Crash injuries drop significantly after average speed camera installation

New figures show that the number of injuries from crashes on four roads in Coventry with average speed cameras have fallen 88% since the systems’ introduction. CoventryLive reports that speeds along the enforced roads have also dropped more than 40%. Two of the camera schemes from Jenoptik were added in January 2019, the others in […]

VW offers augmented reality head up display

The car maker Volkswagen is promoting a solution it says merges the virtual and real worlds, saying it makes a head up display affordable to many customers. It says that it has decided to include its augmented reality head-up display in a high-selling volume model, continuing its strategy of offering high-tech features at affordable prices. […]

Apple’s value surges after driverless car plans revealed

Apple’s market value has risen by around $100 billion (£740 million) on news it has made a breakthrough in its development of its own next-generation car. Reuters has spoken to sources who told it that Apple is targetting 2024 to produce its own vehicle with “breakthrough battery technology”. It’s thought that the new batteries will […]

Charges possible over smart motorway death

A coroner is considering referring Highways England for possible corporate manslaughter charges over the death of a woman on a smart motorway. 62 year old Nargis Begum from Sheffield had broken down on a stretch of the M1 near Woodhall Services in September 2018 and was killed when another car crashed into hers while she […]