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Mapfre: rules are changing
- May 24, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: IBIS News
The rules are changing was the message from insurer giant Mapfre at this year’s IBIS Global Summit 2016. Taking to the stage in front a full global audience, Gregorio Rodriguez Santos, business and customer director for EMEA, Mapfre Internacional told delegates that innovation was key as the automotive claims market undergoes changes in the ‘rules [...] -
Google: ‘don’t fear technology’
- May 24, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: IBIS News
Speaking to a full house at the IBIS Global Summit 2016, Google’s Richard Offermann told delegates, ‘don’t be scared of technology, because technological development will never be as slow as it is at it is today.’ The session – ‘The future is now’ – saw Google’s Richard Offermann, industry leader automotive DACH and Tanja Hufschmidt industry [...] -
Thatcham identifies 2018 as landmark
- May 19, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
In its role on the Assisted Driving Insurance Group, safety experts at Thatcham Research have identified the key stages of automation highlighting 2018 as a ‘landmark year’. Thatcham claims 2018 will be a landmark year for the development of automated driving. It predicts cars will become a lot smarter with even more advanced driver comfort [...] -
Volvo unveils small car strategy
- May 19, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Volvo Cars has unveiled two new concept cars that move the Swedish brand in an audacious new direction and mark the official launch of its global small-car strategy. The newly revealed 40 series concept models demonstrate for the first time how Volvo plans to expand into the large and lucrative global market for premium small [...] -
Moscow wins international transport award
- May 19, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
The city of Moscow has been awarded the 2016 Transport Achievement Award for its exemplary approach to improving traffic conditions in the Russian capital. Following twenty years of almost uncontrolled development of urban traffic, the city of Moscow introduced a rigorous and comprehensive set of policies to address the gridlock on its streets. Over the [...]