BMW has committed to being liable for the safety of passengers in its future autonomous vehicles. Speaking at the launch of the latest 5-Series in Portugal this week, the project manager for driver assistance systems on the seventh-generation mid-sized sedan, Oliver Poguntke, said, ‘If you change the responsibility from the driver to fully automatic with the [...]

An increase in electric vehicles (EVs) is just one of several converging factors that could bring about the greatest transformation since the dawn of the automotive age according to IHS Markit. Electric vehicles could make up 15 to 35% of total new vehicle sales globally in 2040, according to IHS Markit. The findings are part [...]

On the leading edge of what is shaping up to be perhaps the most dynamic time in the transportation business, consumers have found themselves at a crossroads according to Ford. In its ‘Looking Further with Ford’ 2017 trend report, Ford Motor Company draws upon the societal shifts taking place beyond the auto industry to inform [...]

Crawford & Company has acquired a majority interest in WeGoLook LLC. Crawford & Company, one of the world’s largest independent providers of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, made the strategic investment in WeGoLook LLC, an online and mobile collaborative economy platform, to enable it to revolutionise, automate and expedite the claim [...]

Audi claims to be the first car manufacturer to connect its cars to city infrastructure – an important step towards autonomous driving. In Las Vegas, USA Audi A4 and Q7 models are now able to display traffic-light phases directly in the car. Further US cities will follow, and introduction of the vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) [...]