Salon Privé London to host 3 days of champagne and supercars April 15, 2024 Salon Privé London returns to the Royal Hospital in Chelsea next month, with special celebrations of McLaren and the Porsche 911 Turbo.
King’s Speech: What to expect from the State Opening of Parliament? November 6, 2023 King Charles will make his first King’s Speech in Parliament on Tuesday as he outlines the government’s legislative agenda for the next year.
Insurance firm AXA tells UK to hurry up on rules for self-driving cars May 22, 2023 Insurers have called on the UK government to get a move on with legislation for self-driving cars or risk creating a “messy” middle ground for insurance firms where liability isn’t clear. AXA’s CEO Claudio Gienal has written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt calling for clear legislation to be implemented as soon as possible to make sure [...]
Brexit is ‘threat’ to UK car factories says parent firm of Vauxhall, Citroen, Peugeot and Fiat May 17, 2023 One of the world’s largest carmakers has said it will be unable to keep their commitment to make electric vehicles in the UK without changes to the Brexit deal. Stellantis – the parent company of Vauxhall, Citroen, Peugeot and Fiat – which employs more than 5,000 people in the UK – told a Commons inquiry [...]
Asda introduces self driving delivery vans in AI first April 17, 2023 Asda is rolling out its largest autonomous delivery trial with customers in London set to receive their groceries via self driving cars. The UK’s third largest grocery store is launching the scheme in partnership with Wayve, a developer of artificial intelligence for self driving cars, and the pair will use Jaguar I-Pace electric cars for [...]
Tesla: Musk’s EV giant ready to enter UK insurance market with launch of London firm February 6, 2023 Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla appears to be readying itself to begin insuring British drivers through the launch of its own London-based insurer. Elon Musk’s automotive company is seeking to open a UK branch of its Malta-based insurance business, filings to Companies House show. Tesla is also hiring a lawyer to work in its “full-stack [...]
Majority of people don’t feel safe in self-driving cars November 28, 2022 The majority of people around the world don’t feel safe in a self-driving car, according to new research. Figures from a report published today by Lloyd’s Register Foundation show that only 27 per cent of the global population believe they would be safe in a driverless car. “The results from the latest World Risk Poll [...]
‘Cutting through the noise’: Autonomous vehicle developers call on Gov to press ahead with legislation November 22, 2022 Developers of self-driving cars are calling on the UK Government to press ahead and deliver regulation on autonomous vehicles. “We need to make sure that we cut through the noise and that the government hears the message loud and clear,” Sarah Gates – head of public policy at autonomous vehicle (AV) technology developer Wayve – [...]
Car industry calls on UK to deliver regulation on self-driving cars by 2025 October 26, 2022 Automotive industry leaders have called for the UK Government to deliver its regulatory framework on self-driving cars by 2025. David Wong, senior technology and innovation manager at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), said today it would be extremely disappointing not having primary legislation this parliamentary session. “It’s very important that the government [...]
UK automotive industry takes another hit as new car registrations drop to worst June since 1996 July 5, 2022 Registrations of new cars fell by around 24 per cent last month compared with June 2021, according to preliminary figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) this morning. This means the UK automotive industry suffered its worst June for new car sales since 1996. In fact, only around 800,000 new cars were [...]