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Government Announces Self-Driving Vehicle Competition
The government has announced a £40 million competition to help kickstart the UK’s self-driving vehicle sector. It’s aimed at the commercial self-driving sector, which includes delivery vehicles and passenger shuttles, and it could speed up the adoption of the technology on public roads. The competition, which is called the ‘Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility’ competition, ... Read More
Lightning never strikes twice…
The old saying goes that lightning never strikes the same place twice. Of course, we know that’s not true – there’s enough evidence to prove otherwise. The other thing we know is that if lightning strikes a car going at exactly 88mph, you can travel back in time. Well, you can in Back to the ... Read More
Unexpected item in bagging area
A petition has been started urging Tesco to stop installing self-service checkouts. And there’s over 100,000 signatures on it so far. I think we all know why. They can be INFURIATING. Sometimes you get a good one, but more often than not they don’t scan properly, you need a real person to come over and ... Read More
UK takes a step closer to self-driving commercial vehicles
The UK has taken a big step toward self-driving commercial vehicles being operational on the roads this week. Road tests have begun this week for a self-driving bus that’s set to become the first full-sized autonomous commercial vehicle on public roads. How Does It Work? A safety driver will be in place for every ... Read More
Autonomous Vehicles – What Happens When Things Go Wrong?
Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are a hot topic for fleets, with research underway into platooning and self-driving vehicles. But progress has inevitably been slower than expected due to the semiconductor shortage and the issues around the pandemic in the last two years. Where Are We At With AVs? Regulators have been given the task of ... Read More
The lights are on but nobody’s home
Keeping the roads safe for everyone is a pretty important job. When someone is speeding, driving erratically, driving without insurance, or simply doesn’t realise that their brake lights are out, it’s up to the police to intervene. And that’s exactly what they did in California, in a routine stop. Except there was nobody in the ... Read More
London Set To Expand Ultra-Low Emission Zone In 2023
A consultation has been launched over a potential extension to the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) in London. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has stated that the expanded ULEZ would mirror the current low emission zone which covers the majority of Greater London. Current plans are to seek opinions on the extended zone to go ... Read More
Not enough rapid chargers for growing EV demand
Rapid charger installations are falling further and further behind slower devices in the rollout of public EV charge points. New data suggests drivers are largely being forced to rely on non-rapid chargers when they’re not at home, and the situation isn’t improving. Ratios are getting worse and the number of rapid and ultra-rapid chargers as ... Read More
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads…
In 1985, Doc Brown, one of the main character’s in Back To The Future famously said: “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” Well, in 2022, that might ring true. Because you can transform the Tesla Cybertruck into an amphibious vehicle. No, really. Now, the Cybertruck isn’t available yet, but it might just be one ... Read More
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