ADAS

Government announces £40m autonomous funding

The UK government has announced it is committing £40m to accelerate the development of commercial self-driving services. The Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility competition will offer grants to help roll […]

asTech announces major North American deal

asTech, a Repairify company, has announced a partnership with Driven Brands to deliver its full suite of diagnostics solutions to its network. As part of the deal, Driven Brands, the […]

Nissan Qashqai tops safety ratings

Euro NCAP’s latest testing rated the assisted driving systems of both the Nissan Qashqai and VW ID.5 as ‘very good’. The new Qashqai, already an outstanding performer in Euro NCAP’s […]

Autotech Training confirmed for industry event

Autotech Training will showcase its entire training offering at the UK Garage & Bodyshop Event, which takes place at the NEC Birmingham on 8-9 June. Demonstrating how they can upskill […]

Repairify launches new diagnostics initiative

Repairify UK is introducing a new initiative to deliver the greater value remote diagnostics, ADAS calibrations, coding, and programming in the collision repair industry. The Repairify Remote Services Pledge has […]

Fix Auto Chelmsford set for major expansion

Fix Auto Chelmsford, has revealed an aggressive programme of expansion that could see the single-site operation quadruple in size within the next four years. Danny Ashwell, managing director, revealed his […]

JLR names new engineering chief

Jaguar Land Rover has appointed a new executive director of Product Engineering. Thomas Müller begins his role immediately, taking responsibility for the technical development of all new Jaguar and Land […]

Mercedes-Benz accepts software liability

Mercedes-Benz has said it will accept legal responsibility for collisions caused by its automated lane keeping system, but not when the driver has “failed to comply with their duty of […]

Volvo adds additional training date

Volvo has made available a further date for its product technology update course. The course covers repair methods, safety systems, windscreen and ADAS, bumper repairs, SRS and WHIPS systems, and […]

Repairify adds ADAS and EV skills

Repairify has invested in IMI ADAS and EV training programmes for all its employees and technicians. This is intended to provide confidence to repair shops about the accuracy of calibrations […]

Euro NCAP releases safety results

The Volkswagen Polo and crossover Taigo have both earned five stars in the latest safety ratings published by Euro NCAP. The Megane E-TECH also achieved the top safety rating, as […]

In-cabin safety lagging behind

A new survey had revealed what drivers consider to be the most important aspects of in-cabin safety, and how it impacts driver behaviour. The survey has been conducted by 4D […]