EU backs new vehicle safety standards

The European Parliament has given the green light to new minimum EU vehicle safety requirements that will come into force from 2022. The vote by the full parliament, at its last session of this mandate, follows a provisional deal reached by the EU institutions last month. According to the final deal on the legislation, new […]
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 […]