Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has become the latest automaker to take a stake in ride-share operator Lyft, with a $25m investment from its mobility services arm, InMotion. The deal will allow InMotion to develop and test mobility services including autonomous technology with Lyft. In return JLR will supply some of Lyft’s drivers with Jaguar and [...]

Antonio Huertas, chairman and CEO of MAPFRE, has warned that the insurance industry must reinvent itself to survive in a changing world. Antonio told attendees that to survive and thrive in today’s global world, insurance companies need to reinvent themselves and adapt to the new environments they do business in, and be flexible so they [...]

Zipcar, a leading car sharing network, has launched its car sharing service in Taipei, Taiwan marking the first major city launch in Asia for the brand. The company has launched its round-trip car sharing service in Taipei to provide consumers with access to a Zipcar in the city which can be picked up from a [...]

Volvo Cars has once again been recognised for its contribution to improving traffic safety and reducing fatalities and serious injuries by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the US. Per Lenhoff, senior manager, and Magdalena Lindman, technical expert in traffic safety data analysis, who work at the Volvo Cars Safety Centre, were recognised [...]

Nissan Motor Co Ltd will make automatic emergency braking (AEB) standard on an estimated one million vehicles sold in the US for model year 2018. Reuters reports that the Japanese car maker has said seven of its models, including Rogue, Altima and Murano, will come with the AEB as standard. US auto safety regulators said [...]