The multi-billion pound motor insurance industry faces a period of radical restructuring as a result of the advent of autonomously driven cars. The number of crashes could drop by 80 per cent by 2035 and insurance premiums must plummet, a high-level panel discussion organised by Volvo Cars and Thatcham Research was told yesterday. Research by Swiss Re and HERE released earlier this month … [Read more...]
Emissions investigations widen as VW pays the price
German carmaker Daimler has opened an internal investigation into the way it certifies diesel exhaust emissions in the US. The Mercedes-Benz brand owner said it was conducting the probe at the request of the US Justice Department. It comes just days after Mitsubishi was forced into a humiliating confession emissions data may have been altered by its engineers working on a joint venture with … [Read more...]
Volvo announce prices for newest models
The new Volvo S90 and V90 are now available to order in the UK, with on-the-road prices starting at £32,555 for the S90 saloon and £34,555 for the V90 estate. The S90 and V90 are the latest models to be built on Volvo’s all-new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform and benefit from Volvo’s ground-breaking Drive-E powertrains. Like the XC90 before them, they feature the new face of … [Read more...]
Newslines 22 February
CTC, the national cycling charity, welcomed the findings and recommendations of the Welsh Assembly’s report ‘Active Travel: The Start of the Journey’. CTC urges the Welsh Government to follow the advice of report author Professor Stuart Cole and provide funding of at least £10 per head to improve walking and cycling facilities throughout Wales. Swansea will impose a 30mph limit along … [Read more...]
Volvo S60 DS R-Design
Volvo never do things by half and that’s very apparent in the S60 where attention to detail is evident and effective. From the outset you know it is different because it is big when the trend is towards smaller cars, and while some manufacturers claim ridiculous fuel economy figures, the Volvo S60 DS 150 actually delivers low consumption. Slip inside the spacious cabin and you … [Read more...]
Volvo outline easy controls for self-driving cars
Volvo has revealed one of the industry’s most advanced and easy-to-use interfaces to oversee how drivers will transfer control to a car’s autonomous driving mode in its forthcoming cars. The advent of autonomous driving technology means that the relationship between a driver and a car’s user interface is of crucial significance. A safe and seamless handover of control is the cornerstone of any … [Read more...]
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Ford and a shipping agency are under investigation over alleged bribes paid to speed up clearance of parts containers through the Russian port of St Petersburg. It’s Russia’s European gateway and notoriously slow in processing shipments and now a German newspaper reports two Ford employees, eight people employed by freight agency Schenker and a Russian contractor have been questioned and the … [Read more...]