Wejo and Ford to Leverage Connected Vehicle Data Across Europe to Enable End-to-End Insurance Offerings
Wejo Group Limited, the Smart Mobility cloud and software solutions specialist for connected, electric and autonomous vehicle data, has announced a collaboration with Ford Motor Company in Europe which gives Wejo access to personalized connected vehicle data from Ford vehicles across the continent. This supports the provision of data and insights to insurance providers that […]
<strong>UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus takes to the roads of </strong><strong>Scotland for the first time</strong>
The UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus will take to the roads of Scotland for the first time this week as live testing begins for project CAVForth. Stagecoach, in partnership with Fusion Processing, Alexander Dennis and Transport Scotland, will be carrying out on-road testing* of the autonomous bus over the next two weeks in preparation for […]
Government plans for autonomous vehicles threatened by poor road markings
The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) has today welcomed the Department for Transport (DfT)announcement to amend the Highway Code to “ensure the first self-driving vehicles are introduced safelyon UK roads”. However, it warns that Government’s desire for the UK to become a world-leader in theuse of autonomous vehicles may be thwarted as a result of […]
Oxbotica board appoints ex Arm President Graham Budd as part of its growth strategy
Oxbotica, the global leader in configurable autonomous vehicle software, has announced the appointment of Graham Budd to its board of directors. This comes at a time of significant and exponential growth for Oxbotica. Mr Budd joins the company as a non-executive board member, with an impressive track record, having played a key role in Arm’s growth […]
Legal reforms to allow safe introduction of automated vehicles announced
The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission (the Law Commissions) has today (26 January 2022) published their joint report, making recommendations for the safe and responsible introduction of self-driving vehicles. The report recommends introducing a new Automated Vehicles Act, to regulate vehicles that can drive themselves. It recommends drawing a […]
Major Japanese car manufacturers to equip their models with automated driving tech
Major Japanese car manufacturers, including Toyota Motor and Mazda Motor, will equip their main models with automated driving technology by around 2022, the Asian business and news website Nikkei has learned. With Japanese carmakers trailing U.S. and Chinese rivals, they see a need to quicken the pace of installing self-drive capability in their vehicles. The Japanese automakers are initially installing capabilities at level 2 […]
Video shows self-driving car navigating Las Vegas traffic
A video produced by Zoox, an Amazon-owned self-driving startup, shows how driverless technology has advanced to allow an autonomous vehicle to navigate through Las Vegas traffic. The video shows the drive through the car’s exterior cameras, as well through the software itself that identifies the traffic and plots the best course of action for the […]
Enterprise collaboration with Microsoft brings connected car technology to rental, commercial and fleet vehicles
Enterprise Holdings has announced a partnership with Microsoft to bring connected car technology to Enterprise’s car rental, commercial and fleet vehicles in the UK as well as the US and Canada. As many as 350,000 vehicles are set to be connected in the U.S. by the end of 2021 with a fully connected fleet targeted […]
High street retailer wilko invests in autonomous delivery company StreetDrone
High street retailer wilko has announced a major investment in the UK’s leading autonomous delivery company, StreetDrone. The £3 million investment will give the retailer a significant interest in the company, putting it at the forefront of investments in retail technology in the fast-growing autonomous vehicles industry. The investment, which is part of a wider […]
Oxbotica and AppliedEV collaborate to develop fully autonomous, electric vehicle
Oxbotica and AppliedEV have announced a collaboration to develop a fully autonomous, multi-purpose electric vehicle capable of being deployed in a wide range of environments for a variety of commercial applications. The project will see Oxbotica integrate its world-leading autonomous vehicle software with AppliedEV’s programmable and configurable EV platform. The vehicle will be driverless, marking […]
