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Self-driving fleet goes live

A fleet of self-driving vans has gone into service in Texas, USA, in the world’s first full-scale fleet trial of fully autonomous technology. The vans, based on the Nissan e-NV200 […]

Opp-Charge fleet launches in Yorkshire

The UK’s first fleet of buses to use Opportunity Charging, or Opp-Charge, technology is going into service in the North Yorkshire town of Harrogate this weekend. The Harrogate Bus Company, […]

AI simulation for autonomous testing

Ordnance Survey (OS) is one of 11 partners in OmniCAV, a £3.9m project to develop a world-first artificial intelligence-based simulation model for testing autonomous car safety. The simulation environment will […]

Calls for tighter exhaust regulations

Euro Car Parts is calling for tighter regulation around sales of exhaust systems as the Department for Transport (DfT) looks to reduce the number of non-compliant products being sold and […]

AEB could stop 2,500 accidents

Fitting autonomous emergency braking systems as standard on all commercial vehicles in the UK has the potential to stop almost 2,500 crashes per year. Analysis of Department for Transport van […]

Chris Hollins confirmed for #BE2018

bodyshop magazine is delighted to announce that Chris Hollins will present the bodyshop Event and Awards 2018, taking place at the Hilton Metropole Birmingham on 27 and 28 September. Chris […]

Bodyshop charity partner interview – AutoRaise

AutoRaise continues to be a proud charity partner the bodyshop Event & Awards 2018. Here, we speak to Bob Linwood, AutoRaise CEO, about what he thinks about the event.   What are […]

Quest Motor opens new dealership

Suzuki GB announced that it has appointed the Quest Motor Group to open a new dealership in Maldon, Essex. The Suzuki Maldon showroom situated on Wycke Hill Business Park will […]

UK used car market preservers

Britain’s used car market held strong in 2018’s second quarter, with sales down by a marginal -0.4%, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). […]

ICDP publishes report

ICDP has published its European Dealer of Tomorrow report which suggests authorised repairers could become a sale and service point for franchised dealer networks. The report is based on a […]

Bodyshops using CAPS quadruples

More than 900 UK bodyshops use CAPS to exchange data securely with insurance companies and its supply chain partners. This follows two years of rapid growth that has seen the […]

Academy of Robotics closes funding

Electric autonomous vehicle company, the Academy of Robotics, has closed its latest funding round in under six hours. Investment came in so quickly that founder William Sachiti turned down an […]