SAFETY / CAR CARE

    Equipmake, the expert electrification company, is teaming up with HiETA, a  leading additive manufacturing organisation, to produce  AMPERE, the world’s most power dense permanent magnet electric motor.  Expected to be ready in 12 months’ time, as work has already commenced in the UK, the partnership  to develop the next-generation ...

One in five motor insurance customers were using a dash cam in 2019, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData’s 2019 UK Consumer Insurance Survey. Insurtech Inzura’s white-labeled dash cam offering has the potential to increase uptake considerably – reducing premiums for policyholders. Daniel Pearce, Senior Analyst at GlobalData said : “Inzura’s DashCam ...

Asharami Synergy, a Sahara Group company, has launched its new range of lubricants,  Asha Engine Oil , into the Nigerian market. Managing Director, Asharami Synergy, Moroti Adedoyin-Adeyinka, said Asha Engine Oil has been specifically designed to offer the highest standard of quality, safety, durability, affordability and exceptional performance. “The engine ...

The third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety rounded off in Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday,  with a renewed call by policy makers and road safety stakeholders representing over 100 countries to cut fatal traffic injuries by 50 percent within the next decade. “The International Road Federation stands behind these targets and ...

Electric vehicles could be integral to the world improving its environmental performance. GlobalData’s power technology writer, JP Casey says: “Thanks to improvements in operational efficiency and reductions in the production of harmful pollutants compared to combustion engine-powered vehicles, hope has grown that replacing existing car models with newer, electric equivalents could lead to positive change ...

  Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation, Thursday,  announced that they have developed the world’s first predictive Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Connected Shift System, enabling the vehicle to automatically shift to the optimal gear after identifying the road and traffic conditions ahead. Hyundai and Kia plan to apply ...

  Nissan comes to the rescue of frazzled parents across Europe with a guilt-free solution for those who heavily rely on the magical effects of dream driving to gently lull their children to sleep. Introducing, the Nissan LEAF Dream Drive – the world’s first zero-emission lullaby, dreamt up by Nissan ...

C2A Security , a global leader in automotive cybersecurity, announced on Monday that it had successfully integrated its endpoint cybersecurity protection technology with Vector’s AUTOSAR Classic basic software. This integration – the first of its kind – will enable AUTOSAR developers to add an additional security control to automotive ECU ...

  Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) has entered into an agreement with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to launch the City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge (CATCH). This is the region’s first global challenge that will attract innovative, data-driven entries from global participants. The aim is to raise efficiency in urban ...

    Cooperative mobility is set to be propelled by the mass adoption of Long-Term Evolution (LTE Uu) vehicle connections and investment in roadside infrastructure connectivity. Shipments of vehicles that can communicate with LTE networks and road traffic agents will reach 62 million by the end of 2020 and over 97 million ...