Category: Car stuff
UK Government to ban taking photos while driving
People using a hand-held mobile phone to take photos while driving will be breaking the law, under new government plans unveiled to close a legislation loophole and improve road safety. It’s already a criminal offence to use a hand-held mobile phone to call or text while driving, but not for other actions…
ServCity aims to make autonomous driving a reality
The UK’s newest autonomous mobility service research project ServCity has launched to help cities solve how they can harness the latest autonomous vehicle technologies and successfully incorporate them into a complex urban environment. Jointly funded by the government and industry, the government’s £100m Intelligent Mobility fund is administered by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous…
Skoda app diagnoses problems by listening to car
ŠKODA has completed successful trials of a new vehicle health diagnostic app that can listen for any problems through a smartphone app and give an instant diagnosis to technicians. The artificial intelligence app – called the ŠKODA Sound Analyser – was designed and developed by ŠKODA’s in-house software developers. It allows technicians to quickly detect…
Renault ‘lollipop’ measures air pollution to reduce idling
Renault has customised the traditional lollipop to monitor air quality levels during the school run in order to mark Clean Air Day (October 8th). Renault commissioned the custom lollipop as part of its ‘Be Mindful, Don’t Idle’ campaign to raise awareness of the impact of parents and guardians leaving their…
Top 50 Driving Stresses – Snow tops the list
Driving Stresses: driving in the snow tops list Loud passengers, driving in an unknown area, overtaking cyclists and having to drive in the snow are among the biggest driving stresses. A study of 2,000 motorists revealed almost half said other drivers make them more concerned on the roads than they do…
Skoda partners with Parkopedia to help find parking spaces
Finding a vacant parking space or the nearest multi-storey car park in a strange town can be a nerve-racking experience. Thankfully ŠKODA drivers can now get some help thanks to a new partnership with parking service provider, Parkopedia. As a result of the partnership, ŠKODA drivers now have access to real-time information on millions of…
Volkswagen ID.3 limited edition comes to UK
Four years after the I.D. concept was first announced, a limited edition of the Volkswagen ID.3 is now available in the UK. The manufacturer's third electric vehicle after the Beetle and the Golf, The ID.3 is produced in Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant in the east of Germany. The Zwickau factory is entirely powered by renewable energy,…
In-vehicle payments to exceed $86 billion by 2025
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of in-vehicle payments, where a payment is made via embedded vehicle systems, will reach $86 billion in 2025, up from just $543 million in 2020. In-vehicle payments automate and simplify several existing payment processes via the vehicle’s onboard systems; providing increased convenience for drivers. This…
Aston Martin announces £60K luxury racing simulator
Luxury car brand Aston Martin has revealed a racing simulator for those who want to compete in the virtual or real world. Costing nearly £60,000 without tax, the luxury home simulator - dubbed the AMR-C01 - is the first product to come from a new partnership between Aston Martin and British technology company, Curv Racing…
Only 2 in 5 planning on buying EV, claims RingGo survey
New survey from RingGo shows only 2 in 5 planning to buy EV Today may be the inaugural World EV Day, but it seems that British consumers aren't able to back up claims of eco-consciousness with action, at least as far as buying electric vehicles (EVs) are concerned. According to new research…
