FOLLOW UP: SUPERVISING DRIVER OF UBER TEST CAR CHARGED
The supervising driver of the Uber test bed car, that killed Elaine Hertzberg, has been charged with negligent homicide. A reminder that Uber will not be charged with any wrong doing, in connection with the collision, by the local sheriff’s office. To read more, click the BBC News article here.
PRODUCT DESIGN AWARD FOR STUDENT’S TYRE PARTICLE COLLECTOR
Imperial College London and Royal College of Art students have created a device that will collect tyre particles via the use of electrostatics. The claim is that up to 60% of particulates are collected. To read more, click the Autocar article here.
As we have discussed the matter previously, we wish to link to a revisited article from Alex Grant, who has been reporting on this issue, to read the updated article click the link here.
RIMAC IN TALKS TO BUY BUGATTI
The surprise news that the VW Group is in discussions with Rimac to sell Bugatti off, hit us last week. The question is why? Looking into it, all is not what it seems, this is actually a move to get more of a controlling stake in Rimac by the Porsche owners of the VW Group. To read more, click the Autocar article here.
NATIONAL SURVEY ON ROADS POLICING OPEN
Northamptonshire Police has issues a link to a national survey on the state of road policing in England. We think this is an important survey that we should all contribute to. In order to help the Police understand what our thoughts and expectations are for road policing, click the Twitter link here.
PLUG-IN HYBRID REPORT BLOWS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY
A report from Transport & Environment and Greenpeace has been picked up and widely reported on, regarding plug-in hybrids and how awful they are. However, once you dig into it and not take it at face value, as we so recently learned that mistake, they themselves undermine their own argument. For example, they talk about ‘official tests’ when they mean the old and no longer used NEDC test. They through in hear-say of how a car operates, as though it is fact, which it may well be but they do not investigate it. They cry foul over how some owners do not use the technology properly as though that is the tech’s fault. As we have pointed out previously, Transport & Environment are very good at getting headlines, yet their detail requires investigating. To read the BBC News article, where the author has not investigated, click here. To read T&E’s own report, click the link here.
GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 2021 COULD HAPPEN
In a week of unexpected news, we have been told the Geneva Motor Show may happen in 2021. There are a number of packages available to OEMs who wish to show off from one car and an LED TV wall with a maximum of 10 guests, up to 4 cars and 100 guests for the most expensive option. At the time of recording, no one had taken up any of the options. To read more including the eye-watering prices, click...
