• New guide lifts lid on technology benefits

    • 12 December 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A collaboration between the UK government and industry has produced a guide aimed at demystifying digital technology and helping small companies use innovation to improve customer service and profitability Delivered by Made Smarter, the programme helping businesses adopt new technology, the guide is titled ‘Is [...]
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  • Study reveals an ocean between UK and US driver attitudes

    • 30 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Thatcham Research has revealed further insights from its Trust in Automation study, which polled 2,000 motorists in the US and 2,000 in the UK and found a significant disconnect between attitudes and behaviours on either side of the Atlantic American drivers are more likely to a see a benefit to self-driving or [...]
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  • New tech unlocks autonomous motorway merging

    • 22 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Improved technology will soon allow self-driving cars to merge onto motorways and highways with better safety, thanks research from WMG, part of the University of Warwick They have pioneered this technology as part of the AutopleX (Autonomous Cars Negotiating Complex Environments Using V2X) project [...]
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  • Research reveals shift in AI attitudes

    • 16 June 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Solera Holdings has unveiled its consumer research whitepaper which reveals the changing attitudes towards digitalisation and automation in the repair journey, and what that might mean for suppliers The whitepaper uncovers the soaring trust in AI-driven claims and repairs and, as digital-first channels [...]
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  • JLR names new engineering chief

    • 5 April 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    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 Rovers, including both hardware and software His expertise in technology, agile leadership and digital [...]
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  • Government considers new Automated Vehicles Act

    • 26 January 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law have recommended the introduction of a new Automated Vehicles Act to ensure the safe adoption of vehicles with self-driving capability The Act would draw a clear distinction between features which just assist drivers, such as adaptive cruise control, and [...]
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  • SMMT publishes new marketing guidelines

    • 23 November 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has published a new set of guiding principles around the marketing of automated vehicles Developed and agreed by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles’ AV-DRiVE Group, the principles provide an outline for responsible advertising and communication relating [...]
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  • Robotics saving BCA 126,000 working hours

    • 22 June 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    BCA is adopting robotic process automation (RPA) to streamline customer service Over the past two years, BCA has introduced over 30 group-wide process automations From handling 1,200 transactions a month initially, RPA now handles in excess of 11 million transactions each month which have delivered a staggering [...]
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