plug-in cars has reached a record high in the UK with more than 115 electric cars registered every day during the first quarter of 2016. In total, […]

That Churchill and Webb show

Motor insurer Churchill has joined forces with comedian Robert Webb to launch a nationwide campaign to find lollipop ladies and men before the next school year. More than half of […]

A matter of trust

Trust matters more than anything when car owners select a garage to repair their cars – although 10% said they select a garage based on the availability of online booking. […]

Cloning devices used to steal cars

Thieves in Scotland have been stealing cars using cloning devices to override vehicles’ computer systems. There has been a spate of thefts in Falkirk recently, with Ford Focus and Fiesta […]

Wunelli develops Driver Signature

Wunelli, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions company, has developed Driver Signature analytics for smartphone telematics apps to identify a driver after just 200 miles of journeys. Having accumulated billions of miles […]

Chevin urges fleet data control

Fleets should fight to retain control and ownership of their vehicles’ data – despite the likelihood of coming under pressure from manufacturers and others. The situation is likely to be […]

Can telematics revolutionise test drives?

Test drives of the future will be completely transformed by telematics, according to automotive software company DCML Ltd. It predicts that, as a result of telematics, dealers will know exactly […]

Drivers in danger after ignoring manufacturer advice

UK drivers are putting their lives at risk by not getting driver assistance systems recalibrated following a windscreen replacement. Research from Autoglass has found that more than two thirds of […]

New scheme targets 10,000 apprentices p/a

BMW Group has joined forces with other leading UK car manufacturers to launch an initiative that should bring up to 10,000 new faces into the automotive industry each year. The […]