Ordnance Survey (OS) is one of 11 partners in OmniCAV, a £3.9m project to develop a world-first artificial intelligence-based simulation model for testing autonomous car safety. The simulation environment will feature a 32km circuit of Oxfordshire roads, covering rural, urban, main roads and intersections. The simulation will be used to create and run different scenarios [...]

According to Envirotech magazine, a new type of energy storage system could transform energy storage and decrease the charging time of EVs from hours to seconds. A new paper published in journal Nature Chemistry, by chemists from the University of Glasgow, tells of their development of the new flow battery system using a nano-molecule. This [...]

Electric autonomous vehicle company, the Academy of Robotics, has closed its latest funding round in under six hours. Investment came in so quickly that founder William Sachiti turned down an additional £500,000 that was offered. The Academy of Robotics is currently developing Kar-Go, the autonomous delivery vehicle. Kar-Go hopes to shake-up the delivery market by [...]

Cooper Tire Europe has been announced as presenting sponsor to RallyX Nordic, supplying rallycross tyres to the series. The championship, known as RallyX Nordic presented by Cooper Tires, has six rounds taking place in 2018, between May and October, at specialist rallycross venues throughout Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Supporting the Supercar and Supercar Lites [...]

Horiba Europe GmbH has agreed terms for the acquisition of FuelCon AG (FuelCon). FuelCon will become part of Horiba Automotive Test Systems – a leading supplier in the fields of engine, driveline, brake and emissions test systems. The completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory clearance. Founded in 2001 and based in Magdeburg-Barleben, Germany, [...]