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Corporate fleets see growth in electric vehicles
Fleet News has reported that registrations of plug-in electric vehicles have consistently hit record highs this year, with many organisations keen to adopt them for cost and environmental reasons. The latest Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures...
read moreRio Tinto close to ending driver-led freight trains
The Financial Times has reported that Rio Tinto, the Anglo-Australian mining conglomorate expects to deploy close to 100 per cent driverless trains by the end of 2018, which they believe are safer as well as being less costly to operate. Rio Tinto reported the...
read moreSingapore smart city accelerator expands
South Korea’s SparkLabs Group is partnering with Singaporean investor and venture builder IncuVest to expand its internet of things (IoT) and smart city-focused accelerator program to Singapore, according to TechInAsia. SparkLabs IoT is a global initiative that the...
read moreForth Bridge to host five autonomous buses
Project CAV Forth, led by Fusion Processing, has secured a £4.35M grant to develop a high capacity Autonomous Bus Pilot Service across the iconic Forth Bridge. The project will convert five full-size Alexander Dennis single decker manually driven buses into autonomous...
read moreGeneral Motors cutting jobs and increasing investment in autonomous vehicles
General Motors has announced a major restructuring of its global business, saying it will shut production at eight plants including three in North America and reduce its workforce by 15%, according to CNN. The restructuring is to meet existing demand away from sedans...
read moreAutonomous cars in London next month
Autonomous vehicles will be on the streets of London before Christmas 2018. The DRIVEN consortium has announced it will commence trials on London’s roads this month following successful ongoing trials in Oxford. The vehicles will be mapping the streets of Hounslow and...
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