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Oxford trial brings autonomous vehicles ‘...

Nov 09, 2020Comments off

Project Endeavour – a Government-backed research project – reached a ‘key milestone’ recently when the first live trials of its autonomous vehicle fleet got underway

KINTO chooses Mobilleo to drive mobility

Nov 09, 2020Comments off

KINTO UK has chosen Fleetondemand’s Mobilleo Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform to power its new flexible mobility solution for customers throughout the UK. KINTO

New ‘most-bashed bridge in Britain’ rev...

Nov 09, 2020Comments off

With the Black Friday and Christmas rush around the corner and more large vehicles expected on Britain’s roads, Network Rail has revealed the most-struck bridges

Van insurance set to rise

Nov 06, 2020Comments off

VAN insurance premiums have started to rise once again following the easing of the first lockdown restrictions in early June. Premiums are up 1.6% in

Further reaction to SMMT report on new car ...

Nov 06, 2020Comments off

Michael Woodward, UK automotive lead at Deloitte, said: “New sales fell year-on-year by 2% in October according to today’s figures from the SMMT. “Consumer spending

New car registrations decline -1.6%

Nov 05, 2020Comments off

The UK new car market declined again in October, with registrations falling by -1.6% year on year, according to the latest figures published today by

Robotic ‘pothole police’ innovator to r...

Nov 05, 2020Comments off

University spin out, Robotiz3d, is to begin developing the world’s first autonomous robot to patrol the streets in search of potholes, following successful private investment.

SP Energy Networks seeks participants for e...

Nov 05, 2020Comments off

SP Energy Networks is seeking participants to take part in a major trial of an innovative electric vehicle (EV) charging solution across Cheshire, Merseyside, North

Volvo Trucks launches a complete range of e...

Nov 05, 2020Comments off

Next year, hauliers in Europe will be able to order all-electric versions of Volvo’s heavy-duty trucks. This means that Volvo Trucks will offer a complete

Original Land Rover Defender silhouette liv...

Nov 04, 2020Comments off

Land Rover has given Bowler permission to produce vehicles using the classic Defender shape in the next phase of development for the UK-based manufacturer of