Popular cars can easily be hacked, says Which?
The consumer magazine Which? has found that best-selling Ford and VW cars can easily be hacked, putting motorists’ personal data and even safety at risk. Working with Context Information Security on testing the latest versions of the Ford Focus Titanium and Volkswagen Polo, it found things like traction control and collision warning systems could be […]
HERE working on mapping mobility trends across Italy
Mapping business HERE is working with Enel Group to deliver a map detailing mobility trends across Coronavirus-struck Italy. The solution uses connected vehicle sensors, nav systems, apps and government data to generate key indicators around percentage change in trips, variation in distance travelled, plus incoming and outgoing daily and weekly trips. The info will be […]
Drivers consider EV switch over air quality
The reduction in travel during the Coronavirus crisis, and the subsequent improvement in air quality, seems to be making more people think about buying an electric vehicle. A survey by Venson Automotive Solutions says 45% of respondents said radical improvement on air pollution has made them reconsider their electric vehicle ownership plans. 19% said their […]
BMW admits driverless design “difficult”
The top designer at German car maker BMW has admitted that designing driverless vehicles is “a new problem” with the sensors having a “huge impact” on design. Domagoj Dukec told Digital Trends placing the Lidar behind the twin kidney radiator grills is doable for a Level 3 vehicle, but things get harder with Level 4. […]
Make driverless cars, not comms, cleverer, says academic
A Fellow of Queens College, Cambridge is suggesting that “clever” driverless cars could cope with 2G connectivity, and that improving their sensors is a faster way to deployment, rather than relying on 5G communications. Dr Ramsey Faragher, who’s also CEO of FocalPoint, told TU-Automotive that cheap software can bridge the gap to truly smart automated […]
Leeds delays clean air zone implementation
Leeds City Council is to delay the implementation of its Clean Air Zone until next January at the earliest. The city was to be one of the first to bring in charges for certain vehicles to enter the city but it’s holding off during the Coronavirus crisis. It says it’ll continue to accept applications for […]
Amey gets SW Scotland maintenance contract
Amey’s been appointed as the new maintenance and improvement provider for motorways and trunk roads across the south western Scotland. From August 2020, Amey will run the £400m contract for a minimum of eight years, with an option for a further four which would make the total contract value of £690m. It’ll will deliver engineering […]
Redflex battles revenue drop in the US
The Australian speed camera manufacturer Redflex has seen its share price drop by a third thanks to a fall in revenue due to the Coronavirus crisis. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company’s seen a loss in revenue because fewer drivers means fewer people speeding which impacts on the share the company receives. It […]
Transport use plummets during lockdown
Statistics from the Department for Transport suggest that transport use has dropped by at least three quarters since social distancing rules came in. It’s issued a graphic showing that, compared with 18 March, use of London’s tube is down by three quarters, while trains, London buses and motor vehicle transport is down by at least […]
Call for speed limit cut during Coronavirus crisis
The speed reduction campaign 20’s Plenty is calling for a cut in limits during the Coronavirus crisis to reduce the burden of road traffic accidents on the NHS. It wants limits on national roads to be cut from 70 or 60 to 50 mph, while it says all urban roads should be cut to 20. […]