Members of the Transport Committee of the European Parliament have adopted a non-binding resolution asking for new vehicles to include a range of life-saving technologies. Automated Emergency Braking, Intelligent Speed Assistance and Intelligent Seatbelt Reminders are included in the plan designed to get ‘more effective measures’ to reach the goal of ‘no fatalities’. Almost 26,000 [...]

Castrol and the Volvo Car Group have renewed their global partnership. The agreement which covers engine oils, gear oils and greases in all new vehicles in Volvo’s global manufacturing facilities will also see the supply of lubricants to Volvo dealers across the globe. The partnership will see the two companies work together on improving fuel [...]

Ride hailing company, Lyft is set to launch in Toronto, Canada in December in what will be its first international expansion outside the US. The move comes after aggressive expansion in the US which has resulted in the app now being available to 95% of the US population, up from 54% at the start of [...]

Reports suggest that ride hailing business, Uber could be on the cusp of agreeing a multi-billion pound investment to fuel expansion and investments in technology. The reported $10bn (£7.6bn) investment comes via a consortium led by Japanese conglomerate Softbank and San Francisco group Dragoneer. It is claimed the deal could lead to a corporate restructure [...]