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Elon resigns as Tesla chairman
- October 1, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
According to the BBC, Elon Musk must resign as Tesla chair and pay a fine of £15m after making a deal with US regulators over tweets he posted about taking the firm private. This announcement follows the decision made by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the 27, September, to sue Elon for alleged [...] -
CitNOW appoints general director
- September 27, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
CitNOW has appointed David Guillory as its general director of North America and Canada. David will oversee the rollout of CitNOW across North America, as the automotive video company establishes its workshop and sales products across the Atlantic. Continuing CitNOW’s trend of recruiting automotive professionals into the business, David brings over 35 years of experience [...] -
VW to use virtual validation
- September 26, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
In the future Volkswagen intends to make new driver assistance systems production-ready using virtual validation. The next generation of assistance systems will then learn from virtually generated driving and traffic situations. The brand expects this approach to make development processes even faster and more efficient. In the long term, it is conceivable that millions of [...] -
European market has record August
- September 25, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
The European car market saw growth in August, recording the highest August result in the last 20 years. But this strong growth is somewhat artificial, as registrations were boosted by stock clearances ahead of the introduction of WLTP on the 1 September. This is evidenced by unusual results in typically slow selling segments, and booming [...] -
Prototype tech warns drivers of accidents
- September 25, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Together with Vodafone, Ford is testing connected vehicle technology that could alert drivers to an accident ahead moments after it has happened. Furthermore, the system can provide early warning that emergency vehicles are approaching – and which side of the road they should move towards to avoid being an obstruction The consequences of blocking the [...]