bodyshop Magazine
bodyshop Magazine
  • News
  • Magazine
    • Advertising
    • Subscriptions
      • bodyshop magazine
      • eNewsletter
      • bodyshop app
    • Library
      • bodyshop 2022
      • bodyshop 2021
      • bodyshop 2020
      • bodyshop 2019
      • bodyshop 2018
      • bodyshop 2017
      • bodyshop 2016
      • bodyshop 2015
      • bodyshop 2014
  • LAUNCH EVENT
  • Awards
    • bodyshop Awards 2022
      • Awards entries
      • 30 Under 30 entries
      • Sponsor opportunities
      • 2022 T&Cs
    • bodyshop Awards 2021
      • Awards winners
      • 30 Under 30 winners
    • bodyshop Awards 2020
      • Awards winners
      • 30 Under 30 winners
  • Diary
  • Jobs
  • About
    • Careers
    • Contact
Login
 
       
  • 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 [...]
    read more
  • Half of motorists oppose driverless cars

    • 24 May 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Half of motorists oppose driverless cars as Britain takes pole position in the development of self-driving vehicles, according to a new survey And 62% of drivers said they would feel less safe on the roads alongside other vehicles with no human behind the wheel Almost three-quarters of those surveyed (72%) said [...]
    read more
  • Volvo unveils Concept 26

    • 19 November 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Volvo Cars’ ongoing research into autonomous driving has confirmed what we all know - that the daily commute is taking the joy out of driving It is during the commute and on long motorway trips that people are most willing to delegate the act of driving to their car With this in mind, Volvo has developed Concept [...]
    read more
  • KIA plans autonomous cars for 2020

    • 16 November 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    In-line with other major vehicle manufacturers Kia Motors plans to introduce a range of partially-autonomous driving technologies to its model line-up by 2020, and is aiming to bring its first fully-autonomous car to market by 2030 The initial stage of investment by Kia – totalling US$2 billion by 2018 – will [...]
    read more
  • Ford tests autonomous vehicles at Mcity

    • 13 November 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Ford is the first carmaker to test autonomous vehicles at Mcity – a simulated real-world urban environment at the University of Michigan, USA The 32-acre facility is part of the university’s Mobility Transformation Centre Mcity provides real-world road scenarios – such as running a red light – that cannot [...]
    read more
  • JLR launches £11m driverless car programme

    • 15 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Jaguar Land Rover is teaming up with academics across the UK in a bid to develop fully autonomous cars The £11 million programme, jointly funded by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, has awarded funding to a total of five projects nationwide Research will be split between 10 universities [...]
    read more
  • Volvo reveals new driverless interface

    • 5 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Volvo has revealed one of the industry’s most advanced and easy-to-use interfaces to oversee how drivers will transfer control to a car’s autonomous driving (AD) mode in its forthcoming cars The advent of autonomous driving technology means that the relationship between a driver and a car’s user interface is [...]
    read more
  • Motorists red light driverless cars

    • 1 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Motorists could stop self-driving cars in their tracks with more than 70 per cent ready to turn their backs on the march of automotive progress, according to a new survey Just over five per cent of motorists asked by the UK’s largest specialist insurance broker Adrian Flux said they would embrace the new [...]
    read more
  • TomTom launch RoadDNA

    • 14 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    TomTom today announced the launch of TomTom RoadDNA, an innovative new product for vehicle localisation that will help make automated driving a reality, faster Designed with vehicle data storage and processing limitations in mind, RoadDNA delivers highly accurate location information that can easily be integrated [...]
    read more
  • Lasers can stop driverless cars

    • 8 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A homemade gadget can disable the systems that allow self-driving cars to see where they are going, the BBC reports Jonathan Petit, a security researcher, demonstrated how a modified, low-cost laser could create ghostlike objects in the path of autonomous cars The cars slowed down to avoid hitting them and if [...]
    read more
  • 1
  • 2
Read bodyshop online
Read the bodyshop Awards 2021 Preview
30 Under 30 2021
bodyshop magazine: the leading resource for the automotive collision repair industry.
subscribe

About bodyshop

bodyshop is the leading automotive accident repair media resource that proudly stands at the centre of a rapidly evolving marketplace.

News

  • Oxbotica launches self-driving platform
  • NMDA survey reveals dealer disappointment
  • Government announces £40m autonomous funding
  • Vauxhall reveals online boom
  • AC Cars names new CEO

Contact us

Telephone:
+44 (0)1296 642800

Email // General Enquiries:
[email protected]

Email // Sales and Advertising:
[email protected]

About Plenham

Website owned and managed by Plenham Ltd. Click below to find out about some of the other things that we are proud to do.

Plenham Ltd.
Plehnam Ltd
Plenham Ltd is the publisher of collision repair industry leader bodyshop. With the publication running for 25 years, Plenham is also proud of their bodyshop event, IBIS and The Assessor.
PHONE
+44 (0)1296 642800
EMAIL
[email protected]
go to website
bodyshop Magazine
bodyshop magazine
bodyshop – The leading automotive accident repair media resource – continues to proudly stand at the centre of a rapidly evolving marketplace.
PHONE
+44 (0)1296 642800
EMAIL
[email protected]
go to website
IBIS
IBIS Worldwide
Since its inception in 2001, the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) has attained unique success and recognition as the world’s only global collision repair market conference provider.
PHONE
+44 (0)1296 642800
EMAIL
[email protected]
go to website
  • Home
  • Digital magazine
  • Subscriptions
  • About
  • Careers
  • Contact
  • Terms of use
© 2022 Plenham Ltd. All rights reserved