Ford reveals plans to ramp European EV offering
Ford has confirmed that it will launch a new generation of seven, all-electric, fully-connected passenger vehicles and vans by 2024, building on the recent creation of the Model e business unit tasked with the design, production and distribution of EVs. Ford says expects its annual sales of electric vehicles in Europe to exceed 600,000 units in […]
Ford and Hermes partner on autonomous delivery vehicles
Ford has announced a new Self-Driving Vehicle Research Programme designed to help businesses in Europe understand how autonomous vehicles can benefit their operations. Hermes is the first business to partner with Ford on the programme. Using a customised Ford commercial vehicle, the research aims to better understand how other road users would interact with an […]
Know your limits: A history of the UK’s speed restrictions
For the year ending June 2018, 1,770 people had died on British roads, while 25,000 more were seriously injured. Many of these deaths and injuries have been linked to breaking speed limits or driving beyond the means of the weather conditions. Speed limits, despite often frustrating, are there for a reason, whether it is to […]
Ford using ‘big data’ in London to predict traffic incidents
Ford claims it has come up with a means by which so-called ‘big data’ could potentially help cities identify locations most likely to be the scene of future traffic incidents. Its Smart Mobility division has spent the last year recording 1 million kilometres of vehicle and driver behaviour in and around London. The company tracked […]
