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Streetdrone secures government funding for ...
StreetDrone, the full-stack autonomous technology company, have won UK Government funding as part of a consortium tasked with delivering an autonomous logistics capability to Nissan’s Sunderland car plant. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport grant
1.56bn business mileage increase highlights...
Business mileage amongst UK businesses continued to grow steadily during July, but at a slower rate in comparison to June, according to customer data analysis by Allstar Business Solutions. In total, 1.56 billion extra miles were
CLEAN achieve Bronze with PRIM Fleet Standa...
PRIM Fleet Standards is a road safety accreditation scheme designed by industry experts, operators, former Met road policing developers, road risk providers and driver behaviour specialists. Bringing to the industry an accreditation framework to award and
Jaguar Land Rover bailout talks fall throug...
Bailout talks between Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Steel with the UK government have ended, leaving both firms to rely on private financing to overcome the impact of coronavirus on business, the Financial Times reported. Talks for an
NOx emissions from trucks slashed by 59 per...
Haulage operators have slashed NOx emissions from trucks by at least 59 percent in only six years, according to government statistics. Department for Transport figures show a continual year-on-year decline since 2013 as the RHA predicts
Marmalade makes plea for more driving instr...
A provider of young driver insurance has warned the UK could face a shortage of driving instructors in the next few years. Marmalade says while the number of driving instructors is falling, it expects to see an
New ‘Dutch-style’ roundabout op...
A new ‘Dutch-style’ roundabout, designed to improve safety for vulnerable road users, has opened in Cambridge. The roundabout, labelled a UK first by Cambridgeshire County Council, has an outer ring for cyclists, in a contrasting red surface,
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid is...
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV remains a best-selling PHEV in the UK, out-selling every other plug-in hybrid SUV on the market so far in 2020 and second only to a recently-launched premium brand saloon. Despite the massive disruption caused
bp Chargemaster goes live in trial at M...
bp Chargemaster has launched rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers at M&S’s newest store – Maidstone Eclipse Park (just off junction 7 of the M20 in Kent). bp Chargemaster and M&S have partnered to assess the use
Asda launches the first fleet of sustainabl...
Asda has announced a market first as it launches a new fleet of home delivery vans, which will aim to drive down carbon emissions and reduce the number of miles driven each day. The new carbon
