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Unreliable technologies in premium vehicles

Emerging and new technologies in premium vehicles are resulting in more owner-reported problems than in volume brand vehicles, according to the J.D. Power 2018 UK Vehicle Dependability study. Some key […]

Siemens to make autonomous hillclimb

Siemens will attempt an historic autonomous classic car hillclimb at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018. The technology and engineering firm, which is also displaying latest projects at the FOS […]

Support grows for ‘autonomous’ clarity

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has supported calls for car manufacturers against misleading motorists with the word ‘autonomous’. Dr Jenifer Baxter, head of engineering, said, ‘The Institution welcomes the suggestion […]

‘Autonomous’ label misleading drivers

Thatcham Research and the ABI (Association of British Insurers) have issued an urgent call to carmakers and legislators for greater clarity around the capability of vehicles sold with technology that […]

Irish drivers not ready for autonomous

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has revealed the results of a national research survey it commissioned into the attitudes of Irish adults towards self-driving cars. The study, which was conducted […]

DRIVEN roll-out driverless vehicles

The DRIVEN group demonstrated for the first time its fleet of autonomous vehicles that interact and ‘talk’ to each other. From its headquarters at the RACE Building at the Culham […]

Autonomous handover to human driver

AXA released a report to answer the question of where does the vehicle end and driver begin, when it comes to autonomous driving. Burges Salmon and AXA have accumulated the […]

VW tested autonomous parking

The Volkswagen Group is testing autonomous parking with the hopes of using it within the next decade. Testing at Hamburg Airport, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche vehicles navigated their way to […]

Toyota’s autonomous driving levels confusing

According to Autocar, Toyota currently has six driving levels for autonomy, however, the boss of Toyota’s Research Institute believes the classification system is causing confusion over the progress being made in the […]

Vehicle connectivity changing the game

To the driver of the typical car today, a 10.7 year-old vehicle in the EU, connected features such as active park assist, lane-keeping or driver alert systems can seem a […]

BMW doubles autonomous car testing

Despite the fatal accident involving an Uber autonomous car earlier this week, BMW has no plans to change their scheduling. In fact, they will be doubling their fleet of self-driving […]

UK Autodrive demonstrates autonomous parking

A ground-breaking UK trial of connected and autonomous vehicle technology has been demonstrating how parking difficulties could soon be a thing of the past today in Milton Keynes. The UK […]