The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has warned the government to expect job losses in the industry if Britain negotiates a ‘hard’ Brexit and leaves the single market. Speaking at the Paris Motor Show, SMMT boss Mike Hawes said, ‘The car industry in Britain is booming with record exports. That’s great news. But [...]

A Florida driver has blamed Tesla’s Autopilot software for a crash which saw her Model S accelerate through the front window of a gym. The Model S was self-parking outside the gym when it suddenly accelerated, crashing through the glass. No one was hurt in the accident. Tesla says it has checked the data from [...]

With nearly 112 million vehicles now connected around the world, the global market for automotive cybersecurity is expected to grow exponentially – to US$759 million in 2023. The Automotive Cybersecurity and Connected Car report from IHS Automotive highlights that in 2023, 25% of the vehicles sold globally will be equipped with cybersecurity cloud services, with [...]

Four Citroën C4 Picasso demonstrators have clocked 60,000km in hands-off mode on express roads in Europe. Testing began in mid-2015, with the purpose of fine-tuning the various operating safety aspects of the systems and detecting any potentially hazardous situations in relation to infrastructure and other road users. Data from the different test environments is helping [...]

The US Department of Transport (DOT) has unveiled the ‘world’s first autonomous vehicle policy’. The US federal government has stepped in to set some guidelines for ‘highly automated vehicles’ in which a driver is able to regain control. The guidelines also set performance standards for self-driving cars and offers guidelines for how states can legislate [...]