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Guardian extends overnight service
- September 13, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Guardian Automotive, a producer of automotive replacement glass (ARG), has extended its overnight delivery service for customers in Belgium. Beginning September, customers in Belgium will be able to order automotive replacement glass parts for overnight delivery. Guardian Automotive already operates an overnight replacement windscreen delivery service in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Luxembourg. Introducing the [...] -
Has Project Titan stalled?
- September 13, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Apple could be abandoning its plans to develop its own cars. The company is understood to have sacked dozens of employees working on Project Titan, the name given to its car development initiative, and closed off certain parts of the business. According to the New York Times, Apple has not made the progress it hoped [...] -
Drive Me gets underway
- September 12, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Drive Me, the project referred to as the world’s most ambitious and advanced public autonomous driving experiment, has got underway in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars has officially kicked off the programme with production of the very first autonomous car that will be used. The autonomous Volvo XC90 SUV was finalised in Volvo Cars’ special manufacturing [...] -
VW values hold firm
- September 12, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
A year on and Volkswagen Group sales have held up despite the emissions scandal of last year, according to a survey from Whatcar.com. Dieselgate, which saw VW admitting to using cheat devices to change the results of emissions, broke on 16 September, 2015. More than 11 million cars worldwide were affected. However, motorists haven’t turned [...] -
Autopilot not responsible for Tesla fatality
- September 12, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
A second person has lost his life in a Tesla, although it’s been reported the car’s Autopilot software was not engaged at the time of the crash. The driver lost his life just south of Amsterdam, The Netherlands after his car collided with a tree in Baarn. In a statement, Tesla said, ‘We can confirm [...]