Japanese insurance firm, Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance is set to make 34 employees redundant and replace them with IBM’s Watson Explorer artificial intelligence. Reports claim the insurer believes it will increase productivity by 30% and see a return on its investment in less than two years. The firm said it would save about £1m a [...]

Connected technology developer Harman International has released a suite of solutions it claims will make autonomous driving safer and more intuitive. Unveiled in the new Rinspeed concept car, Oasis leverages Harman’s LIVS (Life-Enhancing Intelligent Vehicle Solution) suite of technologies. It offers portable personalisation with the complete Microsoft Office suite and voice-controlled virtual assistant, enabling advanced [...]

Solera Holdings Inc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Autodata for a consideration of £340m. Autodata provides technical information and knowledge solutions for the automotive service, maintenance and repair (SMR) industry. Powered by data from 136 vehicle manufacturers covering over 40,000 models worldwide, Autodata’s solutions are deployed by over 90,000 repair shops in [...]

McLaren Automotive will celebrate a record sales year with the launch its second generation Super Series at the 87th Geneva International Motor Show. The first of the 15 new cars cited in the company’s Track22 Business Plan, the second-generation Super Series is also the first replacement of a product family by the British manufacturer of [...]

Customers can now explore their ideal BMW i3 or i8 through 3D augmented reality, which allows them to open the boot, turn on the lights and even get in the car and look at the interior. The app, called BMW i Visualiser, will allow users to alter interior and exterior colours or wheel rims at [...]