More car camkers face being dragged into recalling models which could be hacked and controlled from outside the vehicle, it has been learned.
Cybersecurity issues led Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to recall 1.4 million vehicles last month but safety analysts now believe this could spread to other car makers who used the same supplier software in their communications systems and Mark Rosekind, who heads the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said his watchdog agency is trying to determine how many car makers received wireless components from the same company that supplied Fiat Chrysler.
The Apple i-car could be moving up a gear in the tech-giant’s offerings.
The US business has resumed talks with BMW and which were put on hold last year.
Alternative fuel vehicle registrations in the EU increased (+17.4%), totalling 143,595. in the second quarter of this year.
Of these, electric vehicle (EV) registrations significantly grew (+53.0%), rising from 18,024 units in Q2 2014 to 27,575 units in Q2 2015, demand for new hybrid vehicles (HEV) also increased (+22.6%), totalling 53,443 units. 62,577 new passenger cars in the second quarter (+3.0%) were powered by propane and natural gas and the UK saw the largest increase of AFVs registered over the period (+62.4%).
