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 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 [...]

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 [...]

Norway’s $850bn sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, plans legal action against Volkswagen over the vehicle manufacturer’s emissions scandal. Norges Bank Investment Management, is one of VW’s biggest investors and has stakes in more than 9,000 companies. It said it had been advised by its lawyers that the company’s conduct ‘gives rise to legal claims [...]

South Korea’s government has accused Nissan of manipulating emissions tests for its Qashqai model – an allegation Nissan denies. The exchange follows a probe of 20 diesel car models by the environment ministry in which it claims so-called ‘defeat devices’ had been fitted to the Qashqai. The ministry said it would fine the Japanese car [...]