The state transport department of Odisha, India has decided to develop a web-based application to gather information regarding road accidents occurring across the state. According to the Time of India (TOI) The proposed application—road accident management information system (RAMIS)—will be integrated with a mobile App to enable people to alert the department about accidents and [...]

Guy Fraker, Insurance Thought Leadership’s (ITL) chief of innovation has predicted that 2018 will be the year that scaled deployment of autonomous vehicles begins. In an article from Paul Carroll, editor in chief at ITL, Guy suggests that ‘Hardly a day goes by without someone publishing an article about why autonomous vehicles (AVs) won’t see [...]

Ford Motor Co has confirmed a second death in an older pickup truck caused by a defective airbag inflator of Takata Corp according to Reuters. As a result, the media outlet reports that the vehicle manufacturer has urged 2,900 pick-up truck owners in North America to stop driving immediately until they can get replacement parts. [...]

Byton has debuted its first drivable concept car at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA. With a digital design and innovative human-vehicle interaction, the premium SUV functions as a Next Generation Smart Device, built for the coming era of truly shared, smart mobility and autonomous driving. Key features of the vehicle [...]

Nissan North America Inc has agreed with NASA Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley to collaborate on research and technology development for future autonomous mobility services, including a working demonstration in Silicon Valley. This update to the existing research collaboration between Nissan and NASA builds on previous success to define a new scope of [...]