Honda today unveils plans to introduce emoji registration plates for car buyers in the UK, releasing images of the world’s first official emoji number plate on its race car for the road, the Honda Civic Type R.
Honda’s plans for emoji registration plates are in response to demand from younger car buyers across the UK, and initial talks are planned with the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency in an endeavour to exclusively launch the new plates a year from today.
Welsh Government is extending the Blue Badge mobility scheme.
In future it will be available to those with complex leg fractures with external fixators; who have experienced a stroke or head injury and are making a slow but steady recovery; with spinal trauma with neurological leg functional loss and are making a slow but steady recovery and people with severe functional leg impairments who are awaiting or undergone joint replacement and are making a slower recovery than expected.
Sustainable transport charity Sustrans Cymru has recently launched a new version of their popular travel challenge to promote healthier, greener and cheaper modes of transport to and from work.
‘Cymru Travel Challenge’ is supported by funding from Welsh Government and is freely available to all workplaces from 6 – 23 May.
The Welsh Ambulance Service will receive 94 new ambulances with a £10.3m investment from Welsh Government.
It will include 35 emergency ambulances, 13 rapid response vehicles, 42 for patient care services and four specialist vehicles.
The famous London Black Cab has been sold to Australia and New Zealand.
A ten-year contract worth over $62 Million has been agreed to supply over 1,000 TX4 cabs to major cities over five years from their Coventry plant.
Missile guidance technology is being harnessed to steer the next generation of Mitsubishi self-driving cars.
It has developed high precision sensors and electric power steering systems based on programmes to allow missiles to avoid hazards while following a predetermined course.
The US Federal Trade Commission has now started legal action against Volkswagen Group of America over misleading advertising.
The commission says VW deceived US buyers who had suffered as a result when their diesel cars emitted up to 40 times the legal limit which was concealed from the testers.
